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Vol. L, No. 9 |
Study-Abroad Fair
Buffalo State regularly offers programs in Australia, Canada, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and Spain, as well as other short-term programs that vary from year to year. This year's short-term programs are expected to include art history in India during the January intersession and a science expedition to the Galapagos Islands in July.
Advisers from eight other SUNY campuses will be on hand to provide details of some of the other more than 400 SUNY-sponsored study-abroad programs in nearly 60 countries.
Students visiting the fair will receive "passports" that will be stamped as they visit the various program booths. Stamped passports will be entered into a drawing for prizes, including a $100 voucher toward travel anywhere in the world, travel guides, and useful travel gear. Refreshments will be served.
SEFA Parking Space Raffle
Employees who pledge any amount up to $25 will receive one raffle ticket. Three raffle tickets will be allotted for pledges of $26 ($1 per paycheck) to $51, and five tickets will be given for pledges of $52 or more. See the SEFA volunteer in your area for more information about the raffle, or call Finance and Management at ext. 4311. Raffle tickets must be returned to Cleveland Hall 505, along with completed pledge cards, by Tuesday, October 19, at noon.
The drawing will be held Wednesday, October 20.
The internal control standards define the minimum level of quality
acceptable for internal control systems in operation and constitute the criteria
against which systems are to be evaluated. These internal control standards apply
to all operations and administrative functions (both manual and automated), but
are not intended to limit or interfere with duly granted authority related to
development of legislation, rule making, or other discretionary policy making in an
agency.
General Standards
Specific Standards
Audit Resolution Standard
Prompt Resolution of Audit Findings. Managers are to (1) promptly
evaluate findings and recommendations reported by auditors, (2) determine proper
actions in response to audit findings and recommendations, and (3) complete,
within reasonable time frames, all actions that correct or otherwise resolve matters
brought to management's attention.
Public Officers Law
While many private companies and professional associations have their own
codes of ethics, state code differs from these in that the state
code is also the law. Like private codes of ethics, state code is a list of proscribed activities.
The following is a summary of its provisions:
New York State employees are prohibited from engaging in any activity that is in
substantial conflict with the proper discharge of their duties in the public interest,
accepting other employment that would impair their judgment in the exercise of their
official duties, or disclosing confidential information gained from their state positions.
State employees cannot use their official positions to secure unwarranted
privileges for themselves or others. State employees with financial interests in a
business entity should not engage in any transaction between the state and
that entity that might be in conflict with the proper discharge of the employee's official
duties. State employees also must avoid making personal investments in enterprises that
might directly involve decision-making or that might create a conflict of interest.
State employees cannot, by their conduct, leave the impression that they can be
influenced based on their family relationship, rank, position, or influence. Nor should they
act in a way that raises a suspicion among the public that they are likely to be engaged in
acts that are in violation of their public trust.
No full-time state employee, any firm or association of which he or she is a
member, or any corporation which he or she owns or controls can sell goods or services
to any person, firm, or association that either is licensed or has its rates set by the state
agency by which they are employed.
Violations of certain restrictions on business and professional activities or the
financial-disclosure filing requirement may result in a maximum fine of $10,000. In lieu of
a fine, the commission may refer the matter for criminal prosecution. Upon referral and
conviction, a violation may be punished as a Class A misdemeanor.
Under Section 94(13) of the Executive Law, assessment of a civil penalty is final
unless modified, suspended, or vacated within 30 days of imposition.
For any violations of Sections 73, 73-a, or 74, the Ethics Commission also may
recommend that the appointing authority take disciplinary action, up to and including
dismissal from employment. Where applicable, discipline must be taken in accordance
with the provisions of Section 75 of the Civil Service Law or the particular collectively
negotiated agreement between the employee's union and the state.
Contact Gary Phillips, associate vice president and comptroller, at ext. 4312 with
questions about the Internal Control Act or Public Officers Law.
Class Registration
PC Users
Mac Users
October Classes
*Webmaster Certification course
SkillSoft E-Learning
More information about the SkillSoft E-Learning Program is available from the Human Resource Management Web site, www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr. Employees also may register for courses on the site.
This month's SkillSoft courses may be taken in CyberQuad's Faculty/Staff Workroom, E. H. Butler Library 310, by appointment only; call Paul Reynolds at ext. 3361 for an appointment. Please check in at E. H. Butler Library 315 (CyberQuad) before starting. SkillSoft courses also are accessible from home.
Webmaster Training and Web Templates
College Senate Meeting
Program Revision:
New Courses:
FTT 200 Introduction to Hand Knitting. Experience in beginning hand-knit design; emphasis on the basic principles of hand knitting, structure and types of hand stitches, traditional and ethnic knit designs, and development of original hand-knit designs.
FTT 329 Designing Knit Apparel. Design/construction of garments utilizing various types of knit fabrics; pattern-making practices of the knitwear industry, including industrial methods of measuring, sewing, and finishing original knit designs.
FTT 355 Research in Fashion Merchandising. Introduction to merchandising research; exploration of various research techniques; characteristics of qualitative and quantitative studies.
FTT 455 Issues in Merchandising and Fashion Retailing. Theory, principles, and practice of apparel merchandising to retail sector; marketing structures at retail level; responsibilities at management level; financial and control function; case-study analysis.
Course Revisions:
FTT 110 Survey of Fashion and Textile Industry (previously FTT 107). Survey course of the textile and fashion industry; overview of the textile/apparel product development process; design principles and elements, terminology; industrial construction processes; quality of the finished product; career opportunities in the field.
FTT 150 Introduction to Fashion Merchandising. Basic market structure, operational patterns in merchandising, and the marketing of fashion.
