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Faculty, staff, students and the public looking for information about the university's office hours and class schedules during inclement weather can call 645-NEWS.
The telephone line will be available 24 hours a day. There never will be a busy signal since the line has the capacity to handle an unlimited number of calls simultaneously.
The standard recorded message will be "Offices are open and classes are being held as scheduled today at the University at Buffalo." The message will be changed appropriately as soon as university officials decide to alter office hours and class schedules due to weather conditions or other situations.
Corrections
Due to a typographical error, a story in the Nov. 7 print edition of the Reporter about UB surpassing the $200 million mark in the "Generation to Generation" campaign misstated the campaign goal. The goal is $250 million.
A caption on a file photo used to illustrate a story on the Poetry/Rare Books Collection that was published in the Nov. 7 issue of the Reporter implied that all of the items in the photo were part of the Poetry/Rare Books Collection. Some of the items in the photo are part of the collection of the University Archives.
Workshop set for teaching assistants
The Center for Teaching and Learning Resouces will offer a workshop for teaching assistants from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus.
The workshop is free; breakfast and lunch will be served.
Anyone interested in attending should register by Jan. 6 at the Center for Teaching and Learning Resources Web site at http://wings.buffalo.edu/vpaa/ctlr/, or by contacting Lisa C. Francescone at lcf@buffalo.edu or 645-7328.
Applicants for King scholarship sought
Applicants are being sought for the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Award, established by the Minority Faculty and Staff Association to honor a junior or senior who demonstrates high academic standards and leadership ability, and exemplifies a personal character that advances the spirit and philosophy of King.
The annual award—from $500 to $1,000—is supported by Kenneth Gayles, clinical assistant professor of medicine, local cardiologist and UB graduate, in honor of his late mother, Lula Gayles.
Eligible applicants must be under-represented persons of color, full-time juniors or seniors at UB, possess at least a 3.3 grade-point average and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Applications are due in 208 Norton Hall, North Campus, by 5 p.m. Jan. 31.
For more information, contact Roland Garrow or Denise Hood at 645-3072, or Kevin Ragland at 882-2400.
Ruckenstein receives award
Add another national honor to the award-packed curriculum vitae of Eli Ruckenstein.
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Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and winner of the National Medal of Science—the highest honor awarded in the U.S. for scientific achievement—has received the Founder's Award for outstanding contributions to the field of chemical engineering from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Ruckenstein received the award recently at the AIChE's annual meeting.
The Founder's Award is presented each year to an engineer who has had a profound impact on the way that chemical engineering is practiced, and whose achievements have advanced the profession in any of its aspects.
"There is virtually no aspect of modern chemical engineering that has not been profoundly influenced by Eli Ruckenstein," according the text of the awards luncheon. "Dr. Ruckenstein has made a major impact—both fundamental and practical—on nearly all important chemical engineering fields by introducing modern ideas and integrating many branches of chemistry, physics, materials science and biology into them. With more than 800 publications, his prodigious contributions to chemical engineering literature have helped define the state of the art in catalysis, transport phenomena, and colloid and interface science. And his unique ability to innovate in a seeming boundless scientific arena sets him apart from the rest of the scientific community.
"We present this award to Dr. Eli Ruckenstein for his pioneering and continuing contributions in many areas of chemical engineering and inspiring education spanning over 50 years, and significant contributions to industry," the citation said.
Ruckenstein, a UB faculty member since 1973 and a member of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering, is the first UB professor to receive the coveted National Medal of Science, considered the U.S. equivalent to the Nobel Prize. It is bestowed on individuals who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge in the chemical, physical, biological, mathematical, engineering or social sciences.
The AIChE previously honored Ruckenstein with two of its most prestigious awards: the Alpha Chi Sigma Award in 1977 for excellence in chemical engineering research and the Walker Award for excellence in contributions to chemical-engineering literature in 1988.
He received the 1986 Kendall Award of the American Chemical Society for creative theories and experiments in colloid and surface science and, in 1994, he received the society's Langmuir Lecture Award.
