Mandell to discuss personal finance for "UB at Sunrise"

Suggestions on how to cope in today's complex financial world will be the focus of a "UB at Sunrise" breakfast program to be held from 7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 18 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.

In a lecture, "Coping in a Bewildering Financial Environment," Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management, will explore the sophisticated financial decisions facing today's society and give tips on how to prosper financially.

Mandell, an expert in the areas of banking, commercial lending, credit cards and consumer credit, is the author of 16 books on understanding personal finance.

The cost of the "UB at Sunrise" lecture, which includes a full breakfast, is $10 for UB Alumni Association members and $12 for the general public. The deadline for reservations is Feb. 15.

"UB at Sunrise" is supported by the Office of University Development, Office of News Services, Office of Publications and Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs.

For more information, call 829-2608.

Carol Greiner, Townsend honored as community leaders

The National Conference for Community and Justice will honor Carol A. Greiner, wife of President William R. Greiner, for Community Service/ Volunteerism and Nelson E. Townsend, assistant to the president and associate vice president for student affairs, in the area of Sports today at the annual Sisterhood/Brotherhood Awards Luncheon in the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The organization is dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America.

Mrs. Greiner is being honored for her service with Bethel Head Start and her efforts as honorary chair of the Erie County Celebration Honoring the Achievements of Women and as honorary president of the UB Women's Club.

Townsend, who formerly served as director of athletics at UB, was responsible for overseeing UB's upgrade from NCAA Division III to its current Division I status and has lent his time and expertise to a number of community projects.

Elizabeth Grosz to present Distinguished Faculty Lecture

The exploration of possible connections between Darwin's theories of biological evolution and feminism will be the topic of the first UB Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender Distinguished Faculty Spring 1999 Lecture Series.

Elizabeth Grosz, professor of comparative literature and newly appointed Julian Park Chair in Humanities, will discuss "Darwin and Feminism: Preliminary Investigations into a Possible Alliance" at 2 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Center for the Arts Screening Room.

A reception will follow in the Center for the Arts Atrium to honor Grosz, who joined the UB faculty this semester. The lecture and reception will be free and open to the public.

A scholar in feminist theory, politics and European philosophy, Grosz has published more than 80 journal articles and book chapters, and has edited nine anthologies.

Originally from Australia, she taught critical theory, philosophy and women's studies from 1992-95 at Monash University in Melbourne, where she was director of the Institute for Cultural and Critical Theory.

She also has taught at the University of Sydney, the University of Richmond, George Washington University and The Johns Hopkins University.

Her books include "Sexual Subversions, Three French Feminists," "Jacques Lacan: A Feminist Introduction," "Volatile Bodies: Toward a Corporeal Feminism" and "Space, Time and Perversion Essays on the Politics of Bodies."

She holds bachelor's and doctoral degrees from the University of Sydney.

Gibson authors New York legal-research guide

Ellen M. Gibson, associate dean for legal information services in the Law School and director of the Charles B. Sears Law Library, has published the first comprehensive legal-research guide on New York State, New York City and Indian law in New York State.

The new book, "New York Legal Research Guide," Second Edition, (William S. Hein & Co., Inc., Buffalo) is a complete revision of Gibson's first edition, "New York Legal Research Guide," which won the American Association of Law Libraries' Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Award for best legal reference book of 1988.

The new edition includes an extensive chapter on major electronic sources for New York lawyers, including the best Internet sites, databases, subscription databases, online library catalogues, and CD-ROM and diskette products, as well as an updated chapter on treatises, practice books and other sources.

In addition, a new 250-page section on New York City legal research by William Manz, assistant law librarian at St. John's University School of Law, includes "the wide variety of both current and historical materials which document the often contentious and colorful events making up the city's legal and governmental existence."

A new section on Indian law in New York State by Karen Spencer, reference librarian in the UB Law Library, covers the intricate pattern of treaty, state and native law that governs relations between Indians-whose past or present lands are within the boundaries of New York State-and the state and federal governments.

A review in the New York Law Journal said the book "manages to effortlessly convey two contradictory concepts that exist in legal research: 1) technology-aided legal research can provide great advantages to attorneys and 2) knowledge of the methods of accessing traditional sources (books and microforms) can similarly provide an edge in litigation."

Review, comment invited on Student Conduct Rules

The Office of Judicial Affairs annually invites review and comment on the Student Conduct Rules, University Standards and Administrative Regulations.

