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Faculty from the Nurse Anesthesia Program at UB will join with ophthalmologists from Eye Health Associates of Western New York to provide free cataract surgery to Western New Yorkers who need the operation but aren't covered by insurance.

"Free Cataract Surgery Day" will be held on Saturday, May 3, in the Eye Health Associates facility at 170 Maple Road, Williamsville. Surgery will be performed in the facility's free-standing, ambulatory surgery center by Kenneth Anthone, UB clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology, and Andrew Siedlecki.

Anesthesia care will be donated by Michael Fallacaro and Thomas Obst, clinical assistant professors in the UB School of Nursing and co-directors of its Nurse Anesthesia Program, and Edward McHugh, clinical instructor in the nursing school.

Eye Health Associates serves as the UB clinical training site for students in the Nurse Anesthesia Program.

Screening of potential patients will take place from 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, and Friday, May 2.

The free surgery is part of a national effort involving 1,500 physicians around the U.S to serve the uninsured. The local volunteers hope to perform 12 cataract surgeries this year, their second in the program. Last year they operated on eight patients. The free service includes the standard 90-day follow-up period.

Anyone interested in being screened for the free surgery should call 634-4050.

SENIOR ALUMNI LUNCHEON MAY 14 WILL FOCUS ON CONSUMER ISSUES

A crash course on "how to be a smarter consumer" will be the topic of the UB Senior Alumni Luncheon to be held at noon on May 14 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.

Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research at UB and chair of the Department of Marketing, will tell participants how to get the most for their money as consumers and determine whether a bargain is really a bargain. Participants will conduct a "taste test" of house brands vs. brand-name products.

Jain also will discuss the role of coupons and special store-issued "club" cards, and the motives behind other marketing tactics.

Luncheon tickets are $10 each.

Graduates and individuals who have completed 12 semester hours as matriculated students in a degree program at UB are eligible to join the Alumni Association. The senior luncheon series is designed for UB senior alumni, their spouses and guests.

For reservations and more information, call the UB Office of Alumni Relations, 829-2608.

UB AT SUNRISE TO FOCUS ON NEED FOR BOLD PLANS TO FIX CITY AND SUBURB

There's no magic wand for fixing the economic and fiscal problems confronting the Buffalo area, Henry Louis Taylor Jr. will tell those attending a UB at Sunrise breakfast program at 7:30 a.m. on May 15, in the Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst.

"Cast Away Your Illusions: It Will Take Bold Plans to Fix the City and Suburb" is the title that Taylor, director of the University at Buffalo Center for Urban Studies, has selected for his presentation.

Taylor believes that Greater Buffalo's economic and fiscal problems cannot be solved without a regional approach to growth and development based on re-inventing the urban metropolis, grappling with the questions of race and class, and attacking the problems of uneven development between the central city and suburbs.

The key to making regionalism work on the Niagara Frontier, he maintains, is creating a new vision based on those three premises.

"UB at Sunrise" is a series of breakfast programs jointly produced by the UB Alumni Association and UB's Office of Conferences and Special Events, News Services and Office of Publications. It also is supported by the Office of University Development and Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs. The Buffalo/Niagara Marriott is corporate sponsor of "UB at Sunrise."

The price of the May 15 program, which will include a full breakfast, is $10 for UB Alumni Association members and $12 for all others.

For more information, contact the alumni association at 829-2608. Ticket orders must be received by May 13.

SILS OFFERS FREE VIDEO ON EFFECTIVE INTERVIEWING

Techniques for negotiating reference interviews are demonstrated on a videotape produced by students in the School of Information and Library Studies. The 13-minute video describes open questioning, active listening, paraphrasing and other tools for effective interviewing. A free copy of "Reference Negotiation: Interview Techniques" is available by sending a blank VHS videotape, self-addressed mailing label and $3 for postage to: Reference Video, School of Information and Library Studies, 534 Baldy Hall, Box 60102, Buffalo, N.Y. 14260-1020.

PEGELS RECEIVES FIRST CRYSTAL BUFFALO AWARD

The university's first Crystal Buffalo Award has been presented by UB School of Management alumnus William McHugh to his former professor, Carl Pegels, in recognition of Pegels' "Outstanding Teaching and Overall Guidance."

