Past Events

Date & Time: Friday, April 28, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Location: Farber Hall (Room G26), South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Over the past few years, in the face of increased trans activism and visibility, hundreds of anti-transgender bills have been proposed across the United States, with 15 bills passing into law. These attacks have exacerbated existing health and social disparities, emboldened violent anti-trans forces, and further marginalized trans and non-gender conforming people. The current social moment requires serious reflection on the state of trans rights, wellbeing, and responses that address the various disparities facing trans and non-gender conforming people. This panel will discuss the political climate and ways public health as a discipline can respond to trans health disparities and the conditions underlying them. 

For more information please visit the Eventbrite Registration Page or the UB Calendar Link and for questions please contact Ebehitale Imobhio via email at ebehital@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions and the Office of Inclusive Excellence

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 3:00-4:30pm 

Location: Student Union 210 (Landmark Room)

Intended Audience: University Community and Alumni 

Please join us to celebrate Eid Al Fitr and April’s designation of Arab American Heritage Month for the first time here at UB! We will be hosting several local Arab American leaders to talk about what these events mean to them as well as their experiences and achievements in our local community. Arabic themed hors d’oeuvres and desserts will be available. 

Please RSVP via webform for planning purposes or visit the UB Events Calendar for more information. 

Sponsored by the Office of Inclusive Excellence and PSS Inclusion and Diversity Committee

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 12:30-1:30pm 

Location: Capen Hall - Room 107

Intended Audience: University Community 

As the political biases of American judges come increasingly into view, the image of a neutral, impartial judge might have some appeal. Feminist legal scholars, however, have levelled critiques at the image of the detached and objective judge as a masculinist fantasy, a "Herculean superhero of ancient mythology," according to the British law professor Erika Rackley. This talk investigates some of that ancient mythology alongside some other ancient visions of judging more in line with contemporary feminist ideas about relational decision-making. It also asks us to think about what we imagine and demand of justices today.

Preceding the lecture a kosher luncheon, open to all students and faculty, is taking place. Please RSVP at this link and visit the UB Events Calendar for more information. 

Sponsored by the Office of Inclusive Excellence and the Department of Jewish Thought

Date & Time: Monday, April 3 at 1:00pm 

Location: Kimball Hall (430), South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

The LGBTQ+ Discussion Group is a series of meetings created by the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP). There is an additional Monday session this April 3rd where the group will be talking about aspects of Coming Out: 

• What has been your experience with it?
• When do you know when/if to “come out” in the professional world? And do you have to?

For any questions and concerns, please reach out to Ebehitale Imobhio at ebehital@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions and the UB Office of Inclusive Excellence.

Date & Time: Monday, November 7 to Friday, November 11 (event details below)

Location: Center for the Arts (103), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

The University at Buffalo is proud to recognize our first-generation college students, faculty and staff. In honor of their success and achievements, join us as we recognize them during First-Generation Celebration Week! Here are the events for this week: 

•  Monday, Nov. 7 | Paint-a-bull (5 a.m. outside the Student Union)
•  Monday, Nov. 7 | National First-Generation College Student Week Kickoff (12-3 p.m. in the Student Union)
•  Tuesday, Nov. 8 | Campus Resources Scavenger Hunt (9 a.m.-4:30 p.m, visit this Location Link Here for more information)
•  Tuesday, Nov. 8 | "Triumphs and Trials of the First-Generation College Student Experience" presented by Richard Taylor (4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Student Union Theater)
•  Tuesday, Nov. 8 | Reception and Book Signing with Richard Taylor (5:30-7 p.m. in 210 Student Union)
•  Wednesday, Nov. 9 | Celebrating the First: Student Panel Sharing Stories of Success (12-1 p.m. in 107 CapenHall)
•  Thursday, Nov. 10 | First-Gen Student Social (8 p.m. in Greiner Hall, C134/135)
•  Friday, Nov. 11 | Student Research Panel (3-4 p.m. in 108 CapenHall)
•  Friday, Nov. 11 | Proud To Be First Art Installation Reception (4-5:30 p.m. 1st floor of CapenHall, Between 112 and 130 CapenHall)

Please email firstgeneration@buffalo.edu with any questions and for more information visit the First Generation Week Webiste Here. 

Sponsored by the Office of Inclusive Excellence, McNair Scholars Program, Student Support Services, Tutoring and Academic Support Services and by the Office of Student Success and Academic Support.

Date & Time: Friday, October 21, 7pm

Location: Center for the Arts (103), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

The UB Indigenous Studies Department invites you for a performance of THE MUSH HOLE presented by Santee Smith and Kaha:wi Dance Theatre. The heart-breaking performance moves through North America’s residential school history with hope and empathy. Tickets are required and available at this ticket link. 

Please email indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu with any questions. 

Sponsored by the UB Indigenous Studies Department and the Office of Inclusive Excellence 

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:00-7:00pm

Location: Center for the Arts (Screening Room), University at Buffalo 

Intended Audience: Open Event

Come watch the autobiographical journey of a man who moves between cultures to provide a fascinating perspective of American Latinos who struggle to dispel misconceptions about their identity and place in the world. 

To register, click here for free tickets via Eventbrite. For more information on Dr. Ávila, visit javieravila.net.

Presented by the University at Buffalo in collaboration with the Hispanic Heritage Council and the Buffalo State West Side Promise Neighborhood. UB cosponsors include the Office of Inclusive Excellence, College of Arts and Sciences, Intercultural and Diversity Center, Latin American Student Association, and Latin American Law Student Association.

Date & Time: Thursday, August 25, 8:00pm-12:00am

Location: Student Union and Greiner Courtyard

Intended Audience: UB Students, Faculty and Staff   

FOCUS will consist of a parade (8:00-8:30pm) from the Student Union to the Greiner Hall Patio, where students will be met with a live DJ, performances from our very own student clubs, tabling from offices at the university, food from local businesses, and lots of fun games and activities for an evening After Party at the Greiner Courtyard (8:30pm-12:00am)! 

This will happen on the first night that students arrive on-campus and we would absolutely love to have our faculty and staff members (and their families) join us for the parade and celebration! 

For questions or comments, please feel free to reach out to Anthony Vargas (ajvargas@buffalo.edu) via email. 

Sponsored by Campus Living and the Office of Inclusive Excellence  

Date & Time: June 17-19 and 24-26

Intended Audience: Students, Staff and Faculty

In commemoration of Juneteenth, the Office of Inclusive Excellence is offering free tickets to A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry being performed at the African American Cultural Center’s Paul Robeson Theater. Show dates are June 17-19 and 24-26, and there is a limit of 2 tickets per person. Students are especially encouraged to request tickets, and we welcome staff and faculty requests as well.

If you would like to request tickets, please complete this form by Wednesday, June 8. Limited tickets are available, and we may not be able to accommodate every request. A representative from the Office of Inclusive Excellence will respond to let you know if you were selected by June 9.

Sponsored by the Office of Inclusive Excellence  

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 12:00pm-1:30pm (In-person or virtual. Register here)

Locations: 
Indoor locations:
220 Hayes Hall, South Campus (map), 240 Student Union, North Campus (map)
Location with indoor/outdoor option: GRoW Center, North Campus (map)
Virtual location: Zoom link available upon registering here

Intended Audience: Open Event

Are you interested in learning more about social justice and meeting other university and local community members interested in or engaged in social justice efforts? Join us on UB's South Campus, North Campus, or virtually to hear from UB Alum and Black Student Union co-founder Gail Wells as she facilitates a discussion about what social justice efforts at UB were like during the late 1960s and early 1970s--what was going on socially and politically at the time, connections with the Black Panther party and the Pan-African movement, and lessons learned that can be applied to the differing circumstances today. Then the second half of the event will give attendees in each location an opportunity to socialize and get to know one another to build stronger community among people interested in social justice. Food and refreshments provided for those attending in person. Click here to register.

This event is a collaboration between the African American Students of Architecture and Planning, Black Law Student Association, Buffalo Freedom Gardens, Community for Global Health Equity, Intercultural and Diversity Center, Office of Inclusive Excellence, Office of STEM Diversity Programs, and Sustainability

Date and Time: Friday, April 22, 9:00-10:30am (RSVP here)

Location: Center for the Arts, Main Stage

Intended Audience: UB Community Members

Are we ready to make change on our campus?

Our university has already cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% in the last few years, but as we continue on our path to neutrality, the tactics and strategies we take to get there will become more difficult, costlier and require greater change.

The campus and the individuals that make it the dynamic place it is will have to make key priority investments and changes that require us to give up past behaviors that drive our daily operations.  Are you prepared to eat less (or no) meat in the dining halls? Greatly reduce attending conferences in person? Pay a fee for the carbon you emitted to commute to UB? Throw on a sweater to account for a two degree thermostat drop?   Our world and our campus demand strong and swift action to mitigate and adapt to our changing climate and while many of our solutions will create greater opportunity and advance our mission of teaching, research and engagement, it is also clear that we will need to make sacrifices, specific investments and collective changes to enable broader systems transformation.

Join us for a difficult, open, fun and much needed conversation centered around what we are willing to do as an institution, a collective and as individuals to meet the challenge and how it can help advance our university’s climate action strategy. Click here to RSVP.

Presented by UB Sustainability and the Office of Inclusive Excellence

Date & Time: Thursday, April 21, 2022, 12:00-1:00pm (click here to register for this virtual event)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong, author of New York Times bestseller Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, in conversation with Carrie Tirado Bramen, Director of the UB Gender Institute and professor of English. A book that fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history, Minor Feelings explores the melancholy and shame Hong felt growing up in Los Angeles as the daughter of Korean immigrants, how the comedy of Richard Pryor helped her to address these “minor feelings,” and the dynamics of Asian American racism in the past and present of US race relations. Hong writes with candor and brilliant insight about identity and individuality, family and friendship, and art and politics. Minor Feelings won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. To regsiter or learn more, click here. 

In anticipation of this event, Professor Carrie Tirado Bramen will facilitate a discussion about Minor Feelings on Thursday, April 7^th at noon via Zoom. All are welcome. Please register for the book discussion here.

Presented by the Office of Inclusive Excellence in collaboration with the Gender Institute.

Date & Time: Thursday, April 14, 2022, 4:00-5:30pm

Location: 107 Capen Hall, Honors College (inside Silverman library)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join us for a discussion of the 50th anniversary of Title IX and a celebration of Susan Cahn’s retirement from UB. Susan Cahn is a Professor Emerita of History, and Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, at the University at Buffalo. Her research and teaching focus on the history of women, girls, and LGBTQ people in the U.S.  She also studies the history of sport, adolescence, and psychiatry.

Presented by the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Office of Inclusive Excellence

Date & Time: Monday, April 11, 2022, 7:00-8:30pm

Location: Slee Hall

Intended Audience: Open Event

Ericka Hart (pronouns: she/they) is a Black queer femme activist, writer, highly acclaimed speaker, and award-winning sexuality educator with a Master of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University. 

Ericka’s work broke ground when she went topless showing her double mastectomy scars in public in 2016. Ericka’s voice is rooted in leading-edge thought around human sexual expression as inextricable to overall human health and its intersections with race, gender, chronic illness, and disability. Both radical and relatable, she continues to push well beyond the threshold of sex-positivity. 

Presented by the Intercultural and Diversity Center and the Office of Inclusive Excellence

Date & Time: Wednesday, February 16, 4:10pm-5:40pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Dr. Oren Lyons is a Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan and a member of the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. He is also a founding member of the Native American Studies program at the University at Buffalo. Join us for this special event, with introductory remarks by UB President Satish K. Tripathi, in honor of the 50th anniversary of Native American Studies at UB, as Dr. Lyons shares his work in building this monumental program, as well as the various local, national, and international projects he was a part of during this time. Click here to register. 

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies and the Office of Inclusive Excellence

Date & Time: Tuesday, February 1, 12:00pm-1:00pm (register here) 

Intended Audience: Open Event 

In celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, join us for a Sports Law Round Table featuring:

• Cheryl Meyers Buth, Esq., Agent for National Basketball Association players
• Caren  M. Cook, Esq. ’90, Deputy General Counsel for Legal and Business Affairs, Atlanta Hawks
• Lisa M. Friel, Esq., Senior Vice President for Investigations, National Football League
• Jennifer Bullano Ridgley, Vice President of Communications, Pittsburgh Penguins, Named in Sports Business Journal's “2021 Class of Game Changers: Women in Sports Business” 
• Tara VanDerveer, Longtime coach of the Stanford University women's basketball team

Click here to register.

Sponsored by the UB Center for the Advancement of Sport, Buffalo Sports and Entertainment Law Society, UB’s Office of Inclusive Excellence, UB Gender Institute, UB Law Alumni Association.

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 20, 1:00-2:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Gather with members of the LGBTQ FSA on Zoom for a panel conversation with guests from two local organizations about accountability partnership towards abolition and the movement for multiracial justice. The Brown Bag Conversation series are casual opportunities to learn and engage, open to members of the UB community. This specific event is also open to the public. Click here for more information and to register.

This event is in collaboration with the Professional Staff Senate Inclusion and Diversity Committee, Office of Inclusive Excellence, and Minority Faculty and Staff Association.

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 20, 5:00-7:00pm

Location: Big Ditch Brewing Company, 55 E Huron Street, Buffalo, NY 14203

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Meet up with UB friends and colleagues at the Pride Center of WNY's Out for Business! Out for Business is Buffalo's premiere LGBTQ professionals networking event organized by the Pride Center of WNY. The mission is to continually provide a social environment where guests are encouraged to network. Big Ditch Brewing Company is located in downtown Buffalo at 55 E Huron Street. For more information, visit the UB Events Calendar. 

Sponsored by the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Human Resources

Date & Time: Monday, October 11, 12:00-1:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: Open Event 

This two-session series begins on October 11 (Indigenous Peoples Day) by offering an overview of major Native and Haudenosaunee cultural concepts, discussing challenges to Native health and well-being, and sharing recent and emerging efforts to support community wellness. 

Presented by the Office of Inclusive Excellence in partnership with Native American Community Services

Date & Time: Monday, October 11, 12:00-1:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: Open Event 

This two-session series begins on October 11 (Indigenous Peoples Day) by offering an overview of major Native and Haudenosaunee cultural concepts, discussing challenges to Native health and well-being, and sharing recent and emerging efforts to support community wellness. 