Madison L. Boyce, director of the Office of Judicial Affairs and university ombudsman, is asking for input from the university community regarding suggested changes to this document. The next generation of "rules" will become effective for the 1999-2000 academic year.

The wording of any proposed changes can be mailed to Boyce in Room 405, Capen Hall, Box 601605, Buffalo NY, 14260-1605, or sent via email to mlboyce@buffalo.edu. Suggestions should be directed to Boyce no later than Jan. 29. Material on rules and regulations is available on the Web at http://www.ub-judiciary.buffalo.edu. Click on Rules and Regulations. Boyce will send a printed copy upon request.

Bloch to speak to alumni of SUNY University Centers

UB alumnus Erich Bloch, a member of the Council on Competitiveness in Washington, D.C., and former director of the National Science Foundation, will address the alumni of the SUNY University Centers at Buffalo, Albany, Binghamton and Stony Brook at 8 a.m. Feb. 9 in the Albany Club Room of Empire State Plaza's Main Concourse.

Bloch's talk, a legislative breakfast briefing, will be on the topic "The Power of Research: Economic Development, Job Creation and the Role of the University.

Toles to speak on economics

Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist and UB alumnus Tom Toles will speak on "Economics Made Simpler than Economists Make ItŠ" at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts.

Toles' talk, which will be free and open to the public, is part of the invited speaker series of the new master's program in applied economics.

Editorial cartoonist for The Buffalo News, Toles received a bachelor's degree from UB in 1973. His work appears in more than 200 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada, as well as The New Republic and U.S. News and World Report.

For more information on the talk, call Shelly Cohen at 645-2121, ext. 19.

Want to be a volunteer guide for architectural tours of Buffalo?

The Friends of the School of Architecture and Planning are offering a training program to educate new volunteer guides to conduct walking tours of downtown Buffalo during the summer.

The 10-week program will begin at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 13 in Hayes Hall on the South Campus, home of the School of Architecture and Planning. Instruction will be given by members of the faculty, professional architects and local experts on Buffalo's architectural history and heritage.

For more information and to obtain an application, call Margot More at 829-3543, or send a fax to 829-2297.

Experimental Print Imaging Center to offer workshops

The experimental Print Imaging Center (ePIC) of the Printmak-ing Program in the Department of Art is offering a new series of workshops this spring.

The "Photo Etching" workshop series will be offered from 3:30-5 p.m. on Feb. 15, 17, 22 and 24.

The "Waterbased Silkscreen" series will be offered from 3:30-5 p.m. on March 15, 17, 22 and 24.

A workshop on "Non-Silver for Printmakers" will be offered from 2-6 p.m. on April 2 and April 9.

Each workshop series is $60 for students and ePIC members and $100 for the public. All sessions will be held in the Center for the Arts.

"Community Printshop" and "Collaborative Printing" programs will be offered on an individual basis, beginning Monday through April 23.

For more information or to register, call Jeff Sherven at 645-6878, ext. 1369.

Outstanding musicians to appear at UB

The Department of Music will present programs by internationally acclaimed musicians, as well as by outstanding local performers, during the month of January.

Dutch clarinetist Harry Sparnaay, the world's leading performer of contemporary music for bass clarinet, appears in a recital at noon today in Baird Recital Hall. Well over 400 works have been written especially for him by such composers as Morton Feldman, Luciano Berio and Brian Ferneyhough. The recital will include music by Aaron Cassidy, James Gardner, Cort Lippe and Ryan Torchia. There is no admission charge.

A choral extravaganza at 8 p.m. Jan. 29 in Slee Concert Hall will feature many of Buffalo's fine church choirs and organists, including the choir of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, under the direction of James Bigham; St. Paul's Cathedral Girls' Choir, led by Dale Adelmann, and the Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir, under organist and choirmaster Thomas Swan. The program will include individual performances and will conclude with all three choirs joining for Benjamin Britten's Te Deum. Tickets are $5.

Swedish pianist Per Tengstrand, winner of numerous prestigious piano competitions, will appear twice in Slee Concert Hall . He will pair up with UB's Swedish conductor, Magnus Martensson, and the Slee Sinfonietta to perform Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 at 8 p.m. Tuesday. He also will appear in a solo piano recital at 8 p.m. Jan. 30. Tickets are $12 for each concert, with discounts available for seniors and students. All proceeds from the Tuesday concert will benefit the Department of Music.