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Vol. XLV, No. 35 June 15, 2000 |
Summer Bulletins
Degree Audit System
Interim Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Dennis McCarthy is working with the Registrar's Office and an implementation committee to develop a training and implementation plan for the campus. This committee will meet over the summer and will work with campus constituencies in the fall to provide necessary training in use of the system.
I thank task force members Nancy Babb, Judi Basinski, Mark Bausili, Cheryl Burns, Pam Cercone, Lee Ann Grace, Karen Johnson, Mel Netzhammer (chair), Wendy Paterson, and Gwen Wooten for their thorough analysis of available audit systems. I also thank members of the campus community who participated in presentations.
The availability of campus auxiliary services contributes enormously to the quality of life at Buffalo State and enhances our ability to recruit and retain students, staff, and faculty; therefore, in cooperation with the College Senate, two separate committees shall be formed: The first committee will advise the college community on issues related to auxiliary services, including, but not limited to, the bookstore, food services and concessions, pharmacy services, vending, and residence hall services. The second committee will oversee the distribution of funds allocated for faculty and staff programs and activities on campus. These two groups, the Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee (ASAC) and the Grant Allocation Committee (GAC), shall replace all other committees previously charged to undertake similar functions. Together, these committees form a structure to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of these vital services and the efficacious distribution and use of faculty/staff program funds.
Section I: Charge of the Committees
Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee (ASAC)
The committee will serve as a resource to the associate vice president for auxiliary services, the vice president for finance and management, and the vice president for student affairs on issues regarding vendor compliance, bookstore (VPFM), food services, laundry, residence hall services, and vending (VPSA).
The committee will conduct an annual survey on food service, the bookstore, and other issues related to auxiliary services. Further, the committee will act as a conduit for the campus community to the auxiliary services management.
The committee will file an annual report to the president of the college and to the chair of the College Senate regarding the state of campus auxiliary services, and will include its recommendations.
Grant Allocation Committee (GAC)
The committee will file an annual report to the president of the college and to the chair of the College Senate detailing the allocation of funds, and will include its recommendations.
The joint committee will report to the College Senate once a year on the overall state of auxiliary services and the recommendations made to the president.
Section II: Committee Composition and Selection
ASAC Composition
Faculty
Staff and Librarians
Students
The president shall appoint one graduate student.
Further, two students shall be nominated from among the various student organizations and appointed by the president. One of these students must be a commuter.
Nominations also shall be accepted in writing by the president from interested students for appointment to this committee.
Administrative Appointments
Chair
GAC Composition
Faculty
Staff and Librarians
Students
Further, two students shall be nominated from college organizations and appointed by the president. One of these students must be a commuter.
Chair
The vice president for student affairs shall provide support staff for this committee.
Section III: Terms of Office
Faculty, Staff, and Librarians
Students
Chairs
Initial Composition and Term
Section IV: College Senate Review
The appropriate College Senate committees shall review the charges and compositions of the ASAC and GAC no later than four years after the initial formation of these committees and shall recommend revisions at that time.
The president, in consultation with the chair of the College Senate, may add charges to each of the committees as the need arises.
The president, in consultation with the chair of the College Senate, may ask the committees for additional information, reports, or recommendations.
The chair of the College Senate shall report on the activities and deadlines of the committees in the Bulletin and the student newspaper on a regular basis.
Graduate Internships
Parental Notification Policy
Curricular Approvals
New Courses:
Course Revisions:
Program Revisions:
New Program:
New Minor:
Director Appointed to Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Foreign Language Department Name Change
Art on Campus Committee
The college has a large collection of sculpture, paintings, furniture, and other objects of significant artistic importance. It also has major resources in its performance spaces. The campus is committed to preserving and promoting the arts at Buffalo State. We ask the campus community to support the work of the Art on Campus Committee as it develops the strategic plan.
