Welcome Back
Welcome back for the spring 2006 semester. I hope everyone is renewed and ready to embark on an eventful and productive semester. I look forward to working with members of the campus community as we continue to move ahead with the implementation of our Strategic Plan and improving student success.
I also look forward to speaking with the campus community about some of these issues in my State of the College address on February 23. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend.
I wish everyone a rewarding semester as we work to fulfill the mission of Buffalo State College.
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Emergency Calls on Campus
For all emergencies on campus, call University Police directly at ext. 6333. Calls to 911 will be redirected by the City of Buffalo 911 operator to University Police and could waste valuable response time. The blue-light phones located throughout the campus and in most campus parking lots are a direct link to University Police and will ensure an immediate response. Please call University Police at ext. 6333 with questions or concerns regarding campus safety.
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Buffalo State Emergency Response Plan
Portions of the Buffalo State College Emergency Response Plan are available at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/police/safety/default.asp?sub=erp&sec=apdxa.
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Honoraria Reporting
To comply with the New York State Ethics Commission regulations (Title 19 NYCRR Part 930 of the Public Officers Law), the college is required to annually report honoraria received by full-time faculty and professional and management/confidential employees. An honorarium is defined as "a payment, fee, or other compensation given to an individual for services rendered not related to the individual's official state duties." It also includes payment for travel expenses when the expenses incurred are unrelated to the employee's duties.
Examples of honoraria include compensation for delivering a speech, writing an article, or attending a meeting. An honorarium does not include salary, wages, or fees earned from outside employment. Faculty are not required to declare honoraria received within their academic disciplines.
Although reporting honoraria is required, obtaining prior approval of requests to receive honoraria is optional rather than mandatory. However, the college encourages employees to seek prior approval from the president's designee (your respective vice president) before engaging in an activity that leads to the receipt of honoraria.
If you receive honoraria during the period April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2006, and do not request prior approval from your vice president, you will be required to report the source, date, and amount of honoraria received to your vice president by May 12, 2006.
Information regarding reporting of honoraria can be found at www.dos.state.ny.us/ethc/rules/Part930.htm. Questions should be directed to Susan Earshen, director of human resource management, at ext. 3042.
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College Senate Meeting
The first College Senate meeting of the spring semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 10, in E. H. Butler Library 210. The meeting agenda has been posted on the Senate Web site. Interested faculty and staff members are invited to attend.
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Curricular Items
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and has been forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
New Course:
BUS 512 Introduction to Using Accounting Information for Decision-Making. Overview of fundamental financial and managerial accounting statements or reports, including their structure, contents, underlying concepts, analysis, interpretation, and use for economic decision making.
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