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Golf tournament to benefit scholarships
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will host a golf tournament to benefit student scholarships on Aug. 2 at the Town and Country Club in Lockport.
Registration and lunch will be held from 11 a.m. to noon. Tee-off will begin at 12:30 p.m. A dinner will be held after the tournament at 7 p.m.
The tournament will feature contests, with prizes to be awarded. The spike-less course, a par 75 for women and par 73 for men, is located just north of Route 31 at the eastern entrance to the City of Lockport.
The registration fee is $125 per person, which includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch and dinner. For more information or to register, call 645-3340.
Renew parking permits online
Faculty and staff members can renew their campus parking permits or obtain a new permit by registering online at http://myub.buffalo.edu.
Click on the "My Parking Permit" option under "My Tools." Individuals will need to know their UB IT name and password to log on to MyUB (call 645-3542 for assistance with UB IT name or password), as well as their vehicle's license plate number, make, model and year in order to complete the registration form.
Parking permits also may be renewed by mail. Packets were mailed to faculty and staff members who did not register online by June 23.
Permits are $6.50 and will be distributed in early August. Current parking permits expire Aug. 31.
Anyone with questions or comments can contact Campus Parking and Transportation Services at 645-7329 or at ub-parking@acsu.buffalo.edu.
Play by UB alumna to feature UB students in cast
"Playing it Cool," a new one-act play by UB alumna and Buffalo native Rachel Lynn Brody, will premiere at Scotland's high-energy, often controversial Edinburgh theatre festival, The Fringe, which will take place next month.
The Fringe, which sells 1 million tickets a year, takes place in and around the prestigious annual International Edinburgh Theatre Festival. This year, the international festival is a three-week affair that will present major productions of theater, opera, music and dance Aug. 16 to Sept. 5.
The Fringe, on the other hand, will run Aug. 8-30 and will present a staggering 1,695 performances of nearly 200 theater, children's theater and opera events in smaller venues in Edinburgh. In addition, the city's "Royal Mile" will become a massive street stage hosting every type of Fringe performer, from musicians, street artists, fire eaters and tightrope walkers, to "Auld Reekie" and his terrifying tour of the city's ancient haunted underground.
The plays to be seen here may be new or familiar, but comedies traditionally make up a very large part of the menu, and this year there will be 98 of them.
Among them will be "Playing it Cool" at Edinburgh's Gateway Theatre, under the direction of Joyce Stilson, a UB Theatre and Dance alumna now affiliated with the city's Alleyway Theatre. It will star Melinda Wright and Stephen Stocking, undergraduate students in the UB Department of Theatre and Dance.
The comedy/drama is set in Buffalo and addresses the issue of emotional honesty through the plight of a young man who falls in love with his best friend—a girl who has no idea how he feels. A workshop production of the play previously was presented at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University College, where Brody is pursuing a joint Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing.
Brody graduated with honors from UB in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in media study (video production). She also studied playwriting under Anna Kay France, adjunct instructor and associate professor emeritus in the Department of Theatre and Dance
While attending UB, she edited the Arts & Entertainment section of The Spectrum and wrote theater reviews for the paper's Prodigal Sun supplement and promoted The Spectrum's coverage of theater performances on campus and off. Brody previously had two short films and a radio play produced, and reviews Scottish theatre for the online British Theatre Guide.
Travel and accommodations in Scotland for the actors and directors will be funded primarily by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UB and by the Vice Provost for International Education and the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Cyndi Lauper to perform in CFA
The Center for the Arts will present Cyndi Lauper at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Lauper will perform many of her early hits and songs from her latest album, "At Last." Taking a mature turn from Lauper's teen-pop sound of the 1980s, "At Last" offers reinterpretations of classics from the '50s, '60s and '70s, such as Burt Bacharach's "Walk On By," "Unchained Melody," and a rendition of "On the Sunny Side of the Street."
Lauper was one of the most visible and popular performers of the 1980s, with such catchy hit songs as "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," "She Bop" and "Time After Time" topping the charts. She continued writing songs and making albums throughout the 1990s, releasing the popular "Twelve Deadly Cyns," a collection of her best hits, in 1995.
With Cyndi's activism and support for PFLAG, her song "True Colors" has become an anthem for the gay-pride movement. She recently toured with Cher, and has just finished a live DVD. Lauper performed in the April VH1 "Diva's Live" concert. "At Last," released last November, has received rave reviews.
Winner of the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1984 and the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "Mad About You" in 1995, Lauper has released 11 albums during her career. Many of her songs, like "True Colors," and "I Drove All Night," have been remade by such artists as Phil Collins and Celine Dion.
Tickets for Cyndi Lauper are $41, $38 and $32, and are available at the CFA box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Day of Caring to be held on Aug. 18
The 12th annual Day of Caring, Western New York's largest, single-day, volunteer event, will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 18
Join the team of UB volunteers and make a difference in the community.
The day's program will begin at 8 a.m. at HSBC Arena, where volunteers will be treated to a continental breakfast and receive a sendoff from city and county officials. Free parking will be available.
This year, all UB volunteers will work at the same site location—Tifft Nature Preserve. Buses will take volunteers to the site and will return everyone to HSBC Arena, where lunch and entertainment will be provided.
Look for registration information in the upcoming issues of the online Reporter.
Summer teaching institute planned
The Center for Teaching and Learning Resources (CTLR) and the University Libraries will continue the Summer Institute with two sessions this month.
All lectures will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus.