FTT 206 Introduction to Textiles. Care, selection, and use of textile products; study of fibers, yarns, fabric construction, color application, and finishes in relation to fabric behavior, fabric maintenance, and fabric performance. Appropriate for majors and nonmajors with little or no background in chemistry.
FTT 208 Introduction to Fashion Technologies. Introduction to a variety of off-the-shelf software programs; preliminary multidisciplinary hands-on experience of how they are specifically used in the fashion industry.
FTT 250 Fashion Buying and Merchandising Principles. Mathematical factors involved in profitable merchandising; concepts, practices, and procedures, as well as the calculations and interpretations of figures related to operations of stores.
FTT 300 Knit Technology I (previously FTT 414). Basic principles of computerized machine weft knitting; understanding the relationships of yarn, color, stitch types, and gauge; charting and producing stitch designs by machine.
FTT 303 Fashion Illustration or Drawing I. Foundation skills in fashion illustration; the fashion figure, poses, and garment and fabric sketching; includes illustration of a garment collection for professional portfolio development.
FTT 304 Pattern Rendering for Industry. Creation of original painted designs for printed fashion fabrics that are marketable for women's, men's, or children's wear; professional methods of transforming a variety of media into digital format to develop basic repeats and color combinations based on awareness of current trends, color impact, marketability, and industry standards.
FTT 306 Textile Evaluation. Advanced-level course in textiles; provides an understanding of fabric performance evaluation; emphasis on standard test methods used by textile/apparel industry; equipment and techniques used in determining selected physical and aesthetic properties of textile products.
FTT 308 Fashion CAD. Intermediate, multidisciplinary skill expansion for textile design, development, and presentation using world-standard off-the-shelf design software and specialized plug-ins.
FTT 309 Technical Fashion Drawing. Encompasses technical drawing knowledge and digital skills for entrance into computerized apparel industry, technical spec development, and employment positions.
FTT 310 Sewn Products Industry. Overview of the apparel manufacturing industry: structure and organization of the industry; design sources; techniques of pattern development; selection of raw materials; manufacturing processes; and quality specifications of the finished product.
FTT 325 Pattern Drafting and Grading. Introduction to technical pattern-making skills; emphasis on the development of basic drafting and grading skills; students produce a drafted sloper that will be graded into a nest.
FTT 326 Apparel Design I: Flat Pattern. Introduction to flat-pattern method of pattern making; emphasis on design and completion of selected items of apparel developed from a master pattern.
FTT 327 Apparel Design II: Computerized Flat Pattern. Apparel patterns modified and graded through the use of industrial CAD/CAM software; hand pattern drafting techniques adapted to the computer by grading a basic sloper and applying pattern manipulations in order to create a variety of garment style patterns for mass production.
FTT 328 Apparel Design III: Draping. Visual and aesthetic pattern-making method of clothing design using the draping technique; emphasis on the creation of basic garment patterns via draping method; experience with the manipulation of a variety of two-dimensional fabrics to cover three-dimensional forms to achieve individualized designs.
FTT 348 History of Costume. Survey of dress from earliest period to the present with emphasis on the societal influences that evoke changes in and recurrence of fashion trends.
FTT 349 History of Textiles. Political, cultural, and economic effects of textile production throughout the world; use of fibers, yarns, fabric construction, color application, and finishes in relation to development of technology, labor movements, and social issues during historic periods on a global basis.
FTT 350 Fashion Merchandising Application. Hands-on experience with spreadsheet package used in the retailing industry for tasks such as inventory management, pricing, assortment planning, and preparation of financial statements. Presentation of financial report.
FTT 358 Fashion Forecasting and Consumer Issues. Study of designer's work; consumer segmentation and adoption process; analysis of current trends in apparel in order to forecast for specific markets; storyboard presentation.
FTT 400 Knit Technology II. Computerized knit fabrication using commercial software; includes review of basic knit construction; use of commercial computer technology related to knit design. Program allows knits to be designed and illustrated through multiple computer techniques. Students design original knit garments and produce computer printouts for portfolio inclusion.
FTT 410 Advanced Product Development. Advanced apparel production; principles and practices of sourcing raw materials and the costing of finished garments; types of production systems and the sequence of construction operations used to produce selected items of apparel.
FTT 411 CAM: Apparel Manufacturing Software Systems. Computer-aided apparel manufacturing simulates the production of industrial apparel patterns for the ready-to-wear market; emphasis on computer-aided grading, development of garment specifications, preparations of markers, and plotting completed patterns.
FTT 412 CAD: Apparel/Textile Design for Industry. Advanced techniques for off-the-shelf design software; development of basic understanding and design skills on an industrial print pattern design system; market research relative to textile/apparel coordinate product development; advanced textile/apparel coordinate product development; advanced apparel/textile design portfolio development for professional product presentation.
FTT 413 CAD Weave for Industry. Transition of woven designs on paper to industrial design software; development of colorways for repeat designs on eight- to 24-harness looms; application of designs to end products for merchandising collections targeting specific markets; advanced portfolio-quality presentations.
FTT 450 Issues in Fashion/Textile Industry. Integration of tracks in fashion textile technology; overview of global issues facing the textile/apparel industry; differing methods of organization and their inherent structural characteristics; national and international scope of the industry related to textiles, merchandising, and apparel manufacturing companies. Discussion of contemporary issues in American textile/apparel industry, including governmental controls, global trade policies, and labor issues.
FTT 451 Senior Project*. Fashion students must have completed: (1) up to and including all FTT 300-level core courses, and (2) all 300-level courses required for their respective areas of concentration: apparel design, fashion merchandising, and product development.
FTT 452 Fashion Show Production. Planning and production of a fashion promotion event; students utilize their fashion skills to participate in individual and group activities leading to the presentation of a major fashion show.
FTT 488 Internship. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and background in area of interest. |
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