Presented by the Office of Inclusive Excellence in partnership with Native American Community Services

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 21, 3:00-4:30pm

Location: Online Event via Zoom (click here to register)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Transgender and non-binary students often report finding classroom spaces uncomfortable, ranging from an awkward spotlight being placed on them by well-intentioned faculty to being regularly misgendered and experiencing dysphoria, which interferes with learning. Hear perspectives from UB’s transgender and non-binary students about what faculty can do to make classrooms safer and more affirming spaces. A presentation by Dana Fang will be followed by a panel of gender-expansive students with an opportunity for questions and answers.  Click here to register.

Presenter: Dana Fang is a queer, nonbinary writer and scholar from the Midwest. They received their M.F.A in Poetry from the Iowa Writers Workshop and are currently a PhD candidate in the Poetics Program at the University at Buffalo.

Presented by the Office of Inclusive Excellence, the Center for Excellence in Writing, the Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation, and the Intercultural and Diversity Center.

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 8, 12:00-1:30pm  (Knox Quad, Outside the Student Union)

Intended Audience: UB community

All members of the UB community are invited to gather at the Progress Pride Paths on the North Campus. A ribbon cutting will be preceded by brief remarks from campus leaders and followed by a celebration with music, food, and representatives from queer student, faculty, staff, and community groups. Progress Pride Paths is the inaugural site from the Office of the Provost’s Contemplative Site series. The installation is bold art that elevates identity intersectionality and challenges us to recognize privilege and equity at the same time we celebrate all that is beautiful about queerness.

Sponsored by LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association, the Office of Inclusive Excellence, and the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 13, 12:00–1:00pm (click here to register)

Intended Audience: Open Event

This conversation between Mishuana Goeman and Theresa McCarthy will delve the racialization of Indigenous peoples in North America and its effect on individuals and communities. These ways of “seeing race” and implementing them in settler policies have had profound effects on understanding American Indians as political entities. By unpacking some of the history and they ways that race has shifted and changed over time, Prof. Goeman and McCarthy hope to posit new ways forward for solidarity practices. In order to “ground” this conversation, we will discuss Indigenous art pieces that posit new ways to interpret the history of racializing Indigenous peoples.

Presented by the Office of Inclusive Excellence

Date & Time: Thursday, October 1, 4:00-5:15pm 

Intended Audience: Open Event   

This first of three conversations revolved around a place-based discussion on meaningful acknowledgements in Hodinöhsö:ni′ traditional territories. How might we use land introductions to follow through with a responsibility and commitment to nurturing healthy communities? How is the research and teaching in land grant institutions often in tension with Hodinöhsö:ni′ concepts of land and sovereignty? What process and protocols should be undertaken to engage respectfully, responsibly and with care? Most of all, how might an understanding of Hodinöhsö:ni′ geographies and anti-colonial practices create possibilities for future generations and relationships?

Presented by The UB Center for Diversity and Innovation, UB Humanities Institute, the College of Arts and Sciences at UB, and the Office of Inclusive Excellence

Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America is a feature length documentary about an inspiring young man whose story is exceptional, although not unique. When Moises Serrano was just a baby, his parents risked everything to flee Mexico in search of the American dream. Forbidden to live and love as an undocumented gay man in the country he calls home, Serrano saw only one option—to fight for justice. 

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Tiffany Rhynard, and the subject of the film, Moises Serrano.  For more information, click here.

On October 18, 2018, the Office of Inclusive Excellence collaborated with the LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association, the Intercultural and Diversity Center, and LGBTQ student organizations to recognize Spirit Day through a public art display on campus.  UB students expressed different forms of freedom important to them using lawn signs designed by the For Freedoms project.

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Location: 106 O’Brian Hall, North Campus

Intended Audience: Law students

Learn about what BLSA has in store for the year, meet the E-board and discuss current events. Food will be provided! All law students are invited to attend.

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link. For questions, please contact Jela Paul via email at jelapaul@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by Black Law Students Association (BLSA).

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Student Union Lobby, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the IDC in kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) with a student mixer! Indulge in cultural food, drinks, music and games! This mixer provides an opportunity to connect students, staff, faculty, and students alike from across the campus. Through a celebration of culture attendees will enhance cultural awareness and sense of belonging. 

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact the IDC at 716-645-2434.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Location: Landmark Room 210, Student Union, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Whether you're a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or an ally, the UB LGBTQ FSA would like your help in designing a resource center for our queer community. 

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Blackstone LaunchPad at 716-645-8111.

Sponsored by Blackstone LaunchPad and the UB LGBTQ FSA.

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 12:15pm - 1:00pm

Location: 104 O’Brian Hall, North Campus

Intended Audience: Law students

Come meet the ALSA E-board and other students! ALSA will talk about their club and play a short game. Open to all law students from all backgrounds! 

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link. For questions, please contact Asma Bawla via email at asmabawl@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by Asian Law Students Association (ALSA).

Date & Time: Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Hybrid (In-person in 240 Student Union, North Campus)

Intended Audience: Open Event

As society evolves, so too does our language, and the emergence of "Latinx" has sparked intriguing conversations about inclusivity and gender-neutral terminology. This term, intended to be more inclusive, challenges traditional gender binaries and aims to create a safe space for individuals of Latin American descent. Join the IDC to discuss the history surrounding the adoption and usage of the term "Latinx” and its impact on identity and representation. Conversation will take place in 240 Student Union or on zoom: bit.ly/IDCProgram

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact the IDC at 716-645-2434.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).

Date & Time: Monday, September 18, 2023, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location: Hybrid (In-person at 240 Student Union)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Stop by the IDC to hear from other BIPOC graduate students as they share their experiences at UB. This is a great opportunity to hear other perspectives, ask questions, and meet other BIPOC graduate students. Co-hosted by the Graduate School.

For more information or to register, please visit the Event Registration Page or the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Christopher Hamm at 716-645-6187 or via email at ckhamm@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC) and the Graduate School.

Date & Time: Monday, September 18, 2023, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the School of Social Work in kicking off the Global to Local Racial Justice Speaker Series for the 2023-24 academic year, with a presentation by Dr. Jennifer Roberts. Dr. Roberts is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health at the University of Maryland College Park, and the founder and director of the Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment (PHOEBE) Laboratory. She is a historian, scholar and activist, whose work both illustrates and deconstructs health inequities and social injustices that have impacted communities of color and marginalized communities throughout history and presently. Her presentation will tell the Queen City’s story of environmental racism and how the Kensington Expressway bifurcated a Black American oasis and share the current reparation efforts that are planned to atone this social and environmental injustice.

For more information or to register, please visit the Event Registration Page or the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Sydney Synder via email at sksnyder@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the UB School of Social Work.

Date & Time: Friday, September 15, 2023, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: 240 Student Union

Intended Audience: New BIPOC Graduate Students

Are you a new BIPOC graduate student looking to discover UB resources and connect with BIPOC graduate students in other academic departments? Join the IDC and the Office of Graduate Professional Development to enjoy light refreshments, a chance to discover the resources available to you, and the company of other students like you who are starting their UB graduate academic careers.

For more information or to register, please visit the Event Registration Page or the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact the IDC at 716-645-2434.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).

Date & Time: Friday, September 15, 2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the IDC as they kick off Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) with a virtual mixer! This virtual engagement opportunity provides a chance to connect staff, faculty, and students alike from across the campus. Participants will get the chance to learn of campus HHM offerings and connect with peers.   

Zoom link to join the mixer: bit.ly/IDCProgram

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact the IDC at 716-645-2434.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).

Date & Time: Thursday, September 14, 2023, 11:30am - 12:45pm

Location: 479 Baldy Hall, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Alberti Center in welcoming Dr. Rachel C. Garthe, associate professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as part of their colloquium series. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth, plus youth who identify with other sexual or gender minority identities (LGBTQ+ youth), are at a disproportionate risk for experiencing interpersonal violence and mental health concerns. However, only a small proportion of this research has focused specifically on youth who identify as a gender minority, including transgender (i.e., individuals whose gender identity or expression is not congruent with traits culturally associated with the sex assigned at birth) and gender expansive adolescents (i.e., individuals whose gender identity or expression is beyond the purported male-female gender binary).

This presentation will highlight findings from four research studies that aimed to address this gap in the literature. Utilizing a statewide survey with large samples of transgender and gender-expansive adolescents, we examined the prevalence of bullying and dating violence victimization by gender identity, examined the impact of victimization on mental health outcomes, explored disparities across grade levels, and explored the protective role of school climate among adolescents who experienced victimization. This presentation will highlight key implications of this research and provide future research, violence prevention programming and policy directions.

For more information or to register, please visit the Event Registration Page or the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Brie Kishel at 716-645-1532 or via email at briekish@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention.

Date & Time: Friday, September 8, 2023, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location: Slee Hall - Lippes Concert Hall, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Come see Skidmore’s multimedia saxophone opera with chamber ensemble and spatial audio, video, and theatrical direction considers text and characters created by William Blake, exploring relationships between mythological characters in the Blake universe, non-binary gender identity, gender stereotypes, and sexual politics.

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link or contact Tiffany Skidmore via email at tskidmor@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the UB Department of Music.

Date & Time: Saturday, September 2, 2023, 3:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Ellicott Creek Park, 1 Ellicott Creek Road, Tonawanda

Intended Audience: Law students, faculty, and staff

All law students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) in celebrating the start of the school year at the Welcome Back BBQ! This annual event is to welcome our new 1L's and have fun before the start of a busy school year.  

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link or contact Ariyana DeWitz via email at ariyanad@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association (BLSA).

Date & Time: Friday, September 1, 2023, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Law Library, 2nd floor, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

All are invited to attend. Join LSDN for the showing of My Cousin Vinny, starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei and Ralph Macchio. Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama ask for the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience. Food and drink will be provided.

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link. For questions, contact Ron LaPort via email at velaport@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by Law Students with Disabilities and Neurodivergencies (LSDN).

Date & Time: Thursday, August 31, 2023, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: Knox Hall, Room 4, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join WiSE for their welcome back movie night to celebrate making it through the first week of classes! They'll be watching Lady Bird, provided by Kanopy. Free admission and snacks will be provided. Directed by Greta Gerwig and nominated for five Oscars, LADY BIRD is a warm, affecting comedy about a high schooler who must navigate a loving but turbulent relationship with her mother over the course of her eventful and poignant senior year of high school.

For more information, please visit the Event RSVP page or the UB Calendar link. For questions, contact Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at ubwise@buffalo.edu.

Date & Time: Multiple offerings and dates, see more details below

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: UB Students

Join the Career Design Center for a virtual guidance skillshop wherein you’ll discover online resources and tips to help you find and apply for your next on-campus and/or part-time job. A representative from Campus Dining and Shops will also be present and looking to hire. See dates and times of the information sessions below below:

• Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

For more information and to register, please visit the Event Registration page, the UB Calendar link, or contact the Career Design Center at 716-645-2231.

Sponsored by the UB Career Design Center.

Date & Time: Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: Open Event

What are the causes and consequences of the teacher shortage? Learn strategies for addressing the shortage while also improving the preparation of teachers and discuss the importance of increasing the diversity of teachers with Julie Gorlewski, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Teacher Education, Beth Etopio, Assistant Dean for Teacher Education and Director of the Office of Educator Preparation and Amanda Winkelsas, Director of UB Teach Residency Program.

For more information or to register, please visit the Event Registration page or UB Calendar link. For questions, contact UB Alumni Lifelong Learning at 716-645-3312 or via email at alumnilifelonglearning@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by UB Alumni Lifelong Learning.

Date & Time: Monday, August 28, 2023, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Student Union 235 & 240, North Campus

Intended Audience: LGBTQ+ UB Students

Join the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC) for an LGBTQ+ Ice Cream social! This will be a chance to connect with students, staff, and faculty who are committed to providing an inclusive and safe space for students on campus. 

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link or contact the IDC at 716-645-2434.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).

Date & Time: Sunday, August 27, 2023, 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Student Union Courtyard, North Campus

Intended Audience: UB Students

Join the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC) for their welcome back cookout! This is a great opportunity to meet other BIPOC Bulls, connect with faculty and staff, and discover cultural clubs on campus. There will be lots of food, music, and fun!

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link or contact the IDC at 716-645-2434.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).

Date & Time: Friday, August 25, 2023, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy as they welcome Samantha Barbas, who will be presenting a webinar about her recent book, Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan. The book is a deeply researched legal drama that documents this landmark First Amendment ruling—one that is more critical and controversial than ever. Actual Malice tells the full story of the dramatic case that grew out of segregationists' attempts to quash reporting on the civil rights movement. In its landmark 1964 decision, the Supreme Court held that a public official must prove "actual malice" or reckless disregard of the truth to win a libel lawsuit, providing critical protections for free speech and freedom of the press.

For more information, please visit the Event Registration page or the UB Calendar link. For questions, please contact the Baldy Center 716-645-2102 or via email at baldycenter@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy.

Date & Time: Thursday, August 24, 2023, 8:00pm - Friday, August 25, 2023, 12:00am

Location: Hayes Hall Lawn, South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join your new neighbors and classmates at the Festival of Culture Uniting Students (FOCUS), which kicks off with a student-led parade from Hayes Hall on South Campus. The parade will be followed by a party at Goodyear Hall featuring a DJ, food from local restaurants, and international games. All students are welcome.

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Campus Living at 716-645-2171.

Sponsored by Campus Living.

Date & Time: Friday, August 11, 2023, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location: UB Center for Tomorrow, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event (Law students, JDs and licensed attorneys; the goal is to increase representation of people from diverse racial, religious, ability, gender and sexual orientation backgrounds)

The UB School of Law is hosting a career fair to build a more diverse legal workforce. The Career Fair is open to all interested students and lawyers, with the goal of increasing employment opportunities for those traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. Featuring over 30 different employers, consisting of law firms, non-profit organizations, government organizations, and corporations, candidates will have ample opportunity to meet with a wide variety of local employers.

Attendees will participate in 20-minute interview sessions (partial lottery) with a select number of employers and also have the opportunity to speak with other employers during the networking session. A confidential resume collection option will be provided for lateral attorneys. Interested employers will have the opportunity to reach out to you directly to set up an interview.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The deadline for applications is Sunday, July 23, 2023.

For more information, please visit the Event Registration Page or UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Mark Overall via email at markoverall85@gmail.com.

Sponsored by UB School of Law.