Those in attendance from Buffalo State and the local community included Larry Flood, interim dean of the Faculty of Natural and Social Sciences, Douglas Koritz, chair of the Economics and Finance Department, Curtis Hayes, associate professor of economics and finance, Jeff Perron, representative from Assemblyman Sam Hoyt's office, and Jim Bates, representative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The service learning program arranges Buffalo State undergraduate and graduate internships with community-based organizations. Students receive academic credit and/or a stipend of $500 for the semester. Undergraduate students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5, and graduate students, a minimum GPA of 3.0, to participate. This spring, 30 students from various academic majors interned through RCC at local nonprofit organizations, such as the District Attorney's Office and the National Kidney Foundation.
The RCC has several service learning opportunities available for academic credit during the summer, including internships with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo, Planned Parenthood of Buffalo and Erie County, and many other community-based organizations. For more information, contact Evelyn George, intern coordinator, or Andre White, project assistant, at ext. 3449. The center is located in the Science Building, room 253.
Thank You
128th Commencement Marchers
128th Commencement Ushers
Every effort has been made to include all those who participated on commencement day. Please contact the Academic Affairs Office at ext. 5901 with any questions.
Independence Day Observance
Employees who request and are approved leave July 3 must charge annual, compensatory, or personal leave accruals. Any questions concerning this holiday observance should be directed to the Human Resource Management or Payroll Office.
FAST Development Center Computer Training
Introduction to Windows 95/98
Introduction to Web Page Design
Introduction to Excel
Intermediate Web Page Design
Introduction to Access
Introduction to Outlook
Introduction to Word
Introduction to PowerPoint
Surfing the Web
Intermediate PowerPoint
Advanced Web Page Design
Intermediate Access
Web Page Assistance
Officers
Student Senators
Standing Committee Chairs
Actions of the Senate
The senate also voted to recommend the implementation of the following Parental Notification Policy:
In accordance with the Federal Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Buffalo State College reserves the right to notify parents or guardians of students under age 21 who have violated campus alcohol- and other drug-abuse prevention policies, whether on or off campus, where there exists a nexus between the violation and the interests of the college. In all cases, students will be accorded due process under the college's Code of Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities for Students. Notification, when necessary, will be provided by the associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, following consultation with the director of the Weigel Health Center and the director of the college Counseling Center.
Curricular Items
Course Revisions:
New Courses:
The following courses have been received in the College Senate Office and will be forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
Course Revisions:
EDU 329 Integrated Thematic Instruction for Young Children. Students use knowledge of how children develop and learn to provide opportunities that support the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and aesthetic development of preschool, kindergarten, and primary-aged children. Students develop, implement, and evaluate an integrated curriculum that focuses on children's needs in a culturally and linguistically diverse setting. Students evaluate and demonstrate the use of technology with young children. Field experience is required.
EDU 410 Practicum in Early Childhood Teaching. This course provides supervised teaching experience in an early-childhood classroom five days per week for approximately seven consecutive weeks. Effective demonstration of content knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflectivity of practice is required. EDU 417 must be taken with student teaching to total 15 credit hours. Required for students seeking early childhood certification or dual certification (childhood education/early childhood education).
EDU 420 Parents, Schools, and Community. This course is designed to assist students in building partnerships among parents, schools, and diverse communities. Students learn how to collaborate with families and implement these techniques while student teaching. Special attention is given to linking families with services offered in the school and community.
Summer issues of the Bulletin (June 15 and July 27) will be published online only and will not be mailed to home addresses.
After reviewing the report of the Degree Audit Task Force and feedback from staff, students, and faculty, I have approved the recommendation to acquire Degree Navigator as the campus audit system.
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Auxiliary Services Committees
I hereby accept the recommendation of the College Senate to create two committees to focus on issues related to auxiliary services at Buffalo State College. The original proposal has been edited and modified, and is presented below in its final, approved form.
The ASAC is responsible for making recommendations for ensuring the quality, availability, and cost-efficiency of services on campus. The committee also is charged with making recommendations regarding new services for the college and with reviewing the operation of such services.
The GAC is charged with soliciting and reviewing proposals for campus programs and activities, and for distributing those funds allocated to support them, with a goal of enriching the intellectual, social, and cultural needs of the Buffalo State community.
