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PSS sponsors tour of medical campus
The Professional Staff Senate is sponsoring a walking tour of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus from 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 15.
The tour will begin in the lobby of UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, Virginia and Ellicott streets, Buffalo. The Center of Excellence is a short walk from the Allen/Medical Campus Metro Rail station; metered parking also is available along Virginia and Ellicott streets.
The tour, which will be conducted by the non-profit organization Buffalo Tours, will include stops at UB’s Research Institute on Addictions, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo General Hospital/Kaleida Health, Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center, the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted M.D. Center for the Visually Impaired, Buffalo Medical Group and more.
The cost of the tour is $10. It will be led by Mark McGovern from Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Inc. and Kathleen M. Weaver, communications director at RIA.
Advance registration for the tour is suggested, but not required. To register, click here.
Transition conference held
High school students with disabilities, their parents, teachers and others who work with students in transition were on campus this week to attend a conference entitled “Whole Life/Full Life” presented by the Model Transition Program (MTP) in the Center on Rehabilitation Synergy, Graduate School of Education.
The conference, held Aug. 13 and 14, featured as its keynote speaker James R. Patton, a nationally recognized expert on transition issues from the University of Texas-Austin who has been involved in special education in school and community settings for more than 30 years. Patton discussed “Lost in Transition: Finding the Way to Comprehensive Transition Planning and Action.”
Conference participants attended myriad sessions on topics relevant to students in transition, including career and work, financial planning, housing, health and stress management, college placement, legal issues, transportation, social skills and social security.
MTP works with high school students with disabilities to promote better outcomes—either college or a career. It is funded by the Department of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, part of the New York State Department of Education.