Date & Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 - Thursday, August 10, 2023, 8:30pm - 3:00pm

Location: Kunz Stadium, UB North Campus

Intended Audience: 7th - 12th Grade Indigenous Children

The UB Department of Indigenous Studies will be holding a 3-day lacrosse skills clinic for Indigenous children between 7th and 12th grade. The clinic will consist of 3 hours of skills instruction, free lunch, and an informational speaker who will cover topics of college athletics, sports nutrition, and athletic training. There will be prizes for most accurate shot, fastest shot, and passing accuracy competition along with other giveaways. Students are required to bring their own equipment (Boys: Helmet, gloves, stick, cleats; Girls: Stick, Goggles, cleats).

For more information, please visit the Event Registration Page or UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Aaron VanEvery at 716-645-7917 or via email at alv8@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by UB Department of Indigenous Studies.

Date & Time: Friday, July 21, 2023 - Sunday, July 23, 2023, 8:00am-4:00pm

Location: Hayes Hall, South Campus (Friday and Saturday sessions are hybrid, Sunday sessions are virtual)

Intended Audience: Open Event (Pk-12 teachers, coordinators, school administrators, community educators, business owners or anyone interested in improving Black history education)

The Teaching Black History Conference is the signature event of the UB Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education. It convenes hundreds of teachers for interactive learning sessions focused on imparting the best curricular and instructional practices surrounding Black history education. This year’s conference theme is “The Sounds of Blackness: Hip Hop Turns 50.” The conference can be held face to face, virtually, or in a hybrid format. Attendees are eligible for 24 professional development credits.

For more information, please visit the Event Registration Page or UB Calendar Link and for questions please contact Caroline Hurley at 716-645-6640 or via email at hurley4@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education and Gibbs Smith Education.

Date & Time: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 & Thursday, July 20, 2023, 9:00am-3:00pm

Location: Hayes Hall, South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event (Pk-12 teachers, coordinators, school administrators, community educators, business owners or anyone interested in improving Black history education)

As part of the Teaching Black History Conference, there will be an opportunity to participate in a writing retreat. This two‐day session best serves researchers and scholars who are interested in writing collaborations around Black history and race research. Snacks and drinks are provided.

For more information, please visit the Event Registration Page or UB Calendar Link and for questions please contact LaGarrett King at 716-645-2455 or via email at lagarret@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education and Gibbs Smith Education.

Date & Time: Sunday, July 16, 2023, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: UB Anderson Art Gallery, 1 Martha Jackson Place, Buffalo

Intended Audience: Open Event

Creative Conversations is a two-part interactive writing workshop led by local Buffalo poets, followed by an Open Mic poetry event. First, participants will be guided in writing exercises, sparked by the intersections of poetry and visual art on view in the exhibition, In Conversation. Then, using recycled and upcycled materials, participants will create their own journals to capture their own conversations, influences, and creative expressions. Following the workshop is an Open Mic session where all are invited to read, share, listen, and reflect. The public is welcome to attend either or both sessions of this workshop. The event will be led by Bianca L. McGraw (multimedia installation/performance artist, poet, higher education advocate, community development and engagement facilitator, and diversity presenter), Ten Thousand, Julio Montalvo Valentin, and Justin Karcher.

For more information, please visit the Event Page or UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact UB Anderson Art Gallery at 716-829-3754.

Sponsored by UB Art Galleries.

Date & Time: Multiple offerings and dates, see more details below

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: WiSE Members, Women interested in reaching out to female high school students to promote STEM

Join Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) for an information session on their STEM Outreach Program. The WiSE STEM Outreach Program is a mentorship program specifically designed for female high school students interested in pursuing STEM degrees. During this six-week program, University at Buffalo students who are involved in the WiSE program visit the high schools and share their personal journeys in STEM education with the students in a large group setting. Following this, each school identifies up to four students to further participate for the next four weeks in a mentoring program at the high school, with the UB WiSE students serving as the mentors. See dates and times of the information sessions below below:

• Thursday, July 6, 2023, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
• Monday, July 10, 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

For more information, please visit the Event Registration Page or UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact UB WiSE via email at ubwise@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) and Amazon.

Date & Time: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: JFK Center, 114 Hickory St, Buffalo, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

The White Coats 4 Black Lives chapter at the Jacobs School of Medicine would like you all to join us in hosting the very first Daniels Family Memorial Fundraiser and Celebration of Life of faculty member Jonathan D. Daniels MD ‘98, who passed away tragically in a fire last July 4th along with his daughters Jordan and Jensen. Be ready to enjoy food, an ambiance set by DJ Jamil Crews, and listen to the heartfelt words of the community as we reflect on the time we were able to spend with these members of the Daniels Family and participate in a bubble release.

For more information and to register, please visit the Event Registration page or the UB Calendar link. For any questions, contact SNMA via email at snma.buffalo@gmail.com.

Sponsored by the Office of Inclusion and Cultural Enhancement and Rho Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: UB alumni and community

Join the UB Alumni Association for a webinar challenging the popular misconception that LGBTQ history only happened in NYC or the Bay Area. As Pride celebrations happen around the United States, Ana Grujić and Adrienne Hill, founders of the Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project, discuss the importance of local LGBTQ stories and the need to chronicle them; show that LGBTQ people of all racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds have always been part of Western New York’s history; and encourage you to celebrate Pride with a local perspective.

For more information and to register, please visit the Event Webpage or the UB Calendar link. For any questions, please contact the UB Alumni Association at 716-645-3312 or via email at alumnilifelonglearning@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB Alumni Association.

Date & Time: Friday, June 23, 2023, 11:30am-12:30pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: UB Students

UB has launched its search for the next Chief of Police. The search committee (consisting of chair Joe Rabb, Director, Environmental Health and Safety; John DellaContrada, Vice President, University Communications; Brian Hamluk, Vice President, Student Life; Jacqueline Hollins, Interim Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence; Jocelyn Jakubus, Director, University and Presidential Events; Jim Jarvis, Chief Campus Counsel; and Sharon Nolan-Weiss, Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) invites students to join members from executive search firm Public Sector Search & Consulting to a listening session to discuss interests and priorities for the search. This listening session will assist in developing a more complete understanding of the priorities, opportunities, aspirations, and challenges for the Chief of Police, as well as the qualifications and criteria that are most important in seeking a new chief. Your opinion will be very valuable in the search process. The Zoom link is below:

https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/93078954539?pwd=Rm9WM1dsL2hWUTczSkkwZWIwOG1tQT09

Meeting ID: 930 7895 4539

Passcode: 423720

For more information, please contact UBLeadershipSearches@buffalo.edu.

Date & Time: Thursday, June 22, 2023, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: Open Event (particularly those seeking continuing medical education)

Join the Department of Medicine for a grand round focusing on strategies to advance health equity in colorectal cancer screening in marginalized communities. It will be presented by Smita Bakhai, MD, MPH, FACP, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine. The Zoom link is below:

https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/99276174502?pwd=OHhVczZkVFlGTmVCVXhVdy9DK3lFQT09

Meeting ID: 992 7617 4502

For more information, please visit the Event Webpage or the UB Calendar Link. For the Zoom passcode, please contact Deborah Sceusa at 716-860-7752 or via email at dasceusa@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by UB Department of Medicine and Office of Continuing Medical Education.

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 4:00pm-5:00pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: UB Community

UB has launched its search for the next Chief of Police. The search committee (consisting of chair Joe Rabb, Director, Environmental Health and Safety; John DellaContrada, Vice President, University Communications; Brian Hamluk, Vice President, Student Life; Jacqueline Hollins, Interim Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence; Jocelyn Jakubus, Director, University and Presidential Events; Jim Jarvis, Chief Campus Counsel; and Sharon Nolan-Weiss, Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) invites members of the university community to join members from executive search firm Public Sector Search & Consulting to a listening session to discuss interests and priorities for the search. This listening session will assist in developing a more complete understanding of the priorities, opportunities, aspirations, and challenges for the Chief of Police, as well as the qualifications and criteria that are most important in seeking a new chief. Your opinion will be very valuable in the search process. The Zoom link is below:

https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/98948433974?pwd=Vk5TMENxNUYzRVF6RnVnNlRPQWhrdz09

Meeting ID: 989 4843 3974

Passcode: 252173

For more information, please contact UBLeadershipSearches@buffalo.edu.

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 2:00pm-3:30pm

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: Graduate students with ADHD or who work with faculty or graduate students with ADHD

Join the Graduate School for a conversation about common experiences of those with ADHD/ADD, strengths those with ADHD/ADD bring to academic spaces, and tips and tricks for supporting yourself and others through the academic journey including how to increase interest, novelty, challenge, and urgency in planning your time, designing a career trajectory, navigating your college or university life, and manages your professional interactions and needs.

For more information, please visit the Event Webpage. To register, please visit the Event Registration Page.   

Sponsored by the Graduate School and the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity.

Date & Time: Saturday, June 17, 2023, 9:30am-5:00pm

Location: Just Buffalo Literary Center, 468 Washington St., 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

A reading of four episodes of a docuseries script based on the slave narrative of Jeffrey Brace (written by UB faculty member Kari Winter) will take place on Saturday. Born in West Africa, Jeffrey Brace was captured by slave traders at age 16 and transported to Barbados, where he was sold to Captain Isaac Mills of Milford, Connecticut. After fighting as an enslaved sailor-soldier in the Seven Years War and sailing around the Atlantic World, Brace was taken to Boston, where the docuseries opens in 1763. The readings will be performed by WNY actors with special guest, Shawna Brace, in the role of her ancestor, Susannah Brace. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please visit the Event Webpage or the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Kari Winter at 716-906-9712 or via email at kwinter2@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB Humanities Institute, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, and Just Buffalo Civil Writes Project.

Date & Time: Saturday, June 17, 2023; multiple offerings and times, see more details below

Location: Martin Luther King Park, Buffalo, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join UB organizations in celebrating 48 years of Juneteenth in Buffalo! Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and Buffalo’s celebration is the second largest in the country.

• 48th Annual Juneteenth Parade: Saturday, June 17, 2023, 9:00am-2:00pm                                               Join the Office of Alumni Engagement as they march in solidarity to honor and promote African American Heritage. For more information and to register, please visit the Event Webpage or the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Lauren Turner at 716-645-3963 or via email at ub-alumni@buffalo.edu.

• Juneteenth Festival: Saturday, June 17, 2023, 10:00am-8:00pm                                                                   Join the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the Juneteenth Festival. They will have presence in the Health Pavillion, a tent with CPR right next to the Health Pavillion, and are participating in the Parade. For more information, please visit the Event Webpage or the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact the Office of Inclusion and Cultural Enhancement at smbs-inclusion@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the UB Office of Alumni Engagement, the Office of Inclusion and Cultural Enhancement, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and the Juneteenth Festival Buffalo Commission.

Date & Time: Friday, June 16, 2023, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Location: Fruit Belt Community Garden, across from Futures Academy, 155 Orange St., Buffalo, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

As part of a longstanding initiative to help beautify Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood, UB’s Center for Urban Studies is organizing a “weeding blitz” in the community garden directly across from Futures Academy. The main target of the weeding effort will be the berm, where the heaviest concentration of plants and flowers is located. During the spring, before the community garden is reopened, there is always a heavy overgrowth of weeds, explains Henry-Louis Taylor Jr., professor of urban and regional planning, and director of the Center for Urban Studies, part of UB’s Community Health Equity Research Institute.

For more information, please visit the UB Calendar Link. To participate and for questions, please contact A.S.M. Abdul Bari at 716-829-5910 or via email at asmbari@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB Center for Urban Studies.

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 23, 4:30pm-7:45pm

Location: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (Room 2220, Dozoretz Auditorium), City Campus (955 Main Street, Buffalo) 

Intended Audience: Open Event

The inaugural LGBTQIA+ Education and Inclusivity in Healthcare conference is a half-day event hosted by OUTPatient Student Medical group and sponsored by the Office of Inclusion and Cultural Enhancement and the Office of the Dean at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. We are kicking off Pride Month with this important conversation, providing space to our community to be educated and informed of best practices and current affairs for LGBTQIA+ matters. For more information or to register, please visit this link.

Sponsored by the Office of Inclusion and Cultural Enhancement and the Office of the Dean at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

The ALANA Celebration of Achievement in the Center for the Arts in May 2023. This recognition ceremony honors graduating African, Latinx, Asian and Native American students and is hosted by the Intercultural and Diversity Center and the Cora P. Maloney Center.

Photographer: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC) and the Cora P. Maloney Center.

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 3:00pm-4:30pm

Location: Student Union (210), North Campus

Intended Audience: UB Faculty and Staff 

We know and understand how difficult the last few weeks have been. The intense rise in transphobic and homophobic legislation and rhetoric across the country, coupled with recent campus visitors with hateful messages, has prompted many members of our community to ask questions. What kind of community is UB for LGBTQ+ people? How have we built a culture or diversity, social justice and inclusion? How have we delivered care, support and belonging to LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff? On May 17, 2023 at 3:00pm, in 210 Student Union, the LGBTQ FSA will host a listening session for faculty and staff. Attendees will have the option to speak to the association’s executive board and the Interim Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence.

The event is open only to UB faculty and staff and registration is required. To create space conducive to sharing, the event format will be in-person only. Those who wish to contribute, but are unable to attend may submit a statement to be read in their absence; those interested may use the registration to submit.

Learn more and register at: buffalo.edu/lgbtqfsa/events

Sponsored by the LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association

Hosted by Intercultural and Diversity Center, The Lavender Reception, held May 2023 in the Student Union Landmark Room, celebrates the achievements of graduating students who identify with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community at UB. The ceremony welcomed graduating members of the LGBTQ community, as well as their families, friends, faculty, staff and supporters.

Photographer: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).

Date & Time: Select Mondays and Wednesdays, February - May (see details below)

Location: Kimball Hall (430), South Campus and online

Intended Audience: Open Event

The LGBTQ+ Discussion Group is a series of meetings created by the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) with the aim to provide support, resources, and community to LGBTQ+ faculty, staff, and students and their allies. This discussion group will be located on the South Campus giving students that are primarily on this campus a safe space in-person while also providing an online Zoom option. While this is housed in the SPHHP, this group will be open to any who wish to join from all programs and campuses.

In-person meetings are at 1:00pm on the following Mondays in Kimball Hall (430), South Campus:

• March 6th
  
• April 3rd
• May 1st

And virtual meetings are also at 6:00pm on the following Wednesdays on Zoom (Meeting ID: 922 5402 5312, for direct access with the password follow the Zoom Link):

• February 22nd
• March 22nd
• April 26th

For any questions and concerns, please reach out to Ebehitale Imobhio at ebehital@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions and the UB Office of Inclusive Excellence.

