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Degree program in athletic training is accredited
The BS/MS program in athletic training offered by the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in the School of Public Health and Health Professions has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the national accrediting agency in the field of allied health.
The UB program is the first—and currently only—five-year, combined bachelor's/master's degree program in the country to be accredited by CAAHEP. It combines exercise science and athletic training into one curriculum.
Students graduating from the program are eligible to sit for the National Athletic Trainers' Association's certification exam.
Paula Maxwell, clinical associate professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, serves as program director.
For information about the program, contact Maxwell at pmaxwell@buffalo.edu.
Ernst & Young matches alumni gifts to UB
The worldwide public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP and its staff members have contributed $36,400 to UB this year, thanks to the Ernst & Young Matching Gifts Program.
Included in the total amount is a gift of $18,200 to the School of Management for use by its Department of Accounting and Law.
Michael J. Murray, partner in the firm's Buffalo office who helped coordinate the fund-raising effort, presented the gift last month to the School of Management.
The Ernst & Young Matching Gifts Program is just one element of the firm's broad support for higher education. It also provides grants to doctoral candidates concentrating in accounting, sponsors professorships and faculty fellowships, and employs accounting student interns.
"Ernst & Young and our alumni here have set a remarkable example for our graduates in other firms that have matching gift programs," said Susan Hamlen, chair of the Department of Accounting and Law. "These contributions allow us to maintain our high-quality programs and student activities, and we are very grateful to our alumni at Ernst & Young for all their support."
The accounting program in the School of Management has been accredited since 1985 by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The program is one of only 165 programs in the world to achieve this level of recognition.
Mandell receives Visionary Leadership Award
Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics in the School of Management, is the 2004 recipient of the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy's William E. Odom Visionary Leadership Award, which recognizes individuals who provide outstanding service in the arena of personal finance education.
The award was presented to Mandell last month at Jump$tart's biennial awards dinner in Washington, D.C., which was attended by many notables, including Sen. Daniel Akaka, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Board Chairman William Donaldson and SEC Commissioner Cynthia Glassman. It is the highest award in its field.
Mandell is the author of 19 books relating to the finances of consumers. His most recent book, "Financial Literacy: A Growing Problem," is based on his benchmark studies of the personal-finance skills of teenagers throughout the United States, conducted for the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.
Mandell teaches "Investment Management" at the undergraduate level and "Strategic Financial Management and Value Creation" at the MBA level. He also served as dean of the School of Management from 1998 to 2001.
Road, parking lots to be repaved
Several parking lots and a section of road on the North Campus will be repaved, beginning Monday and continuing through May 28.
Anyone with questions or concerns should call Ted Krygier, project manager, at 523-9891, or Gordon Love, facilities program coordinator, at 645-2622.
The repaving schedule, weather permitting:
May 24-28, 2004: Parking lot Slee "A". Lot will be closed.
May 24-28: Parking lots Baird "B" and Slee "B". Lots will be closed on alternating days. Handicapped parking will be available in the open (alternating) parking lot.
May 25-28: Augspurger Road from Coventry Road to the Jacobs "C" parking lot. The road will remain open but lanes will be reduced. Drivers should expect delays and plan their routes accordingly.