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Simpson to address community
President John B. Simpson will deliver his annual community address at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhans Music Hall, 370 Pennsylvania Ave., Buffalo.
Simpson will discuss the progress the university has made with UB 2020, ongoing pre-K-16 initiatives, economic development efforts and the university's commitment to downtown Buffalo.
Free parking will be available in the Kleinhans parking lot. Those planning on attending should RSVP to the Office of Community Relations at 829-3099.
Activist Beah to speak
Human rights activist and author Ishmael Beah will speak at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 in Alumni Arena, North Campus, as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
Ishmael Beah is the author of this year's UB Reads selection, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier." Lecture sponsor is the Division of Student Affairs.
A native of Sierra Leone, Beah's childhood was ended abruptly by civil war and the deaths of his parents and two brothers. At the age of 13, he became one of an estimated 300,000 child soldiers fighting in more than 50 conflicts around the world. He fought for more than two years before being removed from the army by UNICEF and placed in a rehabilitation home in Sierra Leone. He was adopted by Laura Simms, a professional storyteller who lives in New York, completed high school at the United Nations International School and went on to Oberlin College in Ohio.
Today, he is a passionate advocate for the plight of child soldiers and children affected by war around the world, speaking on behalf of UNICEF, Human Rights Watch and the United Nations Secretary General's Office for Children and Armed Conflict.
Tickets for Beah's lecture are available at the Alumni Arena box office, at all Tops markets and through Tickets.com.
For more information, click here.
Incontinence classes to be held
Grace Anatomy Inc., a charitable and educational nonprofit organization, is presenting incontinence classes this fall on the UB South Campus.
The classes, to be held from 6:30-9 p.m. weekly from Oct. 18 through Nov. 8 in 144 Farber Hall, will cover every aspect of living with incontinence. The classes will address why these problems occur, what people can do on their own, what help can be offered by a medical professional, and what to do and what to buy that might make living with this problem easier.
The classes are supported by the School of Nursing.
For more information and to register for the classes, click here.
PSS to sponsor seminar
The Professional Staff Senate is sponsoring a breakfast seminar, "Using Your Strengths to Improve Performance," to be held from 8:30-11 a.m. Nov. 1 at the Holiday Inn Amherst, 1881 Niagara Falls Blvd.
Participants will get a quick overview of the concept of emotional intelligence and the skills needed to be a top performer and team member. The majority of the session will focus on identifying current strengths and how participants can help achieve their teams' goals.
Courtney Walsh, assistant dean and director of the Center for Executive Development in the School of Management, will conduct the session.
The fee for the seminar is $14 and includes a full breakfast buffet. Deadline for registration is Oct. 26; the seminar is limited to 120 registrants.
Go to the Web site to print out the registration form, or contact the PSS office at 645-2003 or pssenate@buffalo.edu.
Scholarships for study in Germany available
Scholarships for study and research in Germany are available from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for the academic year 2008-09.
The fellowships carry a monthly stipend of 715 to 975 Euros ($1,017-$1,390) and include tuition and travel. Applicants in the humanities and social sciences should have a good command of German-the equivalent at minimum of two years of college instruction. Applicants in the sciences, music and the arts may be less fluent.
U.S. and Canadian citizens are eligible to apply, as well as foreign students affiliated with an American university. At least one UB applicant will be funded.
Graduating seniors and graduate students from all disciplines may apply for a study scholarship to study at the German university of their choice from Oct. 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
Research grants are available to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in all fields for stays of one through 10 months, with a one-year extension possible. Ten-month visits must occur between Oct. 1, 2008 and July 31, 2009. Short-term visits of six months or less must occur between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008.
To apply, contact Patricia Mazon at 645-2181, ext. 584, or at mazon@buffalo.edu.
The campus application deadline is Oct. 22 for students in music/performance/fine arts, and Nov. 5 for all others.
PSS to meet
The Professional Staff Senate will hold a general membership meeting at 3 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.
Robert Shibley, senior advisor to the president and director of the Urban Design Project, and Bradshaw Hovey, associate director of the Urban Design Project, will provide an update on UB's physical planning process and solicit feedback on the plan from those attending the meeting.
Marsha Henderson, vice president for external affairs, also will discuss UB Believers, the broad-based advocacy group that has been created to help support UB and its plans to grow by 40 percent between now and the year 2020.
All members of the professional staff are encouraged to attend.
For more information, contact the PSS office at 645-2003.
'Shape of Things' to be performed
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present Neil Labute's scathing romantic satire, "The Shape of Things," Oct. 24-28 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The play will be directed by Robert Knopf, chair and producing artistic director in the Department of Theatre and Dance.
"The Shape of Things" follows the budding relationship of Adam and Evelyn as she takes him under her wing and sets out to remake him according to her image of what she believes a man should be. Labute brings his sharp wit and insightful observations of what human beings are capable of doing to each other to this modern-day Pygmalion.
Labute is best known for his films, which include "Nurse Betty," "In the Company of Men" and "Your Friends and Neighbors," as well as such plays as "Bash" and "Fat Pig."
The cast consists of B.F.A. theatre and music theatre students Sarah Brown, Patrick Cameron, Jordan Levin and Valerie Yawien.
Tickets for "The Shape of Things" are $16 for the general public and $8 for students and senior citizens. They may be obtained at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Dance company to perform
The Georgian State Dance Company will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
There will be a pre-performance talk at 7 p.m. The performance is sponsored by KeyBank.
Founded in 1945 in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, the Georgian State Dance Company is one of the greatest institutions in the field of Eastern European folk dance. Over the past six decades, the troupe has performed for more than 50 million people in 87 countries.
From exploding airborne kicks and twirling sword fights to intricate toe steps, the elegance and originality of centuries-old Georgian folk dances come alive through the Georgian State Dance Company. The choreography is disciplined with military rigor—powerful, even startling—with dancers skittering across the stage on tiptoe without toe shoes, whirling around on their knees and spinning high up into the air to land, almost unbelievably, on their toes, knees or shins. The acrobatic athleticism of the male dancers is a perfect counterpoint to the precise, swift, gliding steps of their female partners.
Tickets for the Georgian State Dance Company are $22 for the general public and $10 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.
Pat Metheny Trio to perform
The Center for the Arts will present the Pat Metheny Trio with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Mainstage theater in the CFA, North Campus.
To countless numbers of musicians and jazz fans around the world, Pat Metheny needs no introduction. With the release of his first album, "Bright Size Life" in 1975, he reinvented the traditional "jazz guitar" sound for a new generation of players. Throughout his career, Metheny has continued to re-define the genre by using new technology and constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of his instrument.
Joining Metheny in the trio are Christian McBride, arguably the most acclaimed acoustic and electric bassist to emerge from the jazz world, and drummer Antonio Sanchez, whose tour with Dizzy Gillespie's United Nation Orchestra catapulted him into the international jazz scene.
Tickets for the Pat Metheny Trio are $38 and $30 for general admission and $25 for students and are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.