Date & Time: Friday, April 28, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Location: Farber Hall (Room G26), South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Over the past few years, in the face of increased trans activism and visibility, hundreds of anti-transgender bills have been proposed across the United States, with 15 bills passing into law. These attacks have exacerbated existing health and social disparities, emboldened violent anti-trans forces, and further marginalized trans and non-gender conforming people. The current social moment requires serious reflection on the state of trans rights, wellbeing, and responses that address the various disparities facing trans and non-gender conforming people. This panel will discuss the political climate and ways public health as a discipline can respond to trans health disparities and the conditions underlying them. 

For more information please visit the Eventbrite Registration Page or the UB Calendar Link and for questions please contact Ebehitale Imobhio via email at ebehital@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions and the Office of Inclusive Excellence

Date & Time: Thursday, April 20, 3:30pm 

Location: Baldy Hall (509), North Campus and Virtual (more details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

“61% of the entire planet is laboring informally. And what characterizes informal employment is a blurred divide between the productive and the reproductive.” Alessandra Mezzadri, GLUNetwork Interview Link (8/10/2022)

Contemporary social reproduction debates are primarily focused upon the “crisis of care” in high income countries. Less attention has been paid to social reproduction in post-colonial and post-socialist contexts both theoretically and empirically. The “Social Reproduction from Majority World Perspectives” panel highlights how work is experienced as the blurring of the productive and the reproductive for the vast majority of workers in the global economy. From sweatshop workers in India and women factory workers of iPhones in China to migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, this panel will address the links between exploitation and social reproduction from a global and intersectional lens.

To RSVP for the event please visit the Zoom Registration Link. For more information please visit the Gender Institute Link and for questions please contact Megan Vaughan at 716-645-5200 or via email at ub-irweg@buffalo.edu.    

Sponsored by the UB Gender Institute

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 19, 1:00pm-2:00pm

Location: Student Union - Theater Room 201

Intended Audience: Open Event

Kit is an LGBTQ and Mental Health advocate. Kit will be speaking about the meaning of 2Spirit and its significance to Indigenous communities. This two-spriit/Indigiqueer is wolf clan from the St.Regis Mohawk territory of Akwesasne. Using They/Them pronouns, Kit is an LGBTQ and Mental Health Advocate. They have been honing their painting skills for the last decade and now has a recognizable splatter paint style infused with Native American symbolism.

For more information please visit the UB Calendar Link and for questions please contact Aaron VanEvery at 716-645-7917 or via email at alv8@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Saturday, April 15

Location: Clemens Hall, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

2022 marked the 50th Anniversary of Native American Studies at the University at Buffalo and the launch of the new Indigenous Studies Department. This conference aims to engage with the foundational legacy of Native Studies at UB and welcomes participants to share contributions highlighting priorities and aspirations for the future of the field of Haudenosaunee studies specifically and its intersections with Indigenous studies globally.

As Indigenous Studies Departments grow nationally and internationally, and the numbers of Indigenous scholars working in universities proliferate, this gathering will foreground discussions of the responsibilities of this rising critical mass to the wellbeing of Indigenous nations, communities and peoples, and future generations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. How do we remain a voice and direction of how Indigenous studies is developed, taught and implemented?

For questions and more information please contact Aaron VanEvery (Six Nations, Cayuga, Wolf Clan), Community Outreach and Cultural Programming Coordinator (Department of Indigenous Studies) at alv8@buffalo.edu.  

Sponsored by the UB Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Friday, April 7, 12:00pm-2:00pm

Location: O’Brian Hall (Charles B. Sears Law Library John Lord), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

The speaker of the James McCormick Mitchell Lecture, the University at Buffalo School of Law’s signature lecture series,  will be UCLA School of Law Professor Devon W. Carbado, who is a renowned scholar of constitutional law, criminal procedure and critical race theory. His widely acclaimed book Unreasonable: Black Lives, Police Power, and the Fourth Amendment, published last year, argues that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to treat unreasonable police tactics as reasonable under the Fourth Amendment has “shortened the distance between life and death for Black people.” The event, from noon to 2 p.m., includes a discussion with UB Law faculty members, Alexandra Harrington, associate professor and Athena Mutua, professor and Floyd H. & Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar. A reception will follow.

For more information please visit the School of Law Event Link, to RSVP use the following Event Registration Link and for questions please contact Prof. Michael Boucai at mboucai@buffalo.edu.  

Sponsored by the UB School of Law

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 5, 5:30pm-7:00pm

Location: Virtual (more details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

It is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. UB Counseling Services will be offering a program focusing on Fatphobia and Sizeism. Please feel free to attend and encourage others to join. What messages have you received about your body? Have you felt that your body wasn’t the “right body” that you were supposed to have? Join other students in an inclusive and safe space for a discussion on fatphobia and sizeism and how it affects us and our mental health.  

Join Zoom Meeting: https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/95638411292; Meeting ID: 956 3841 1292

For more information please visit the Calendar Event Link, to RSVP use the following Event Registration Link and for questions please contact Carissa Uschold-Klepfer at cuschold@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB Counseling Services

Date & Time: Monday, April 3 at 1:00pm 

Location: Kimball Hall (430), South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

The LGBTQ+ Discussion Group is a series of meetings created by the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP). There is an additional Monday session this April 3rd where the group will be talking about aspects of Coming Out: 

• What has been your experience with it?
• When do you know when/if to “come out” in the professional world? And do you have to?

For any questions and concerns, please reach out to Ebehitale Imobhio at ebehital@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions and the UB Office of Inclusive Excellence.

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 29, 7:00pm-9:00pm

Location: Student Union (Theater), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

In honor of both Women’s History Month, UB Counseling and partners bring St. Clair Detrick-Jules. St. Clair is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, author, and activist. She joins us to discuss her most recent photojournalism book, My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood, which outlines the struggles, beauty, and joy of Black hair. Doors open at 6:30 p.m and seating is limited.

For more information please visit the UB Counseling Services Events Link and for questions please french out to Counseling Services at 716-645-2720 or at Amani Johnson, PhD: amanijoh@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB Counseling Services

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 29, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Virtual (more details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

“Repurposing Title IX: How Sexual Harassment Became Sex Discrimination in American Higher Education”

Addressing discrimination based on certain identities, such as race or gender, is a major concern for American colleges and universities. In 2011, the Department of Education clarified that sexual harassment is a form of discrimination that schools must eliminate under Title IX, the 1972 U.S. civil rights law that guarantees the right to equal educational opportunity regardless of sex. In this talk, Reynolds uses the case of Title IX to understand the specific pathways through which the meaning of existing laws can change over time while the text of those laws remains the same. Triangulating multiple data sources across linked case studies of three universities, Reynolds argues that the mutual interpenetration of social networks across the educational and legal domains stimulated the shift, which exemplifies a more general process that she calls the endogenous repurposing of law. 

To RSVP for the event please visit the Zoom Registration Link. For more information please visit the Calendar Event Link and for questions please contact  Megan Vaughan at 716-645-5200 or via email at ub-irweg@buffalo.edu.    

Sponsored by the UB Gender Institute

Date & Time: Monday, March 27, 5:00pm-6:00pm

Location: Virtual (more details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Graduate School of Education for a conversation with Ericka Huggins, Phylicia Brown, Claudia Williams, and Yasmeen Majid about the ways Black women have led and taken the well-being and liberation of communities into their own hands historically and contemporarily. The conversation will include a discussion on  panelists' lived experiences as community organizers and about Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party, a book that uses photography and stories to highlight the important contributions of Black women to the Black Panther Party. 

Registration is required. A link for the presentation will be emailed to you in response to your registration as the event approaches. Individuals who register for the event will have a chance to receive a FREE copy of the book Comrade Sisters by Ericka Huggins and Stephen Shames or Swag apparel by Black Love Resists in the Rust. 

Register on Zoom to attend by following the Event Registration Link

For more information please visit the Event Link and for questions please contact Gwendolyn Baxley, Ph.D., at gsbaxley@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB Graduate School of Education

Date & Time: Thursday, March 16, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Student Union (210), North Campus

Intended Audience: Faculty and Staff

Gather with members of the LGBTQ FSA for a conversation with Tom Vane, Assistant Director with Student Governance and Organizations in Student Engagement. Generation Z as new students crave authenticity, live pragmatically, and are self-reliant. However, other generational cohorts sometimes struggle to work effectively with these young people. This Lunch and Learn will discuss the questions of how Gen Z see and interact with the world and what Gen Z students expect from their learning experiences both in and out of the classroom.  Light refreshments will be provided and lunchboxes are welcome!

For more information please visit the LGBTQ FSA Events Link and for questions and to RSVP please contact LGBTQ FSA at lgbtqfsa@buffalo.edu.   

Sponsored by the UB LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association

Date & Time: Thursday, March 16, 6:00pm-8:30pm

Location: Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Please feel free to join the screening of Without a Whisper – Konnon:Kwe, a documentary film by Katsitsionni Fox. Reception will have complimentary food by Casa Azul and alcohol-free beverages will be provided. The screening of Without a Whisper – Konnon:Kwe (dir. Katsitsionni Fox, 27 mins., 2020) will follow. There will also be a post-screening involving Q+A with Katsitsionni Fox (Bear Clan, Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, via Zoom) and Wakerahkahtste Louise Herne (Bear Clan Mother, Mohawk Nation Council, in-person). 

For more information please visit the UB Humanities Events Link.   

Sponsored by the UB Humanities Institute and UB Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 15, 4:00pm-5:30pm

Location: Center for the Arts (Screening Room 112), North Campus and Virtual (more details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

The “Social Reproduction and the Crisis of Housing in Buffalo” panel aims to bring social reproduction theory home to Buffalo in terms of the struggle for affordable housing. As Dr. Taylor notes above, social crisis has a way of exposing the deeply embedded injustices within a society and as the recent litany of crises demonstrates—from COVID-19 to the white supremacist massacre at Tops in Buffalo's East Side—a host of related concerns about safety, food insecurity, and access to medical care have come to the fore. The following questions will be considered:

• What are the biggest challenges facing Buffalonians today and how is Buffalo a microcosm of similar challenges nationally?
• What are the local social movements working toward housing justice and how do they connect with statewide and national movements? 
• How is housing a feminist issue? How is housing connected to reproductive justice movements?

For more information please visit the UB Calendar Event Link and for RSVP to the Virtual option please access the Zoom Registration Link questions please contact Megan Vaughan at 716-645-5200 or via email at ub-irweg@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, UB Departments of Africana and American Studies, English, Philosophy, Arts Management, and History

Date & Time: Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11

Location: North Campus and South Campus (see details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)

The University at Buffalo’s AISES Chapter is excited to host the AISES Region 6 Conference in March. Registration is now open and available at this (Registration Link) until: Thursday March 9th. For more info and a tentative schedule, please visit the AISES chapter at SUNY University at Buffalo Link. Please submit proposals at the Call for Proposal Link. Additional events as part of the conference include the Pre-College STEM Day (Friday, March 10 at 9:00am-1:00pm in the Student Union (145), North Campus) and the Haudenosaunee Social Dance and Dinner (Saturday, March 11 at 5:00pm-8:00pm, in Harriman Hall (Ballroom) South Campus). 

Please contact Amanda Casali (akáonha/she/her/hers) Kanien'kehà:ka (Akwesasne/St. Regis Mohawk) at alcasali@buffalo.edu for any questions or concerns. 

Sponsored by the UB AISES, the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, the UB Department of Indigenous Studies, the United States Intelligence Community, NASA, M&T Bank, and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Date & Time: Thursday, March 2, 12:30pm-2:00pm

Location: Cooke Hall (114), North Campus or online (more details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Invited speakers are going to be discussing the newly edited book “Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies.” They will talk about feminist collaborations and what that means as BIPOC as well as how Keywords has impacted their work the event will be followed by a Q&A session. Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies has been recognized by the American Libraries Association as one of its 2022 Outstanding Academic Titles! 

Please contact the UB Department of Indigenous Studies at indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu with any questions or concerns. 

Registration requested via the following Zoom Registration Link. 

Sponsored by the UB Department of Indigenous Studies, UB Gender Institute and the College of Arts and Sciences Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 1, 1:00pm-2:30pm

Location: Clemens Hall (830), North Campus or online (more details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

This research talk examines histories of CHamoru women’s embodied land work and “placental politics'' an Indigenous feminist theory and anti-colonial practice informed by CHamoru ideas of care, reciprocity, and inafa'maolek (of making good). The talk will be given by Christina DeLisle Associate Professor of American Indian Studies at University of Minnesota. To attend virtually please join the talk and this Zoom Link Event. 

Please contact the UB Department of Indigenous Studies at indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu with any questions or concerns.   

Sponsored by UB Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Monday, February 27, 12:30pm-1:30pm

Location: Student Union (210), North Campus

Intended Audience: Faculty and Staff

The UB School of Social Work's Global to Local Racial Justice Series explores how racism affects communities by hosting a diverse range of speakers — voices from within our school and UB, the Buffalo community and other parts of the country. For this month's virtual lecture, we will hear from Rev. George Nicholas, who is the CEO of the Buffalo Center for Health Equity and senior pastor of the Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church. A founding member of the African American Health Equity Task Force, Nicholas is an advocate for social justice, community revitalization and addressing health disparities across Western New York.

For more information please visit the Calendar Event Link, to RSVP please visit the Zoom Registration Link and for questions please contact Dr. Nadine Shaanta Murshid at nadinemu@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB School of Social Work

Date & Time: Saturday, February 25, 7:30pm-9:30pm

Location: Slee Hall (Lippes Concert Hall), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

The world-renowned Harlem Quartet, featuring UB professor Melissa White, will present a program dedicated to “composers of color,” showcased on the UBNow article link. The concert schedule will also include the Eastman Organists’ Concert, the music department’s annual collaboration with the Eastman School of Music — one of the country’s most prestigious organ studios. The Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet, whose mission is to advance diversity in classical music while engaging new audiences with a varied repertoire that features works by composers from minoritized backgrounds. 

