A full plate of activities celebrating the University at Buffalo's 150th anniversary gets under way this fall, beginning with a symposium on epidemiology and preventive medicine taking place Sept. 19-21 at Hyatt Regency Buffalo, sponsored by the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.Events are free of charge unless otherwise noted.
Also take a look at the Reporter Calendar and at Conferences & Special Events web site for additional information.
Friday, Sept. 27
Athletic Hall of Fame Awards Dinner and Historical Tribute
Sponsored by UB Alumni Association to honor athletes being inducted into UB
Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame, featuring historical tribute to
Division of Athletics. 6 p.m. cocktails in Alumni Arena followed by dinner
at 6:30 p.m. in
Center for the Arts. Tickets and reservations: Debra Palka, 829-2608.
Sunday, Sept. 29
Linda Yalem 5K Memorial Run
Annual run sponsored by Division of Student Affairs and Division of
Athletics in memory of UB student and to promote safety awareness programs
on campus. Starts (10 a.m.) and finishes in front of Alumni Arena.
Registration and fees: 645-3141.
UB and Buffalo in Film: The History of Independent Film/Video Making in
Western New York · Program I
Media Study Department series opens with compilation of silent films
depicting Buffalo at the turn of the century. At 7:30 p.m., Screening Room
112, Center for the Arts.
Distinguished Speaker Series Presents Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Sponsored by UB and Don Davis Auto World Lectureship Fund. Gates is W.E.B.
Du Bois Professor of Humanities at Harvard University, professor of
English, chair of Afro-American Studies Department and director of Du Bois
Institute for Afro-American Research. At 8 p.m., Center for the Arts.
Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.
Thursday, Oct. 3
"Border Disputes: Communications, Commerces and Cultures"
Symposium sponsored by Department of English and Department of Comparative
Literatures will use U.S. and Canadian border as organizing metaphor to
investigate edges of various identities, policies and practices. From 9
a.m. to 1 p.m., 120 Clemens Hall.
Health Care Frontiers
Health care trade fair with presentations and lectures. Sponsored by School
of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences and Health Care Trade Fair Association. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Student Union.
UB and Buffalo in Film: The History of Independent Film/Video Making in
Western New York · Program II
Media Study Department Series continues with commentary and panel
discussion of amateur and independent media history. At 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.,
Screening Room 112, Center for the Arts.
Music Alumni Sesquicentennial Concert
Co-sponsored by Music Department and UB Sesquicentennial Committee.
Featuring performances by several alumni/faculty performers: soprano Laura
Aikin, pianist Anthony de Mare, double bassist James Vandemark, guitar duo
of Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio and Amherst Saxophone Quartet.
8 p.m., Slee Concert Hall. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office,
645-ARTS, and Ticketmaster
outlets (852-5000).
Friday, Oct. 4
Sesquicentennial Academic Symposium: Does the Body Matter?
Examining the frontiers of knowledge in nature, society and culture,
symposium will explore if and how the body matters in the neurosciences and
the digital world of computer technology and will examine embodied nature
of change in the realms of biology and culture. Participants: Gerald
Edelman, 1972 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine; N. Katherine
Hayles, scholar, author of works on bodily basis of knowing in relation to
cultural contexts and changing technologies; Bruno Latour, author of books
and articles on society and technology; genetics scholar and author Richard
Lewontin, Agassiz Professor of Zoology and professor of biology at Harvard,
and medical anthropologist Margaret Lock, who has written on the difference
in cultural sense of body and mind. Sponsored by James Fenton Lectureship
Foundation and UB Sesquicentennial Committee. From 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
in Slee Concert Hall.
Triangulating the Bodies of Architecture
The 1996 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Northeast
Regional Meeting, hosted by School of Architecture and Planning. Through
Oct. 6 in Buffalo Marriott Hotel and at other sites.
The Legacy of Student Leadership
UB Sesquicentennial Student Leadership Conference, sponsored by Division of
Student Affairs and Leadership Program in Office of Student Life. UB
student leaders from recent decades return to campus to meet with current
student leaders and explore issues of student leadership at the university.
Opens with reception in Student Union; continues Saturday, Oct. 5.
Parents Weekend Check-In
From 4-8 p.m., 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Student Union lobby. Information:
Toby Shapiro, 645-6125.
Unveiling of UB's Bronze Buffalo
Life-sized bronze buffalo, replica of one that graced concourse of
Buffalo's old Central Terminal, will be installed on Coventry Loop in front
of Alumni Arena and Center for the Arts. At 5 p.m.
Art Department Faculty Exhibition and Invited Alumni Exhibition
Dual show sponsored by University Gallery. Opening and reception 6-8 p.m.,
University Gallery, Center for the Arts.
UB and Buffalo in Film: The History of Independent Film/Video Making in
Western New York · Program III
Media Study Department Series continues with screening of films made
specifically about UB during past 50 years. At 7:30 p.m., Screening Room
112, Center for the Arts.
Sesquicentennial Gala: "Step into My Dream"
A jazz and dance collaboration featuring the Parsons Dance Company and the
Billy Taylor Trio. At 8 p.m., Mainstage, Center for the Arts; with
post-show birthday party. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office,
645-ARTS.
Saturday, Oct. 5
Nursing for the 21st Century
Celebration of nursing's past and future sponsored by UB School of Nursing
in honor of its 60th anniversary. Daytime events in Buffalo Marriott Hotel
and UB Center for Tomorrow, with dinner and alumni recognition ceremony at
7:30 p.m.