Joint Committee ASAC-GAC
Both committees are charged with meeting at least once each year to review the overall state of auxiliary services, and with setting broad goals for the campus with respect to auxiliary services.
Each faculty area shall elect one member to the committee, and the president shall appoint two faculty members.
The Professional Staff Caucus shall elect two members to the committee, while the librarians shall elect one.
The general student body shall elect one undergraduate student, and the Resident Hall Assembly shall elect one resident student.
The associate vice president for residence life and auxiliary services, the associate vice president for enrollment management, and the comptroller will serve as members of the committee.
The chair of the committee shall be appointed by the president of the college in consultation with the chair of the College Senate. The chair will be charged by the president to convene meetings of the committee and the joint committee. The vice president for finance and management will provide support staff for this committee.
Each faculty shall elect one member to the committee.
The Professional Staff Caucus shall elect one member to the committee, and the librarians shall elect one member.
Students shall elect three undergraduate students and one graduate student.
The chair of the committee shall be a faculty member appointed by the president of the college in consultation with the chair of the College Senate and shall be charged to convene meetings of the committee.
Each committee member shall serve for a two-year term, up to four consecutive years, on either committee. A member may not serve on both committees simultaneously.
Students shall be elected or appointed for two-year terms but may be not be reelected or appointed for more than four years.
The chair of each committee will be appointed to a two-year term.
For the first election (2000), one-half of the members of each committee will serve two-year terms, while the rest shall be elected to one-year terms, so as to stagger the membership.
I hereby approve the May 5, 2000, recommendation of the College Senate regarding the Policy and Procedure for the Development of Graduate Internship Courses from the Curriculum Committee.
I hereby approve the May 5, 2000, recommendation of the College Senate regarding implementation of the new Parental Notification Policy for students under age 21 who have violated campus alcohol- and other drug-abuse prevention policies.
I have approved the following new courses, course revisions, program revisions, new program, and new minor, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost and vice president for academic affairs:
CTE 301 Foundations of Career and Technical Subjects Education
CTE 402 Assessment Techniques in Career and Technical Subjects
CTE 479 Postsecondary Instruction Practicum
CRS 585 Learning Style Methods/Resources for Creative and Talent Development
EDU/EDF 201 Introduction to Elementary Education
EDU 211 Introduction to Literacy Instruction
EDU 310 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
ENG 353 Native American Literature
HIS 230 World Civilizations to 1600
MED 406 Student Teaching of Mathematics in the Lower Middle Grades
MUS 333 Choral Conducting
CRS 559 Principles of Creative Problem Solving
CRS 560 Foundations of Creative Learning and Teaching
EDU 311 The Teaching of Reading and the Other Language Arts in the Elementary School
EDU 312 The Teaching of Mathematics and Science
ENG 101 College Writing I
ENG 102 College Writing II
English (Secondary Education) 7–12 (0610)
Forensic Chemistry (0773)
Mathematics (0718 and 0719)
Mathematics (Secondary Education) (0721)
Postbachelor Certification-Only Program 36-AMA2 and 38-AMA4
International Studies
Kerran L. Sanger, associate professor of communication, will leave her post as interim associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this fall to direct the new Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. The center shall provide support services for students, faculty, and staff involved in the college's undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary programs; encourage coordination and intellectual development among the programs; develop proposals for external funding; and promote nascent interdisciplinary activities. From its onset, it will involve strengthening the college's initiatives in the scholarship of teaching and student research and creativity.
President Howard has approved the proposal to change the name of the Foreign Language Department to the Modern and Classical Languages Department. The change, recommended by the department and the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, will become effective fall 2000.
M.A. in Applied Economics Approved
The State University of New York and the State Education Department have approved and registered the college's proposal for the master of arts in applied economics program.
The Art on Campus Committee was established to collect, promote, and preserve the campus art collection (independent of the Burchfield-Penney collection). Dean Netzhammer has asked the committee to expand its charge in three areas:
RCC Service Learning Program
The Resurgent City Center (RCC) hosted a reception May 3 at the Massachusetts Neighborhood Outreach Center to honor students who participated in the RCC's service learning program during the spring semester. Agencies that participated in the program also were honored for their contribution and dedication to the pedagogy of service learning. Both the students and their site supervisors received certificates of appreciation from the RCC and the office of Assemblyman Sam Hoyt.