For more information please visit the UB CFA Link as well as the UB Calendar Link and for any questions and concerns please connect with  Phil Rehard (Concert Manager) at (716) 645-2921 or via email at rehard@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB Department of Music

Date & Time: Thursday, February 23, 7:00pm

Location: Capen Hall (Silverman Library), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

In honor of Black History Month, the University Libraries is offering a movie night! Join them for Killer of Sheep, a seminal 1978 film by the great Black director Charles Burnett. Killer of Sheep is an American drama film, shot primarily in the early 1970s, it was submitted as a Master of Fine Arts thesis by Charles Burnett to the UCLA School of Film. The work shows the culture of urban African-Americans in LA’s Watts district. Opening remarks will be provided by UB Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Professor Donte McFadden. For more information please visit the Library Event Link and for any questions or concerns please get in touch with Denise Wolfe (Communications Outreach Officer) at dawolfe@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB University Libraries

Date & Time: Thursday, February 23, 7:00pm-9:00pm

Location: 555 Ellicott St. on the Downtown Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

UB’s Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) will host an Income Inequality Forum held in recognition of Black History Month. Income Inequality Forum aims to raise awareness within the African American community and provide strategies to effectively address these challenges. Attendees will hear presentations from a motivator, financial educator, senior level nonprofit professional and a serial entrepreneur – all offering career insight and information to those seeking to elevate and change their circumstances. The forum’s message of self-empowerment is aimed at inspiring those in the community who are aspiring entrepreneurs, underemployed, unemployed, adult-learners or reentry returning citizens. 

For more information please visit the EOC Website Link and for any questions and concerns please connect with Oliver Glover at olivergl@buffalo.edu.  

Sponsored by UB Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Wednesday, February 22, 5:30pm-7:00pm

Location: Student Union (210), North Campus

Intended Audience: Faculty and Staff

It is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. UB Counseling Services will be offering a program focusing on Fatphobia and Sizeism. Please feel free to attend and encourage others to join. What messages have you received about your body? Have you felt that your body wasn’t the “right body” that you were supposed to have? Join other students in an inclusive and safe space for a discussion on fatphobia and sizeism and how it affects us and our mental health.  

For more information please visit the Calendar Event Link and for questions and to RSVP please contact Thom Neill (LCSW) at tjneill@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the UB Counseling Services

Date & Time: Friday, February 17, 4:30pm-6:30pm

Location: Slee Hall (Lippes Concert Hall), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

White Coats for Black Lives is a new student group at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences that was born inspired by the passing of our dear Dr. Jonathan Daniels last year. They are working on dismantling racism and accompanying systems of oppression in health, while simultaneously cultivating means for collective liberation that center the needs, priorities, and self-determination of Black people and other people of color, particularly those most marginalized in our communities. At this event, White Coats for Black Lives will be officially presented, and will honor Dr. Daniels legacy, will tackle impostor syndrome experience (a real issue for underrepresented individuals), and they will be painting paper mache masks.

For more information please visit the Calendar Link and to attend please visit the RSVP Link. For any questions feel free to connect with Maria L. Wilson (Inclusive Excellence Workforce Specialist) at 716-829-4345 or via email at mlw29@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB Office of Inclusion and Cultural Engagement and the UB Medical Education and Educational Research Institute

Date & Time: Thursday, February 16, 7:00pm

Location: Mainstage Theater (UB Center for the Arts), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event (ticket information below)

Sherrilyn Ifill, a civil rights attorney and former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), will come to campus as UB’s 47th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Speaker. She is a prolific scholar and was named one of TIME magazine’s Women of the Year, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in 2021, one of Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year in 2020 and Attorney of the Year by The American Lawyer in 2020. For more information please visit the UB Now Brief link. 

Tickets for Ifill’s lecture range from $30-$50 and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster or in person at the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. Information on tickets will be provided online before each lecture.

Sponsored by the UB Minority Faculty and Staff Association, the National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York, and the UB STEM diversity programs

Date & Time: Wednesday, February 15, 4:00pm-5:30pm

Location: Capen Hall (240), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

The framing and institutionalization of education for Black and Indigenous peoples has been tied to the assertions that contact with the white race, enslavement, and the settlement of Native lands are in and of themselves educational activities. This talk examines the intimacy between schools and agricultural experiment stations, demonstration farms, and other forms of scientific farming. It will demonstrate how, not only people, but land, was taught as part of agricultural education and functioned as a technology of settlement. For more information please visit the UB Calendar Event Link and for any questions or concerns please email the UB Department of Indigenous Studies indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by UB Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Tuesday, February 14, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Wende Hall (103), South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

The UB School of Nursing’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee would like to invite you to join a conversation with Dr. Rodney Haring PhD, MSW. Refreshments will be provided and registration is requested for attendance. Registered guests will receive a link to the recording following the event. For more information about this event please follow the Event Calendar Link.  

• To attend in person please follow the In-Person Registration Link
• To attend virtually please follow the Zoom Registration Link

For questions and concerns please contact Amy Hequembourg (Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor, School of Nursing) at ahequemb@buffalo.edu or Jana Blaha (JEDI Committee Co-chair) at jblaha@buffalo.edu.  

Sponsored by the UB School of Nursing’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) and the UB Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Thursday, February 9, 6:00pm (see details below)

Location: Hallwalls Art Gallery (341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

The UB Humanities Institute, Distinguished Visiting Scholars, and Hallwalls Art Gallery is excited to share the first installment of the HI/DVS Film Series. They will screen the documentary The Sun Rises in the East (Tayo Giwa and Cynthia Gordy Giwa, 2022, 59 min.).

The reception will begin at 6:00pm, and the screening will take place at 7:00pm, followed by a discussion. Previously shown at the Buffalo International Film Festival, the film chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. 

Please contact Donte McFadden, director, Distinguished Visiting Scholars at dontemcf@buffalo.edu for questions and concerns and visit the following link for additional information, Humanities Institute/Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program Film Series Link.

Sponsored by the UB Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program and the Humanities Institute

Date & Time: Sunday, February 5, 6:00pm-9:00pm

Location: Golden Duck Restaurant (1840 Maple Road, Williamsville, NY)

Intended Audience: Open Event (ticket information below)

The UB Women's Club will celebrate the Chinese New Year by hosting a Chinese banquet from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Golden Duck Restaurant. The cost of the dinner, which is open to the UB community, is $47 per person. Proceeds will support the Grace Capen Academic Awards.

The UB Women’s Club is a service organization to the university. Members participate in educational and charitable activities that benefit the Grace Capen Academic Awards. Membership is open to anyone who has a commitment to the university and the purposes of the club. 

For information and reservations, please contact Jean at (716) 633-5932 or Ann at (716) 689-7804 and visit the following UB Women’s Club Chinese Banquet Link. 

Sponsored by the UB Women's Club

Date & Time: Saturday, February 4, 11:00am-12:00pm

Location: Online (see Zoom details below to RSVP)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Educational research has demonstrated that culture is the key—the critical mediating factor in increasing student success for African American students. However, most African American students matriculate through systems of schooling that omit the unique culture, contributions, and accomplishments of Black people. This engaging and interactive presentation connects the legacy of past cultural excellence with strategies and methods teachers can use to produce excellence today. It provides cutting edge research and visual documentation of little-known accomplishments and contributions of African and African American people in various fields of study.

Please RSVP by registering at this following Event Registration Link.

For further details please visit the Black History Nerds Saturday School. 

Sponsored by the UB Center for K–12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education

Date & Time: Thursday, February 2, 5:00pm-8pm

Location: M&T Lecture Hall (Room 2021), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (see details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Dr. Brian H. Williams is a trauma surgeon, medical educator and thought leader, an Air Force Academy alumnus and Professor of trauma and acute care surgery at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. He served as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine and a congressional health policy staff member. His first book “The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How to Heal” will be published in 2023.

How to attend the event:

• In-person: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214)
• Virtually: A zoom link will be provided to those unable to attend the in person event, for questions please reach to Michael Lamb at (716) 859-3779 or at mlamb2@buffalo.edu

Program: 

5 PM to 6:15 PM

M&T Auditorium, Panel Discussion on the topic of gun violence and its causes

Moderator: Rod Watson, Urban Affairs Editor and Columnist, The Buffalo News

Panelists: La’Tryse Anderson Outreach Supervisor, Buffalo SNUG; John V. Elmore Attorney, The Law Offices of John Elmore; Sherry Sherrill Project Facilitator, We are Women Warriors; Chris St. Vil Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo; Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of the Center for Urban Studies, University at Buffalo

6:15 PM to 7 PM

M&T Auditorium, Keynote by Chicago trauma surgeon Brian Williams: https://brianwilliamsmd.com/ on the root causes of—and potential solutions to—gun violence. Followed by audience Q&A.

7 PM to 8 PM

2nd Floor Atrium

Standing reception and opportunity to pre-order books

For any questions and concerns, please reach out to Michael Lamb at (716) 859-3779 or by email at mlamb2@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB Jacobs School and Department of Surgery

Date & Time: Tuesday, January 31, 9:00am-12:00pm

Location: Townsend Hall (105), South Campus

Intended Audience: Faculty and Staff

Emotional Intelligence is the capacity to recognize and effectively manage emotions in ourselves and with others. Learn to use emotional intelligence in the workplace to increase your ability to make effective decisions, build relationships, deal with stress and cope with change. Our ability to deal effectively with our emotions in the workplace is critical to our success as employees and coworkers. Emotional intelligence is becoming a critical skill set as the pace of the world increases and our environment makes more and more demands on our cognitive, emotional and physical resources. 

This half-day course will provide you with the opportunity to identify your own challenges in maintaining positive environments and collaborative relationships. You will explore techniques to manage your emotions with confidence and positive results. For more information and to register, please visit this link. 

For any questions and concerns, please reach out to Kerry Gangi (Program Coordinator and Communications Specialist) at training@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by UB’s Organizational Development and Effectiveness

Date & Time: Tuesday, January 31, 9:00am-12:00pm

Location: Townsend Hall (105), South Campus

Intended Audience: Faculty and Staff

Emotional Intelligence is the capacity to recognize and effectively manage emotions in ourselves and with others. Learn to use emotional intelligence in the workplace to increase your ability to make effective decisions, build relationships, deal with stress and cope with change. Our ability to deal effectively with our emotions in the workplace is critical to our success as employees and coworkers. Emotional intelligence is becoming a critical skill set as the pace of the world increases and our environment makes more and more demands on our cognitive, emotional and physical resources. 

This half-day course will provide you with the opportunity to identify your own challenges in maintaining positive environments and collaborative relationships. You will explore techniques to manage your emotions with confidence and positive results. For more information and to register, please visit this link. 

For any questions and concerns, please reach out to Kerry Gangi (Program Coordinator and Communications Specialist) at training@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by UB’s Organizational Development and Effectiveness

Date & Time: Thursday January 26 and Friday January 27

Location: Student Union, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

The second annual Multicultural Leadership Institute (MLI), hosted on the University at Buffalo campus, is for current and emerging student leaders who have a commitment to diversity and inclusion and to making all students feel more connected to UB. With a focus on mental health, volunteerism and social justice, this free two-day institute will provide students the opportunity to engage with faculty, staff, and other students in meaningful activities and dialogue.

Participants in the MLI will:

• Make meaningful connections with UB constituents that will support leadership development and promote social change
• Learn about diversity, multiculturalism, social justice, and identify campus resources and opportunities
• Invest in making UB a more inclusive and socially just community

Click on this link to register or if you are interested in volunteering for the conference. Registration deadline is Monday, January 23 by 11:55 p.m. Registration includes giveaways, breakout sessions, institute keynotes, breakfast and lunch, early move-in for on-campus residents, and a chance to get the 2023 spring semester off to a great start!

Lastly, if you would be willing to consider presenting a workshop, please e-mail stu-idc@buffalo.edu to discuss. For any questions and concerns please connect with Allen Williams at allenwil@buffalo.edu.  

Sponsored by UB’s Intercultural Diversity Center.

Date & Time: Monday, January 16, 9:20am-12:30pm (event details below)

Location: Student Union (Lobby), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Observed each year on the third Monday in January, MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. This year, Student Engagement will have a virtual volunteering/education event as well as an in-person service activity. RSVP to the event to be the first to know about the service sites and virtual educational opportunities! They will be partnering with the Tool Library for an in-person service event.

• 9:20am:     Check-in and breakfast (donuts, coffee) in the SU Lobby
• 9:30am:     Leave for service site
• 10:00am:    Arrive at Tool Library
• 12:00pm:    Complete service, return to North campus

Please Hannah Giarrizzo at leadub@buffalo.edu with any questions or concerns. RSVP on UB Linked at this link.

Sponsored by UB Student Engagement.

Date & Time: Monday, January 16, 8:20am-4:00pm (event details below)

Location: Student Union (Lobby), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Please join your Student Life colleagues in remembering the service and honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Monday, January 16, they will be partnering with the African American Heritage Corridor for a volunteer opportunity for faculty and staff. To volunteer, please register and select your preferred service location. There are multiple locations to choose from and spots are filling up fast! Service Locations are listed below:

• Bethel AME Church at 1525 Michigan Ave Buffalo, NY 14209
• Durham Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church at 174 East Eagle Street Buffalo, NY 14204 
• First Shiloh Baptist Church at 15 Pine Street Buffalo, NY 14204 
• Michigan Street Baptist Church at 511 Michigan Avenue Buffalo, NY 14203 
• St. John Baptist Church at 184 Goodell Street Buffalo, NY 14204

Need a ride? UB shuttle can pick you up and drop you off at your selected service location. Pick-up will be in the Student Union at 8:20 a.m. and returning at 10:30 a.m. to the same location. To reserve your spot on the UB shuttle, please email leadub@buffalo.edu by January 10 and let us know which service location you have chosen.

Can’t attend? There’s a blanket drive you can donate to instead! Please drop off a NEW blanket to 150 Student Union or 1 Diefendorf by 1/13.

For any questions and concerns, please contact Rachel Di Domizio at racheld@buffalo.edu or Kesha Foster at kelanier@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by UB Student Life.

Date & Time: Monday, January 16, 5:00pm-6:00pm

Location: Online (see details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Join New York State’s celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King with an hour long program to be aired on PBS as well as their Empire State Plaza website at this link here. The program will be live on our local Buffalo/Toronto WNED station from 5:00pm to 6:00pm, but many more opportunities across the state will offer this celebration. For more information and additional events visit the Empire State Plaza website which includes broadcasting times across various regions of New York State. 

Sponsored by New York State and PBS.

Date & Time: Select Thursdays, September - December, 3:00-3:50pm (see dates below)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Rainbow Hour is a monthly virtual meeting which aims to bring together LGBTQ+ individuals from the UB community to meet and interact through conversation and games. Click here for more information and details on how to join the meetings. 

