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Vol. LI, No. 13 |
Reorganization Update: Integration of Student and Academic Affairs
The vice president for student affairs (Hal D. Payne) reports to the provost (Dennis Ponton). Vice President Payne continues to serve as the chief advocate for students and is a member of the Vice Presidents Council, the executive advisory group to the president. The leadership for the college's enrollment management efforts is reassigned to Payne.
There are a number of reporting changes within Student Affairs. Direct reports to the vice president for student affairs and their roles are as follows.
Charles B. Kenyon is associate vice president and dean of students. Offices reporting to Kenyon are the Career Development Center, the Counseling Center, the Disability Services Office, Weigel Health Center, Judicial Affairs, and Pre-Collegiate Programs.
Timothy R. Ecklund is associate vice president for campus life. Offices reporting to Ecklund are Auxiliary Services, Residence Life, New Student Programs, and Student Life.
Jerry S. Boyes is director of intercollegiate athletics. Boyes provides leadership and oversight to all aspects of athletics at Buffalo State.
The assignment of enrollment management as a responsibility of the vice president for student affairs is a change effective with the reorganization. With the recent departure of Bill Kraus, associate vice president for enrollment management, an interim leadership appointment is effective November 3, 2005. Kevin Railey, professor and chair of English, will serve as interim associate vice president for enrollment management through May 2006. Offices reporting to Railey are Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar, and Divisional Technology. A permanent appointment will be made following a national search. The position is under review and will be modified prior to posting.
The net impact of these changes is to ensure a seamless, holistic approach to serving students in their academic and campus experiences. Changes are now in effect.
Students who struggle in "gateway" courses may find themselves barred from progressing in a major or completing degree requirements. In some cases, this may be because of a lack of understanding of the relationship between course content and the "real world." In response, many Buffalo State departments and individual faculty members have begun infusing "real world" content into their courses. This activity has included case studies, service learning, and internships, as well as the addition of historical background and current developments in the disciplines.
This seminar will discuss these techniques as well as the results of Pacheco's yearlong fellowship. She investigated the impact of redesigning traditional chemistry experiments to include "real life" applications as a means to create a context-rich learning environment. Results of a survey exploring students' expectations of the laboratory activities, their views of the course, and general attitudes toward chemistry will be discussed.
For more information on CASTL or this seminar, contact CASTL coordinator Cheryl Albers at ext. 3292 or alberscm@buffalostate.edu, or visit www.buffalostate.edu/orgs/castl.
EPA Compliance Audit
Representing the EPA, auditors from the firm of Woodard & Curran will be on campus November 8–10 looking at our air, water, hazardous-waste, pesticide, and toxic-substances programs; visiting labs, shops, studios, and support spaces; and speaking with faculty and staff most directly responsible for activities in those areas.
Those conducting business in these areas should expect to be approached by the auditors. Please extend them every courtesy, as they are here to help us ensure that we operate in an environmentally sound manner. If you have any questions about the audit, please contact the Environmental Health and Safety Office at ext. 4038. Thank you.
The CERT program prepares people for emergencies at home and at work. CERT members give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. Sessions include Disaster Preparedness, Fire Safety, Disaster Medical Operations, Light Search and Rescue Operations, CERT Organization, Disaster Psychology, Terrorism, and Disaster Simulation. The first session, Disaster Preparedness, will be held on Wednesday, November 9. Refreshments will be served.
Please register for the first session only with Cheryl Byer, ext. 3142 or byercl@buffalostate.edu, by Monday, November 7. A semi-monthly reminder will be sent requesting registrations for future dates, which can be found at www.buffalostate.edu/campusservices/x587.xml.
Employees will have 30 days from the date the 2006 rates are approved and published to change their health insurance carriers. The New York State Employee Benefits Division will mail information about the new health plan rates and deadline dates to enrolled employees' home addresses. "Choices," a comparison booklet of the insurance plans, will be available in the Human Resource Management Office by mid-November. If you would like to receive a copy, please call ext. 4821.
Note: Unless your have a qualifying event, the 10-week waiting period still applies to enroll for health insurance for the first time, or to add previously eligible dependents to your coverage.
Please call Human Resource Management at ext. 4821 with questions.
Armed Services Reunion
The tribute on Saturday, November 5, includes remarks by our highest-ranking alumnus, Maj. Gen. Richard Cooke, and performances by the Buffalo State College Wind Ensemble and the Silas L. Boyd Memorial A Cappella Alumni Choir. The program begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall and is free. There will also be memorabilia displays in the lobby, and several military jeeps from World War II and the 1950s will be on view.
For more information, call the Alumni Affairs Office at ext. 6001 or visit www.buffalostate.edu/alumnifoundation/news for a complete schedule of events.
This is an excellent opportunity to recognize and honor an outstanding graduate of Buffalo State College. For a nomination form or more information, contact Kate Ward at ext. 6001 or wardka@buffalostate.edu, or submit an application online.
The deadline for nominations is Thursday, December 1.
Curricular Items
Intellectual Foundations Courses
New Courses:
BSC 301 Advanced Foundations of Inquiry. Introduction to the Intellectual Foundations program for transfer students, focused on critical and creative thinking and research skills applied to interdisciplinary topics. Identification, analysis, and evaluation of arguments' elements, form, strength, and validity. Emphasis on critical reading, argument construction, intellectual curiosity, fair-mindedness, and exploration of beliefs and values.
ENS 100 Urban Environment Science (Natural Science; Technology and Society)
Survey of environmental science exploring the consequences to Buffalo from environmental and technological changes over the past century. Strong interdisciplinary focus with emphasis on the connections between our urban environment and human health. Topics include air and water quality, environmental stresses in the urban ecosystem, and environmental exposures to urban pollution and human health.
Course Revisions:
ANT 301 Indigenous Peoples of Eastern North America (World Civilizations). The way of life of the original inhabitants of Eastern North America. Reconstructing life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries using archaeology, historical documents, and oral tradition. Details of the early seventeenth-century Wendat/Huron, Haudenosaunee/Five Nation Iroquois and Powhatan confederacies. Highlights the effects of European exploration and colonization and the persistence of indigenous Eastern North American peoples in the modern world.
ANT 377 Ancient Civilizations (World Civilizations). The nature of early civilizations; possible factors involved in both their rise and fall. Old World civilizations studied: Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, China, and the Aegean Islands and Europe (Greece and Italy). New World civilizations examined: Mesoamerica and the Andes region of South America. Similarities and differences considered.
Intellectual Foundations Designations:
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