Kizer to deliver Silverman reading

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carolyn Kizer will deliver the 24th Oscar Silverman Annual Poetry Reading at 8 p.m. tomorrow in 250 Baird Recital Hall on the North Campus.

The reading, part of the Poetics Program's "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS" literary series, will be free of charge and open to the public.

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It will be presented in memory of Oscar Silverman, the distinguished UB scholar and teacher who chaired the Department of English and directed the University Libraries. Silverman also helped to develop UB's remarkable collection of 20th century poetry.

Kizer is the author of seven books of poetry, including "Yin"-for which she won the Pulitzer in 1984-as well as several books of essays and the anthologies "100 Great Poems by Women" (1995) and "The Essential Clare" (1992).

She is the founder and former editor of the journal Poetry Northwest and served as the first director of the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Program.

A former chancellor of The Academy of American Poets, Kizer has received an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, the Frost Medal, the John Masefield Memorial Award and the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Award.

Copper Canyon Press will publish her collected poems this year.

Marceau to speak

A conversation with mime master Marcel Marceau will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.

The appearance, which will be free of charge and open to the public, is sponsored by the Irish Classical Theatre Company and the Center for the Arts, in association with the Department of Theatre and Dance.

The event will include a highlight video of Marceau's career in theater, film and television. After the video, Marceau will speak to the audience and participate in a brief question-and-answer period.

Marceau will arrive in Buffalo on Monday to receive the first Career Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Classical Theatre Company. The award recognizes a world-renowned star of the theatre-a playwright, director, actor and/or producer-who has shown and has come to exemplify artistic excellence and personal commitment.

The award holds special meaning for Vincent O'Neill of the Irish Classical Theatre Company, who studied with the legendary mime master in Paris.

GM e-commerce czar to address students

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Harold R. Kutner, the man responsible for development and launch of General Motor’s ground-breaking e-commerce strategies, will share his insights with MBA students from 2:30-3:30 p.m. today in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.

Kutner also will be honored later today with the School of Management’s first-ever Alumnus of the Year award at 5:30 p.m. in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.

Kutner’s insights on how GM is transforming itself for the new economy "will be inspirational to our students, providing a rare glimpse into the strategic maneuverings and evolving culture of one of America’s great corporations,"says Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management.

Emeritus Center plans November meeting

George O. Schanzer, professor emeritus of Spanish-American literature, will discuss "A 12th Century ‘Monicagate’ as a Literary Theme" at the monthly meeting of the Emeritus Center, to be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in 102 Good-year Hall on the South Campus.

The program is open to all members of the UB community.

For further information, contact the Emeritus Center at 829-2271.

GSA offers film festival

The Graduate Student Association will present a "16mm International Film Festival" Tuesday, Wednesday and next Thursday in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts.

The screenings will be free and open to the public.

A reception open to attendees of any of the screenings will be held from 8:30-9:30 p.m. after the last film on Nov. 16 in the Atrium of the Center for the Arts.

The schedule:

• Nov. 14: "Shall We Dance?"(Japan, 1997), 5-7 p.m.; "A Dry White Season" (U.S., 1989), 7-9 p.m.

• Nov. 15: "Monster" (Italy, 1994), 6:30-7:30 p.m.; "Kiss or Kill" (Australia, 1997), 7:30-9:30 p.m.

• Nov. 16: "Guantanamera" (Cuba, 1997), 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Law, Pharmacy increase tuition

The Law School and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have increased tuition for the academic year in order to cover costs associated with implementing a new curriculum and restructuring the doctoral program, respectively.

The Law School has increased tuition by $700 a year for both New York State and out-of-state residents. In-state residents now pay $9,150 a year, with out-of-state residents paying $14,700.

The increased tuition will help cover the cost of implementing the new curriculum that law-school administrators say provides a more intensive legal-training experience and will place UB Law School in a national leadership position. In addition, about 30 percent of the revenue increase will be used to enhance financial aid to students.

In the pharmacy school, the cost of tuition has increased by $1,000 for New York State residents and $2,000 for out-of-state residents. The cost of attending the school is now $8,900 for in-state residents and $16,350 for those residing outside New York State.

Money generated by the tuition increase will be used to fund additional costs associated with implementing the restructured Pharm.D. program. The new, entry-level doctoral program is designed to produce graduates who will spend far more time on patient-care management than they will on dispensing drugs. The new degree is in line with a directive from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy approving the six-year Pharm.D. as the field’s only professional degree. UB is phasing out its bachelor’s program.

About 30 percent of the tuition increase also will be invested in financial aid.

ETC to host ed-tech presentations

The Educational Technology Center will host a series of presentations on projects and issues related to educational technology applications and resources at UB.

The Scholars Workshops, open to UB faculty and staff members, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the ETC, 212 Capen Hall on the North Campus.

For further information, contact ETC at 645-7700.