Meetings will take place on the following Thursdays. 

• September 15
• October 20
• November 17
• December 15 

Sponsored by: Counseling Services

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 6, 4:00pm-5:00pm (event details below)

Location: Knox Hall (104), North Campus (Also Online via Panopto)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

A two part panel presentation with clinical staff members from The Seneca Nation Health System Behavioral Health Unit. They will be sharing their experiences on best practices, adapting evidence based techniques, unique challenges, and resiliency factors, this is a hybrid event.

The panel will be sharing their experiences on best practices, adapting evidence-based techniques, unique challenges, and resiliency factors for working withIndigenous clients.

• Panopto link: https://ub.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=46656ff7-682e-4757-906c-af5b014501b5. This is an in-person event with Panopto live streaming. A link for later viewing will also be made available.
• The first part, held on Wednesday, November 9th, may be viewed at: https://ub.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1652eaeb-d1d2-4633-a169-af2e01578986.

Please email Courtney Copeland (Seneca Nation, Turtle Clan) at cscopela@buffalo.edu with any questions or concerns.

Sponsored by the Counseling, School & Educational Psychology Department and the UB's department of Indigenous Studies. 

Date & Time: Thursday, December 1, 5:00pm-7:00pm

Location: Student Union (Flag Room, 215), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

The Department of Indigenous Studies will be having a dinner and social event to celebrate the end of the semester, connect and join a common space in the Student Union. 

For any questions, please email: indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu.  

Sponsored by the UB's department of Indigenous Studies.

Date & Time: Biweekly on Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm (online)

Intended Audience: UB Students 

International Tea Time is a free bi-weekly meeting which brings together U.S. and international students for conversation, friendship, and fun. Students play games, talk, and enjoy getting to know each other. Click here for the Zoom information and to see the full schedule.

Sponsored by Counseling Services  

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 30, 5:00pm-7:00pm

Location: Harriman Hall, South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Join the Department of Indigenous Studies in this celebration where they will host a Social Dancing class to learn about all the different Haudenosaunee social dances. 

For any questions, please email: indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB's department of Indigenous Studies.

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: North Campus (locations below)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

For November, the undergraduate student groups are hosting a month long event to promote indigenous identify on campus. Please join First Nations Student Associate (FNSA) and UB’s Chapter of American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) in Indigenizing UB’s campus this Native American Heritage Month.

• Week 1 – Nov 1-5 – Rep your Nation/Tribe Week
  • Wear clothing that represents your nation or tribe on campus
  • Group Photo in the Indigenous Student Center (510 Clemens) on Thursday Nov 3 at 12pm
• Week 2 – Nov 6-12 – Ribbon Shirts and Ribbon Skirts Week
  • Wear Ribbon Skirts and Ribbon Shirts to campus
  • Group Photo in the Indigenous Student Center (510 Clemens) on Wednesday Nov 9 at 1pm
• Week 3 – Nov 13-19 – National Rock Your Mocs Week
  • Wear your moccasins to campus. Consider using hashtag #ROCKYOURMOCS and #ubindigenous in your social media posts
  • Group Photo in the Indigenous Student Center (510 Clemens) on Tuesday Nov 15 at 1pm
• Week 4 – Nov 20-26 – MMIWG2S Awareness Week
  • Wear Red to campus to promote awareness, advocacy and remember our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S)
  • Group Photo in the Indigenous Student Center (510 Clemens) on Monday Nov 21 at 11am
• Week 5 – Nov 27-30 – FNSA/AISES Week
  • Wear FNSA and AISES Shirts to campus
  • Group Photo in the Indigenous Student Center (510 Clemens) on Wednesday Nov 30 at 3pm

Please email the department of Indigenous Studies at indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu with any questions or concerns.

Sponsored by First Nation Student Association, UB AISES, and the Department of Indigenous Studies.

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 29, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Online (Register via this Zoom link)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Gather with members of the LGBTQ FSA for a conversation about gender and environmental justice with Dr. Barbara Wejnert, professor with the Department of Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Global Gender Studies.

Cultural and traditional norms place women directly in climate change’s destructive path. Women and children are fourteen times more likely to suffer injuries or die during a disaster than men, keeping in mind that 68 percent of all disasters are climate-change-related. In Global North countries, it’s been shown that women are more likely to recycle, buy organic food and practice more sustainable living. Women and girls are also responsible for water collection in two-thirds of households in developing countries.

Climate change has become a gendered issue and a correlation has been shown between environment and gender. Deforestation, air pollution, overpopulation, and other causes of environmental degradation are higher when gender inequality is higher. Recognizing, understanding, and solving gender inequality is vital to help combat climate change. Women need to be elected and put into positions of power so that stringent climate change policies capable of making a positive and lasting change can be put into place.

For more information, please visit: https://www.buffalo.edu/lgbtqfsa.html. 

Sponsored by the UB's LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association.

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 9 and Monday, November 21, 4:00pm-5:00pm (event details below)

Location: Cooke Hall (121), North Campus (on 11/9/22) and Cooke Hall (121), North Campus (on 11/21/22)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

A two part panel presentation with clinical staff members from The Seneca Nation Health System Behavioral Health Unit. They will be sharing their experiences on best practices, adapting evidence based techniques, unique challenges, and resiliency factors, this is a hybrid event.

• 11/9/22 Online Panopto link: https://ub.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1652eaeb-d1d2-4633-a169-af2e01578986
• 11/21/22 Online Panopto link: https://ub.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=266bb354-b9d5-4200-b1cd-af4d013bb12e  

Please email Courtney Copeland (Seneca Nation, Turtle Clan) at cscopela@buffalo.edu with any questions or concerns.

Date & Time: Sunday, November 20, 2022, 12:00pm-5:00pm

Location: Clemens Hall (120), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Have you considered being a mentor to UB Indigenous undergrad and/or graduate students? Come to their networking event, learn more about the mentorship program and the many benefits of being a mentor. Join the event and network with indigenous UB students and professionals alike, after the event feel free to stay for the Bills vs. Browns game starting at 1pm!

Please let me know if you have questions or please email to RSVP Amanda at alcasali@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the UB's department of Indigenous Studies.

Date & Time: Monday, November 7, 2022 - Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: North Campus, South Campus, and Downtown Campus (see details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

The UB community can help ensure that UB students celebrate a “holiday without hunger” by contributing to the annual food drive conducted by Blue Table, the university’s virtual food pantry. 

Donation sites for nonperishable food are located on all three campuses:

• North Campus: 228 Student Union, 350 Student Union, 1Capen and The Elli in the Ellicott Complex.
• South Campus: 104 Harriman Hall. 
• Downtown Campus: First floor, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

The food items most requested by Blue Table clients are peanut butter, pasta, rice, canned soup and canned beans. 

For more information, visit the Blue Table website at this link or contact Danielle Coats at 716-645-2055.

Sponsored by Blue Table, the University at Buffalo Student life and the Undergraduate Student Association.

Date & Time: Friday, November 11, 11:00am

Location: Capen Hall (Buffalo Room), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Join the event for Veterans Day to support UB veterans. We will honor our veterans and show our appreciation for the sacrifices our veterans and their families gave to protect our freedoms. Join the event for remarks and refreshments in the Buffalo Room (ground floor of Capen Hall). For more services and opportunities like this visit the Veteran Services Office (Student Life) at 321 Student Union, North Campus.

Sponsored by the University at Buffalo Veteran Services.

Date & Time: Friday, November 11, 5:00pm-8:00pm 

Location: UB Law Library (2nd Floor), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event 

We are sharing an event where there will be a showing of the documentary: Warrior Lawyers | Defenders of Sacred Justice, with a special introduction from Honorable Mark Montour. Mark Montour is St. Regis Mohawk/Kanien‘kehá:ka and a UB Alumnus, ’83, for being the first Onkwehón:we (Native person) appointed to serve as a New York State Appellate Judge.

For questions, please contact: Native Indigenous Law Student Association at law-nilsa@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the UB’s Native Indigenous Law Student Association, UB Law Library and UB School of Law, with support from UB’s department of Indigenous Studies. 

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 9, 4:30pm

Location: Silverman Library (305), North Campus 

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Denying Access: NoDAPL to NoNAPL is the story of the Senecas who went to Standing Rock in 2016 to oppose the Dakota Access and Northern Access Pipelines. This Indigenous-led movement brought together people from around the world in an unprecedented call for the recognition of Indigenous rights and an end to a destructive fossil fuel industry. Filmmaker Jason Corwin (Seneca Nation, Deer Clan) is clinical assistant professor in the Dept. of Indigenous Studies at UB. He is a lifelong photographer, videographer, and independent media producer, working especially on Indigenous rights and environmental issues.

For more information, please visit the following UB Libraries page. 

Sponsored by the University at Buffalo Libraries.

Date & Time: Friday, November 4, 9:00am-1:00pm

Location: Landmark Room - Student Union (210), North Campus 

Intended Audience: Open Event (designed for Native American high school students) 

UB’s Department of Indigenous Studies invites Native American high school students to join them on campus for Native American Student Outreach Day. If transportation is an issue please let them know so they can coordinate with the schedule. 

Please email Aaron VanEvery (Six Nations, Cayuga, Wolf Clan) at indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu or call (716) 645-7917 with any questions or concerns.

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies. 

Date & Time: Friday, November 4, 12:15pm-1:30pm

Location: Parker (214), North Campus and Online (zoom link below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Professor Reagan will discuss her current research on the history of Agent Orange, one of several herbicides used in the American War in Vietnam, and its consequences for veterans, both American and Vietnamese. She focuses on the international veteran and citizen movements to have the health effects of Agent Orange recognized as disabilities, the representation of disability and gender, and contemporary memory-making about Agent Orange.

• Zoom Link to attend: https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/95460940492?pwd=Mk9wdk4wYk1iS1JUWGZGK3ZCU0ZxUT09

For captioning and accessibility, please contact Michael Rembis at marembis@buffalo.edu. If you would like more information or a parking pass, please contact Brad Linn at bradlinn@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by Joining Forces-UB, the UB Center for Disability Studies, and the UB Humanities Institute.

Date & Time: Monday, September 26, 2022 - Wednesday, November 2, 2022, and November 2, 2022; 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Location: North Campus and South Campus (locations below)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

In honor of Hispanic Heritage, the Professional Staff Senate (PSS) Inclusion and Diversity Committee will be hosting a baby needs drive to serve the LatinX community of Buffalo.  All items collected will be donated to the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York for distribution in the community.  You can consider donating the needed items: diapers of any sizes, baby wipes of any brands and diaper cream of any brands. There are drop off location all around campus (North, South, Medical) and listed below:

• Tutoring and Academic Support Services – 130 Capen Hall
• 228 Student Union
• 1 Diefendorf – South Campus
• Jacobs School of Medicine: Under wall monitor next to first floor elevators and under the wall monitor near the Washington street entrance

All items will be presented to the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY on November 2, 2022 at a reception celebrating El Dia De Los Muertos. Celebration information is below along with how to register: 

• Intercultural Diversity Center Student Union 240 on November 2, 2022; 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

For questions and to register for the celebration on November 2 please contact, at pssenate@buffalo.edu. More information is on the event article. 

Sponsored by the PSS Inclusion and Diversity and the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 2, 4:00pm-7:00pm

Location: Intercultural Diversity Center (Student Union 240), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

The Professional Staff Senate (PSS) Inclusion and Diversity Committee invite you to join them to celebrate El Dia De Los Muertos along with The Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York. There will be food, music, an El Dia De Los Muertos Presentation along with many other fun filled activities. The items collected during our Diaper and Baby Needs drive will be presented to the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York for distribution in the community at this event. 

For questions and to register please contact PSS at pssenate@buffalo.edu. Click here for more information. 

Sponsored by the PSS Inclusion and Diversity and the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY

Date & Time: Thursday, October 20, 4:00pm-5:00pm

Location: Center for the Arts (B83), North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event (No registration required)

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s (KDT) high-energy Powwow/dance training class is a fun boot camp style workout for people interested in maximizing their physical fitness led by Artistic Director Santee Smith and select KDT instructors. KDT’s Powwow Boot Camp allows participants to learn or practice skills in Indigenous dance forms of Powwow and Onkwehon:we (Haudenosaunee) social dances. These dances are performed in combination with exciting and challenging cardiovascular/physical conditioning exercises and contemporary dance.

Please email indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu with any questions. 

Sponsored by the UB Indigenous Studies Department 

Date & Time: Saturday, October 15, 7:30pm

Location: Slee Hall - Lippes Concert Hall, North Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event (See the link below for more information on tickets)

The Sphinx Virtuosi are the nation's most dynamic, exhilarating professional chamber orchestra, dedicated to increasing racial and ethnic diversity in classical music. Composed of eighteen of the nation's top Black and Latinx classical soloists, the Virtuosi are primarily alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition, and its members work together as cultural ambassadors reaching new audiences. In this event they will celebrate today through the creative living voices from the Black and Brown communities while reflecting on our past, its history and pay tribute to tradition through today's lens. Click here for more information.

For questions please contact Phil Rehard, Concert Manager, at rehard@buffalo.edu. 

Sponsored by the Sphinx Virtuosi

Date & Time:  Saturday, September 10, 9:00am-3:00pm

Location: Room 1220 - Active Learning Center at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203

Intended Audience: Open Event

The 8th Annual WNY Refugee Health Summit highlights the spirit and adaptability of youth who arrived as refugees. The event will address challenges and responses to a variety of issues that youth face, including mental health challenges, cultural barriers between older and younger generations, difficulty navigating higher education, and accessing culturally appropriate care. 

The Summit, which is free and open to the public, creates a space for conversation among refugee communities, clinicians, resettlement agencies, community health workers, educators, researchers, students, and municipal leaders. The event will consist of three panels focused on new American contributions to the workforce, a cultural humility training for healthcare providers, and a youth-designed session. Panels will be followed by a workshop to identify actionable changes in Buffalo and Western New York.

Register for the event here. Registration closes August 31^st and for more information, to table at the event, or to be involved with planning, contact Alex Judelsohn at ajudelso@buffalo.edu.