The 128th Commencement Committee appreciates the many ways in which members of the campus community extended themselves to make Commencement 2000 a memorable event for our graduates and their guests. Special thanks to those who volunteered as marchers in the academic processionals or as ushers. Each is recognized below. Names followed by an asterisk indicate those who were asked to participate by student invitation.
Catherine G. Ansuini
Maria L. Assad
Charles R. Bachman
Carl B. Backman
Geraldine E. Bard*
Dolores E. Battle
Shirley A. Bennett-Fenty
Roslyn A. Berkovitz*
Paul T. Bink
Donald L. Birdd
Mark Bonacci*
Judith A. Bondurant-Utz
Lisa R. Brooks*
Bruce G. Bryski
Betty J. Cappella*
Donald E. Carter
Maria A. Ceprano
Lori M. Christmastree*
Dorcas L. Colvin
Sharon F. Cramer
Eddie Davis
Wanda M. Davis
Marian T. Deutschman
Paul J. DeWald
Heidi E. Dietz-Faletti*
Douglas P. Easton
Gregory W. Ebert
Timothy R. Ecklund
Cynthia D. Eggleston
William E. Engelbrecht
Marianne C. Ferguson
Roger L. Firestien
Lawrence G. Flood
John S. Frederick
Maryruth F. Glogowski
James A. Gold
Jean F. Gounard
Lee Ann Grace
Carmine A. Grande
James O. Grunebaum
Hurculine Guthrie
Cheryl M. Hamilton
James D. Haynes
Richard D. Heller
Robert E. Horvat
Anthony J. Hotchkiss*
Muriel A. Howard
Florence D. Johnson
Gary W. Johnson
Karen L. Johnson
Scott L. Johnson
Kay Johnson-Gentile
Deborah Jones
Gary W. Jones
Layman H. Jones
Stanley Kardonsky
Joseph M. Kelly
Dan L. King
Thomas G. Kinsey
Betty J. Krist
Dan A. Kushel
Richard J. Lee
Susan M. Leist*
William Lin
Maureen A. Lindstrom
Michael J. Littman
Peter W. Loehr
Shirley A. Lord
Gail F. Maloney*
Gary Marotta
Barbara A. Mattai
Rafika Merini
Donna E. McCarthy
Thomas R. McCray
Eliane McKee
Rafika Merini
Dennis Mike
Kathleen A. Miller
Thomas J. Morrisey
Patricia D. Morton
Mary C. Murdock
Rosemary K. Murray*
Emile C. Netzhammer III
Andrew D. Nicholls
Jill M. Norvilitis*
Anthony J. Nowakowski
Suk Y. Oh
R. Karen O'Quin
Maria D. Pacheco
Susan Mary Paige
Michael E. Parks
Wendy A. Paterson*
Peter S. Pawlik
Hal D. Payne
Dennis K. Ponton
N. John Popovich
Gerard J. Puccio*
William E. Raffel
Alex J. Ratkowski
Howard M. Reid
Jean E. Richardson
Debra E. Ross*
Katherine C. Sacca*
Sarita C. Samora*
Kerran L. Sanger
Phillip Santa Maria
Lynne M. Scalia*
Eileen M. Schoaff
Lucy M. Schwartz*
Lawrence W. Scott
Cherry M. Searle
Barbara Ann Sherman*
Harish C. Sikka
Ronald D. Smith
Randal J. Snyder*
John H. L. Song*
Carol Ann Stevens*
Ron Stewart*
Christopher F. Tahk
Helen M. Thielke*
John Thompson*
Desna R. Turnbull*
Aimable Twagilimana
Sally Weidler
Thomas S. Weinberg*
Kathlyn Y. Wiggins-Jones
Michael E. Woodruff
Ottilie M. Woodruff
Gwendolyn Wooten
Joseph Yogtiba
Carol A. Arent
Joseph W. Ball
Terence F. Beattie
Lily M. Bink
Harriett Blitzer*
Donald W. Blundell
Jerry S. Boyes
Stephen C. Burgeson
Cheryl L. Burns
Pamela C. Cercone
Patricia A. Chambers
Peter Coates
Thomas E. Coates
Angelo A. Conorozzo
Catherine A. Cook
David J. Dachauer
Deborah F. Daly
J. Patrick Dexter
Beverly D. Dow*
David J. Ettestad
Frederick G. Floss
Carolyn S. Fusco
Ann L. Galbraith*
Timothy L. Gallineau
Christine Gecewicz
Rose R. Gilmore
Tami R. Goodgain
Tyra Goodgain
Ramrattie Goolsarran
Hurculine Guthrie
James Guyker*
Abdollah Hajikandi*
Mary Lou Hartnett
Donna M. Hayes
Michael Heflin
Howard Henry
