|
Bulletin
Online
Welcome to the first online issue of the Bulletin! The publication's new electronic format is part of the college's continued effort to integrate technology into daily operations. This change also will expedite communication of weekly announcements to the campus. Campuswide e-mail announcements will notify employees when new issues of the Bulletin are posted and will include the Web address (URL). The process for submission of articles, copy deadline, and publication dates remain the same. These can be found at the above link "About the Bulletin."
Please contact college
relations with any question or concerns: Cleveland Hall 515,
ext. 4201, or collrel@buffalostate.edu.
back to
top
Appointments
The Resurgent City
Center for Cooperative Community Development announces the
appointment of Nancy Johnson as executive director. A
graduate of U.B. Law School, Johnson also holds an M.A. in
American studies. She received a New York State Minority
Fellowship and a Ford Fellowship to serve as a legal intern
at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Johnson has an
extensive background in community activism, serving on
numerous community-based organization boards.
Andre White has been
appointed program assistant. He recently worked for the
International Student Affairs Office at Buffalo State. He
currently is pursuing a dual master's degree in student
personnel administration and adult education. He holds a
bachelor of science degree in sales and marketing from
Medaille College. White has a strong interest in community
activities and has volunteered with organizations such as
Baker Victory Services, Compass House, and the Literacy
Volunteers for America program.
back to
top
E. H. Butler Library Quick
Classes
Quick Classes offer
introductions to the tools and technology of E. H. Butler
Library. Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff are
invited to attend any or all of these 50-minute sessions in
CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 314. No reservations are
necessary. Mark your calendar, and stop by for a Quick Class
during the first three weeks of spring semester!
SHERLOCK
Learn how to navigate SHERLOCK, the library's online
catalog. Also learn how to identify books, audiovisual
items, and journal titles and how to reserve
materials.
Tuesday, 1/25, 12:15
p.m.
Saturday, 1/29, 11:00 a.m.
Monday, 2/7, 5:00 p.m.
Finding Journal
Articles
E. H. Butler Library has a growing number of databases
that allow you to search for journal and magazine
articles. Discover what's available in this introductory
session. For an in-depth look at a specific database, see
Quick Classes on LEXIS-NEXIS, Expanded Academic ASAP, and
ERIC.
Friday, 1/28, 1:00
p.m.
Thursday, 2/3, 12:15 p.m.
back to
top
LEXIS-NEXIS
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe, available via the
library's Web pages, provides full-text access to a wide
range of news, business, and legal
information.
Thursday, 1/27, 6:00
p.m.
Tuesday, 2/8, 12:15 p.m.
Expanded Academic
ASAP
This periodical index, available via the library's Web
pages, furnishes the full text of many magazine and
journal articles on a wide variety of topics.
Tuesday, 2/1, 12:15
p.m.
Saturday, 2/5, 2:15 p.m.
Thursday, 2/10, 3:00 p.m.
back to
top
ERIC
Search for citations and summaries of articles from more
than 750 professional journals and from microfiche
documents in the field of education.
Wednesday, 1/26, 5:00
p.m.
Saturday, 1/29, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 2/9, noon
Introduction to the
World Wide Web
Learn to surf the Web using Netscape. We will cover basic
steps for searching, examine some of the resources
available on the E. H. Butler Library Web pages, and look
for information using a search engine.
Thursday, 1/27, 12:15
p.m.
Friday, 2/4, 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 2/9, 4:00 p.m.
back to
top
Intermediate
Web
For those who already have learned the basics, this
session will introduce some of the finer points of
searching the Web.
Monday, 1/31, 5:00
p.m.
Friday, 2/11, 11:00 a.m.
APA Style
Learn how to format research papers according to the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association, fourth edition.
Wednesday, 2/2, 5:00
p.m.
Thursday, 2/10, 12:15 p.m.
The Search for Primary
Documents
What are they? Where are they? How are they used? Come to
E. H. Butler Library and find out!
Monday, 1/31, 3:00
p.m.
back to
top
Construction Update
This semester, the
college will break ground for two significant construction
projects: the renovation of Moot Hall and the construction
of a new bookstore. Both will provide our students with
enhanced enrollment and support services. These projects,
which will continue through August 2001, will require the
rerouting of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The following
announcements and maps describe the changes that will begin
this semester.
Moot Hall
Renovation
Phase I: January 2000–August
2001
The contract for this project has been awarded to Picone
Construction Corporation of Williamsville. On January 19,
workers cordoned off the perimeter of the building,
including sidewalks, to the west (facing Neumann Hall),
north (facing Cleveland Hall), and east (facing Ketchum
Hall). The parking spaces at Moot Hall's southeast corner
(between Moot and Ketchum Halls) are restricted as well;
parking has been redirected to Lot B.
Phase II: May 2001–August
2001
Lot C, the Cleveland Hall traffic circle, and the access
road from Rockwell Road will be closed. Most of the affected
parking spaces will be relocated (site not yet determined). Also, the Cleveland
Hall loading dock and adjacent sidewalks will be closed
during summer 2001. Link to a
map of the Moot Hall
renovation.
back to
top
Student Union Bookstore
Relocation
March 2000–April 2001
Construction will begin on the Campbell Student Union in
mid-March 2000 to relocate the Buffalo State Bookstore to
the main floor of the union. The southwest wing of the union
will close at the beginning of this semester (spring 2000).
