College Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Buffalo State
College Council will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, in Cleveland Hall 518.
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Action Items
Approval of Minutes: October 5, 2004
- Council Chair's Report
- President's Report
- Reports by College Council Committees
- Announcements
- Adjournment
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Campus Safety Forum
The Campus Safety Forum consists of faculty, staff, and students charged with reviewing current campus policies and procedures, making recommendations for their improvement, educating the campus community about personal safety and crime, and responding to inquiries from concerned persons.
Members of the forum for 2004–2005 are faculty and staff members Catherine Ansuini, Health and Wellness; Sandra Burnham, Admissions; Cynthia Eggleston, Elementary Education and Reading; Stephanie Goldberg, Technology; Anthony Hotchkiss, Technology; Tammy Kresge, Weigel Health Center; Maureen Lindstrom, E. H. Butler Library; Samuel Lunetta, University Police; Harold Mattie, Exceptional Education; James Maxwell, Business; Carolyn Murphy, Admissions; Paul Murphy, Custodial Services; James Shea, Technology; and Meymenat Yeoh, Residence Life; and students Janice Andrews, James Edgar, Erica Jackson, Jude Jayatilleke, Vanessa Linton, Courtney Love, and Viviane Ouedraogo.
Dolores Battle, Equity and Campus Diversity, serves as chair; Charles Kenyon, Student Affairs, serves as administrative liaison. Members of the campus community who have concerns about issues related to personal safety may present them to any committee member, including the chair and liaison.
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The SABRE Project
After accomplishments including online registration, introduction of electronic waitlists, and online grading, the SABRE Project will move into a new phase for implementation of the remainder of the SABRE System (using the Oracle Student System). Effective January 1, 2005, SABRE Project team members will continue work on the project from their home units. Although the locus of their activities will change, they will continue to function as a unit for the purposes of the implementation. Their highest priority will remain the SABRE implementation.
Don Erwin, director of divisional technology, Enrollment Management, will assume the role of project manager. In the spring semester, an update/report will be presented at a meeting of the College Senate, which will include a tentative timeline for the remainder of the project. This timeline, depending on the resolution of outstanding issues and the accomplishment of project goals, concludes with implementation of Financial Aid for the 06–07 year, approximately one year from now. All other modules (including the loading of legacy data) will be implemented between now and then.
SABRE support for faculty/staff was transitioned from the SABRE Project team to Computing and Technology Services, and will continue to be offered through SABRE help (via telephone: ext. 3434; e-mail: sabresupport@buffalostate.edu; and the Web: www.buffalostate.edu/sabre/facstaff). Students should continue to contact the Registrar's Office for assistance.
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Provost Incentive Grants
Applications are now being accepted for the 2004–2005 Provost Incentive Grants. Awards of up to $1,000 are available to tenured and tenure-track faculty members to assist with travel, research, exhibitions, and other scholarly activities. Preference will be given to those projects that result in refereed publications, juried exhibitions or invitational solo showings, and/or presentations at professional conferences.
A selection committee of Buffalo State faculty members will read and evaluate all applications. An important consideration in the selection of grant awardees will be the likelihood that the applicant will benefit professionally. Awardees will be asked to participate in the 2005–2006 Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Creativity Celebration.
Application information is available in the Academic Affairs Office, Cleveland Hall 519; applications must be returned to that office by Monday, January 31, 2005. Please call Janet Ramsey, ext. 4554, with questions.
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Call for Nominations: Outstanding Master's Theses
and Projects
The Graduate Advisory Council announces a call for nominations for awards for Outstanding Master's Thesis and Outstanding Master's Project. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding student research and applied scholarship. Up to three thesis awards and three project awards will be made. Eligible students must have completed the thesis or project in spring, summer, or fall 2004. Nominations may be made by students' thesis or project advisers, or students may self-nominate. Additional reviews are required from the department chair and one external evaluator.
Guidelines and forms are available on the Graduate Studies and Research Web site at www.buffalostate.edu/graduatestudies/forms/index.asp?sub=forms. The deadline for submission of nominations and evaluation forms is Friday, February 25, 2005. Please direct questions to Richard Podemski, dean of graduate studies and research, at podemsrs@buffalostate.edu or ext. 5609.
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Awards for Outstanding Community Service
The Volunteer and Service Learning Center presented seven awards for Outstanding Community Service to recognize faculty, students, and community partners for exceptional service during the fall 2004 semester. Please join the center in congratulating the following individuals and organizations who received awards at the VSLC's Celebration of Service on Thursday, December 2, in the Burchfield-Penney Art Center:
Outstanding Student Academic Achievement in a Service Learning Course
Presented to Meggan Fox, a hospitality and tourism major who, through participation in HTR 480, Advanced Hospitality Administration, assisted West Side Neighborhood Housing Services with planning a gala event to take place in June 2005.