Frederick C. Howe
Deborah Jones
Florence D. Johnson
Karen L. Jurewicz*
Jurgis Karuza
Kris A. Kaufman
Douglas G. Koritz
Susan M. Labiak
Lenore J. Levy*
Ronnie E. Mahler
Dennis M. McCarthy
Emma J. McFayden
Jennifer D. McMahon
Barbara A. Meyer
David H. Milberg
Melanie D. Miller
Christopher G. Milton*
Susan Orr
Jackie Pajak
Roswell Park
Nancy B. Paschke
Javier Peņalosa
Carol J. Richards
Albert F. Riess*
Rob Ryan
Richard L. Saddleson
Jean M. Salisbury
Diane E. Salvamoser
Sarita C. Samora*
Marianne R. Savino*
Lynne M. Scalia
Carole H. Schaus
Christine J. Scheuer
Jill K. Singer*
Christopher Smith
AnneMarie Sokol*
Lynne Sommerstein*
Hilary I. Sternberg
Judith A. Stolzman
Rita Ward
Lucy A. Weber
Charles J. Wertz*
Frances Williams
Mark Wojcinski
Rita M. Zientek
Independence Day will be observed Tuesday, July 4. Please note that Monday, July 3 is a regular business day and classes will be in session. Although many employees will want to extend the weekend by also taking off Monday, all departments must maintain a minimum level of staffing July 3.
Schedule for July
Computing Services offers monthly computer training classes. Unless otherwise noted, all classes will be held in CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 318. Please bring an IBM-formatted, 3.5" disk. Contact Paul Reynolds at ext. 3361 or reynolap@bscmail.buffalostate.edu to register. 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 also may register online at www.buffalostate.edu/~cyber/rooms.html. You will receive a reply only if there is a problem with your request.
Thursday, July 6
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Learn to navigate through Windows in this hands-on class, which covers basic system housekeeping and two essential utilities. Learn how to create and find files, folders, and subfolders, and how to rename and delete files. Windows 95 and 98 will be compared and contrasted throughout the class.
Wednesday, July 12
9:00 a.m.–noon
Learn to create and link Web pages using Claris Home Page. Learn how to download graphics from the Web and the basic dos and don'ts of Web page design, including how to comply with the new Web Publishing Standards and the Americans with Disabilities Act. (All official New York State Web sites must be in agreement with accessibility guidelines by September 30, 2000.)
Wednesday, July 12
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Excel is the worksheet application that comes with Office 97. Learn how to set up a basic worksheet, use the built-in functions, format data, and use data to create charts and graphs.
Monday, July 17
9:00 a.m.–noon
This continuation of the introductory class covers image maps, tables, and forms. Some review is included. You must have attended Introduction to Web Page Design to attend this class.
Monday, July 17
1:00–4:00 p.m.
This class covers the basic concepts of database design and discusses things to consider when creating a database. Learn how to create tables, forms, queries, reports, and labels.
Tuesday, July 18
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Outlook is the new campus standard for e-mail and scheduling. Learn how to set up Outlook and personal address books and how to use e-mail and the calendar. You must have an NT account and an Exchange Server account to attend this class.