The schedule:

• Nov. 13: The Kelley Pulp fiction Collection, Text and Digital; Judith Adams-Volpe, director, Lockwood Memorial Library

• Nov. 15: State of Our Environment; Fred Stoss, biological sciences librarian, Science and Engineering Library

• Nov. 27: Plagiarism: UB Policy and Resources; Rick Feero, director of composition and computing, Department of English

• Dec. 7: There’s Magic in the Web of It: Using Ed Tech in a Standard Shakespeare Course; David Willbern, professor of English and director, ETC

• Dec. 11: Students’ Views of Technology Use in their Courses; Thomas Shuell, professor of counseling and educational psychology

• Dec. 13: Copyright and Fair Use in the Digital Environment: Peter Rittner, assistant to the vice president, Office of the Chief Information Officer, and Karen Senglaup, director, general libraries access services, University Libraries.

RCPC to host forum

The Regional Community Policing Center (RCPC), part of the University Community Initiative, will hold its first community-organizing forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 28 in 101 Allen Hall on the South Campus.

The forum, entitled "What are you doing to improve the quality of life in your neighborhood?," will bring together community leaders to discuss how they formed their neighborhood and business organizations, methods for communicating effectively among members and programs developed to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods.

For more information, call the RCPC at 829-3520 or visit the UCI Web site at http://wings.buffalo.edu/uci.

The RCPC is a cross-jurisdictional collaboration among police and public safety departments throughout Western New York that aims, in working with residents and other community stakeholders, to increase safety and security throughout the area.

WBFO to present saxophone quartet

The Opus Classics series presented by WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by UB, will showcase the Amherst Saxophone Quartet for an evening of music, discussion and food on Wednesday in Allen Hall on the South Campus.

The evening will begin with a pre-concert discussion and reception at 6 p.m., followed by a concert at 7 p.m.

The event is free of charge and open to the public.

For further information, call WBFO at 829-6000.

Dinner to benefit scholarship fund

Physical therapist Alfred T. Caffiero, a role model for students, faculty, patients and friends alike, is being honored for his lifetime achievements by the School of Health Related Professions.

University administrators plan to announce the establishment of the Alfred T. Caffiero Endowed Scholarship Fund for physical therapy students at a dinner honoring him at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the University Inn & Conference Center, 2401 North Forest Road, Getzville.

A clinical instructor in the School of Health Related Professions and a physical therapist who has practiced for more than 40 years in Western New York, Caffiero has treated hundreds of patients. He also has mentored dozens of UB physical therapy students.

Tickets for the dinner reception are $50, with the entire amount going to the scholarship fund. Tickets may be purchased by calling 829-3434, ext. 269.

Donations to the Alfred T. Caffiero Endowed Scholarship Fund can be sent to the School of Health Related Professions, 435 Kimball Tower, South Campus. Checks should be made payable to the UB Foundation Inc.

UB adds 2 nutrition programs

Two new programs in nutrition have been approved at UB, beginning this academic year.

Both programs, a five-year bachelor’s/master’s degree in exercise nutrition and a dietetic internship, are being offered through the Department of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in the School of Health Related Professions.

The exercise-nutrition option combines an undergraduate degree in exercise science with a master’s degree in nutrition. Frank J. Cerny, chair of the department, predicted it will be a popular option.

"The study of the role of nutrition in exercise science has become increasingly important as we learn more about how nutritional components affect cell function," Cerny said. "The interaction between nutrition and exercise in wellness and disease promises many research and job opportunities for our students."

Peter Horvath, associate professor of nutrition and physiology, will direct the program, which will begin in spring 2001.

The dietetic internship program will provide students who have a bachelor’s degree in nutrition placement in settings where they can complete the required 928 hours of supervised practice needed to qualify for the registered dietitian’s exam.

The internship program will begin in August 2001. Mary Platek, clinical instructor in the department, will be the director.

Theatre and Dance to offer productions

The Department of Theatre and Dance will present Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s "The Visit" today through Sunday and Nov. 16-19 in the Drama Theatre, and Stephen Sondheim’s "Assassins" Nov. 15-19 in the Black Box Theatre. Both venues are located in the Center for the Arts.

"The Visit" tells the story of a wealthy woman who returns to her debt-ridden hometown and offers to help the citizens. But there is a condition: she wants the life of a villager who years ago had caused her to be expelled from the town in disgrace.

Directed by Kazimierz Braun, the play will be a fully mounted production and feature an all-student cast. Performance times are at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

In "Assassins"—music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman—times and places collide on stage as assassins tackle the dark side of American politics, American culture and the American Dream. The inner motives of nine people who tried—some successfully—to kill the president are revealed using American musical styles from the Civil War ballad to contemporary pop songs.

"Assassins" will be directed by Gerald Finnegan, with choreography by Lynne Kurdziel-Formato and musical direction by Michael Hake. Performance times are at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets for "The Visit" are $12 for the general public and $5 for students. All tickets for "Assassins" are $5. Tickets may be purchased in the Center for the Arts box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For general information, call 645-ARTS.

Nominations sought for civic award

The Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs is seeking nominations for the first Mildred Francis Lacey Award for excellence in civic responsibility.

The award honors Lacey, a public benefactor who contributed time and money to help area institutions and organizations that promoted programs for the benefit of the public.

The award will recognize individuals and/or organizations that promote community service, engender civic pride, promote the general welfare and improve the quality of life in the City of Buffalo and exemplify excellence in civic responsibility in Buffalo.

Nominations should be mailed by Nov. 15 to the Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs, 548 Capen Hall.

For further information, call 645-2097.