UB 'best buy' in rating by national magazine

UB has again made its appearance in Money magazine's best college buysÑmoving up 14 points to rank 29th among the nation's best values in higher education.

Among the top 10 best buys in the Northeast, the magazine rated UB sixth.

"We're not surprised to see UB leap up the rankings," said President William R. Greiner.

"People are beginning to understand that UB has outstanding faculty, very special opportunities for students, an increasingly rich campus life and one of the finest, most modern physical plants at any American university.

"And for all of that, tuition is still extremely reasonable."

Levine receives award for career achievement

Murray Levine, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Psychology, has received the Seymour B. Sarason Award for Community Research and Action from the American Psychology Association (APA) in recognition of career accomplishments. The award was presented during the APA's annual meeting, at which Levine addressed members on "Prevention and Community."

A faculty member since 1968, Levine serves as co-director of the Research Center for Children and Youth and adjunct professor of law. In 1994, he was named to the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect. He has written extensively on legal issues related to child abuse and neglect.

"Dead Man Walking" author to visit UB

Sister Helen Prejean, whose book, "Dead Man Walking," thrust her into the national spotlight and renewed public debate on capital punishment, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in the Mainstage, Center for the Arts.

A member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille, she served as national chairperson for the Committee to Abolish the Death Penalty. In 1994, she won the Christopher Award for Artistic Excellence and the American Library Association Award for Notable Book of the Year.

Tickets are $5 at the Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-6916, and at Ticketmaster locations.

Dental Society award to honor Ciancio

Sebastian G. Ciancio, professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology, has been selected to receive the Dental Society of the State of New York's Jarvie-Burkhart Award. The annual award recognizes outstanding service to mankind through dentistry and is the highest honor granted by the society.

Ciancio, who will receive the award at the society's annual banquet in November, is a graduate of the UB School of Dental Medicine. Recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in the fields of pharmacology and periodontology, he also serves as a clinical professor in the Department of Pharmacology.

In addition to his career as an educator, author, researcher and lecturer, Ciancio has served as president of the American Academy of Periodontology. He is editor of Biological Therapies in Dentistry and Periodontal Insights, newsletters for dental professionals.

Bobinski receives Meritorious Medal

George S. Bobinski, dean of the School of Information and Library Studies, recently received a Meritorious Medal from the Jagiellonian University for service to the university in Cracow, Poland. The award recognizes Bobinski's outstanding international expertise in the education of librarians worldwide and his devotion to the development of academic and cultural relations between the United States and Poland.

Over a four-year period, the UB library school hosted four visiting scholars from the Department of Library and Information Science at Jagiellonian University. Faculty from both schools contributed articles to a book, "The Role of Libraries in the Democratic Process."

Bobinski has served as a consultant to the library department at Jagiellonian and has helped host Jagiellonian scholars from a variety of other disciplines who have visited UB.

New official logo - you'll be seeing it soon on everything at UB

UB's new official logo, an intertwined treatment of the university's initials, soon will grace everything from business cards to t-shirts.

Designed by the Office of Publications, the logo was created at the request of President William R. Greiner. The interlocking letters are composed of a modified, computer-generated serif font. Supporting typography is in the fonts Frutiger and Minion italic.

A strong visual identityÑincluding quickly identifiable logos, signature marks and school colorsÑhelps to create a strong, familiar institutional presence. The purpose of the new interlinked logo is to provide just such a visual identity for UB.

The Office of Publications is working on a visual identity manual to provide the university community with detailed information regarding proper use of the new logo on university stationery and business cards. The manual is expected to be available in October.

Christine Vidal, Reporter editor

Look us over - the Reporter has a new design and a second color

With this issue, the Reporter is introducing a new look and re-introducing a second colorÑ"UB blue"Ñon Page One and as part of its weekly calendar.

The redesign is the result of the work of Rebecca Farnham, a member of the design staff in the Office of Publications, who worked with the staff of News Services this summer to give the Reporter a new look. Her goal: to streamline and modernize the newspaper's layout.

In the process, Farnham selected new typefaces, redesigned the Reporter's Page One "flag" to incorporate the university's new logo and added new icons to refer readers to the newspaper's Web site.

At the same time, the Reporter's online version is sporting a new look and organization executed by the Electronic Media Unit in the Office of Publications and coordinated by student assistant Navin Jain. Check it out at http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter.

The first issue of the redesigned ReporterÑin print and onlineÑincludes a new feature, "Q&A," that each week will feature, in his or her own words, a member of the faculty or professional staff.

A second new feature called "Transitions," highlighting individuals at the university who are "moving in," "moving up" and "moving on," will be introduced in next week's Reporter.

Christine Vidal, Reporter editor

All public areas fully cleaned after discovery of PCBs in Fargo Quad

Cleanup of PCBs discovered this summer in Fargo Quadrangle in three ground-floor equipment rooms used only for utility purposes is continuing and, according to a university official, "all public areas are fully cleaned."

The problem was identified in early August after a contractor installing a new hot-water system discovered PCB-laden fuel oil in an underground electrical conduit.

"We have tested all areas in and around the area of concern and, with the exception of the utility closet in the area, all levels of PCBs are below the EPA's limit," said Dennis Black, interim vice president for student affairs.

He added, "We expect that the limited clean-up that remains and monitoring that will continue will have no impact on the use of the facility."

Black said that the work on the hot-water system has been completed.

Arthur Page, News Services Director

UUP members to query union leaders Sept. 4 on tentative contract

Members of United University Professions at UB will have the opportunity to question statewide union leaders about the union's tentative contract agreement at a chapter meeting to be held on Thursday, Sept. 4, in Pistachio's in the Student Union on the North Campus.

