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Winter parking rules go into effect Nov. 15

Parking and Transportation Services is reminding members of the UB community that winter parking regulations will take effect on Nov. 15 and be enforced through April 15.

During this period, overnight parking is restricted to designated spaces and lots on the North and South campuses between the hours of midnight and 6:30 a.m.

Click here for a list of lots for overnight winter parking, as well as a list of winter parking tips.

For more information, contact Parking and Transportation services at 645-3943.

Webinar targets holiday stress

The Employee Assistance Program is offering a Webinar to help UB employees and their families handle the stress inherent with the upcoming holiday season.

The Webinar, presented by New York State Balance, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus. It is free and open to all UB faculty and staff, and their family members.

To register, click here.

UB team ‘freezin’ for a reason’

UB’s Polar Plunge team is looking for faculty, staff and students willing to take a dip in Lake Erie next month to benefit the Special Olympics.

The Western New York Polar Plunge is one of 10 plunges taking place across New York State from Nov. 7 through March 13 to raise money for the Special Olympics.

The Western New York plunge will take place Dec. 6 at Hamburg Town Beach. Check-in begins at 9 a.m.; the plunge is at noon. Transportation will be provided from the North Campus to Hamburg for all UB team members who register in advance.

UB is competing with other local college and universities for number of participants and money raised. The goal is to have more than 100 members on the UB team and raise at least $10,000, according to team organizers Amy Wilson, associate director of the Center for Student Leadership & Community Engagement, and Mark Gates, university police officer.

Participants may register online; be sure to register under “Join a Team” and select the “University at Buffalo.”

For more information about the Polar Plunge or the UB team, contact Wilson at abwilson@buffalo.edu or Gates at mgates@buffalo.edu, or access the WNY Polar Plunge Web site.