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William Dudley to speak at UB
William C. Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will discuss “How Goes the Recovery? Challenges for the Nation, the Region and the Fed” during a lecture at UB on Oct. 27.
Dudley’s visit to campus will begin with a reception from 3:30-4 p.m. in the Tiffin Room in the Student Union North Campus, followed by his remarks and a question-and-answer session from 4-5 p.m. in the Student Union Theater.
Both the reception and the lecture are free and open to the public. Click here to make a reservation. For more information, call 881-1706.
The event is sponsored by the School of Management, Office of Economic Engagement and the Office of the Provost.
As the 10th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Dudley serves as the vice chair and a permanent member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the group responsible for formulating the nation’s monetary policy.
He previously served as executive vice president of the Markets Group at the New York Fed, where he also managed the System Open Market Account for the FOMC. The Markets Group oversees domestic open market and foreign exchange trading operations and the provisions of account services to foreign central banks.
Prior to joining the bank in 2007, Dudley was a partner and managing director at Goldman Sachs and was the firm’s chief U.S. economist for a decade. Earlier in his career at Goldman Sachs, he held a variety of roles, including a stint when he was responsible for the firm’s foreign exchange forecasts. Before joining Goldman Sachs in 1986, he was a vice president at the former Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. Dudley was an economist at the Federal Reserve Board from 1981-83.
Dudley serves as chairman of the G-10 Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems at the Bank for International Settlements, and is a member of the board of trustees of the Economic Club of New York. He was a member of the Technical Consultants Group to the Congressional Budget Office, 1999-2005.
Scholarship Gala to benefit students
UB will hold its fifth annual Scholarship Gala Nov. 6 in Alumni Arena, North Campus.
The event, which raises funds for undergraduate and graduate student scholarships, will help open doors for more students who hope to attend UB or who already are enrolled but need financial assistance. Only about half of UB students who qualify for financial aid receive it through scholarships and grants, while the others use jobs, work-study programs and student loans to help pay the bills.
President John Simpson initiated the UB Scholarship Gala in 2006 as one of the university’s premier events to raise scholarship funds and increase access to the university.
“Our students are, very literally, our future—the future of UB and of the larger communities we serve here in Western New York and across the globe,” Simpson said. “I said when I arrived in Buffalo that I considered broadening access to public higher education to be a priority. We must make it possible for more students, no matter what their field or their academic record, to attend the university and receive a high quality education.”
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York and Turner Construction are the presenting sponsors of this year’s gala, which is scheduled from 6-11 p.m. in the Edward L. Wright Practice Facility (formerly called the triple gym) and will include dinner, dancing, auctions, raffles and an “Apprentice-style” competition among UB marketing students.
UB students will play a big part in the evening’s entertainment: the UB marching band, members of the Zodiaque Dance Company and theater students will perform. Student athletes and honors students serve as volunteers at the event, which has raised $650,000 to date.
Gala co-chairs are Andy and Helen Cappuccino, 1988 graduates of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, where they serve as members of the dean’s advisory council. Helen is a surgeon at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and a trustee of the UB Foundation. Andrew is president and owner of Buffalo Spine Surgery and serves on the medical staff of the Buffalo Bills.
Tickets to the 2010 gala are $200, with sponsorship opportunities and tables from $2,500. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 881-1709 or click here.
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‘Dig it’ for breast cancer research
The UB volleyball team is holding its annual "Dig for the Cure" event during its match on Saturday against Central Michigan to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.
Fans attending the match at 6 p.m. in Alumni Arena can support the cause by making pledges per dig, assist, kill or ace with any member of the UB volleyball team. A limited number of pink Buffalo Bulls T-shirts will be available for sale.
Tickets can be purchased at Bulls Ticket Central or at the Alumni Arena ticket office.
The team is partnering with WeCanRow-Buffalo, N.Y., for the event, which benefit Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Edgecombe to deliver Bullough Lecture
Kay Edgecombe, internationally known for her development of the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU), will present the School of Nursing’s 14th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Adams Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo.
The lecture, “Dedicated Education Units—Authentic Collaboration,” is free and open to the public.
A lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Flinders University, Australia, Edgecombe has focused her research on the transfer of learning from theory to practice, having developed the conception and initial implementation of the Dedicated Education Units in 1996.
The DEU is an innovative approach to nursing education that combines the academic expertise of faculty educators with hospital staff nurses. Students, faculty and staff nurses become part of a team for teaching best practices in nursing care to undergraduate nursing students. Since 1996, this model has been used in a number of countries.
Edgecombe is exploring further development of the DEU via a current tour of a number of schools of nursing throughout the U.S., culminating in her visit to UB.
A specialist in infection control and wound management, Edgecombe maintains Australia’s longest-running infection control course for nursing clinicians.
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Theatre and Dance to present ‘Oleanna’
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present David Mamet’s “Oleanna” October 27-31 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
“Oleanna” debates important issues of political correctness, sexual harassment, elitism in education and traditional male dominated social hierarchies. Mamet uses his two characters to represent opposing social groups and further intensifies their struggle by placing them in the cramped setting of a university professor’s office. He sets the scene and leaves his characters to duke out the savage battle until the very last phone call.
UB’s production, directed by Kazimierz Braun, professor of theatre and dance, will present three casts of two people to highlight the changing relationship of Oleanna’s two characters.
Tickets for “Oleanna” are $18 for the general public and $10 for students and senior citizens, and are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
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Dzombak to deliver AEESP Lecture
David Dzombak, the Walter J. Blenko Sr. Professor of Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, will deliver the 2010-11 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors’ (AEESP) Distinguished Lecture at 11 a.m. Oct. 22 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Dzombak, who also serves as faculty director of the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research at Carnegie Mellon, will speak on “Geologic Sequestration of CO2: Evaluating and Monitoring Seal Rock Integrity.” He will present an overview of carbon capture and geologic sequestration (CCS)—the leading technology under development for management of CO2 separated and captured from large emission sources, such as electronic power plants—and the challenge of risk assessment in relation to deployment of the technology.
The AEESP Distinguished Lecture is sponsored by the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering; the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; the Department of Geology; and the Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) program, with additional support from Stevenson Environmental Services.
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