Bulletin

Policy on the Use of Electronic Resources

From the Vice President for Finance and Management

College Senate Meetings

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next meeting of the College Senate will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 13, in Classroom Building C122. The agenda is available on the Senate Web site.

Curricular Items

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee

Faculty Workshop: Applying the Key Principles of Diversity into the Curriculum

Renay Scales, director of the Multicultural Research and Resource Center at George Mason University, will lead a faculty workshop, “Applying the Key Principles of Diversity into the Curriculum,” on Wednesday, November 11, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in E. H. Butler Library 210.

Math Scholarship Adds Up to $10K

Four Buffalo State students were each awarded a $10,000 URGE to Compute scholarship for 2010. Michael Jansma, Class of 2011; Michael Kourt, Class of 2011; Michelle Rua, Class of 2011; and Katie Sember, Class of 2012, joined eight undergraduates from the University at Buffalo at a luncheon held on Sunday, October 25.

From Brutality, Humanity: Carl Wilkens Speaks on Rwandan Genocide

According to Carl Wilkens, genocides are caused by a small number of people, and can be stopped by a small number of people. Wilkens, who was the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide in that country, spoke on campus on October 29. His presentation was part of Africa Week.

Grants and Gifts

The following grant was awarded through the Research Foundation at Buffalo State College in October. For more information, contact the principal investigator or the Research Foundation at Buffalo State College.

Buffalo State Helps Veterans, Military Personnel Transition to Campus Life

Fall enrollment of veterans and military personnel at Buffalo State is up 30 percent over last spring and is expected to grow further. The increase is indicative of a trend on campuses nationwide spurred by the new, expanded Post-9/11 GI Bill, stepped-up recruiting efforts, and the job-constrained economy.

Birdd Library Preserves History of Science Curricula Development

Buffalo State’s Science Teaching Center, located in the basement of the Science Building, houses a one-of-a-kind collection that is beginning to attract attention from international scholars. The Donald L. Birdd Historic Science Education Curriculum Library chronicles the development of science teaching curricula in the United States from the early 1800s to the present day. The collection contains some 6,000 textbooks, many of them quite rare.

Topics Classes: Experimentation, Enthusiasm, and Exploration

Seven of every 100 children born won’t live to see their fifth birthday. The connection between that statistic and anthropology will be covered in a topics course, “Anthropology of Disease,” to be offered in spring 2010 by Julie Wieczkowski, assistant professor of anthropology.

Campus Life Includes Families

One local college is expanding campus life to include families. At Buffalo State, family dorms are making it easier for parents with children to study and live on campus.

Consumer Confidence Drops—How Could It Affect Retail, Autos?

The Conference Board said the consumer confidence index slid six points in October. One local expert says this confirms fears about not-so-happy holidays for the retail industry. Ted Schmidt, associate professor of economics and finance at Buffalo State College, blames a lagging job market.