"From Theory to Practice: Learning Theory and Effective Instruction—Part 1," will be presented by Jeffrey A. Liles, library instructional coordinator, Milne Library, Geneseo State College, on Wednesday. Liles will review the most important learning theories of the past century, the assumptions upon which they are based and their impact on how teachers plan, teach and assess instruction. He also will present a research-based, general-instructional model that is flexible enough for college instructors from every discipline.
"From Theory to Practice: Learning Theory and Effective Instruction—Part 2," will presented by Kimberly S. Davies, senior assistant librarian, Milne Library, Geneseo State College, on July 28. During this continuation of Wednesday's presentation on learning theory, Davies will conduct an interactive session in which she will model the planning, teaching and assessment methods, and strategies that she and others have employed at Milne Library.
Registration for these sessions is required and can be made online at the CTLR Web site at http://wings.buffalo.edu/ ctlr, or by contacting Lisa Francescone at lcf@buffalo.edu or 645-7328.
Workshops for new teachers planned
The Center for Teaching and Learning Resources will present workshops in August designed to help new faculty members and teaching assistants improve the effectiveness of their teaching.
"Target Your Teaching: Fall Conference for Teaching Assistants" will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 23-26 in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus. The tentative program includes workshops on planning a course/syllabus, leading classroom discussions, teaching laboratory sections, teaching with technology, and common classroom problems. Time will also be made for micro-teaching sessions in small groups.
"Teaching Workshop for New Faculty" will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 25 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. This program is designed to provide an overview of some basic topics on teaching and learning. Workshop presentations will be made by some of UB's most distinguished faculty and guest presenters, all of whom have been recognized for their excellence in teaching and their commitment to share their experiences and "tricks of the trade" with the campus community.
To register for these and other Center for Teaching and Learning Resources workshops, visit http://wings .buffalo.edu/vpaa/ctlr/index.htm.
Bob Newhart to perform in Mainstage
Comedian Bob Newhart will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 13 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Well-known for his two highly successful television series, "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," Newhart continues to tour the country with his standup comedy routines, offering impressions and observational humor, and engaging audiences in participation. He jokes about himself—as a baseball fan, as a Catholic and about his early job as an accountant. In his most famous routine, he talks to himself on the telephone, engaging in half of a conversation while audience members supply the punchlines in their minds.
Newhart's comedy stems from humorous observations of everyday life, without resorting to profanity or cynicism. "Today's comedy has a tendency to be edgy and cynical, but what I've been doing is non-cynical. It's more the ability to laugh at ourselves," he says. His routines can be enjoyed by young and old alike, always featuring new material in addition to classics like "The Driving Instructor," "Sir Walter Raleigh" and "The Submarine Commander." He consistently performs to sell-out crowds and rave reviews across the country.
"The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart" was the first comedy album to go to No. 1 on the charts. His subsequent seven albums also were extremely successful, multi-platinum recordings. He has been awarded three Grammys, a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy and a George Foster Peabody Award.
Newhart has been inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His most recent film roles include "Elf" with Will Ferrell, "Legally Blonde II" with Reese Witherspoon and "In & Out" with Kevin Kline. He also has guest starred on "ER," "The Simpsons" and "Murphy Brown," and twice hosted "Saturday Night Live."
Tickets for Bob Newhart are $42 and $35, and are available at the CFA box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Biomaterials conference set
The Center for Biosurfaces and Biomaterials will host "The Hulbert Conference: Bioengineering with Glass-Ceramics" July 23-24 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton streets, Buffalo.
The conference will honor Samuel Hulbert, considered a founder of the field of biomaterials and a pioneer in the field of bioengineering and the use of porous ceramics in artificial bone. Hulbert received his graduate and undergraduate degrees from the SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is retiring after 27 years as the 11th president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. Hulbert will speak at the conference.
According to conference co-organizer Robert Baier, executive director of the Industry/University Center for Biosurfaces at UB and director of UB's Biomaterials Graduate Program, a revolution is occurring in the field of inorganic biomaterials—glass-ceramic compositions have the strength, durability and biological safety of teeth and bone. A goal of the conference, Baier says, is to engage faculty, international research specialists and inventors of commercially successful glass-ceramics for dental restoratives and to inform a new generation of bioengineers about the challenges of making glass ceramics functional and biocompatible for other bioengineering applications.
In addition to Baier, conference co-organizer is Alexis Clare, professor of glass science at Alfred University.
For more information about the conference or to register, contact Baier at baier@buffalo.edu or at 829-3560.
Dental school to hold "white coat" ceremony
The School of Dental Medicine will host its annual Family Day and Convocation on Aug. 13 in Slee Hall, North Campus. The day will kick off with a breakfast beginning at 8 a.m., followed by the main program, featuring a "white coat" ceremony, at 8:30 a.m.
A picnic will be held immediately following the program at Harriman Hall on the South Campus.
The "white coat" ceremony, during which the entering dental students receive their white lab coats, is a symbolic rite of passage for the students. It helps to establish a psychological contract for professionalism and empathy in the practice of dentistry and emphasizes the importance of both scientific excellence and compassionate care for the patient. The participation of faculty and upperclassmen in the ceremony symbolizes the connection between the entry into the profession and the realization of career goals.
For more information, contact Elaine L. Davis, associate dean for student affairs, at eldavis@buffalo.edu or 829-3726. Registration information for Family Day can also be found on the dental school's orientation Web site at http://www.sdm. buffalo.edu/orientation.