Monday, July 24
9:00 a.m.–noon
This basic word-processing course covers creating and editing Word documents. Learn how to move around a document, format pages and margins, create and edit tables, and use images. Other topics will stem from the questions and suggestions of participants.
Monday, July 24
1:00–4:00 p.m.
This class covers the basics of PowerPoint presentations: creating slides and adding animation, transitions, and styles.
Thursday, July 27
1:00–3:00 p.m.
This hands-on session will guide you through the process of surfing the Web. Learn how to use different search engines to find the information you need efficiently.
Friday, July 28
9:00 a.m.–noon
This new session covers additional animation options, including narration with slides, imbedding sound files, and other topics of interest to the class. You must have attended Introduction to PowerPoint to attend this class.
Monday, July 31
9:00 a.m.–noon
Learn how to upload and download your files to the Buffalo State server, where you will be allotted space when you register for this class. Also learn more about the new Web Publishing Standards. At the end of the class, you will have a "live" Web page that you can launch to the Web world. You MUST have attended both Introduction to and Intermediate Web Page Design to attend this session, and you MUST preregister; no walk-ins will be accepted.
Monday, July 31
1:00–4:00 p.m.
This hands-on session will show how to link multiple tables, use referential integrity when creating joins, and place a form within a form to facilitate accessing data. You must have attended Introduction to Access to attend this session.
by appointment only
KimMarie Markel is available to assist with Web pages Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon and Thursdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.; call ext. 6676. Paul Reynolds is available Mondays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to noon; call ext. 3361.
The following people have been elected to senate positions:
Chair: Ronald Rabin
Vice Chair: Kenneth Mernitz
Secretary: John Christopher (student)
At Large: Cheryl Foster, Andrea Guiati, Ken Mernitz, and Kevin Railey
Applied Science and Education: Warren Gleckel (exceptional education) and Ilya Grinberg (technology)
Arts and Humanities: Arlette Klaric (design) and Lucy Schwartz (foreign language)
Natural and Social Sciences: Lydia Fish (anthropology) and M. Stephen Pendleton (economics and finance)
Professional Staff: Rita Zientek and Marcy Zulawski
Ciena Bayard, Jennifer Brader, John Christopher, Daphne Collier, Edward Ellis, Todd Hillman, Travis Ingersol, Lynn Korn, Sally Polius, Vierge Rousseau, and Paul Szalicky
Academic Plan: Cherry Searle (applied science and education)
Academic Services: Sandra Weatherbee (professional staff)
Budget and Staff Allocations: Kenneth Mernitz (at large)
Bylaws and Elections: Sharon Cramer (applied science and education)
Curriculum: Wendy Paterson (applied science and education)
Instruction and Research: Howard Reid (natural and social sciences)
International Education (co-chairs): Deborah Hovland (arts and humanities) and Lucy Schwartz (arts and humanities)
Professional Welfare: James Haynes (natural and social sciences)
Public Service Activities: Maurine Baker-Stein (professional staff)
Standards for Students: Lee Ann Grace (at large)
Student Welfare: Todd Hillman (student)
At its May 5 meeting, the senate voted to recommend to the president the following Budget and Staff Allocation Committee proposal for Auxiliary Services Committees.
The following courses have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the president for final review and approval:
SED 200 Field Experience in Secondary Science Education
SED 401 Techniques for Teaching Laboratory Activities in the Secondary School
SED 405 Methods and Materials in Teaching Secondary School Science
SED 407 Practice Teaching Science in Secondary School I
SED 408 Practice Teaching Science in the Secondary School II
CTE 435 Curricular Problems of Career and Technical Schools
CTE 489 Industrial Trainer Practicum
CTE 492 Occupational Practicum
EDU 220 Programs for Infants and Toddlers. This course introduces students to the field of early childhood education. Students become familiar with the developmental needs of and program requirements for infants and toddlers. Students plan developmentally appropriate activities to use with these age groups and implement them in field placement. Special attention is given to the assessment of young children.
