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Master plan discussion set
President John B. Simpson and Robert Shibley, professor and director of the Urban Design Project in the School of Architecture and Planning, will lead a discussion of UB's growth plans at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 220 North St., Buffalo.
The presentation is sponsored by Buffalo 2032, the Buffalo Jaycees, the New Millennium Group, Revitalize Buffalo and the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum.
Simpson and Shibley will speak on UB's plan to grow by 10,000 students and 750 faculty members over the next 15 years, and what that means for the City of Buffalo and Western New York.
Although the presentation will be free of charge and open to the public, those wishing to guarantee a seat should reserve a spot by calling 867-3726, or emailing mjp24@buffalo.edu.
Anderson to deliver reading
Scott Anderson, veteran war correspondent and contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, will give a reading at 1 p.m. tomorrow in 1004 Clemens Hall, North Campus.
The reading is sponsored by the Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences. It is free of charge and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Author of "Moonlight Hotel" and "Triage," Anderson also has published the nonfiction books "The 4 O'Clock Murders," "The Man Who Tried to Save the World" and, with his brother, Jon Lee Anderson, "War Zones."
His work also has appeared in Vanity Fair, Esquire, Harper's and Outside, among other publications. Over the years he has written from Beirut, Northern Ireland, Chechnya, Israel, Sudan, Sarajevo, El Salvador and a number of other war-torn areas.
Derek Trucks Band to perform
The Center for the Arts will present the Derek Trucks Band at 8 p.m. May 15 in the Mainstage theater in the CFA, North Campus.
The Derek Trucks Band has been a work in progress for more than 10 years, blending jazz, rock, blues, Latin, Eastern Indian and other world music into the sound that now defines them. The focus of the band is on the art form itself, despite the current trend of image-driven music. The band aims to create progressive roots music in an effort to move the art form forward and re-establish substance over hype.
Derek Trucks, already a veteran at age 27, is having his busiest year yet. In February, Sony Legacy released "Songlines," the band's best-selling album to date. The album prompted USA Today to hail Trucks as "possibly this generation's greatest rock guitarist," while The Wall Street Journal concurred that "he is the most awe-inspiring electric slide guitar player performing today."
The album also spawned "Songlines Live," the group's first-ever DVD, released last July.
Tickets for the Derek Trucks Band are $30 for the general public and $25 for students and are available at the CFA box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
ALANA celebration to be held
Faculty and staff are invited to attend the 11th annual ALANA Celebration of Achievement, to be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 11 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
The ceremony recognizes graduating African, African-American, African-Caribbean, Latino/a, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Native-American students for scholarly achievement. During the ceremony, students will be presented with a kente-cloth stole and certificate.
The event is sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center in the Office of Student Life and the Center for Academic Development Services.
A reception will be held in the Student Union lobby immediately following the ceremony.
Faculty and staff members are needed to assist with the event. To register to volunteer, attend or for more information about the event, go to http://www.ubevents .org/event/alana07, or call or email Vicki T. Sapp at 645-2055, ext. 120, or vtsapp@buffalo.edu. The registration deadline is tomorrow.
M.F.A. candidates to exhibit in Anderson Gallery
The thesis exhibitions of M.F.A. candidates Daesha Harris, Nathaniel Infante and Sung Hee Yoon will open with a public reception from 7-9 p.m. Saturday in the UB Anderson Gallery, Martha Jackson Place near Englewood and Kenmore avenues, Buffalo.
The exhibitions, which are free and open to the public, will be on view through May 20.
The students' exhibitions:
"Little Spectacle": Infante's work is characterized by complex scenarios that take place within a deep landscape or interior space. His narratives often are mysterious and dreamlike, but relate strongly to viewers through a sense of humanity. Infante received a bachelor's degree in art—with a dual major in art studio and art history—from Potsdam State College in 2004.
"Herstory": Yoon's artwork deals with issues relating to womanhood, language and cultural difference. She received a B.FA. and M.F.A. in printmaking from Hongik University in Seoul, Korea.
"And Yet Must Be...My Promise Land": Harris was born and raised in Saratoga Springs. Upon completing her B.F.A. in studio art from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, she received a New York State Council on the Arts grant to began a photography-based series on the local community. She is continuing the theme of community as a graduate student by exploring the impact of gentrification on her hometown.
UB Anderson Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday.
M.B.A. student places in KeyBank competition
Chijioke Okoro, an M.B.A. student in the School of Management, was named one of the four "Best Presenters" at the KeyBank/Ohio State University Minority M.B.A. Student Case Competition held recently at KeyBank's corporate headquarters in Cleveland.
Fifteen universities, including UB, Penn State and Purdue University, competed in the annual event that offers talented minority students the opportunity to test their case presentation skills against M.B.A. students from across the nation.
Okoro, one of four UB students selected by the university to compete in the case competition, presented his team's prospecting plan for KeyBank capital markets entering new industries.
Okoro, who grew up in New York City, earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. He will graduate from UB in May and plans to stay in the area to work and raise his family.
In addition to making their formal presentations to business executives, participants in the annual Minority M.B.A. Student Case Competition have the opportunity to visit the corporate headquarters of a Fortune 500 company, meet top executives and submit resumes that are reviewed by KeyBank's human resources recruiters and senior executives.
"KeyBank's unique case competition provides a great opportunity for students to match their ability with other M.B.A. students across the country," said Sterling Kozlowski, KeyBank's Western New York district president. "UB students did well in the competition and very skillfully represented our Western New York community."