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UB proudly sponsors a year of events
The 14th Dalai Lama at the University at Buffalo
Promoting peace across borders through education
A Year of Events
September 19
Distinguished Speakers Series Lecture
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will deliver a major address on the theme of promoting peace across borders through education. | Details
September 19
Day of Learning
Sand mandala deconstruction ceremony

Demonstration emphasizes the impermanence of this life in Tibetan Buddhist tradition | Details
Planning Committee
Committee Chairs
Stephen C. Dunnett
Chair; Vice Provost for International Education
William J. Regan
Cochair; Director, Conferences and Special Events
Beau Willis
Cochair; Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Committee Members
Bruce Acker
Executive Director, Buffalo/Niagara WorldConnect
Bill Barba
Chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Thomas W. Burkman
Director, Asian Studies Program
Thomas Burrows
Director, Center for the Arts
Frank Carnevale
Director, Health Services
Donna De Yot
Member of the local community involved in Tibetan Buddhism
David Engel
Director of International Programs, Law School
Rebecca French
Professor, Law School
Jay Friedman
Assistant Director, Office of Special Events
David Gerber
Professor, Department of History
Mitch Green
Executive Director, Campus Dining and Shops
John Grela
Director, Department of Public Safety
Dennis Hohman
Member of the local community involved in Tibetan Buddhism
Rev. Msgr. J. Patrick Keleher
Director, Catholic Campus Ministries
Peter Killian
Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Creative Services
Richard V. Lee
Professor, Department of Medicine
Eunice Ashman Lewin
Board of Commissioners, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Richard Linde
Assistant Director, University Police
Jeannette Ludwig
Associate Professor, Romance Languages and Literatures
Martin McGee
Member of the local community involved in Tibetan Buddhism
Deborah McKinzie-Bristol
Senior Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
Ryan McPherson
Assistant Vice President for Government and Community Affairs
Sandra Olsen
Director, UB Art Galleries
Arthur Page
Assistant Vice President for News Services and Periodicals
Carole Smith Petro
Associate Vice President and General Manager, WBFO
Barbara Ricotta
Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Maria Wallace
Director, Parking and Transportation Services
John J. Wood
Associate Vice Provost for International Education