"The genius and uniqueness of Dr. Carl Pegels was his ability to get students involved and to bring the real world into the classroom," said McHugh, who received his MBA in 1979 and is chief operating officer and executive vice president of Independent Health in Williamsville.

Established this year, the new Crystal Buffalo Award program offers the opportunity for UB supporters who give new annual gifts of $1,000 or more, as well as supporters who increase their giving to that level over prior years' gifts, to honor a current or emeritus faculty member, or current staff, for their guidance and support.

Pegels, who has taught in the UB management school for more than

30 years, received doctoral and master's degrees in management from Purdue University, and a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Detroit Institute of Technology.

WOMEN'S CLUB TO HAVE SPRING LUNCHEON, INSTALLATION

The UB Women's Club Spring Luncheon and installation of officers will take place May 3 at 11:30 a.m. in the Harriman Student Center on the South Campus. The Women of Studio Arena will present "Visions of Seasons Past," a traveling show of original costumes.

A highlight will be presentation by President and Mrs. William R. Greiner of UB Women's Club Commemorative Sesquicentennial Awards to two undergraduate students for outstanding service to the university.

The following officers will be installed: president, Dawn Harvorsen; vice president, Julia Cohan; treasurer, Lona Allendoerfer; recording secretary, Karen Fountain; corresponding secretary, Carmella Hanley; members-at-large, Lee Baker, Romaine Rustum, Joan Ryan.

Twenty-five-year members will be honored with the presentation of a special print and 50-year founding members will be recognized. Hospitality chairs are Shirley Buckle and Maria Coburn.

The Annual UB Women's Club Flower Sale is now in progress. Top- quality geranium plants in scarlet red, white and pink are available in 4 1/2-inch pots for $1.80 each or $20 per dozen. Beautiful red, pink, white or mixed impatiens are available in 10-inch hanging pots for $10 each and six-plant packs for $1.50 a pack. New this year are 10-inch hanging pots of ivy geraniums at $10 each.

The deadline for orders is Friday, May 2, and pickup will be Wednesday, May 14, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Center for Tomorrow. To place an order and for more information call Judy Baumer, 688-4508. Proceeds of the sale go to support the Grace Capen Academic Award Fund.

Group activities in May are:

Book group, Monday, May 12, 12:30 p.m. at the home of Irene Swiatowy, for planning session. Rita Jenczka, co-hostess.

Money and Investing, Wednesday, May 14, Sean Patrick's Restaurant, Getzville, 6:30 p.m. for planning session and discussion; Janet Fedor, Norma Rubin, co-chairs.

Evening Gourmet will close the year Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. with an Indian Banquet at Tandoori's Authentic Indian Cuisine, Williamsville; Meena Rustgi, Norma Rubin. co-chairs.

Bridge Flight, closing dinner and bridge evening, Tuesday, May 20, 6 p.m., Wah Sing Restaurant in Buffalo; Marie Schillo, chair.

Membership in the Women's Club is open to any woman interested in service to the university and the purposes of the club.

FIRST SUMMER ALUMNI COLLEGE PROGRAM TO BE HELD AT CHAUTAUQUA

College will be "in session" from June 29-July 5 at the Chautauqua Institution when the UB Alumni Association holds its first Summer Alumni College Program. The program, focusing on "The Built Environment," will be conducted by Bruno Freschi, dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning, who will share his global perspectives on the design and impact of houses, cities and public spaces.

Freschi, who is working on

waterfront plans for Buffalo and Tacoma, Wash., developed the master plan for Vancouver's World Exposition. He has won many awards, including the Order of Canada, the highest honor the

Canadian government bestows upon an individual.

Those enrolled in the UB program also will be able to participate in the Chautauqua Institution's week-long program on "The Politics of the Environment," an in-depth look at the past and present debate over the use and preservation of the natural environment. Speakers will include marine biologist Sylvia Earle and John Sawhill, president of the Nature Conservancy. Concerts and other special programs at the Institution during the week also will be available to those enrolled in the UB Alumni College.

The cost per person is $1,190, which includes double occupancy in the Athenaeum Hotel, meals, Chautauqua Platform Programs, gate pass, parking, reception, guided walking tour and class materials. Single rooms are available for the week for an additional $360. For those who make other living/dining arrangements or are residents of the Chautauqua Institution, pricing can vary.

Reservations for the UB college program must be made and paid for by May 15. Call 829-2608 for reservations and information.