Homecoming Parade
Sponsored by Division of Athletics. Begins at 9 a.m. On Main Street and
South Campus.
Parents/Homecoming Weekend
Lectures and tours sponsored by Office of Student Life begin at 10 a.m.
Information: Toby Shapiro, 645-6125.
Homecoming Pre-Game Tent Party
Sponsored by Office of Alumni Relations, casual brunch and entertainment in
University Stadium end-zone. 10 a.m. to kickoff at noon. Tickets: Debra
Palka, 829-2608. Limited number of tickets available at
door.
Homecoming Football Game · UB Bulls vs. Cornell
University
Gates open at 11 a.m., kickoff at noon in University Stadium; special
half-time activities. Tickets: 645-6666. Alumni tickets: 829-2608.
Parents/Homecoming Weekend Comedy Night Featuring Paula
Poundstone
Sponsored by Division of Student Affairs. At 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.,
Alumni Arena. Tickets: Student Union Ticket Office, 645-2353; Center for
the Arts Box
Office, 645-ARTS, and Ticketmaster outlets (852-5000).
Sunday, Oct. 6
Parents Weekend Brunch
Sponsored by Division of Student Affairs. From 10 a.m. to noon,
Pistachio's, Student Union. Tickets: Office of Student Life, 645-6125.
Thursday, Oct. 10
"150: A Sesquicentennial Slide Tour of UB's History"
UB archivist emeritus Shonnie Finnegan addresses UB at SUNRISE breakfast
program. At 7:30 a.m. in Center for Tomorrow. Tickets: Judith Schwendler,
829-2608
Creeley at 70 · Day 1
Three-day birthday tribute to distinguished American poet Robert Creeley,
SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Professor of Poetry and
the Humanities, opens with reading by poet Eileen Myles. Sponsored by Just
Buffalo Literary Center. At 8 p.m., Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center,
fourth floor, Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St. (entrance in rear of
building).
· Jazz concert with two of the country's most celebrated jazz
musicians:
composer and pianist Steve Kuhn and singer Carol Fredette. Reception, party
featuring Mercury Rev. At 8:30 p.m., Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center,
fourth floor, Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St. (entrance in rear of
building).
· Gospel Music Showcase with presentation, "The Old Ship of
Zion:
African-American Gospel Music," by Horace Boyer followed by concert
featuring Richard Smallwood. At 6:30 p.m., Mainstage, Center for the Arts.
Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.
Friday, Oct. 11
Creeley at 70 · Day 2
· Welcome by President William Greiner, readings by poets Gil
Sorrentino
and Amiri Baraka celebrate Robert Creeley's literary achievements and his
enormous influence on making of poetry in English. Sponsored by UB English
Department. From 3-5 p.m., Katharine Cornell Theatre, Ellicott Complex.
· Talk by noted American artist Jim Dine, friend and
collaborator of Robert
Creeley, followed by "A Conversation with Creeley" and a reading by him of
his poetry. Sponsored by Department of English. From 8:30-10 p.m.,
Katharine Cornell Theatre.
Saturday, Oct. 12
Creeley at 70 · Day 3
· Keynote poetry reading by Robert Creeley and John Ashbery.
Sponsored by
Department of English. From 4-5:15 p.m., Katharine Cornell Theatre;
followed by reception in Jane Keeler Room.
Sunday, Oct. 13
"Frontiers I"
Dance concert interpreting theme of UB sesquicentennial, explores new and
old frontiers in movement and music. Sponsored by Department of Theatre and
Dance. 2 p.m., Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts. Performances continue at
8 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays through Oct.
27. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.
Friday, Oct. 18
Sesquicentennial Gospel Music Workshop · Day 1
Gospel music to be explored and celebrated with lectures, seminars and
great singing in event sponsored by Office of the Vice President for Public
Service and Urban Affairs.
At 7 p.m., UB Gospel Choir and guest choirs open program; 7:30 p.m.,
discussion of "The Social and Cultural Functions of Gospel Music in
Churches Today" by the Rev. Troy Bronner, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
Mainstage, Center for the Arts. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office,
645-ARTS.
Saturday, Oct. 19
Sesquicentennial Gospel Music Workshop · Day 2
· Morning, afternoon workshops and seminars in Baird Hall
feature recording
artist Richard Smallwood and Horace Boyer, University of Massachusetts
professor and noted scholar, arranger and performer of African-American
gospel music. At 1 p.m., panel discussion of "The Social and Cultural
Functions of Gospel Music in Churches Today." Tickets: Center for the Arts
Box Office, 645-ARTS.
Sunday, Oct. 20
Celebration of 150 Years of the University Libraries
· Annual Meeting of Friends of the Health Sciences Library.
Talk by Martin
M. Cummings, former director of National Library of Medicine, on
19th-century library leader John Shaw Billings. From 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Austin Flint Main Reading Room, Health Sciences Library.
· Acquisition of Their Three Millionth Volume. Sponsored by
University
Libraries, includes exhibitions in all UB libraries from 1-3 p.m. and
presentation of CD-ROM on history of poetics produced by Poetry/Rare Books
Collection at 1 p.m. in Poetry/Rare Books Room, 420 Capen Hall.
NOVEMBER
Medical Ethics Symposium
National symposium on issues of medical ethics sponsored by UB School of
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Distinguished scholars and authors from
medicine, biomedical sciences, philosophy and other fields will discuss
topics including human genetics and public policy, health-care policy,
ethical implications of new technologies. Through Nov. 16 in Buffalo
Marriott and Drama Theatre, UB Center for
the Arts.