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Emeritus meeting to feature recital
Soprano Tony Arnold and pianist Jacob Greenberg, both faculty members in the Department of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences, will present music by Berlioz, Sibelius, Schubert and Kern during the next meeting of the Emeritus Center, scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday in 102 Goodyear Hall, South Campus.
The recital is free and open to the public.
For further information, contact the Emeritus Center at 829-2271.
Anderson Gallery to offer woodcut printmaking workshops
The UB Anderson Gallery will host three woodcut printmaking workshops during December. The sessions will be presented by Nam Chunwoo, a Korean master printmaker and MFA student in the Department of Art.
The workshops are being offered in conjunction with the exhibition "Korean Woodcuts," on view now in the gallery through Feb. 15.
The first workshop, set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 13, is geared for children ages 8-18; participants ages 8-12 must be accompanied by an adult. The second session, from 2-5 p.m., is geared for college and university students ages 18 and older. The final session, from 1-4 p.m. on Dec. 14, is targeted for adults ages 18 and older.
All workshops will be held in the gallery, located on Martha Jackson Place off Englewood and Kenmore avenues in Buffalo.
A materials fee of $10 will be charged to cover the cost of the archival paper used in the printmaking process. No previous experience is required. Reservations should be made by calling Ginny Lohr, coordinator of education for the Anderson Gallery, at 829-3754
TA workshop scheduled
The Center for Teaching and Learning Resources is accepting registrations for the Teaching Assistants' Winter Workshop, to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 9 in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus
The workshop, which is free of charge and will include breakfast and lunch, will cover such topics as "Teaching and Learning for the College Instructor," "Emotional Intelligence and Teaching," "Critical Thinking and College Students" and "Teaching and the Millennials."
Registration is required to attend the workshop and can be done online at http://wings.buffalo.edu/ctlr, or by contacting Lisa Francescone at lcf@buffalo.edu or 645-7328, and leaving a name, department and e-mail address.
A message on holiday schedules from President Greiner
Given that this year the days immediately following the Christmas and New Year's holidays fall on a Friday, it is likely that a number of UB employees will be requesting leave on Dec. 26, 2003, and Jan. 2, 2004. The high probability of increased leave requests, in conjunction with the fact that the need for services will be very low on these two days, may present difficult staffing decisions for our unit managers.
Please be advised that the campus itself will remain open on Dec. 26, 2003, and Jan. 2, 2004. However, the provost and vice presidents have the discretion to allow individual units to determine whether their operating needs will warrant closing or reducing their services on those days.
Employees who are not available on those days will be required to charge time not worked to accrued vacation, personal leave or compensatory time. If an employee elects to work rather than use available time, he or she will be allowed the option to do so even if their particular unit is closed. If this is the case and their building or particular office is closed, an alternative work site must be identified and provided for these individuals.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter. You may direct any questions to
James L. Jarvis, Jr., director of employee relations, at 645-5000, ext. 1287, or jjarvis@business.buffalo.edu, or to Elizabeth Dundon, manager of benefits administration, at 645-5000, ext. 1266, or ldundon@business.buffalo.edu.
Council renames facilities
The UB Council on Tuesday approved several resolutions naming some university facilities—including classrooms and other rooms in the Law School, the auditorium in Slee Concert Hall and the library in the Career Planning Office—in acknowledgment of gifts to the recently completed Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation.
The naming of these facilities "recognizes people who have done a great deal for the university," Council Chair Jeremy M. Jacobs said.
The facilities and their new names:
The auditorium in Slee Concert Hall, North Campus, was named the Gerald S. and Sandra F. Lippes Auditorium in recognition of a gift from Gerald Lippes, J.D. '64, and Sandra Lippes, B.A. '84.
The library in the Career Services Office, Capen Hall, North Campus, was named the Brent D. Arcangel Career Library in recognition of a gift from the Brent D. Arcangel Memorial Foundation. Arcangel, B.S. '01, M.A. '03, was coordinator of the student employment program in Career Services when was killed in an automobile accident this summer.
Room 102 O'Brian Hall, North Campus, was named the Anthony J. Renaldo Classroom in recognition of a gift from Renaldo, J.D. '50.