Sponsored by the University at Buffalo’s Community of Excellence in Global Health Equity, School of Architecture and Planning, School of Public Health and Health Professions’ Office of Global Health Initiatives, Providence Farm Collective, Grassroots Gardens of Western New York, and HEAL International

Date & Time: July 14 – October 2, 2022

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Locations: Anderson Gallery and Center For the Arts Gallery

O’nigöëi:yo:h Thinking in Indian is an exhibition of Hodinöhsö:ni’ artists celebrating 2022 as the 50th year of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo. It looks back and forward to the seeding of intellectual traditions, seizing of territorial imaginings through meaningful actions, and the threading of grounded relationality as we come together with a good mind. Works by almost 50 artists from the Hodinöhsö:ni’ Confederacy – Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora–will be featured across both UB Art Galleries spaces (Center for the Arts and UB Anderson Gallery). Click here for more information about the exhibition.

Sponsored by: Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, UB Department of Indigenous Studies, UB College of Arts and Sciences, the Visual Arts Building Fund, the UB Anderson Gallery Fund, and the Seymour H. Knox Foundation Fine Art Fund

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 29, 11:00am-1:30pm

Location: 403 Hayes Hall, South Campus

Intended Audience: Open Event

Come learn about the new Department of Indigenous Studies, and how you can better support Indigenous Students at UB by learning about some of the unique barriers they may encounter during their time here. Traditional Hodinöhsö:ni’ lunch will be provided after the presentation. Click here to register.

Sponsored by the UB Professional Staff Senate, PSS Inclusion and Diversity Committee, and UB Indigenous Studies. 

Date & Time: Saturday, August 13, 2022, 8:00am-3:00pm

Location: Virtual or In-Person (Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14203)

Intended Audience: Open Event

This is an annual Buffalo conference that has received national attention for its work addressing the social determinants of health and is being seen this year as one important way for the community to heal and move forward after the devastating, racially motivated mass shooting of May 14. The theme for this year’s conference is “Advocating in a New Reality: Breaking Barriers, Maintaining Resilience and Reconstructing a Community of Care.” 

Igniting Hope 2022 is free and open to the public. Breakout sessions will focus on mental health, housing and economic development, food and nutrition, and senior services and keynote speakers will include:

• Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III - Founder, Black Church Food Security Network

• Ruth S. Shim MD, MPH - Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Associate Dean of Diverse and Inclusive Education, University of California, Davis

• Keeanga Taylor PhD - Author, Activist, Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University

Click here to register (contact information: admin@buffalohealthequity.org)

Sponsored by the Buffalo Center for Health Equity, the University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), and the University at Buffalo Community Health Equity Research Institute

Date & Time: Thursday, August 11, 5:30–8:00pm (Student Union, 215 “Flag Room”) 

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Department of Indigenous Studies, the Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties (NACS) and the Roswell’s Center for Indigenous Cancer Research in celebrating with a fun social event in the Student Union (SU) here at UB! There will be opportunities to listen and dance to Haudenosaunee songs and there will be food served in the Flag Room (SU 215), the closest parking area is in the Furnas Lot.

Sponsored by Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS), the UB Department of Indigenous Studies, and Roswell Park's Center for Indigenous Cancer Research

Date & Time: 1pm-3:30pm, Wednesday, July 20 (Student Union, 240)

Intended Audence: UB Students

Painting in the trap is the beautiful intersection of art and music. Join the event for an afternoon of guided expressive art as you get to release your worries onto canvas and vibe to soulful sounds of R&B, prolific Hip Hop bars, enchanting Afrobeats, and more! It’s a vibe, don’t miss out! This is a free event, open to UB students. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Calendar link (RSVP): UB Events Calendar - Painting in the Trap (buffalo.edu)       

Sponsored by Counseling Services and the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: 12:00-1:30pm, Wednesday, July 6 (online event, register here)

Intended Audence: Open Event

The School of Law will host a virtual panel discussion titled “Deconstructing Dobbs: The Meaning and Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade.” Panelists will include:

• Dean Aviva Abramovsky will offer introductory remarks.
• Professor Michael Boucai will discuss the decision’s potential impact on rights to contraception, sexual liberty, and same-sex marriage.
• Professor Lucinda Finley, Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, will survey the ruling’s immediate implications, legal and practical, for abortion access and women’s health.
• Professor Amy Semet will consider Dobbs in relation to public opinion and the Supreme Court’s perceived legitimacy.
• Professor Matthew Steilen will describe the decision’s approach to substantive due process and particularly its use of history.

Click here for more information and to register.

Date & Time: Each group meets weekly (online). For detailed schedule, view Spring 2022 schedule here.

Intended Audience: UB Students 

Explore personal issues, share common concerns and try out new ways of interacting with others. UB Counseling Groups offered in Spring 2022 include identity-based support groups (students of color, LGBTQIA+, transcend (gender related), international students, and graduate and nontraditional student group), skill-based groups (coping skills, body image/eating concerns, emotional wellness, academic success), understanding self and others (connections, grief support), and mindfulness-based groups (mindful self-compassion, yoga to manage moods). In order to participate in a group, students must complete a Needs Assessment with a UBCS counselor. Contact Counseling Services for more information.

Sponsored by Counseling Services  

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 29th at 1pm-2:30pm (240 Student Union)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Underneath our Black excellence lies unspoken pain, anguish, and sorrow. I am Fortifying Everyone That is Black is an affinity group designated for those who identify as Black to come together, unpack, let go, process, relieve, explore, lean on your community, connect -- about the challenges of being Black in this era. Whether you are African American, Afro-Caribbean, African, from the African Diaspora, or an ally this space is designated for you to explore the plights experienced as a collective community. To add to your calendar click here. 

Sponsored by the UB Counseling Services

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 29th at 7:30pm (Burchfield Penney Art Center)

Intended Audience: Open Event

We are excited to announce the launch of Project Calamus. Calamus is a sequence of 45 poems about camaraderie, friendship, and love among men by Walt Whitman. Written in the late 1850s, Calamus is a daring masterpiece posing questions about love and democracy that remain highly relevant today. The Calamus Project is a new collaboration aiming to bring the poems to a wider audience through films, events, and programs. The Calamus Project website has just gone live. It includes films of each poem, performed by Ujima Company at Silo City, as well as other resources such as commentaries, alternate versions, and a bibliography. 

During this event, Ujima Company actors will perform 23 of the Calamus poems live onstage at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. The program will include a discussion with the actors, as well as brief remarks by Burchfield Scholar Nancy Weekly and Partnership for the Public senior policy fellow Sam Magavern.

For more information please visit the UB Gender Institute. 

Sponsored by the UB Gender Institute

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 22nd from 1:00pm-3:00pm (Farber Hall, 150)

Intended Audience: Faculty

In her presentation, Dr. D’Souza will discuss findings from the NIDCR’s 2021 Oral Health in America report, an examination of the last 20 years for oral health in this country. In light of these findings, Dr. D’Souza will reinforce the importance and benefits of EDI within research settings, its long-term impact on the field of dental medicine, and how oral health researchers should be incorporating and strengthening EDI within their teams and grant applications.

For registration information or to learn more about Dr. D’Souza visit the following events web page.

Sponsored by the School of Dental Medicine

Date & Time: Friday, June 17th from 2:00pm-4:00pm (Student Union, Room 240)

Intended Audience: Open Event

The Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC) is committed to supporting all students on campus including Juneteenth. Juneteenth celebrates the freedom of enslaved people in the United States at the end of the Civil War.   In 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared more than three million slaves living in the Confederate States to be free. In 1865, after two years, the news of the freedom of enslaved people reach Texas. It was not until June 19, 1865, did the state hear of the news that slavery had been abolished. Once word reached out, former slaves began to celebrate.  To get more information, click here.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 15th from 1:00pm-3:00pm (Student Union, Lobby)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Please join Counseling Services for a free event celebrating Juneteenth with activities focused on aspects of Black culture and holistic healing. Whether you want to learn more about how to increase your sense of well-being, eat, dance, or just relax, there is a place for you—and all are welcome!African Snacks! Fun! Community! Dance! Afro-beats! Zumba! Coloring! …and more! To get more information, click here.

Sponsored by the Counseling Services

Date & Time: Select Thursdays, January - June, 5:00-5:50pm (see dates below)

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Rainbow Hour is a monthly virtual meeting which aims to bring together LGBTQ+ individuals from the UB community to meet and interact through conversation and games. Click here for more information and details on how to join the meetings. 

Meetings will take place on the following Thursdays. 

• January 27
• February 24
• March 31
• April 28
• May 26
• June 30

Sponsored by: Counseling Services

Date & Time: Thursday, May 24, 2022, 10:00am-12:00pm (Online)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Learn to create an inclusive and respectful workplace by utilizing strategies to build positive relationships and foster a collaborative work environment. In this workshop, strategies are reviewed to help you effectively manage differences and reduce negativity and the impact both can have on you and your colleagues. You will learn how you can build positive relationships and assist in creating an environment that allows for the exchange of differing ideas where parties feel equally heard, respected and unafraid to voice dissenting opinions. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Presented by Organizational Development and Effectiveness (ODE)

Date & Time: Thursday, May 19, 2022, 2:00pm-4:00pm (In-person)

Location: Center for the Arts, North Campus 

Intended Audience: Open Event

The ALANA Celebration of Achievement has historically honored graduating ALANA (African, Latino/a, Asian and Native American) students. This pre-commencement ceremony, conceived to honor the achievements of graduating UB ALANA students, is open to all graduating students. For more information and to RSVP, Click Here.

Presented by the Intercultural & Diversity Center (IDC) and Cora P. Maloney Center

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 5:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Students, Faculty, and Staff 

Words are wholly inadequate every time an incident of racial violence occurs. This time the violence struck our community on May 14 when there was a mass shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo. In the aftermath of experiencing or witnessing trauma, it is normal to experience a range of feelings and emotions, such as shock, fear, sadness, anger, helplessness or guilt. As a mental health service, UB Counselig Services is committed to affirming and providing care for all of our students who have been directly or vicariously impacted by trauma. In response to the mass shooting at the Tops grocery store, we will be hosting a virtual drop-in community conversation that will focus on recognizing and coping with racialized trauma. This gathering will be facilitated by Carissa Uschold-Klepfer and Andrea Obah and it will provide an opportunity for the UB community to share how they have been emotionally and psychologically impacted, ways to identify peaceful action, inclusivity, coping and support will be discussed. Click here to join the conversation or visit the UB Events Calendar for more information. 

Sponsored by UB Counseling Services 

The Lavender Reception, hosted by Intercultural and Diversity Center, in the Student Union in May 2022. According to the IDC, the ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer students and their allies.

Photographer: Douglas Levere

Sponsored by the Intercultral and Diversity Center (IDC).

Date & Time: April/May 2022 (see dates below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Normally held in May, AAPI Heritage Month will be celebrated at UB in April and early May.  May was specifically chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.  The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

oin the Intercultural and Diversity Center to celebrate Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month to recognize the contributions and influence of AAPI Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

Click here for more information and details on how to participate in the following events: 

• April 5 - Tough Topics: The Legacy of Asian Oppression  
  
• April 19 - Dialogue of the South Asian Diaspora  
  
• April 22- ALANA Movie Night: Parasite  
  
• April 26 - 'Being AAPI in College' Group Discussion  
  
• April 27 - AAPI Queer Icons Display 
  
• April 27- AAPI Karaoke Night 
  
• May 1 - Celebration of Asian Cultures through Crafts & Food
  
• May 10 -  Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Dessert Hour 

Presented by the Intercultural and Diversity Center.

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 1:00pm-4:00pm (In-person and Online)

Location: Baldy Center, 509 O’Brian Hall, North Campus and Zoom

Intended Audience: Open Event

This symposium will bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars with an interest in social and technical systems for managing access to digital materials documenting Indigenous cultural and linguistic practices. A key concern to be addressed will be how to ensure that Indigenous communities are able to maintain sovereignty over materials documenting their heritage in light of conflicts between Western notions of intellectual property and diverse Indigenous traditions.

This symposium is expected to be of interest to scholars with an interest in Indigenous Studies, Law, Information Science, Anthropology, and Linguistics, as well as others involved with exploring the long-ranging historical impacts of colonialism, as is typical of much research in the humanities. It will also be of value for people engaged in the maintenance of the intellectual traditions of Indigenous communities, including members of the university community, such as librarians and archivists, who may be called upon to develop protocols and platforms that facilitate the safekeeping of Indigenous data in ways which allow Indigenous communities to maintain sovereignty over materials documenting their cultural, intellectual, and linguistic heritage. To register and for more information, click here.

Presented by the The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and the Department of Indigenous Studies.

Date & Time: Thursday, May 5, 2022, 3:00pm-4:30pm (Online)

Location: Zoom

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Community for Global Health Equity to discuss the ways in which academics form effective partnerships,  how students and early career faculty engage in research in Global South communities, and how  students contribute to building equity.  Teams of mentors and mentees will reflect on these questions alongside their community partners. Through presentations and discussions, participants will evaluate current research and teaching practices about co-produced knowledge, and identify best practices for educating and engaging students in co-produced scholarship and action. Click here to register for the online event.

Presented by the Community for Global Health Equity

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 4:10pm-5:30pm (Online)

Location: Zoom

Intended Audience: Open Event

For several years the Seneca Nation has maintained that their gaming compact extension makes no provisions for revenue sharing with New York State. Senecas have argued that economic racism and greed are the motivating factors for unfavorable court rulings and Governor Hochul’s recent action freezing all Seneca Nation bank accounts to force payment of the disputed funds. A grassroots mobilization, known as the Mothers of the Seneca Nation, has challenged the legality of this payment and spoken out forcefully on the issue. Join founding members Leslie Logan and Odie Brant Porter for a discussion about the past, present, and future of Seneca casino gaming, its economic impacts on Western New York, and the long-standing challenges dealing with the state government. Click here to register for the online event.

Presented by the Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Monday, May 2, 2022, 12:30pm-1:30pm (In-person or Register here to attend virtually)

Location: 684 Baldy, North Campus and Zoom

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Global Interest Group in a presentation by Chazz Robinson, Ed.M., UB PhD student in Higher Education Administration.

This discussion will explore the ways in which low income and underrepresented minority (URM) students have historically been socialized into academia and how these practices can impact persistence. In addition, this discussion will provide real narratives of student experiences and provide participants with tools to create more equitable environments.

Presented by the Global Interest Group from the School of Social Work

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 4:10pm-5:40pm (Online)

Location: Zoom

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join Rick Hill for a short walk down memory lane, exploring what made Native American Studies at UB exciting in the 1970’s-1980’s. He will then relate the ideas in Lakota scholar Elizabeth Cook-Lynn’s essay of the same name to look at the future of the discipline.
Click here to register for the online event.

