Welcome Back
As the fall 2006 semester begins, I would like to welcome all of you who have been away for the summer back to campus. I also want to welcome those who are new to Buffalo State and thank those of you who were here during the summer preparing the campus for the new academic year.
This semester is an exciting time for Buffalo State College. We begin the new academic year with 38 new faculty members, nine new full-time professional staff members, six new full-time classified employees, and nearly 1,400 new freshmen. Our total enrollment is up to nearly 11,400 students. First-time, full-time student registration has increased 18.5 percent from last year, and new graduate student registration is up by 21.3 percent.
The Buffalo State that will welcome this growing community is stronger than ever. The 2006 state budget has allowed us to increase the number of full-time faculty members and to improve our campus infrastructure. Governor Pataki came to campus earlier this month to break ground for the new Burchfield-Penney Art Center. We also secured funding for a new technology building and major renovations to the Campbell Student Union, and we are planning for a new stadium and other important capital investments.
The 2006 freshman class will encounter a new academic experience as they become the first class to participate in Intellectual Foundations. This new general education program is designed to build "the intellectual and creative foundations" for students’ futures at Buffalo State and beyond.
I hope you are as excited as I am about embarking on the new semester. I wish everyone a productive and rewarding year, and I look forward to seeing you at our Academic Convocation on Thursday, September 21!
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Notice to the Buffalo State College Community
Dr. Carmine Grande has advised me that he plans to retire from his position as vice president for institutional advancement and development in April 2007. We thank Vice President Grande for more than nine years of dedicated service to the college. During his tenure, Buffalo State has become a leader among the SUNY comprehensive colleges in fund-raising activities.
I have asked Vice President Grande to focus his efforts until his retirement on some specific projects designed to advance the institutional advancement mission of the college. In order for him to devote his efforts to these projects full time, the leadership for the institutional advancement unit will be temporarily transferred to the vice president for finance and management, Stanley Kardonsky, beginning September 12, 2006. Dr. Kardonsky will also serve as the interim executive director of the Buffalo State College Foundation. This arrangement will be in effect until the search for a new vice president for institutional advancement and development is successfully completed next year.
In addition, I have reassigned some of the duties and responsibilities that were previously under the purview of Institutional Advancement and Development to other areas. Barbara A. Meyer, assistant vice president, Finance and Management, will be responsible for handling all Freedom of Information requests for the college. News services and media functions will be handled by the College Relations Office under the leadership of Claire S. Jones, associate vice president. My office will assume responsibility for government relations activities. John B. Maggiore, assistant to the president for communications, will serve as the contact person for government relations.
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Promotions
Upon completion of the review procedures at the department, dean, and vice presidential levels, I am pleased to announce the following promotions:
Promotion to professor, effective September 1, 2006:
Kimberly A. Bagley (Chemistry)
Stephanie R. Goldberg (Technology)
Promotion to associate professor, effective September 1, 2006:
Dermot Coffey (Physics)
Promotion to associate professor, effective September 1, 2006, and continuing appointment, effective September 1, 2007:
Sarbani Banerjee (Computer Information Systems)
Robert A. Barone (Computer Information Systems)
Stanley K. Friesen (Design)
Kelly M. Frothingham (Geography and Planning)
Dwight A. Hennessy (Psychology)
Amitra A. Hodge (Sociology)
Michael C. Lazich (History and Social Studies Education)
Barbara D. Miller (Modern and Classical Languages)
Alexander Y. Nazarenko (Chemistry)
Allen C. Shelton (Sociology)
Gary S. Solar (Earth Sciences and Science Education)
Mark K. Warford (Modern and Classical Languages)
Continuing appointment, effective July 1, 2007:
Elizabeth S. Peña (Art Conservation)
Continuing appointment, effective September 1, 2007:
Marianne Foley (E. H. Butler Library)
Bradley J. Fuster (Music)
Wende A. Mix (Geography and Planning)
Tara J. Stephenson (Design)
Elizabeth Szockyj (Criminal Justice)
Promotion to associate librarian, effective September 1, 2006:
Wanda M. Slawinska (E. H. Butler Library)
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 15.
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Part-Time-Job Luau
The fifth annual Part-Time-Job Luau will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, 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 part-time jobs 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.
Violations of the college policy on discrimination and harassment should be reported to the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall 415, ext. 6210.
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College Senate Meeting
The first meeting of the College Senate for the 2006–2007 academic year will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 15, in E. H. Butler Library 210. Interested faculty and staff are invited to attend.
The dates for all Senate meetings are posted on the College Senate Web site and in the Academic Calendar, distributed by Academic Affairs.
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Senate Standing Committees
The College Senate always needs faculty representation on its standing committees. Below are the names of committees and brief descriptions of their basic missions. If you wish to serve on a committee for the 2006–2007 academic year, please print this form and return it to the College Senate Office, Cleveland Hall 211.
Academic Plan
Assumes leadership in the intermediate- and long-range planning of the overall academic function of the college. Areas include the mission of the college, master plan, regionalism, enrollment projections, and accreditation.
Budget and Staff Allocation
Gathers, analyzes, and recommends criteria for all data and policies needed to determine budget and staff allocations.
Bylaws and Elections
Conducts necessary elections provided for in the bylaws to ensure proper representation on the College Senate. Recommends changes in the bylaws designed to facilitate the democratic governance of the college.
Curriculum
Receives, reviews, and recommends approval or non-approval of all courses and programs offered by the college, consistent with Senate policies and procedures.
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Instruction and Research
Concerns itself with aspects of policy that relate to the improvement of instruction and the development of services and resources necessary to carry out or enhance instruction and research.
Professional Welfare
Responsible for matters concerning faculty and staff welfare and well-being.
Standards for Students
Reviews and recommends policies dealing with student admission, readmission, retention, and probation, as well as with graduation standards for undergraduate and graduate students.
Student Welfare
Examines matters and recommends policy concerning aspects of student life.
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