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Gala to raise money for scholarships
UB’s fourth Scholarship Gala to raise funds for undergraduate and graduate student scholarships across the university will be held Nov. 7.
Western New York community leaders Keith Stolzenburg and Carol Fatta will host the event at 6 p.m. in the Triple Gym in Alumni Arena, North Campus.
Nearly half of last year’s UB undergraduates needed financial aid and only about half of these students received assistance through scholarships and grants. The other students turned to student loans, work-study programs and part-time work.
“Scholarship support is critical to creating new opportunities for our students in every field and at every level of academic study,” said President John B. Simpson. “UB is committed to ensuring access to opportunities and benefits afforded by a first-rate education. This event is one important way we can raise awareness about student needs and increase resources for them.”
Stolzenburg is partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Buffalo. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the UB School of Management in 1981 and 1987, respectively.
Fatta and her husband, Angelo, established the Fatta Foundation, a charitable family foundation that supports the welfare and development of children in Western New York.
The event will feature student entertainment, auctions and raffles. Entertainment will be followed by dinner and dancing. For ticket or sponsorship information, contact Suzanne Chamberlain at 881-1706 or chamberl@buffalo.edu.
Zagajewski to present Silverman reading
Award-winning Polish poet, novelist and essayist Adam Zagajewski will present the 2009 Oscar Silverman Reading at 8 p.m. Nov. 6 in 250 Baird Hall, North Campus.
The reading, sponsored by the Department of English, will be free and open to the public.
Zagajewski is a writer known for his lyrical approach to metaphysical and cultural problems and has been cited by The New York Review of Books as “one of the most familiar and highly regarded names in poetry, both in Europe and in this country.” He enjoys a wide international readership, in part, because his poetry maintains its power even in translation.
Considered one of the “Generation of ’68” or “New Wave” writers in Poland, Zagajewski’s earlier work was protest poetry, but the American public became familiar with him through his poem “Try To Praise The Mutilated World,” published after 9/11 in The New Yorker.
Zagajewski currently he is a visiting professor at the University of Chicago
The Oscar Silverman Reading is presented annually in memory of the distinguished scholar and teacher who chaired the Department of English from 1955-63.
New music faculty debut in concert
The Department of Music will introduce its newest faculty members in flute and piano during a concert to be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
Featured in the concert will be Barry Crawford, adjunct assistant professor, on flute, and Eric Huebner, visiting assistant professor, on piano. Jean Kopperud, associate professor, will play the clarinet during the recital.
Crawford is currently principal flute of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Poetica Musica, Ensemble Pi and Sedna Winds. He regularly performs as a guest artist with some of New York’s leading ensembles, including the American Ballet Theater, Brandenburg Ensemble, the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, the Zankel Band, Cygnus, Fireworks, Argento, Quintet of the Americas and the Riverside Symphony.
Huber has drawn worldwide acclaim for his performances of new and traditional music since making his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 17. He appears frequently as guest pianist and soloist with the New York Philharmonic, as well as a soloist with the Zankel Band, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Slee Sinfonietta, Riverside Symphony, Redlands Symphony and the Juilliard Orchestra. Since 2001, Huebner has been a member of Antares, a quartet comprised of clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for faculty/staff/alumni, senior citizens and non-UB students, and free for UB students with valid ID. Tickets can be obtained at the Slee Hall box office, the Center for the Arts box office and all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
UB to host POMS
The Department of Chemistry will host the 37th Ontario-Québec Physical Organic Mini-Symposium [POMS] Nov. 13-15 on the UB North Campus.
POMs brings together researchers who apply physical organic chemistry principles in all aspects of chemical sciences, including biological and materials chemistry.
The conference, which usually rotates among several universities in Ontario and Quebec, is being held at UB this year in recognition of the university’s past participation in the conference and its location on the U.S.-Canadian border.
UB previously hosted the 26th POMS in 1998.
Organizers of the 37th POMS are John P. Richard, professor of chemistry, and Tina L. Amyes, adjunct associate professor of chemistry.
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Brown Bag concert ‘on the edge’
The free monthly Brown Bag Concert presented by the Department of Music will take place at noon Tuesday in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
The concert will feature student performers enrolled in the “On the Edge” class, taught by Jean Kopperud, associate professor of music.
Now in its 11th season, the Brown Bag series of free, informal concerts presented during the lunch hour allows patrons to catch a glimpse of the kind of programming offered on a regular basis by the Department of Music. Patrons are encouraged to bring their lunch and enjoy a complimentary cup of Tim Hortons coffee. Each attendee will receive a pair of complimentary tickets to a more formal concert within the following month.
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