Promotions
Upon the completion of the review procedures at the department, dean, and vice presidential levels, I am pleased to announce the following promotions:
Promotion to associate professor, effective September 1, 2005:
Paul DeWald (Communication)
Promotion to associate professor, effective September 1, 2005, and continuing appointment, effective September 1, 2006:
Jozef Bajus (Design)
Lisa Berglund (English)
Susan Birden (Educational Foundations)
Cynthia Conides (History and Social Studies Education)
Mark Fulk (English)
David Henry (Elementary Education and Reading)
Richard Herdlein (Student Personnel Administration)
Dan MacIsaac (Physics)
Rekha Menon (Fine Arts)
Janet Reed (Theater)
Promotion to associate professor, effective September 1, 2006, and continuing appointment, effective September 1, 2006:
Slade Gellin (Technology)
Continuing appointment, effective September 1, 2006:
Tina Colaizzo-Anas (Dietetics and Nutrition)
Christopher Pennuto (Biology)
Keith Schmidli (Educational Foundations)
Appeals
Negative decisions on promotions may be appealed. Appeals are probably best suited to instances in which an individual believes that his or her case was misunderstood or inadequately advocated. If an appeal seems warranted, the president should be notified in writing of the intent to appeal by Friday, September 16.
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2005–2006 College Senate Staff Liaisons and Presidential Appointees
I am pleased to announce the following staff liaisons and presidential appointees to the College Senate for 2005–2006:
| Academic Plan |
Dorcas Colvin |
| Academic Services |
Maryruth Glogowski |
Academic Standards |
Heather Maldonado |
Budget and Staff Allocation |
Rebecca Schenk |
Bylaws and Elections |
Lawrence Flood |
Curriculum Committee |
Rosalyn Lindner |
Instruction and Research |
Janet Ramsey |
Professional Welfare |
Yves Gachette |
Standards for Students |
Charles Kenyon |
Student Welfare |
Timothy Ecklund |
Presidential Appointee |
Judith Basinski |
Presidential Appointee |
Emile Netzhammer |
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President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity
I am pleased to announce that the following faculty, staff, and student representatives will serve on the President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity:
Linda Gleckel, School of Education, Chair; Marian Deutschman, Communication; Abdollah Hajikandi, Educational Opportunity Program; Musa Abdul Hakim, E. H. Butler Library; Scott Johnson, First-Year Programs; Kris Kaufman, Residence Life; Michael Lazich, History and Social Studies Education; Samuel Lunetta, University Police; Carol Patitu, Educational Foundations; Lori Quigley, Elementary Education and Reading; Meg Stevens, Intercollegiate Athletics; Kathryn Ward, Alumni Affairs; and Christopher Barrett, Todd Espinosa, Estelle Hofschneider, Jude Jayatilleke, and Yakima Melton, students.
The President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity is charged with addressing discrimination, harassment, and campus-climate issues as they relate to the recruitment and retention of students and faculty, staff curriculum development, and student life on campus.
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Nominations for Distinguished Professorships, Chancellor's and President's Awards
I encourage the Buffalo State community to nominate deserving colleagues for Chancellor's, President's, and Distinguished Teaching and Service awards. A schedule for the receipt of nomination packages follows. Guidelines are available on the Academic Affairs Web site, www.buffalostate.edu/academicaffairs/x473.xml, or may be obtained from the Academic Affairs Office, Cleveland Hall 519, ext. 5901.
Nominations with supporting materials for the Distinguished Teaching Professor or Distinguished Service Professor award, or for the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Professional Service, Librarianship, Scholarship and Creative Activities, or Faculty Service must be submitted to the provost, Cleveland Hall 519, by the following dates (the third Monday in October each year):
October 17, 2005 (academic year 2005–2006)
October 16, 2006 (academic year 2006–2007)
October 15, 2007 (academic year 2007–2008)
Nominations with supporting materials for the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching; Research, Scholarship, and Creativity; Librarianship; Academic Advisement; Service to the College; or the Advancement of Equity and Campus Diversity must be submitted to the provost by the following dates (the first Monday in March each year):
March 6, 2006 (academic year 2005–2006)
March 5, 2007 (academic year 2006–2007)
March 3, 2008 (academic year 2007–2008)
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Faculty and Staff Directory Listings
To ensure that information contained in the Buffalo State College faculty and staff directory is correct, please review your listing in the online internal directory at www.buffalostate.edu/findpeople.xml. If changes are required, complete and submit the Directory Add/Update Form or the MS Word version at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/directory.doc, or send e-mail to fortunkm@buffalostate.edu. Changes received by Friday, September 23, will appear in the new directory.