UUP President William Scheuerman and Thomas Matthews, the union's chief negotiator, will discuss the tentative agreement, which was reached last month, during the business portion of the meeting, beginning at about 6 p.m. Ballots were mailed to members on Aug. 21. Votes will be counted on Sept. 19.

The tentative agreement would allow the state to "contract out" jobs performed by SUNY faculty or professional staff to external corporations, although union officials say the "extensive and complex procedural standards" the state would be required to meet in order to outsource jobs would deter the state from doing so. Union officials also say the tentative agreement prohibits the state from "contracting in" jobs to internal corporations such as the SUNY Research Foundation or the UB Foundation.

The full text of the tentative agreement is on the UUP Web site at http://www.uupinfo.org

Sue Wuetcher, News Services Associate Editor

Student Affairs honors 45 for service to UB

The annual Service Recognition Program for the Division of Student Affairs, held July 30 in the Center for Tomorrow, honored 45 employees for reaching their 10-, 20- and 30-year milestones. Awards were presented and President Greiner thanked the honorees for their dedicated service. The honorees are:

Thirty years: Erich Pfeiffer, William Sutz, Barbara H. Tuttle.

Twenty years: Marie Budzynski, Doreen Clarkson, Evelyn Duggan, Nancy M. Haenszel, Donald M. Ray, William Repschlager, Karl A. Schillo.

Ten years: Judith C. Apple-baum, Linda A. Baran, Joyce L. Bruder, James R. Caputi, Donna I. Cederman, Keith Curtachio, Alvin DeGlopper, Noreen A. Dzienciol, Debra A. Frantz, Jay Friedman, Roslyn Gorney, Anita Hathaway, Jacqueline Hitzges, Cheryl S. House, Glenda M. Jackson, Barbara Kalota-Mirabella, Bruce A. Kolesnick, Kathleen Milovich, Catherine Paschka, Elaine M. Piraino, Martha L. Roth, Dolores Scire, Kathleen R. Sears, John A. Sellick Jr., Anna Semen, Michael Stokes, Mable Tartt Sumpter, Jack L. Thompson, Barbara A. Umiker, Michael E. Virchau, James Wagner, Zham Wells, Dean A. Yerry, Theodora I. Zastempowski, Ann Zielinski.

Social Sciences opens Advisement Center

The Faculty of Social Sciences Advisement Center, located in 241 Park Hall, has been established to enhance advisement and provide liaison services between social sciences departments and the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Academic Advisement Center.

The director, Janet J. Mather, and a staff of peer advisors will offer advisement services to potential and accepted majors in the social sciences departments, including general education requirements, career and graduate/professional school opportunities, assistance for undecided students and those considering changing majors, advice on internship and research opportunities in the university and community. For more information, visit the center or call 645-6883.

U.S. courts to be topic of Senior Alumni lunch

Is the truth really the truth in the courtroom? Can jury selection influence the outcome of a trial? These issues will be raised when Charles Carr, clinical associate professor of law discusses "U.S. Courts Under the Microscope," opening the Senior Alumni Program fall luncheon series on Sept. 11 at noon in the Center for Tomorrow.

Carr, a faculty member since 1982, is a former special assistant attorney general in the New York State Department of Law. Other speakers in the series are Mary Cassata, associate professor of communication, who will take an in-depth look at who's watching soap operas on Oct. 29, and Wolfgang Wolck, professor of linguistics, who will examine regional speech patterns Nov. 19.

The luncheons will be held at noon in the Center for Tomorrow; tickets are $10 each, plus a $5 enrollment fee for the Senior Alumni Program. For more information, call 829-2608.

James Pappas works are on exhibit at University of Rochester

James G. Pappas, associate professor of African American studies, is a recognized regional artist whose latest works of abstract expressionism are featured in a solo exhibition, "Inner Space Continuum: The Next Generation," in the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery. The exhibition will run through Sept. 7.

Pappas, a UB faculty member since 1969, describes the paintings and drawings in the show as "an exploration of the ideas of time and space." His influences include his extensive knowledge of jazz masters and the works reverberate with the interplay between nature and technology, spontaneous aural cues and references to the history of blacks in film, one of Pappas' academic specialties.

Pappas was recently elected to the Class of 2000 by the Council of the Burchfield-Penney Art Center.

Program teaches how to cope with depression

A 12-week program teaching skills to help individuals cope with depression will be offered this fall. Participants in the "Coping With Depression" program will learn such techniques as relaxation, assertiveness, increasing positive activities and modifying negative thinking styles. John Roberts, assistant professor of psychology, noted that this program can be effective in combination with either medication or individual psychotherapy in cases of more severe depression. It also can be used alone for those with mild to moderate depression.

The registration deadline is Sept. 1. Classes will meet on the North Campus for two hours once a week beginning in mid-September. Participants can lower their fees by 50 percent if they join a three-center research project and complete questionnaires. Call 645-3697 for more information and registration.

MFC to offer paralegal certificate program for credit

Millard Fillmore College for the first time this fall will offer a 90-hour paralegal certificate program that can be taken for credit. Students who successfully complete the material will receive certificates of completion. It also may be taken as a non-credit course. "Paralegal Principles and Procedures," MFC 332, is designed for paralegals, other legal workers and students interested in the legal field.

Classes are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 20 through Nov. 9 in 4 Clemens Hall on the North Campus. Olga A. Hazlewood, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, will be the instructor. Registration deadline is Sept. 12. For more information, call 829-2202.