"Speak Up and Get Ready for the Silence," will be the topic when Mary Roseberry, professor in the Humanities Division of Niagara County Community College, addresses the American Council on Education, National Identification Program for Women in Education (ACE/NIP). The breakfast meeting will be held Nov. 3 from 8:30-10 a.m. in the small dining room of Building G at Niagara County Community College, 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd., Sanborn, N.Y.

Goal of the organization, which is approaching its third decade, is inclusion of women's voices and values along with that of men in molding the future of higher education. The 1994 ACE/NIP Vision Statement speaks of the necessity of creating a climate in which the voices of women are valued in setting the public agenda.

Cost of the breakfast session is $7. Reservations should be made by Oct. 31. Call 731-3271, ext. 530.

DESIGN STUDENT WINS NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Kristinn Richard Rzepkowski, a junior in the UB Art Department Communication Design Program, has been named a 1995-96 recipient of an $800 scholarship from the National Scholarship Trust Fund of the Graphic Arts (NSTF).

Rzepkowski is one of 245 scholarship recipients selected from more than 2,000 applicants to the NSTF in 1995-96. He received NSTF scholarships for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 academic years.

The fund is a 39-year-old non-profit organization that offers education assistance to student artists to encourage their involvement in the communications industry.

CONFERENCE ADDRESSES RESOURCES TO END FAMILY VIOLENCE

Susan McLeer, chair of UB's Department of Psychiatry, will be keynote speaker at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27 in 106 O'Brian Hall, North Campus, at a conference on coordinating community resources to combat family violence.

The conference is sponsored by Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy. Workshops will follow the keynote address from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

UB GALLERY INITIATES SATURDAY ART LECTURES

The University at Buffalo Art Gallery has announced a series of free, public art lectures on Saturday mornings to introduce current exhibitions and discuss the gallery's unique mission in Western New York.

The lectures will take place at noon on Saturdays through December in the gallery, located in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. For an updated schedule of speakers and topics, call the gallery at 645-6913. In addition to the lecture hours, the UB gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Current exhibitions include a solo show of work by Western New York artist Alfonso Volo through Nov. 5, a solo exhibition of work by nationally recognized painters Matthew Weinstein and Lydia Dona and the continuing exhibit of Simon Unger's installation, "Red Vertical."

GRADUATE GROUP MEETS; TO CO-SPONSOR DISCUSSION ON DEATH PENALTY

Graduate Group on Justice in Democracy will met Monday, Oct. 30 from noon to 2 p.m. in 1010 Clemens Hall. The group will focus in setting the agenda on a lecture series, research, publications and community work. Lunch will be provided.

The group is co-sponsoring "MUMIA: A Struggle Against Racism and the Death Penalty in America," Oct. 27 from 6-9 p.m. in Harriman Hall, South Campus, featuring Bruce Jackson and Charles Carr as speakers, panelists Chuck Culhane, Samantha Dow, Daniel Fynch and Ed Wolkenstein and music and poetry with Elliot Smith of the Marshall Badger Band and Ken Sherwood and various concerned poets and political prisoners.

KIRKBY-ROOLEY DUO OFFERS 'THEATRE OF MUSICKE'

The Kirkby-Rooley Duo, acclaimed internationally for their early-music practice and performance, will present the second concert in this season's Slee/Visiting Artist Series at 8 p.m. Nov. 4 in Slee Concert Hall.

Since 1974, soprano Emma Kirkby and lutenist Anthony Rooley have been presenting the repertoire of the 16th and 17th centuries for voice and lute. They will perform "The Theatre of Musicke," consisting of restoration ayres by Purcell, Lawes, Locke, Blow, Eccles and Weldon.

Tickets are $4, students; $5, senior citizens; $8 for the UB community and $10 for all others, and may be purchased at the door one hour prior to the performance. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Center for the Arts Box Office (noon-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday) or by calling TicketMaster at 852-5000.

The concert is sponsored by the UB Department of Music. For more information, call 645-2921.

QIGONG INSTITUTE TO HOLD MEDITATION PROGRAM

The UB Qigong Institute will hold a Buffalo Qigong Day on Sunday, Oct. 29 in 210 Student Union on UB's North Campus.

The National Institutes of Health recently announced its endorsement of meditation as a remedy for chronic pain and insomnia. Qigong is an ancient Chinese form of meditation that heals the mind as well as the body.

The program will be presented by qigong practitioners from Buffalo and Toronto. Admission is free, with registration at 12:30, followed by lectures and workshops from 1-4 p.m. The program will include a trip to Niagara Falls for an outdoor practice session. Refreshments will be served. Those traveling to Niagara Falls are asked to bring along a blanket. For more information, call 689-3947.

SELECT-A-SEAT NIGHT TO INCLUDE BASKETBALL SCRIMMAGE

The Division of Athletics will hold a basketball "Select-A-Seat Night" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 in Alumni Arena. Athletics staff will be available to help fans select seats and the Bulls will hold an intrasquad scrimmage beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Season tickets start at $63 and include all men's and women's games. For more information, call 645-3178.

ZODIAQUE TO STAGE DANCE CONCERT AT UB

The Zodiaque Dance Company of the University at Buffalo, directed by Linda Swiniuch, will present a dance concert, "Choices" from Nov. 1-5 at 8 p.m., and on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m., in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts.

Theme of the concert is diversity and pieces presented will incorporate a variety of choreographic themes and dance forms from tap to blues. Music styles include compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams; traditional Gaelic music; a flute, drum and voice score by "Echoes of Incas," and American popular music.

Choreographers are Karen Georger, Tressa Gorman Crehan, Shelley Hain, Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, Eileen Lambert, Linda Swiniuch, Joyce Miller, Tom Ralabate, William Thomas.

The company includes Jessica E. Abell, Kristy Argentieri, Cheri Celentano, Elaine Cretaro, Tracy Degenfelder, Jody Dombrowski, Jennifer Hammond, Jaimie L. Hollmer, Kristin L. Knighton, Tawnya S. Malinowski, Katie Margetanski, Kristine D. Meyer, Jodi Marie Peters, Stephanie Plahitko, Debrah Pokorski, Elizabeth M. Polito, Karen Joy Schupp, Heather Shillinglaw, Cynthia T. Smith, Tracy L. Smith, Melissa I. Speight, Storm Sundberg, Michele Utzig, Jill Ann Wolins and Stacy L. Zawadzki..

Tickets are $10 (general admission) and $5 (students and seniors) and can be obtained at the Center for the Arts ticket office (645-ARTS) or at any TicketMaster outlet.

GLOBAL STUDIES CONFERENCE SET

The Center for Global and Comparative Studies in Education is hosting the Northeast/Midwest regional conference of the Comparative & International Education Society Oct. 27 and 28 at the Niagara Falls Ramada Inn.

The theme is "Global Ascendancy and Local Challenges in Education and Development." Scholars will discuss educational leadership, the service university and academic freedom, gender and minority issues, regional integration, multicultural education, educational reform, teacher education.

VESPERS FOR REFORMATION IN SLEE CONCERT HALL

Vespers for Reformation will be presented Sunday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. in Slee Concert Hall on the UB North Campus. The music vespers, free and open to the public, include organ music and a bell choir from First Trinity Lutheran churches of Lockport and Tonawanda. It is sponsored by the Lutheran Campus Ministry in association with Michael P. Burke, UB director of music. For more information call Rev. Roger O. Ruff, 688-4064.