Fuller honored for journal contribution
Musicologist David Fuller, professor emeritus of music, has been awarded the 1997 Westrup Prize from the Music and Letters Trust of England for a written contribution to the journal Music & Letters.

Fuller's article, "Of Portraits, 'Sapho' and Couperin: Title and Characters in French Instrumental Music of the High Baroque," was considered by the Music and Letters Trust to be the most distinguished contribution to Music & Letters in 1997.

Fuller, an esteemed teacher, organist, harpsichordist, scholar and author, retired from UB in 1997 after 34 years as professor of music and director of the Organ Performance Program. He supervised the project that designed, constructed and installed the Fisk organ in Slee Hall.

Concerts to include American premiere of MacMillan work
Scottish composer James MacMillan, hailed by the British press as "the greatest composer of his generation," will attend the American premiere of his theater piece, "Busqueda," which will be staged as part of two free concerts presented by Catholic Campus Ministry at UB at 8 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday in St. Joseph University Church, 3269 Main St.

"Busqueda" (Search) is based on writings by Mothers of the Disappeared in Argentina and texts from the Roman Catholic Mass. The "disappeared," many of them young people opposed to Argentina's military junta during the 1970s and 1980s, were arrested and never seen again. "Busqueda" will be conducted by Charles Peltz, with stage direction by the Rev. Jacob Ledwon.

UB Roundtable schedules programs
The Division of Student Affairs will present three programs on quality-of-life issues for students at UB in the UB Roundtable Series for spring. The series includes:

"Religion on Campus," on Feb. 27, with the Rev. David Moore, convenor of Campus Ministries, as moderator.

"Division I-A Athletics and UB," on March 25, moderated by Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and chair of the Intercollegiate Athletics Board.

"Working Your Way through UB," on April 22. The programs are scheduled from noon to 1:15 p.m. in Room 210, Student Union.

Historian to discuss modern Asian studies
Historian James L. Huffman of Wittenberg University in Ohio will present two commentaries on modern Asian studies on Feb. 27.

A professor and former chair of the history department at Wittenberg and a renowned expert on the Japanese press, Huffman will give a lecture titled, "Sensationalism and Nationalism: Lessons from the Meiji Press" as part of the History Department Colloquium lecture series at 3 p.m. in 532 Park Hall, North Campus.

He also will present a lecture titled "The Life of a Proposal Reader" as part of the Asia at Noon lecture series in 250 Student Union. Huffman, who has served on grant-review panels for the Japan Foundation and oversaw the selection of hundreds of papers that will form the program of the Association for Asian Studies annual meeting in Washington in March, will discuss how papers and grant proposals are a key indicator of intellectual trends in the field of Asian studies.

Eugene J. Martell honored by EACE
Eugene J. Martell, who retired in 1996 as director of the Office of Career Planning and Placement, has been awarded the first honorary membership for the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers, Inc. (EACE). Martell spent more than 30 years at UB in the area of career counseling.

The honorary membership was presented by the EACE Board of Directors on the recommendation of Martell's friends and colleagues, recognizing his years of dedication and service.

1997 SEFA Chair's Cup goes to Office of the Provost
The Office of the Provost is the recipient of the 1997 SEFA Chair's Cup, which recognizes the area of the university that meets its contribution goal and increases its participation in the campaign by the highest margin.

Members of the office pledged 113 percent above their $21,484 goal and the percentage of people who chose to make contributions rose by 10 percent.

"I am pleased that the staff of the provost's office has demonstrated to the campus community how generous it really is, and I thank my colleagues in the office for the demonstration of support for the community," said Provost Thomas E. Headrick.

Other units that exceeded their goals included the School of Social Work, which pledged 146 percent of its goal; UB Foundation, 135 percent; School of Architecture and Planning, 127 percent; School of Management, 119 percent; School of Health Related Professions, 116 percent; Public Service and Urban Affairs, 112 percent; the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 104 percent; Student Affairs, 104 percent; University Services, 104 percent; the Graduate School of Education, 102 percent, and the Office of the President, 102 percent.

UB also is again the top leadership giver in the region, according to figures compiled by the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, which shows that the number of Leadership gifts of $1,000 or more and Pacesetter gifts of $500-$999 remained consistent, while the number of Booster gifts of $150-$499 rose significantly.

Leadership gifts accounted for $167,539 of UB's total SEFA contribution, while Pacesetter gifts amounted to $173,084 and Booster gifts totaled $188,244.

Chair of the 1998 SEFA campaign is Dennis Black, interim vice president for student affairs.

Asian economic crisis to be focus of telephone conference
A national telephone conference sponsored by the National Association of International Educators (NAIE) will provide a venue for Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education at UB, to address campus strategies to cope with problems related to the current Asian economic crisis.

Dunnett will join several panelists and moderators in a discussion of the crisis, the direction it seems to be taking, the problems faced by different campuses and successful solutions that colleges and universities may employ to head off further problems.

The conference will take place 2-3:15 p.m. on Feb. 27.

