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Janice Moritz Lecture set
“Women Must Use Their Voice: Policy and Power” will be the topic of the 2008 Janice L. Moritz Lecture, to take place at 3 p.m. April 25 in 105 Harriman Hall, South Campus
A reception will follow the lecture, which will be given by Lorna Arrington, an associate professor who teaches mathematics at the Educational Opportunity Center.
The Janice L. Moritz Lectureship Fund is a program of the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender at UB. It was established in 1999 to honor Moritz upon her retirement from a career as a labor relations specialist with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT).
Arrington, an EOC faculty member for 35 years, has been a member of United University Professions, the union representing SUNY faculty and professional staff, since its inception. She has been active in UUP for 15 years as a delegate to UUP delegate assemblies, NYSUT representative assemblies and American Federation of Teachers conventions.
‘Pride and Prejudice’ to be staged
The Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Arts and Sciences, will present Helen Jerome's adaptation of Jane Austen's masterpiece “Pride and Prejudice” April 16-20 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
“Pride and Prejudice” is a romantic comedy of manners that deals with the universal theme of young lovers attempting to unite in marriage. The pursuit of a successful marriage is the dominating theme of the novel and this adaptation, which drives the action and comedy of situation. Set in Regency England, Austen uses humor, satire and irony to question the notion of marriage as a means to social or financial advancement. The play anticipates the feminist movement with a vision of society in which women do not need to settle for less, and where self-esteem and generosity of spirit replace pragmatism with a love that is genuinely romantic.
Vincent O'Neill, associate professor of theatre and dance, is directing “Pride and Prejudice.” A former member of Ireland's national theatre company, the Abbey Theatre, and a graduate of University College Dublin and of Trinity College, O’Neill also serves as artistic director of the Irish Classical Theatre Company in Buffalo.
The production of “Pride and Prejudice” features more than 20 undergraduates in the department as actors, designers and stage managers.
Tickets are $16 for general admission and $8 for students and seniors, and are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Anderson Gallery extends shows
The UB Anderson Gallery has extended the exhibitions “Sam Francis: Black and White” and “Joseph Norman: Der Tiergarten Suite” through May 25.
Also on view in the Anderson Gallery is “House for Performance Training,” a project by first-year undergraduate students from the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning.
Considering the regimen of athletes, dancers and other types of performers, it could be said that the act of “performance training” is itself a highly constructed process, one that frequently includes the use of artificial enhancement in order to intensify the desired effects. Training for performance is a procedure that not only includes one’s daily “workout,” but often consumes one’s life in numerous ways, from determining sleep schedules to eating habits.
In this project, students speculated on ideas of “performance training” by projecting the tendencies, routines and desires of their fictional inhabitants and translating the sequence and dynamics of human movement into spaces for both living and training.
“House for Performance Training” is on exhibit through Sunday.
The UB Anderson Gallery is located at 1 Martha Jackson Place, off Englewood Avenue near Kenmore Avenue. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday.
‘Spring Awakening’ to be performed
Jonathan Franzen's 2007 translation of Frank Wedekind's 1891 masterpiece “Spring Awakening” will be presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Arts and Sciences, April 17-20 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday.
First performed under censorship in 1906 and closed after one performance in New York City in 1917, “Spring Awakening” examines the blossoming of sexual cravings and the opening of human desires in young people and the adult forces systematically closing them down. At the heart of this story lies the faithful friendship of Melchior and Moritz, who fight for happiness in a world designed to delay adulthood. At the same time, their school buddies are secretly exploring sexual orientation issues and dealing with suicides, while the girls in their town are reeling from physical abuse by family members and teen pregnancies.
Kate LoConti, a recent graduate of Columbia University's MFA theatre program, will direct a 14-member ensemble in this production.
Tickets for “Spring Awakening” are $8 and are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
UB begins local food program
In its continuing effort to support sustainable living practices on campus, Campus Dining & Shops (CDS) has become a member of Pride of New York, a program developed by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to promote and support the sale of agricultural products grown and food products processed within New York state.
CDS has increased its purchases of both ingredients and foods from local producers. Currently, 12 percent of the CDS purchases are local, up from 5 percent three years ago.
“The Pride of New York campaign is a wonderful way for us to highlight to the university community the food and beverage items that we have here that are produced locally,” said Jeff Brady, executive director of CDS. “We continually look to build partnerships that help sustain local business development.”
CDS displays the Pride of New York logo and signs where local food and beverage products are sold. “Consumers may be familiar with this program from seeing ads on television, hearing radio commercials and seeing outdoor billboards,” said Ray Kohl, CDS marketing manager. “This initiative is an integral part of our sustainability efforts, and we’re excited to help promote this campaign here on campus.”
The program’s growing membership includes farmers and processors, retailers, distributors, restaurants and related culinary and support associations. Click the link for more information on the Pride of New York program.
Mendelssohn quartet to perform
The Mendelssohn String Quartet will perform the sixth and final concert in this year’s Slee/Beethoven String Quartet Cycle at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
The program will feature Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4; Quartet in F Major, Op. 135; and Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2.
The quartet—Miriam Fried and Nicholas Mann, violins; Daniel Panner, viola; and Marcy Rosen, cello—has established a reputation as one of the most imaginative, vital and exciting quartets of its generation.
The ensemble served for nine years as the Blodgett Artists in Residence at Harvard University and has performed at such distinguished venues as Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Kennedy Center and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall in London and the Tonhalle in Zurich.
Quartet members have a strong commitment to contemporary music and have given world premieres of works commissioned by and for them. During the past several seasons, the group performed the world premieres of string quartets by Bernard Rands, Augusta Read Thomas, David Horne and Scott Wheeler, and also has performed the complete quartets of Arnold Schoenberg in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Advance tickets for the Mendelssohn String Quartet are $12 for general admission; $9 for UB faculty, staff, alumni and seniors; and $5 for students. Tickets purchased at the door are $20, $15 and $8.
For more information, call 645-2921.
PRB meeting set for April 28
The annual meeting of interested faculty and staff members with the chair of the President's Review Board (PRB) and the vice provost for faculty affairs will be held at 2 p.m. April 28 in 330 Student Union, North Campus.
Christina Bloebaum, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and chair of the PRB, and Lucinda Finley, professor of law and vice provost for faculty affairs, will discuss the promotion process and answer questions.
For more information, call 645-3594.
‘Oozfest’ set for April 26
The 24th annual "Oozfest"—billed as the largest, continuous-play, mud-volleyball tournament in North America—will be held April 26 in the Mud Pit behind UB Stadium off St. Rita's Lane on the North Campus.
UB's annual rite of spring, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., is presented by the University Student Alumni Board (USAB), the nonprofit student affiliate organization of the UB Alumni Association. Oozfest is part of the 25th anniversary reunion weekend activities for USAB.
Deadline for team sign-up is 5 p.m. April 18 in the Student Union lobby. Registration forms are available at the alumni Web site.
The registration fee of $150 provides participants with commemorative T-shirts, goodie bags, food and beverages.
Proceeds from Oozfest benefit the J. Scott Fleming Scholarship Fund, which honors students who have demonstrated positive leadership qualities at UB.