Faculty and Staff Resources
General
Awards and Recognition
Personnel
- SUNY Payroll
- Buffalo State Faculty Handbook
- Emerging Needs Request Form (template)
- Promotion & Reclassification of Faculty
- SEP Guidelines for Full-Time Lecturer Reappointment
- SEP Guidelines for Renewal, Promotion, and Continuing Appointment
Policies
- SUNY Human Resources Policies
- Buffalo State Human Resources Policies and Guides
- University-wide Policies and Procedures
- Directory of Policy Statements (DOPS)
Structure
Travel
Travel Guidelines
- SEP EMPLOYEE Travel Guidelines
- SEP NON-EMPLOYEE Travel Guidelines
- Bengal Buy Guide for Employee Travel Reimbursement
- Consult Accounts Payable and Travel Services for: current per-diem rates, booking websites, State guidelines for transportation, lodging, meals, conferences, foreign travel, travel cards, and miscellaneous expenses, NYS Mileage Form, NYS Hotel Tax Exemption Form, Over-the-Max form for lodging
Travel Forms
- SEP Travel Authorization and Estimated Expense Form (Excel)
- NYS Travel Voucher (Excel)
- NYS Standard Voucher (PDF)
- Foundation Travel Services Payment Request Form (PDF)
Foreign Travel
- The Foreign Travel Disclosure Form (Word) is required two weeks prior to traveling outside of the United States.
- Consult the U.S. Department of State website for Travel Advisories and Foreign Per Diem Rates
For Education Faculty
Teaching
- TEU Course Resources: syllabus template, Student Teaching Handbooks, TEU Graphics
- Online and Hybrid Review and Approval Process
- Online and Hybrid Review Process Checklist
- Registrar's Office: active major charts, course forms, etc.
Personnel
Teacher Education Unit (Education Preparation Provider)
For Professions Faculty
Teaching
- SOP Course Resources: syllabus template, policies, required and optional syllabus content
- Online and Hybrid Review and Approval Process
- Online and Hybrid Development Process
- Online Teaching Request Form
- Registrar's Office: active major charts, course forms, etc.
Personnel
Mindful Moment
Give yourself the gift of a deliberate breath, focused noticing, stretch break, or full on meditation. These resources offer activities of varying duration that help you to reset anytime of the day.
Enhance your resilience and calm so you can thrive.
Many of the links below offer a large library of free and guided resources you can access online or through the apps including:
- breath work
- mindfulness
- meditation
- yoga
- soundscapes
- advice
- workshops
4-7-8 Breathing
- Breathe in for 4 seconds
- Hold breath for 7 seconds
- Exhale from the back of your throat for 8 seconds (mouth closed)
- Repeat several times.