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Reporter resumes Fall publication Aug. 27
This issue of the Reporter is the second of two published during the summer. The publication of weekly issues for the fall semester will begin on Aug. 27.

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"Her leadership in this role on an interim basis during the past year has greatly enabled us to move forward our many efforts to put students first," said Dennis Black, vice president for student affairs, in announcing the appointment.

As dean of students, Ricotta will be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of a wide range of student-service units. They include the Office of Student Life, Student Health Center, Wellness Center, Counseling Center, Disability Services, Judicial Affairs, Ombudsman Program, Career Planning and Placement, Leadership Programs, Student Unions, New Student Programs, Student Activities, Student Multicultural Affairs and Greek Affairs.

A professor of English, Shechner is a literary scholar who specializes in contemporary American literature, the work of James Joyce and contemporary Jewish-American authors. These topics have been the subjects of his many published essays and journal articles. He also is the author of several books.

Shechner has held positions as a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Kobe (Japan), visiting lecturer at Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan) and last year as Fulbright lecturer at the Hebrew University (Jerusalem) and the University of Tel Aviv. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles and a doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley.

In addition to developing and overseeing undergraduate and graduate recruitment and advisement programs for the departments of Architecture and Planning, she is responsible for liaison activities for both activities for the School of Architecture and Planning at the university and SUNY levels.

Prior to assuming her new responsibilities, Zastempowski was senior admissions advisor for three years in the Office of Admissions, where she coordinated the university's semiannual open house. She joined UB in 1986 as assistant dean in the School of Pharmacy, a position she held for five years.

Thousands of records and CDs will be on sale at WBFO's final Vinyl and CD Madness, to be held Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30 in Allen Hall.The fund-raiser will benefit the operation and programming of WBFO-88.7FM, UB's National Public Radio affiliate.

WBFO members can preview and purchase items from 9-11 a.m. on Aug. 29. The general public will be admitted from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

The complex is being named in memory of Flickinger, Buffalo businessman and philanthropist and father of the 1993 World University Games. A longtime member of the UB Foundation Board of Directors, he received a SUNY honorary degree from UB in 1994.

President William R. Greiner and Reginald B. Newman, II, chair of the UB Foundation Board of Trustees, will present remarks. Mary Flickinger, widow of Burt Flickinger, and members of his family also will attend.

The complex of apartment-style housing offers 115 units in 13 buildings. The first students moved in in June. Constructed on land owned by the UB Foundation, the development is maintained by University Residence Halls.

Each two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath apartment in the complex offers 1,000 square feet of living space. The majority are two-story townhouses; 13 handicap-accessible apartments are housed in one-story, ranch-style units. Apartments are furnished with a refrigerator, gas stove, built-in microwave, garbage disposal and washer and dryer. All have central air conditioning and are hard-wired to connect directly to UB's computer network. Transportation to campus will be provided on a regular basis via shuttle.

The other officers for 1998-99 year are Donald C. Roberts of Kenmore, B.A. '93, an insurance executive with Potter, Harris & Scherrer, first vice president; Richard L. Friend of Williamsville, B.S. '68, MBA '70, a supervisory compliance officer with the National Labor Relations Board, vice president for athletics; Margaret W. Paroski of Buffalo, M.D. '80, medical director of the Erie County Medical Center, vice president for constituent associations; David J. Saleh of Corfu, B.S. '75, J.D. '78, an attorney with the Batavia firm of Oshlag and Saleh, vice president for finance; Leslie G. Foschio of Buffalo, B.A. '62, J.D. '65, magistrate judge with the U.S. District Court, vice president for membership and marketing, and Anne G. Gallagher of Buffalo, B.S. '96, a sales administrator with Rich Products, vice president for student relations.

New members of the board of directors serving two-year terms are Kevin Carter, J.D. '89; Richard D. Erb, B.A. '63; Robert A. Evans, B.S. '63, MBA '71; John P. Kowiak, B.S. '79, and Bridget E. Niland, B.A. '95, J.D., '98, Ed.M. '98.