Perry Quadrangle (west of the union) will be fenced in
through mid-April 2001. Also, the west lobby of the union,
including restrooms, will be closed.
Vending machines and public
telephones will be relocated temporarily to the basement
lobby. The north entrance to the union will remain operable
during most of the project. Appropriate signage will be
posted to reroute pedestrians and keep building users
informed. All other union features, including food service
and offices, will remain open as usual. Link to a
map
of the Student Union renovation.
back to
top
Computing Services/FAST
Development Center
Web Page
Assistance
The Faculty and Staff Technology Development Center offers
assistance to anyone on campus working with Web pages.
Please make an appointment to meet with
Paul Reynolds, ext. 3361
Mondays 1:00–4:00 p.m. and Fridays 9:00 a.m.–noon
or
KimMarie Markel, ext.
6676
Tuesdays 9:00 a.m.–noon and Thursdays 1:00–4:00
p.m.
back to
top
Training Schedule for
February
Unless otherwise noted, all classes will be held in
CyberQuad 318. Please bring an IBM-formatted, 3.5" disk.
Call ext. 3361 or send e-mail to reynolap@buffalostate.edu to register for
any of the classes. If you use e-mail, you must include your
full name, e-mail username, title, department, and telephone
number. Incomplete messages will not be accepted. You will
receive a reply only if there is a problem with your
registration request.
You also can use the online
course registration form at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/cyber.
- Building Web Pages
Using HTML
Attend this class to learn what's behind all the
information on the Web or for a better understanding of
how HTML code works. You will code three Web pages using
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
Thursday, 2/10, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Introduction to
Outlook
Outlook and Exchange server are the campus standards for
e-mail and group activities. Learn how to set up and use
Outlook, calendars, your personal mailbox, and your
address book. You must have an NT account and an
Exchange server account to attend this
course.
Friday, 2/11, 1:00–4:00
p.m.
back to
top
Introduction to Web
Page Design
This hands-on session covers the basics of HTML commands
and Web page design and layout. You will create three Web
pages using Claris Home Page for the PC.
Tuesday, 2/15, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Intermediate Web Page
Design
This is the second class on using Claris Home Page to
create Web pages. Learn how to create and use tables,
image maps, and forms. Also learn how to edit HTLM code
to add or edit the necessary tags. You must have
attended Introduction to Web Page Design to attend this
course.
Thursday, 2/17, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
back to
top
Introduction to
PowerPoint
PowerPoint is the presentation application in the
Microsoft Office suite. Learn how to create slide shows
that include images, graphs, and sounds. Learn how to
sort slides and animate text and images.
Friday, 2/18, 1:00–4:00
p.m.
Introduction to
Macromedia Fireworks (with KimMarie Markel)
Learn how to create customized logos, three-dimensional
images, and much more in this introductory class. No
knowledge of graphic design or drawing is required. Just
bring your imagination.
Wednesday, 2/23, 9:00
a.m.–noon
back to
top
Introduction to
Access
This class covers the basic concepts of database design
and discusses things to consider when creating a
database. Learn how to create tables, forms, reports, and
mailing labels.
Thursday, 2/24, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Mail Merge Using
Word
Learn how to use Microsoft Access with Microsoft Word to
create data files for mail merges, form letters, and
mailing labels.
Friday, 2/25, 1:00–4:00
p.m.
back to
top
Equity and Campus Diversity
Minigrants
The Equity and Campus
Diversity Office has minigrants available to provide
financial assistance for projects, applied research,
workshops, guest lecturers, seminars, curriculum
development, and other activities that enhance the college
mission, goals, and priorities related to equity and campus
diversity.
Minigrants of up to $1,000
will be available to academic departments, campus groups,
student organizations, and individual faculty and staff,
contingent on availability of funds. Preference will be
given to projects related to diversity in the curriculum,
and priority given to curriculum development for the general
education and teacher education programs. At least two
minigrants will be reserved for student organizations, with
preference given to those that involve collaboration among
two or more student groups. Projects must be completed by
Friday, June 30.
Applications may be obtained
from the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall
415. The application deadline is Friday, February 11.
Applications will be reviewed by the President's Council on
Equity and Campus Diversity, and recipients will be notified
of awards by Wednesday, February 23.
back to
top
Diversity Video and Panel
Discussion
The Equity and Campus
Diversity Office, in cooperation with the Association of
Faculty and Staff of African Descent, will present a video
and panel discussion titled Shattering the Silences: The
Case for Minority Faculty on Tuesday, February 8 in
Bulger Communication Center West from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. The
video presents a compelling case for the educational
benefits of a diverse faculty and a more culturally
inclusive curriculum. A panel of faculty will discuss the
implications of the video and the singular pressure minority
faculty face both professionally and socially on college
campuses. The session is open to the campus community.
Beverages and desserts will be served.
back to
top
|
