Summer Session Informational Meeting
and Ice Cream Social
Summer Scoop, featuring ice cream sundaes and Summer Session information for faculty and staff, will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 21, in E. H. Butler Library 210. Enrolling in Summer Session enables students to continue making academic progress, to focus on particular courses, and to complete general education requirements. Learn more about how Summer Session benefits Buffalo State, and pick up posters and bookmarks to encourage students to register for summer classes.
Summer Scoop is sponsored by the Graduate Studies and Research Office.
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Latest Version of SABRE Is Live
The latest version of SABRE went live this month. This version, known as version L, incorporates the most recent upgrades to the Oracle Student System (OSS). Version L also lays the foundation for future releases. Updates to the system are transparent for most users, and procedures for use remain largely unchanged.
The following SABRE sessions will be available for faculty, staff, and students in CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 318:
Faculty and Staff Sessions
Contact Kari D'Amico (SABRE Support) at ext. 3434 or sabresupport@buffalostate.edu for reservations.
| Wednesday, April 6 |
11:00 a.m.–noon |
| Monday, April 11 |
2:00–3:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, April 19 |
12:30–1:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, April 28 |
12:30–1:30 p.m. |
Student Sessions (also open to faculty and staff)
No reservations necessary.
| Thursday, April 7 |
12:30–1:30 p.m. |
| Monday, April 11 |
1:00–2:00 p.m. |
If you experience any problems with SABRE, please contact SABRE Support at ext. 3434 or sabresupport@buffalostate.edu. If you have questions about the SABRE Project, ideas, concerns, or suggestions, please contact Don Erwin, SABRE project manager, at ext. 3424 or erwindf@buffalostate.edu.
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Political Activities involving State Employees
Federal Election Law and New York State Law regarding political activities provides:
- No employee is to conduct political activities on paid state time.
- A state employee may participate in an election as a candidate and, if elected, serve in the office, provided such service will not interfere with state duties or create a conflict of interest.
- A state employee may engage in political activities in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for elected office or a political issue, provided such activities do not interfere with state duties and provided the employee does not associate political activities with his or her official position or state affiliation.
- State equipment, vehicles, and office space are to be used only for official state business.
- State employees may not use their official positions to procure either campaign contributions or volunteer assistance.
- No appointments, promotions, demotions, or salary increases are to be made on the basis of political affiliation.
The above provisions also pertain to individuals employed by the state whose salary is financed in whole or in part by any federal loan or grant.
Questions on the above may be referred to Susan Earshen, director of human resource management, at ext. 3042.
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Guidelines for Maintaining the Security, Confidentiality, and Integrity of Customer Information
In compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the rules promulgated
therein by the Federal Trade Commission, Buffalo State College requires that all
employees receive the following guidelines to ensure the security and
confidentiality of customer records and information:
Control access to rooms and file cabinets where paper records are kept:
- All doors to office areas must be locked during nonbusiness hours.
- Work areas where customer information is processed must be behind
locked doors or otherwise secured during business hours.
- Guests should be escorted in areas where customer information is being
processed.
- Guests should be restricted to areas that do not have customer information
in plain view. Conversely, customer information should be kept out of
areas accessible to students and the public.
- File cabinets used to store customer information must be secured in locked
areas.
- The fireproof cabinets used to store promissory notes must be locked
during nonbusiness hours.
- Records containing customer information are to be retained only as long
as they are valid, useful, and required to be retained. When no longer
needed, paper, microfilm, and microfiche records must be destroyed by
shredding. Electronic records must be destroyed according to current
guidelines available from Computing and Technology Services. Retention
guidelines are available from the Campus Services and Facilities Office.
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Control access to information stored electronically:
- Workstations should be behind locked doors or otherwise secured.
- Employees should "minimize" any computer windows not in use, to prevent inadvertent breaches.
- Employees are encouraged to password-protect their workstations when
not in use.
- Employees should use strong passwords for all systems (at least eight
characters, alphanumeric).
- Employees should change their passwords every 60 days or less.
- Employees must not post passwords on or near their computers.
- Access to student and employee records systems will be granted only to
those employees whose job duties require them to access customer
information.
Protect our customers' information:
- Employees should respond to requests for customer information in
accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
FERPA questions or potential violations should be referred to the
Registrar's Office.
- Refer to the appropriate security policies as needed to ensure compliance.
- Employees must report any fraudulent attempt to obtain customer
information to management, who should then report the attempt to the
Vice President for Finance and Management's Office.
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College Senate Meeting
The next meeting of the College Senate will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 11, in E. H. Butler Library 210.
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April College Senate Meeting Rescheduled
The College Senate meeting previously scheduled for Friday, April 1, has been moved to Friday, April 15, because of a conflict with spring recess. The time and location remain the same: 3:00 p.m., E. H. Butler Library 210.
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Curricular Items
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the president for final review and approval:
New Courses:
GEG 565 Soil Science and Management
PLN 560 Environmental Impact Assessment
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Correction: Course Titles
Courses previously listed as FTT 109 Design Room Techniques and FTT 304 Print Rendering for Industry should be titled FTT 109 Apparel Assembly Processes and FTT 304 Pattern Development for Industry.
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Senate Vacancies: Call for Nominations
Four at-large Senate positions and one SUNY senator position will become vacant on September 1. A call for nominations has been mailed to eligible campus voters and is posted on the College Senate Web site. Candidates' statements will be posted beginning March 18.
Faculty, professional staff, and librarians whose total service in the College Senate would not exceed six consecutive years during the terms of office are eligible to run for these three-year terms. Names of nominees should be submitted to Judy Janus in the College Senate Office—Cleveland Hall 211, ext. 5139, or janusjl@buffalostate.edu—between March 14 and April 5.
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Correction: Call for Nominations
The "Call for Nominations" recently distributed via campus mail from the College Senate Office contained errors on lines 3 and 6–7. Line 3 should read "Four At-Large Senators...," and lines 6–7 should read "...(four vacancies) and SUNY Senator (one vacancy), each with a three-year term."
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