Elected to the executive committee are Craig R. Cirbus of Getzville, B.S. '80; Beverly Foit-Albert of Orchard Park, M.A. '75; Jay R. Friedman of Tonawanda, B.A. '86; Gerald E. Kelly of Buffalo, MBA '80; Paul M. Moskal of Amherst, B.A. '76, J.D. '79; Karen K. Noonan of East Amherst, Ph.D. '86, and Therese M. Wegler of Tonawanda, B.A. '90.

The technology fee will increase by $50 a semester for full-time students to support Web-based services, including off-campus access, open ports for portable PC access, enhanced networking, work stations, software, upgrading of e-mail, Internet access and document preparation, improved academic computing infrastructure and an expanded digital library.

In addition, a new $30-a-semester campus-life fee will be charged to full-time students to support enhancement of student areas in academic units, aid student-focused activities, develop and improve student activity areas and services, and promote new campus-life initiatives, such as those in the areas of child care, student services and retention.

Both fees will be pro-rated per credit hour for part-time students.

Black noted that it is important for the university to invest in programs and services essential to delivering a high-quality, educational experience to students. "Consistent with university priorities, we need to further enhance our technology programs and services, and must also increase efforts to improve campus life," he said.

With UB receiving no additional state support in 1998-99, the fees will help the university maintain its commitment "to providing an educational environment that fosters student development aimed at student success in the post-graduation world," he said. The fee adjustments will be reflected in the comprehensive fee for Fall 1998 that will appear on statements that will be distributed to students this month.

A member of the UB faculty since 1993, Zimmerman is an expert in the areas of children's and young-adult services and literature, as well as computer applications for libraries and the integration of information technologies into the instructional process.

Zimmerman, who received a 1998 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, recently was selected from hundreds of distinguished nominees nationwide to serve on the Library Media Standards Committee of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She serves as the treasurer and an executive board member of the American Association of School Librarians.

A graduate of Carlow College, Zimmerman holds a master's degree in computer education and cognitive systems from the University of North Texas and a master's degree in library studies from the University of Pittsburgh. She received a doctorate in library and information studies from Texas Woman's University.

Accredited by the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the program is designed to enhance students' technical training and critical-thinking skills while building expertise in financial services, health services, international business, manufacturing and operations management, or management information systems.

Completion of the program will satisfy the 150-hour educational requirement for Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification. For more information, call the School of Management at 645-3204.

The study will be conducted by Richard Ohrbach, assistant professor in the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, who will evaluate two forms of treatment for the condition. Neither of the treatments, which will be free of charge for participants, involves medication.

Participants must come to the dental school on the South Campus for two one-to-two-hour treatment-and-evaluation sessions spaced about three weeks apart. Those interested in participating may call Maureen at 829-2241 weekdays 8:30 a.m. to noon or 1-4:30 p.m.

Elected as the association's vice presidents were Michael R. Brace of Boston, N.Y., financial analyst, National Bank of Canada; Arlene F. Kaukus of Buffalo, executive vice president, United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, and Marylou Borowiak of Elma, vice president and branch manager, Lockport Savings Bank.

Elected as secretary, treasurer and assistant treasurer, respectively, were Murray S. Marsh, Jr. of Jamestown, vice president and chief financial officer, WCA Healthcare System; Marco F. Benedetti of East Amherst, assistant controller, International Imaging Materials, and David R. Barrett of North Tonawanda, partner, Freed Maxick, Sachs & Murphy, P.C.

Elected to the association's board of directors were Gerald E. Murak of Getzville, president, Murak & Associates, and John G. Tierney of Clarence, vice president of corporate banking, Fleet National Bank.