Outstanding Student Community Service in a Service Learning Course
Presented to Dewanda Sabbs, a hospitality and tourism major who, through participation in HTR 480, Advanced Hospitality Administration, assisted Journey's End Refugee Services with planning and implementing a special event for immigrants and refugees.
Outstanding Student Community Work-Study Participant
Presented to Troy Wood for his work in tutoring and mentoring youth at the Learning Disabilities Association of Western New York.
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Outstanding Student Volunteer
Presented to Mary Flores for 125 hours of volunteer efforts at Journey's End Refugee Services providing translation and assistance to the Cuban/Haitian program.
Outstanding Service Learning Course
Presented to HTR 480, Advanced Hospitality Administration, facilitated by Kathleen O'Brien, for special-event planning for three agencies: West Side Neighborhood Housing Services, Journey's End Refugee Services, and Massachusetts Avenue Project.
Outstanding Faculty Commitment to Service Learning
Presented to Harriet Sacks, EDU 211, Introduction to Literacy Instruction, for her dedication and commitment to providing learning opportunities for her students while at the same time meeting the needs of children at School 38 by incorporating tutoring for fifth- and sixth-grade students into her course.
Outstanding Service Learning Community Partner
Presented to the Somali Community of Buffalo, Salub Kahin, president, for its commitment to providing Buffalo State College students with an educational opportunity through direct experience with a culturally diverse group of people.
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Reminder: Call for Nominations:
Undergraduate Student Awards
President's Medal for Outstanding Undergraduate Student
An outstanding senior will be honored with the President's Medal at this year's Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14, 2005. The President's Medal is the highest honor awarded to an undergraduate student by Buffalo State College. This award is given to a student who, through use of his or her natural talents and acquired skills, has demonstrated a commitment toward meeting the goals of higher education as set forth in the college's mission statement. A grade point average of at least 3.5 is required for consideration for this award. The recipient will deliver the student address at Commencement.
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
The Chancellor's Award, sponsored by Chancellor Robert L. King, is the highest honor bestowed by SUNY upon a student. This award recognizes model students who have integrated academic excellence with achievement in areas such as athletics, community service, creative and performing arts, entrepreneurship, leadership, and career achievement. Although there is no prescribed grade point average for this award, it is assumed that recipients will have high academic achievement. Award recipients will be recognized at a ceremony in Albany and at Commencement.
Nominations are being sought for both awards. Students must be nominated by a faculty or staff member. Candidates must be graduating seniors who have best demonstrated the qualities recognized by each award. Only undergraduates graduating during the 2004–2005 academic year will be considered.
Selection criteria are the same for each award. A student may be nominated for either or both awards.
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Selection Criteria for Both Awards
- Academic Achievement — Measured by grade point average, rank in class, research, and other scholarly projects.
- Citizenship — College and community service measured by the quality of extracurricular involvement.
- Leadership/Creativity — Potential for future achievement measured by the student's record, recommendations, and a personal interview.
Nomination forms are available here or from the Associate Vice President for Residence Life and Auxiliary Services Office, Campbell Student Union 222. Nominations and supporting documentation must be forwarded to Timothy Ecklund, associate vice president for residence life and auxiliary services, Campbell Student Union 222, by Tuesday, January 18, 2005.
President's Medal and Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence recipients at the graduate level are selected through a separate process, administered by the Graduate Studies and Research Office.
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Curricular Items
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and will be forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for approval:
New Course:
ADE/CTE 675 Postsecondary Teaching. Promotes expertise in teaching in such settings as human resource development, adult continuing education, workforce training, community colleges, and GED and career technical education programs. Students fulfill extended teaching assignments with the assistance of a coach/mentor; participate in seminar-type discussions in which they reflect on the learning and development of the learners they taught, principles of teaching, their teaching behaviors, and strategies for promoting continuing growth as teachers; and analyze significant issues in teaching such as diversity, technology, exceptionality, and promoting social justice.
Course Revisions:
CIS 375 Programming for the Internet Environment I. Overview of the Internet and its components, protocols, and software. Students create and maintain Web pages to distribute and collect information and to validate user input, and write applications specifically for the Internet environment.
CIS 425 Object-Oriented Development. Object-oriented approach to programming and design including its history and rationale. Students gain hands-on programming experience using an appropriate object-oriented language.
CIS 470 Data Communications. A comprehensive study of data transmission, packet transmission, and internetworking concentrating principles. Topics include underlying hardware, packet switching, Internet protocols, and network applications.
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The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and have been forwarded to the president for final review and approval.
New Courses:
BUS 366 Management Information Systems
SLP 607 Dysphagia across the Life Span
Course Revision:
SLP 608 Neuromotor Speech Disorders across the Life Span
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