In 1996, he was awarded the American Chemical Society's E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
He received the Senior Humboldt Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in West Germany in 1985 for his work related to detergents and the Creativity Award from the National Science Foundation for his work on protein separation.
Ruckenstein received the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, UB's highest tribute, at the university's 153rd commencement ceremony in 1999.
Foster named planning chair
Kathryn A. Foster, associate professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture and Planning, has been named chair of the department, effective Jan. 2.
A UB faculty member since 1993, Foster has served as director of research in the UB Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth for the past four years. In this capacity she has been deeply involved with research and analysis of issues and initiatives of importance to the Buffalo-Niagara region, including regional planning, government efficiency, economic development and service delivery.
She is a founding member of the UB Governance Project and project director of its major publication, "Governance in Erie County: A Foundation for Understanding and Action."
Her scholarship focuses on governance, regions and regionalism, metropolitan decision-making and leadership, intergovernmental and inter-sectoral—public, private, nonprofit and academic—relations, and comparative government systems.
Foster's recent publications have addressed such issues as urban-suburban interdependence, "planning without plans," metropolitan governance and performance indicators for the Buffalo-Niagara region in the 21st century. Her monograph, "Regionalism on Purpose," was published last year by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Foster holds a doctorate in public and international affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, a master's degree in city and urban planning from the University of California-Berkeley and a bachelor's degree in geography and environmental engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.
She is a fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 2001-02 was a visiting fellow at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for State and Local Government at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is a member of the governing board of the Urban Affairs Association and the editorial board of the Journal of the American Planning Association.
PSS to host staff seminar on "changing the system"
The Professional Staff Senate will host a staff development seminar on "Changing the System: It's More Than Just Working on the People," from 8:30-11 a.m. Dec. 6 in the Holiday Inn, Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst.
The breakfast seminar will focus on how organizations can foster and support staff-initiated growth and change within the organization.
The presenter, Cathy Battaglia, principal of City Honors School and adjunct professor in the LIFTS program at UB, has held various positions during her career in education—from high school English teacher to teacher of gifted and talented elementary students.
She also has worked as staff developer, program coordinator and consultant to many school districts and organizations around New York State.
The fee for the seminar is $12 and includes a full breakfast buffet. Checks can be made payable to UBF/Professional Staff Senate and mailed to 534 Capen Hall.
The deadline for registration is Nov. 26; the seminar is limited to 100 participants.
For more information, call the Professional Staff Senate office at 645-2003, or email the office at pssenate@acsu.buffalo.edu.
ICTC to present musical in CFA
The Irish Classical Theatre Company will present the musical "A Child's Christmas in Wales," based on a story by Dylan Thomas and adapted for the stage by Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell, Dec. 12-22 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with a 2 p.m. show on Saturdays and Sundays.
A wonderfully nostalgic look at that most magical of seasons, "A Child's Christmas in Wales" gives us all the opportunity to see the holidays through the wondrous and innocent eyes of youth and the glorious words of Dylan Thomas. This story is a charming and warm journey of family, gifts, food, childhood friendships, songs and love.
"A Child's Christmas in Wales" is directed by Greg Natale, a lecturer in the UB Department of Theatre and Dance. Vocal direction is by Frank Scinta, and choreography is by Kathy Weese.
Tickets are $20 for the general public and $15 for students and may be purchased at the CFA box office from 6 p.m. to noon Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Zodiaque ensemble to perform in CFA
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble from Dec. 5-8 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Performance times are 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
The performance will showcase the department's multi-talented dancers in a variety of dance styles. The mixed repertory program will range from light and breezy works utilizing the sounds of Ray Charles to computer-based choreography set to the music of James Asher. Also on the program will be a work based on fear-integrating, spoken text and another work dealing with memories set to the music of Cirqúe du Soleil.
The Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble, comprised of UB students, is directed by William E. Thomas. Some of the pieces will be choreographed by Joyce Lichtenberger, associate director, and other current members of the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Tickets for Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble are $5 and may be purchased at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations.
For general information, call 645-ARTS.