New college employees who are not on the state payroll (e.g., Research Foundation, Buffalo State College Foundation, Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore, Dining Services) must complete the Directory Add/Update Form to be included in the campus directory. Non-state employees may also use the Add/Update Form to change existing directory information. Personnel officers from these areas should contact Human Resource Management when employees are terminated so their department directory listings are accurate and current.
Offices or departments that keep contact information for retired faculty and staff are asked to share this information with the Human Resource Management Office, who maintains the emeriti directory. Please submit this information to kawalel@buffalostate.edu.
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Computer Training, SkillSoft E-Learning, Webmaster Training, and Web Templates
Computing and Technology Services and the Technology and Application Support Collaboration (TASC) offer monthly computer training classes. Unless otherwise stated, classes are held in CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 318. Please bring an IBM-formatted 3.5" disk, a pen, and paper. For a complete list of courses and registration information, visit http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration. Contact Paul Reynolds at ext. 3361 or reynolap@buffalostate.edu with questions.
Student Workshops
All computer training classes are now open to students. In addition, TASC offers student-only workshops on certain Tuesdays during Bengal Pause, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Announcements for these classes are made through student e-mail and/or flyers distributed on campus.
To register, students should contact Paul Reynolds at reynolap@buffalostate.edu or ext. 3361 with the following information: name, e-mail address, telephone number, and name(s) and date(s) of desired workshops.
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Class Registration
Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) is necessary for online registration. Enter the following information in the required fields:
PC Users
User Name: bsclogon\your user name (e.g., bsclogon\publicjq)
Password: your password
Mac Users
User ID: your user name (e.g., publicjq)
Password: your password
Domain: bsclogon
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September 2005 Workshops
Advance registration is required. Student assistants, work-study students, and graduate assistants also may attend these workshops.
| Accessing Your Office Computer Remotely |
Monday, September 12 |
2:00–3:00 p.m. |
| Intermediate PowerPoint for Students |
Tuesday, September 13 |
12:30–1:00 p.m. |
| Turnitin: Plagiarism Software |
Wednesday, September 14 |
10:00–11:00 a.m. |
| Outlook Web Access |
Wednesday, September 14 |
1:30–3:30 p.m. |
| Turnitin: Plagiarism Software |
Thursday, September 15 |
1:30–2:30 p.m. |
| Introduction to Mail Merge |
Friday, September 16 |
9:00–11:00 a.m. |
| Adobe GoLive |
Tuesday, September 20 |
9:00–11:00 a.m. |
| Angel: Introduction |
Tuesday, September 20 |
1:30–3:30 p.m. |
| Angel: Introduction |
Wednesday, September 21 |
9:00–11:00 a.m. |
| Intermediate Excel for Students |
Thursday, September 22 |
12:30–1:30 p.m. |
| Intro to HTML* |
Friday, September 23 |
1:00–3:00 p.m. |
| Angel: Course Migration Training |
Monday, September 26 |
1:00–3:00 p.m. |
| Angel: Course Migration Training |
Thursday, September 29 |
9:30–11:30 a.m. |
*Webmaster Certification course
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SkillSoft E-Learning
Faculty, staff, and students also may participate in SkillSoft, an online learning program of more than 800 courses and a variety of certificate programs that allow participants to demonstrate mastery of a set of skills.
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 your home.
Webmaster Certification, Web Templates, and Web Site Support
Web template training, service, and support is available for academic departments and administrative offices. TASC and the College Relations Office offer a five-course training program especially for campus Web developers. The course lineup consists of Writing for the Web, Using the Web Template System, Introduction to HTML, Customizing Your Web Site for Search Engines, and Understanding Site Traffic Logs. Faculty and staff are welcome to take any or all of the five courses offered. Employees may review course descriptions and register at bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration. Those who complete all five workshops will receive Webmaster Certification.