Room 106 O'Brian Hall was named the Hodgson Russ LLP Classroom in recognition of a gift from the Buffalo law firm.
Room 104 O'Brian Hall was named the William A. Niese Classroom in recognition of Niese, J.D. '61.
The jury deliberation room in O'Brian Hall was named the Terrence M. Connors Jury Deliberation Room in recognition of a gift from Connors, J.D. '71.
Room 5 of O'Brian Hall was named the Floyd H. and Hilda L. Hurst Classroom in recognition of a gift from the late Floyd Hurst, L.L.B. '31, and his late wife, Hilda.
The judge's chambers in O'Brian Hall were named the Norman J. Pecora Judge's Chambers in recognition of a gift from Pecora, J.D. '31.
Eldayrie named AVP
Elias Eldayrie, associate chief information officer, has been appointed associate vice president for information technology.
In his new position, Eldayrie will have full leadership responsibility for Computing and Information Technology. He will continue to chair the Administrative Systems Advisory Board, and will consult with the university community regarding enterprise administrative applications, as well as IT services, needs and requirements.
Since joining UB in 1987, Eldayrie has served the university in a variety of administrative positions, including assistant vice provost for enrollment management, director of the Office of Financial Aid, director of the Office of Student Accounts and assistant director/systems analysis in the Office of Student Finances and Records.
In addition to his administrative duties, Eldayrie serves as a lecturer in organizational behavior and administration in the School of Management.
He has received numerous awards, including the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service, a Sallie MAE Education Institute Award, a Student Access Excellence Award and a UB Service Excellence Award.
He received a bachelor's degree in computer science and an M.B.A. degree, both from UB
UB receives grant to educate minority school media specialists
The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a grant for $255,648 to help the School of Informatics, in partnership with the Buffalo Public Schools and the Rochester City School District, recruit and educate minority candidates as school media specialists.
The program will fund tuition, books and a living allowance for up to six candidates in the School Library Media Specialist Program. It will give them on-the-job training and potential employment in one of the two districts where minority populations are high, but there are few school media specialists from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
The grant recipients are Kay Bishop, associate professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies in the School of Informatics, and Susan Janczak, senior staff assistant in the department.
Bishop serves as director and Janczak assistant program director of the School Library Media Specialist Program.
Bishop is a widely published specialist in school media librarianship and literature for children and young adults. She has had 20 years of experience in the field of school media in Florida and overseas. Janczak has 20 years of experience in New York State.
Their proposal was one of 27 funded nationwide through the $10 million IMLS initiative, "Recruiting and Educating Librarians for the 21st Century." Seventy-six grant proposals were submitted.
The IMLS is an independent federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation and lifetime learning and serves as a clearinghouse for information for libraries and museums across the countries. It supports all types of the country's 15,000 museums dedicated to art, history and science, and zoos. It supports as well the nation's 122,000 public, academic, research and school libraries and archives, and expands the educational benefit of these institutions by encouraging partnerships.
Open house set for Environmental Library
UB Green, the environmental office of University Facilities, will host an open house for its new Environmental Library from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 11 in the UB Green Office in the Service Building, 220 Winspear Ave. at Rotary Road, South Campus.
The library offers a comprehensive collection of energy, green design and environmental information. Topics include renewable energy; solar homes; energy conservation; energy policy; green building design; campus environmental stewardship; environmental lifestyle; sustainable communities; land, water and forestry issues; environmental activism, leadership and community organizing, and vegetarianism and animal rights.
The library is open to the public, and should be of special interest to professionals and students in the energy, environmental and design fields; campus and citizen environmental advocates and activists; high school and college students, and teachers and educators.
In addition to print materials, the library holds an extensive "green" video collection, with titles on environmental lifestyle and philosophy, green design and energy and environment, among others.
Internet access also is available to those conducting research on energy and environment-related issues.
Library hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and later hours also may be available. Visitors are advised to call the library in advance at 829-3535, since library hours depend upon the daily staffing of the UB Green Office.
For further information, contact the UB Green Office at 829-3535 or ubgreen@facilities.buffalo. edu, or go to the Web site at http://wings.buffalo.edu/ubgreen .