Past News Briefs

“A Musical Feast,” a series of chamber music, solo and chamber orchestra performances presented by violinist Charles Haupt, retired concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and co-sponsored by UB’s Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music, will open its 2012-13 season with a program at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium in the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College.

John Jennings, associate professor of visual studies and a 2012 UB Humanities Institute Fellow, will discuss his graphic novel on the “Great Migration” at 4 p.m. Nov. 9 in Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo.

UB will recognize the work and sacrifices of veterans in Western New York and beyond with a Veteran Day celebration beginning at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at the Coventry Circle flag pole in front of Alumni Arena on the North Campus.

An accreditation assessment team from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA®) will examine all aspects of the UB Police Department as part of the university’s program to achieve recognition by verifying it meets professional standards.

Cary Nelson, professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and past president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), will discuss academic-industry partnerships at research universities at 3 p.m. Nov. 5 in 108 O’Brian Hall, North Campus.

Social entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes and the man behind the growing One for One movement, will take the stage on Nov. 15 as the next speaker in UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.

The first Chinese-American to become America’s chief diplomat in the People’s Republic of China, Ambassador Gary Locke is both popular and controversial in China for his easy-going and unassuming manner. Yet beyond the mixed reviews of his personal style, Locke is on the frontlines of the most significant issues in U.S.-China relations, from trade disputes and human rights concerns to clean-energy collaboration and the growing exchange of people and ideas at all levels.

The Department of Theatre and Dance presents “Road to Glory” Oct. 24 through 28 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Kazimierz Braun, professor of theatre and dance, directs UB students in the production. Tickets can be purchased through the Center for the Arts box office.

The UB Women’s Club’s annual International Feast will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Portofino Room at Orazio’s Restaurant, 9415 Main St., Clarence.