The College Relations Office offers full-service Web development support for academic departments and administrative offices. Please contact Melissa Meehan at ext. 3903 or meehanme@buffalostate.edu for more information.
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Part-Time-Job Luau
The fourth annual Part-Time-Job Luau will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, in the Student Union Quad (if raining, E. H. Butler Library 210).
This fun and casual event will provide Buffalo State College students with an opportunity to find a part-time job by speaking with employers in an informal, relaxed setting. The Part-Time-Job Luau will feature more than 25 representatives from on-campus departments and local businesses and organizations. A list of organizations attending the fair is available on the Career Development Web site.
Please pass the word on to students about this exciting Buffalo State event and feel free to join us for the festivities and refreshments.
The Part-Time-Job Luau is sponsored by the Career Development Center and is open to all Buffalo State College students.
For more information, contact the Career Development Center, Cleveland Hall 306 or ext. 5811, or visit the CDC Web site.
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Buffalo State College General Policy against Discrimination and Harassment
Buffalo State College is committed to the need for proper treatment of all members of the college community. The college can achieve its educational mission only in an atmosphere of mutual respect that is free from intolerance and that offers equal opportunity to all. Every member of the college community shares the responsibility for addressing incidents of disrespect for the dignity of others or acts of discrimination, racism, bigotry, harassment, exclusion, abusive language, or mistreatment of individuals or groups.
Among the goals of the college is the empowerment of a diverse population of students to succeed as citizens of a challenging world. The college is dedicated to maintaining an atmosphere of intellectual vitality, collegiality, and collaboration. It will not have attained its goal until and unless all in its midst obtain fair and equitable treatment in employment and education. For this reason, Buffalo State College condemns and pledges itself to fight against all acts of invidious discrimination, bias, intolerance, or harassment.
Racial discrimination is a particularly serious problem. The goals of the college are undermined and human dignity is offended where employment or educational benefits, opportunities, or privileges are denied or restricted on the basis of race, religion, color, or national origin, or where a racially hostile environment exists. Racial discrimination and illegal discrimination of any kind limit the opportunity for individuals to realize their potential and deny them the rigors, joys, and fulfillment of intellectual curiosity.
Therefore, it is the policy of Buffalo State College to provide an employment and educational environment free from invidious discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital or veteran status. It shall be a violation of this policy for any agent, student, or employee of Buffalo State College to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital or veteran status against any individual with respect to the terms of employment, education, or benefits of any program or activity at Buffalo State College.
To implement this policy
- All college faculty, staff, and students are expected to comport themselves in a manner that does not convey to others in the college community any disrespect, intolerance, or rude behavior based on age; race; religion; color; national origin; gender; sexual orientation; disability; or marital, veteran, or socioeconomic status.
- All members of the college community are expected to contribute to the college environment to move the college community in the direction of respect for all.
- All persons within the college community who perceive that they have been subjected to discrimination or harassment based on age, race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, marital or veteran status, or sexual orientation are urged to present their concerns to the Equity and Campus Diversity Office.
- All faculty, staff, and students who know of a member of the community who believes that he or she has been subjected to discrimination or harassment are expected to encourage that person to go to the Equity and Campus Diversity Office and, if need be, to offer personal assistance to that person in making the visit to the Equity and Campus Diversity Office.
- All supervisory and management staff have a responsibility to educate faculty, staff, and students about the value of diversity to the institution. To meet this responsibility, supervisors, department heads, and management staff are expected to:
- Regularly communicate with employees and students under their supervision about the college's policy against discrimination, its commitment to diversity, and the need for civility in the community.
- Monitor their behavior to ensure that they offer an appropriate model regarding the policy for employees and students under their supervision.
- Promptly and thoroughly respond to all reports or incidents of invidious discrimination or harassment in their area of responsibility.
- Identify and respect the needs of the victims of discrimination and attempt to restore collegiality and equity following reported incidents of discrimination.
- Confer directly with the Equity and Campus Diversity Office whenever reports or complaints of discrimination of harassment are brought to their attention in their area of responsibility or if they have concerns about appropriate response to a concern or complaint.
Complaints should be reported to Dolores E. Battle, senior adviser to the president for equity and campus diversity, Cleveland Hall 415, ext. 6210. Other college policies related to equity and campus diversity can be found at www.buffalostate.edu/equity/x460.xml.
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