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Correction
A photo caption in last week's issue incorrectly identified the UB marching band. The formal name of the band is the Thunder of the East Marching Band.
Campus groups plan Katrina relief efforts
Several groups across campus are planning activities in response to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi last week.
The university is working to provide "educational, charitable and spiritual" support in the wake of the hurricane, said Mary Clare Fahey, community service-learning coordinator in the Leadership Development Center in the Office of Student Affairs.
Campus Ministries is organizing two services to deal with student reaction to the hurricane.
Services will be held at noon on Tuesday in the Social Hall of the Student Union on the North Campus, and at noon on Wednesday in 105 Harriman Hall, South Campus, said Fahey.
Fahey said there are a number of student fundraisers in the works to benefit hurricane-relief efforts. Student athletes sold T-shirts and bracelets to raise money earlier this week, and there are plans to sell Mardi Gras beads and bracelets with the slogan "Wave of Hope" in the Student Union and the residence halls and apartments, she said. The project is expected to begin on Monday, but could start as soon as tomorrow if the fund-raising materials arrive.
Blood drives are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the Student Union; 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday in Governors residence hall, North Campus; and 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the common room of Hadley Village apartments, North Campus.
Members of several campus honor societies, including Phi Eta Sigma and Mortar Board, are collecting donations from local businesses for a silent auction to benefit Katrina victims, Fahey said, adding that several local businesses already have contributed items for the auction. That fundraiser should take place at the end of the month, she said.
"I'm amazed by the positive response on the part of the students," she said.
Ebert lecture to kick off science forum
Charles H.V. Ebert, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss "Unusual Soil Phenomena" on Wednesday as the leadoff speaker in the 2005-06 Western New York Science and Technology Forum, a weekly lecture series for local science teachers.
The series, with the exception of two field trips, will be held on Wednesday evenings through Jan. 11 on the North Campus.
Speakers from area institutions, as well as UB, will provide local science teachers with information on the newest developments in the sciences that they then can incorporate into their classrooms.
In addition to Ebert, UB speakers will include Frank Mendel, vice chair and professor in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Tracey Gregg, associate professor, and Michael Sheridan, UB Distinguished Professor, both in the Department of Geology, CAS; and Vivian Cody, professor, Department of Structural Biology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute.
The series was begun in 1969 by its director, George H. Nancollas, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Larkin Chair in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Co-directors are Stephen Free, professor of biological sciences, and Charles Mitchell, professor of geology.
For more information, call 645-6800, ext. 2020.
GSE lecture series set
The Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, president of DePaul University, will speak on Sept. 16 as part of the Graduate School of Education's 2005-06 Continuing Professional Education Lecture Series, formerly known as the Western New York Higher Education Breakfast Series.
Holtschneider's talk, entitled "Swimming Against the Current: Maintaining an Access Agenda in U.S. Higher Education," will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst. Cost per session is $30 for the general public and $12 for students and includes a continental breakfast.
To register, visit http://www.gse.buffalo.edu or contact Lisa Monpere at 645-6642.
Women's Club to hold luncheon
The UB Women's Club will hold its Fall Membership Luncheon at 11:15 a.m. Saturday in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.
Members are encouraged to come and sign up for their favorite activities or volunteer jobs, catch up with old friends and enjoy a delicious lunch.
The club also plans a mini wine tasting featuring New York State wines and food on Oct. 1 in the Center for Tomorrow.
Club members interested in crafts will meet on the fourth Monday of the month through November to make Christmas ornaments to decorate the club's tree for the Women and Children's Hospital "Festival of Trees."
The Book Club will hold its first meeting of the year on Monday to discuss "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Among other special-interest groups within the Women's Club are those focusing on art history, bridge, cross-country skiing, French conversation, gardening, gourmet food, movies, needlework and tennis.
The UB Women's Club is a service organization to the university. Members participate in educational and charitable activities that benefit the Grace Capen Academic Awards.
Membership is open to anyone who has a commitment to the university and the purposes of the club. The annual cost of membership is $20.
For membership information or reservations for any of the club's events, call Joan Ryan at 626-9332.
Next Meet the Author set
Marc Leepson, author of "Flag: An American Biography," will give a reading from his book at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 in the theater in Allen Hall, South Campus.
The reading is part of the Meet the Author series presented by WBFO 88.7 FM, UB's National Public Radio affiliate.
Leepson's reading, which will be broadcast live on WBFO, will be free and open to the public. Bert Gambini, executive producer of the Meet the Author series, will be the host. A book signing will take place immediately following the reading and light refreshments will be served.
"Flag: An American Biography" is a comprehensive history of the American flag from its beginnings to today. Leepson uncovers many little-known facts as he traces the evolution of the American flag from the colonial period to the flag's prominent role as a symbol of American resolve.
New coffee on campus
UB Campus Dining & Shops has announced that it has entered into a three-year, exclusive-vendor agreement with Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters Inc. (FLCR) to operate gourmet coffee cafés at Perks in the Ellicott Complex, and in Jacobs, Squire and Park halls.
The contract award follows an extensive proposal process.
"The choice of Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters enhances the quality of the café's experience and expands our product line at these locations," said Mitch Green, executive director of Campus Dining & Shops, formerly FSA. "This Western New York-owned firm prides itself on community-building business practices and, aside from the clear quality of their product, this was one reason we felt they would be a good fit for UB.
"After visiting several vendors, we were pleasantly influenced by FLCR's clean and professional operation, friendly staff and the fact that they were the only operator that roasted their own coffee. I think everyone will be pleased with FLCR's quality and customer service," Green said.
He noted that most of the beans FLCR uses are grown on small indigenous farms and a growing percentage of the offerings are Fair Trade Certified, organic and "community-friendly." Community-friendly coffees are produced on farms or cooperatives that are community owned and operated. FLCR has direct relationships with several coffee farms and secures coffee from several fair-trade or community-friendly farms in such areas as New Guinea, Nicaragua, Sumatra, Peru, Guatemala, and El Salvador.