Alumni Association to Present Spring Senior Lunch Series

By Mary Beth Spina

Release Date: February 6, 1998 This content is archived.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Non-verbal communication, lawn-care treatment, murder within the family and a tour of the Chautauqua Institution are among the topics to be addressed this spring during the University at Buffalo Senior Alumni Program Series.

All luncheons will be held at noon in the Center for Tomorrow on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

Mark deTurck, Ph.D., UB associate professor of communication, will kick off the spring series with a discussion on "The Body Speaks Louder Than Words" on Thursday, March 5. He will focus on how to "read" body language and other non-verbal forms of communication.

"A Theatrical Interlude" will be presented on Thursday, April 9 by Vincent O'Neill and Josephine Hogan of the Irish Classical Theatre Company. The actors, formerly members of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, will read from the works of Nobel Prize-winner William Butler Yeats, followed by a discussion and question-and-answer session.

Thomas S. Mang. Ph.D., research associate professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the UB's School of Dental Medicine, will discuss the potential environmental hazards of some lawn-care chemicals and their alternatives on Tuesday, May 12.

Murders within the family will be the topic of a talk to be delivered by Charles Patrick Ewing, Ph.D., UB professor of law and adjunct professor of psychology, on Wednesday, June 10. Nationally recognized as an expert witness and consultant, Ewing is author of "Fatal Families," "Kids Who Kill" and "Battered Women Who Kill."

The series' final offering for the semester will be a day-long tour of the Chautauqua Institution on Tuesday, June 30. The tour will feature lunch and a paddle-boat cruise on Chautauqua Lake.

Series luncheon tickets are $10 per person; cost of the Chautauqua excursion, including travel to and from UB, is $55.

The senior luncheon series is designed for UB senior alumni, their spouses and guests.

For further information or to make reservations, call the UB Office of Alumni Relations at 716-829-2608.