For registration information, call the NAFSA registration bureau, 1-800-787-7477 or 1-212-691-8719. For questions about program content, call Francine Blume, NAFSA Education and Training Department, 202-462-3419 or e-mail Blume at francine@nafsa.org

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A film and discussion exploring the consequences of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), "Injustice in Mexico's Maquiladoras," will be presented Feb. 26 at 3:45 p.m. in 545 O'Brian Hall with Jean Dickson, modern languages librarian, Lockwood Library, and William J. Jungels, professor in the Department of Communications at Fredonia State College.

As part of a New York State Labor Religion Coalition delegation, Dickson and Jungels visited the Mexican border maquiladoras, low-wage assembly plants, to document working conditions and standards under NAFTA. They will show footage of the maquiladora zone and discuss their findings.

The presentation is sponsored by the Human Rights Center and the Graduate Group on Human Rights Law and Policy.

Exhibit to feature work of architecture students
An exhibit featuring School of Architecture and Planning student nominees for the annual PELLA scholarship award will be on display until March 6 in the James Dyett Gallery in Hayes Hall on the South Campus. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

A reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. tomorrow in the gallery, during which student nominees will give a brief presentation of their work.

The competition and award are co-sponsored each year by the Westny Building Products Corp. and the Rolscreen Co. for "fenestration in architecture." Projects integrate fenestration, the arrangement, proportioning and design of windows and doors in a building, in architectural design in unique ways, capturing more than light, air and view. Final winners will be announced on May 1 during the school's annual awards day.

UB to host infectious diseases symposium
The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Pharmacy will sponsor an Infectious Diseases Symposium on Feb. 26 and 27 that will provide an overview of important advances in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The symposium, a joint effort of the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the pharmacy school and the Division of Infectious Diseases in the medical school, will be held in the Sheraton Inn, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga.

The program will target physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health-care professionals.

Participating faculty will include medical experts from UB, the University of Rochester, Albany College of Medicine, Columbia University and the National Institutes of Health.

Topics include new methods of diagnosing bacterial, fungal and viral infection; immunization strategies; the use of immunomodulators and cytokines in the treatment of infectious diseases; approaches to preventing antibiotic resistance in hospitals and in community practice; the use of therapeutic monitoring of antibiotics to optimize patient outcomes, and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV infections. For more information, call 645-2828, ext. 247.

Women's Club plans activities for March and April
The UB Women's Club has a full slate of activities planned for the months of March and April, including the following events:

Money and You group-March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Clearfield Library. Linda Corder, associate dean and director of development in the UB medical school, will discuss charitable trusts/planned giving.

Book group-March 9 at 1 p.m. in the Williamsville Branch Library on Main Street. Nimi Bahl and Meena Rustgi will lead a discussion on "A Way in the World" by V.S. Naipaul.

International Committee-March 17, a monthly social is planned in Room 210, Student Union, North Campus. Coffee, tea and snacks will be served. The meeting is open to all who would like to meet and converse with international students. The theme is celebrating the holidays and exploring a variety of customs and traditions.

Evening Gourmet-March 19, a gathering for a St. Joseph's Table will be held. Call Carmella Hanley for more information.

Bowling group-every Monday at 10 a.m. in Sheridan Lanes.

An Evening of Beauty will be presented from 6-8 p.m. on March 30 in the Figurehead Club Hair Salon, 5512 Farber Lakes Drive, Williamsville. Volunteers will participate in demonstrations. An International Fiesta Wrap Supper will be served, at a cost of $10 per person. Meena Rustgi and Norma Rubin are co-chairs.

The annual Chinese Banquet will be held April 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Golden Duck Restaurant, Maple Road, Williamsville. A 12-course Chinese banquet will be served at $30 per person. Banquet proceeds will benefit the Grace Capen Academic Award Fund. Individuals and couples are invited to attend. Arrangements are by Dorothy Soong and Anne Brody.

Reservations are being taken for a day trip to Toronto on April 30, when the club will visit the Bata Shoe Museum and the Art Gallery of Toronto. Admission to the Bata museum and the art gallery, a box supper and deluxe bus transportation are included in the $55-per-person cost.

1998 Poetry Contests are announced
The Undergraduate Library announces the 1998 poetry contests sponsored in cooperation with the Department of English and the Friends of the University Libraries. Two prizes of $100 are offered for the best poems submitted by UB students.

The contest is open to both graduate and undergraduate students. The Friends of the University Libraries prize is for undergraduates only.

Entries should consist of one or more typewritten, double-spaced poems, not to exceed a total of six pages. The writer's name should not appear on the poems, but on a cover sheet with the name of the prize and the writer's name, class, address and phone number. Entries should be sent to Margaret R. Wells, director, Undergraduate Library, 107 Capen Hall, North Campus, Buffalo, N.Y. 14260-2200. The deadline is March 18.

Winners will be notified by April 3, and will be invited to read from their work at noon on April 17 in the Poetry/Rare Books Room of the Libraries, 420 Capen Hall.

African-derived dances to be featured for Black History Month
Wendell Rivera and Ensemble will be featured Feb. 20 in a "Demonstration of African-Derived Rhythms and Dances from Latin America and the Caribbean," part of the UB Libraries Black History Month Performance Series.

The performance will be given at 6 p.m. in the Undergraduate Library on the North Campus. For more information, call Rick McRae, Music Library, or e-mail robien@acsu.buffalo.edu