Re-elected board members include Susan J. Grelick of Williamsville, supervisor of the Town of Amherst; Andrea G. Harden of Buffalo, human resources consultant, Praxair, Inc.; Carrie W. Kahn of East Amherst, president, CWK Enterprises; Joseph R. Kreuz of Kenmore, president, Advantage Opportunity Co., LP, and Michael J. Murray of Hamburg, partner, Ernst & Young.

It has been replaced by HUBNET2, which has been available since March. An expanded version of the Windows-based array of health and biomedical databases delivered across the Internet and accessed via the Web, HUBNET2 offers both Windows and Web access. HUBNET2 is located at http://hubnet2.buffalo.edu/

HUBNET is a collaborative project sponsored by UB, the Western New York Health Sciences Consortium and the Library Consortium of Health Institutions in Buffalo. The network offers electronic information resources that support patient care, biomedical research and educational programs at UB and 10 area health-care institutions.

UB faculty, staff and students, as well as anyone at a participating HUBNET institution, can access HUBNET2. In addition to UB, participants include Buffalo General Health System, Buffalo VA Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Erie County Medical Center Healthcare Network, Health Care Plan, Mercy Health System of Western New York, Millard Fillmore Health System, Research Institute on Addictions, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Sisters of Charity Hospital.

For information on connecting to HUBNET2 or assistance with technical questions, contact the HUBNET help desk at 829-3473 or e-mail hubnet@acsu.buffalo.edu

Evitts is executive director and Schwendler is an assistant director in the Office of Alumni Relations, which produces the program in cooperation with Adelphia Cable.

Since the program premiered in February 1996, viewers have been served a smorgasbord of subjects, among them holiday shopping hints, the role of soap operas in society, updates on UB's athletic programs, health and medical advances, and the opening of cultural exhibits and productions. A new program airs and is rebroadcast each month.

July's program features Mary Gresham, interim vice president for public service and urban affairs, discussing the "Wade in the Water" exhibit in the Center for the Arts; Susan Mistrett, director of the Let's Play Project!, and Jeff Sherven, instructional support assistant in the Experimental Print Imaging Center (ePIC), discussing ePIC and printmaking.

Air times during July on Adelphia Cable are 1 p.m. every Friday during the month and 6:30 p.m. every Sunday on Channels 10, 18, 23 or 30. The show also is shown at 6:30 p.m. every Friday on TCI Channel 21.

In August, Adelphia will air "UB Today" at 6:30 p.m. on Sundays. TCI will air the show at 6:30 on Fridays. Scheduled guests are Stephen Halpern, professor of political science, discussing the King Urban Life Center; Dennis Black, vice president for student affairs, discussing student drinking, and Bulls coach Craig Cirbus discussing the 1998-99 football season.

The half-day seminar is designed to update preparers of federal and state tax returns on current taxation issues, such as alternative minimum tax for individuals, marital dissolution, innocent spouse relief, information return changes for 1998 (forms 1098 and 1099) and miscellaneous updates and procedures.

Attendees will be awarded five CPE (Continuing Professional Education) units upon completion of the seminar. The cost of the seminar will be $75 for those who register before Aug. 11 and $90 for those who register after that date. Continental breakfast, refreshments, and materials will be included in the fee. Call 645-3200 to register; space is limited.

The study, being headed by Ralph Benedict, assistant professor of neurology, will be conducted at Buffalo General Hospital and Erie County Medical Center.

Participants will take four hours of written and oral tests. Their spouses, domestic partners or significant others also must take some of the tests.

Each primary participant will be reimbursed $50 for time and travel expenses. Those interested in being part of the study should call 898-3977.

Theodore Herman, clinical associate professor of medicine who is affiliated with Nephrology Associates of Western New York, is conducting the research in conjunction with the Hypertension Research Program of Amherst.

Volunteers will receive free physical exams, electrocardiograms and laboratory tests. Participants may be selected for one of two 17-week studies for which they'll be paid $500.

Anyone interested in participating should call 838-1295.