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Top UB finishers for Corporate Challenge
A good time was had by all at the JP Morgan chase Corporate Challenge.
More than 170 UB employees participated in this year’s JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge, held June 4 in Delaware Park. After the race, the UB team gathered for a tent party. The theme this year was UB spirit.
Proceeds from the challenge benefit Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.
The top UB finishers for the 3.5-mile run/walk were Jim Price, engineer, Facilities Planning and Design, University Facilities, 21.20; Glenn Laderer, lead programmer/analyst, Office of Medical Computing, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 21.34; Brian Hines, employment manager, University Human Resources, 22.26; Beth Del Genio, chief of staff, Office of the Provost, 24.21; Alissa Lange, postdoctoral associate, Department of Learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, 25.32; and Kelly Dearing, project coordinator/lab coordinator, Division of Behavioral Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 27.09.
Mentors sought for international students
The offices of International Student and Scholar Services and Counseling Services are seeking faculty, staff, domestic students and continuing international students who are interesting in serving as mentors for newly arrived international students, beginning in the fall semester.
Mentors need not have knowledge about other cultures, speak other languages or have traveled overseas; all that is needed is a desire to help others and an interest in people from other cultures.
Each mentor will be paired with two newly arrived international students. Mentors must be available to meet with their students for one hour every two weeks for at least one semester. The activity can be simple—having lunch together, going for coffee or taking a walk—or elaborate—visiting a local tourist attraction, going to a sports event or having dinner in the mentor’s home.
Mentors and students will participate in separate half-day training sessions. Mentors will learn about their students’ culture(s), receive valuable information about campus resources available to students and learn tips on how to best interact with someone from another country.
Anyone interested in joining the International Student Mentoring Program should fill out the online mentor application. For further information, call 645-2258.
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