Presented by the Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 4:10pm-5:40pm (Online)

Location: Zoom

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join Dr. Jolene Rickard for a lecture about the project of injecting Indigenous philosophy in the academy and translating these ideas into a methodology that is happening in multiple locations. As often the case, Indigenous artists are leading the way with their work. This talk will consider how reading the visual legacies of Haudenosaunee material culture is essential in disrupting the aestheticized violence of our dispossession and ongoing relationships to our homelands. Click here to register for the online event.

Presented by the Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Week of April 11- April 15, 2022 (see dates below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Intercultural and Diversity Center for a week of events to honor LGBTQ+ histories, cultures, and lives. Click here for more information and details on how to participate in the following events: 

• April 11 (virtual) - Tough Topics: Sexualit & Gender in POC Communities
• April 11  - University Pride Lecture featuring 'Ericka Hart'
• April 12  - Pride Week March and Mixer
• April 13 - Pride Paint & Sip
• April 13 - Pride Week Social
• April 15 - Queer Prom: A Night in Enchancia

Presented by the Intercultural and Diversity Center.

Date & Time: March-April 2022, Thursdays, 3:00-4:30pm (online)

Intended Audience: All members of UB's Translational Consortium

The goals of the Health Inequities Workshop Series are to: (1) bridge the cultural and experience gap by providing health practitioners with the knowledge and skills needed to understand health inequities; (2) acquire the intercultural communication skills needed to become more culturally sensitive and empathetic health practitioners; (3) develop a fundamental understanding of the socio-economic causes of health inequities and how structural forces perpetuate them; and (4) imbue health practitioners with the desire and commitment to contribute to transforming the health care system to better serve Blacks and people of color.

Workshops Include:

• (03/10/22): Introduction to Structural Racism, the Social Determinants of Health, and Health Inequities
• (03/17/22): Terminologies and Factors Contributing to Health Inequities
• (03/31/22): Health Policy and Community Structure
• (04/07/22): Communication Strategies to Improve Healthy Practices
• (04/14/22): When Theory Meets Reality: The Fight to Eliminate Health Disparities

Each workshop will feature panel discussions, interactive breakout rooms, and question and answer sessions. Click here to register and to see the full schedule.

Sponsored by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute 

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 13th, 4:10pm - 5:40pm (Click here to register for this online event) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Join Haudenosaunee Historian, Susan M. Hill (Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan) for a lecture identifying the people, methods, and interventions that helped to make Indigenous Studies at UB a reality. From her time as a graduate student at the University at Buffalo to serving as the Director of the Centre for Indigenous Studies at the University of Toronto, Dr. Hill offers varied and in-depth perspectives on the history, people, and community-building methods the ensured the longevity of Critical Indigenous Studies within Haudenosaunee homelands. Click here to register for this online event, and you can also click here to visit the New Indigenous Studies Website.

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies

The Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program is commited to providing support and extra-curricular opportunities geared toward female students (& faculty) in the STEM fields with the goal of increasing the recruitment, retention and success of women in the sciences, math and engineering. This month, WiSE is hosting programs in honor of Women's History Month ranging from network oppurtunities, panels, experitential learning and tours! To find out more about their upcoming events, visit the WiSE UBLinked page.

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 10:00-12:00pm (click here to register for this virtual event)

Intended Audience: UB Faculty and Staff

In this workshop you will learn what bias is, recognize where it comes from and gain insight on how to recognize the impact of bias on yourself and others.

This workshop will help prepare you to push bias attitudes aside on a personal level and improve your capacity for engaging in and promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Presented by the Office of Human Resources.

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 10:00-12:00pm (click here to register for this in-person event)

Location: 105 Townsend Hall

Intended Audience: UB Faculty and Staff

A Safe Zone is an intentional space, climate or person that is affirming of all students, staff and faculty regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Creating inclusive and supportive spaces for LGBTQ+ students, staff and faculty decreases stigma and increases social interactions, participation in campus activities and feelings of safety. In this interactive session, you will be introduced to what a Safe Zone is and how creating one and being a part of the Safe Zone Network, has a positive impact at the individual, group and institutional level.

Presented by the Office of Human Resources.

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 30, 4:10pm-5:40pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

In this presentation, Kevin White will talk about his years as a graduate student in the American Studies Program at the University of Buffalo. He will reflect on his time learning about what it meant to be an Indigenous community-centered scholar- activist and his engagement with the White Corn project. He will share his insights on the UB American Studies program as a space of research, food, and a venue of learning unlike anywhere else.

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 29, 1:00pm (640 Clemens Hall, North Campus or Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Please join us for a research talk by Joshua Manitowabi (Potawatomi), Ph.D. Candidate in Humanities at Brock University, who will envision how decolonial mapping can portray treaty relations with the land, water and sky through the Dish With One Spoon Wampum treaty. He will also demonstrate through storytelling how Anishinaabe occupancy of Odawa Mnis is ongoing. Interactive mapping will be examined for its potential to address the limitations of static mapping in presenting an accurate Anishinaabe perspective. He will examine mapping strategies that incorporate traditional ways of imparting knowledge, such as storytelling and oral history. From the user’s perspective, this type of modern technology for constructing digital maps can offer alternative perspectives of Indigenous cultural representations while simultaneously providing new insights within contested areas of space between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 15th, Wednesday, March 16th and Thursday, March 17th from 12:00-1:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Provost A. Scott Weber and the President’s Advisory Council on Race Implementation Committee (PACOR) invite the University at Buffalo community to three virtual town halls to discuss university-wide efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice at UB. During the town halls, the PACOR subcommittees will present their recommendations.

March 15: Faculty Recruitment, Mentoring and Retention; Scholarship, Tenure and Recognition
Join session one using this Zoom link

March 16: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Experience and Programs; Inclusive Space
Join session two using this Zoom link

March 17: Staff Recruitment, Mentoring and Advancement; Community Engagement
Join session three using this Zoom link

Questions may be submitted to the panelists via Zoom during the town halls. Following each session, more extensive feedback may be submitted via the PACOR website through March 31.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 16, 4:10pm-5:40pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Join preeminent lifecycle advocate Katsi Tekatsi:tsia'kwa Cook (Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan) as she reflects on fellow Haudenosaunee thinker, John Mohawk as situated through her lens. 

Link to register: https://buffalo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uceqrpjgsGtdjYu40_aSH3YnOYsdkRUTa

Sponsored by the School of Social Work 

Date & Time: Monday, March 14, 12:30-1:30pm (684 Baldy, North Campus or Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Join us for a presentation by Dawn C. Hill, MSW, RSW, UBSSW alumna, and a clinical social worker with the Six Nations Family Health Team. Dawn will discuss how descendants of residential school survivors can use writing and land-based practices as tools for healing from trauma. She will share excerpts from her 2021 memoir Memory Keeper. Click here to register. 

Sponsored by the School of Social Work 

Date & Time: Monday, March 7, 12:30-1:30pm (684 Baldy, North Campus or Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Join us to hear Amanda Royce Josanaraae Cheromiah, Ph.D., Director of Native SOAR in the College of Education at the University of Arizona, present: Digital Caretakers: Transformation Storytelling from an Indigenous Lens. Before the record of time, Indigenous communities have shared stories on the land we occupy now. Rooted in Indigenous storytelling methodologies, this event will help you learn strategies to center storytelling in your work as a powerful medium to connect with students and communities. The event is a feature of the Global to Local Speaker Series and the Symposium on Voices for Healing and Justice. Click here to register. 

Sponsored by the School of Social Work 

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 4:10pm-5:40pm (Online)

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join Taíno activist, author, scholar and organizer José Barreiro Hatueyael for an engaging lecture on the history and everlasting impacts of Indigenous activism and scholarship at UB, with a focus on John Mohawk.

Link to register:  https://buffalo.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ghxce7_MS-KrOZZ5mrBegQ

Presented by the Department of Indigenous Studies

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 2, 6:00-9:00pm (120 Clemens Hall, North Campus & Online) 

Intended Audience: Open Event   

Join us for the Post-Incarceration Reentry and Reconnections Film Festival, which will include three film shorts: Knife Skills, Tutwiler & On the Outs: Reentry for Inmates with Disabilities. These films highlight post-incarceration challenges, but also hope, resilience, reconnection and healing. They evoke consideration of how race, gender, disability, generational trauma, and socioeconomic status intersect with the criminal (in)justice system. Cindi McEachon, CEO of Peaceprints of WNY, will moderate a discussion connecting the films with social work, reentry challenges in Buffalo, and how challenges are being addressed by Peaceprints. To participate via Zoom, click here to register. 

Sponsored by the UB School of Social Work Global Interest Group

Date & Time: Friday, February 25, 2:30-4:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: Open Event   

The University at Buffalo's Graduate School of Education and School of Law will hold a virtual panel to clarify the conversation about the nature and history of race and racism in our nation and concerns about state legislation throughout the U.S. focused on critical race theory in education. Click here to learn more and to register. 

Sponsored by the Graduate School of Education and School of Law 

Date & Time: Friday, February 25, 5:00-7:00pm (106 Jacobs Management Center and Online) 

Intended Audience: Open Event   

The purpose of this event is to recognize Black History Month and to celebrate by highlighting the value of Black business. The forum will bring together the university community, including alumni and local business owners. A distinguished panel of local leaders and entrepreneurs will engage in a critical discourse regarding the history, challenges and future opportunities of business for Black Americans. Register to attend the event in person or via Zoom.

Sponsored by the School of Management's Office of Diversity and Inclusion 

Date & Time: Friday, February 18, 12:00pm-3:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Presenting Dr. Desi Small-Rodriguez: "Indigenous Data Sovereignty: An Overview From Pre-Invasion To Today" and Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll: "Sovereignty and Governance for Indigenous Data Futures." These presentations will explore the intersections between copyright law, intellectual property, data sovereignty, digital governance, and Indigenous knowledge. Click here to register. 

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies 

Date & Time: Wednesday, February 9, 12:00-1:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

Kenneth Joseph, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo, focuses on obtaining a better understanding of the dynamics and cognitive representations of stereotypes and prejudice, and their interrelationships with sociocultural structure and behavior. He will speak about a simulated workplace he created called Norm Corp, which calculates gendered micro-aggressions against women employees over a ten-year period and its impact on the workplace. In his work, he leverages a variety of machine learning/NLP methods, agent-based modeling strategies and socio-cognitive theories. He works with people in the Computing for Social Good group. Click here to register. 

Sponsored by the Gender Institute 

Date & Time: Wednesday, February 9, 4:10-5:40pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

As part of the Department of Indigenous Studies 50 years of Indigenous Studies at UB Speaker Series, Agnes Williams will speak on February 9. Join Founding Mother of the Indigenous Women’s Network, Agnes Williams (Seneca Nation, Wolf Clan) for an engaging lecture on the history and contributions of Native American Studies at UB. From protests to the classroom, learn about action-based scholarship as a foundational element in the establishment of Indigenous Studies and the role it plays in local, regional, state, federal and international arenas. Click here to register. 

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies 

Date & Time: Wednesday, February 9, 5:10pm-6:20pm, Davis 101, UB North Campus and via Zoom  

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students   

During the Fall semester of 2021, 600 first-year UB students in Computer Science and Engineering accepted the challenge to imagine what it would take to build a world in which computing could become anti-racist. Starting with the specific case of the use of predictive policing algorithms, they proposed computational and non-computational solutions to the problems exacerbated by technology in society. Students will present their winning ideas and this will be followed by discussion of their ideas by expert judges, with opportunities for open discussion from all attendees at the end of the event. Click here to register.

Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering with funding from a Mozilla Responsible Computer Science Challenge award.

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 12, 10:00am-12:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

A Safe Zone is an intentional space, climate and/or person that is affirming of all students, staff and faculty regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Creating inclusive and supportive spaces for LGBTQ+ students, staff and faculty decreases stigma and increases social interactions, participation in campus activities and feelings of safety. In this interactive session, you will be introduced to what a Safe Zone is and how creating one and being a part of the Safe Zone Network, has a positive impact at the individual, group and institutional level. For more information and to register, click here. 

Sponsored by Human Resources

Date & Time: Thursday, January 6, 12:00-1:30pm via Microsoft Teams (click here to register) 

Intended Audience: Open Event   

Presented by Niagara Pride, Inc. Come learn more about a local organization dedicated to LGBTQ + Inclusion. This training explores the use of pronouns, the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity, and things organizations can do to be more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community. Topics Covered Include: Gender, Orientation, & Identity; What is an Ally & Why is it Important?; What is Diversity & Inclusion?; Ways to be an Ally. Click here to register.

Niagara Pride Presenters: Susan Frawley – Board Member; Justin Decleene – Secretary; Ronald Piaseczny – President.

Sponsored by the PSS Inclusion and Diversity Committee

Dates: Every Friday, 10:00-11:00am, September 3 - December 17, 2021
Intended Audience: UB Faculty & Instructors

This open zoom “Faculty Friday” drop in is designed to discuss any questions or concerns faculty might have regarding equitable access to learning and accommodations. This is intended as a quick solution focused interaction of about 5 minutes or so in an individual break out room in the open zoom (to comply with FERPA), or to schedule a one on one meeting. Click this zoom link to join a Friday session.

Sponsored by UB Accessibility Resources

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 17, 4:00pm  

Location: Online 

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Join Dr. Jason Corwin (Seneca Nation, Deer Clan) for a multimedia look at Onödowa’ga:’ (Seneca) initiatives to protect land and water while promoting sustainability grounded in Indigenous philosophies. Dr. Jason Corwin, Clinical Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies at UB, is a citizen of the Seneca Nation (Deer Clan), and a lifelong media maker. He was the founding director of the Seneca Media & Communications Center and has produced several short and feature length documentaries. Jason has extensive experience as a community-based environmental educator utilizing digital media to engage with Indigenous ways of knowing, sustainability, and social/environmental justice topics. Click here for news and events .

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies 

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 9, 4:00-5:30pm  

Location: 112 O'Brian Hall

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Please join us for a presentation and discussion with filmmaker Terry Jones. He is a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians and currently resides in Newtown on the Cattaraugus territory. Terry has a passion for sharing his Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) history and culture through his film works. He strives to find a balance between entertaining and educating his audiences. Click here to learn more. 

Sponsored by the Department of Indigenous Studies 

Date & Time: Monday, November 8, 5:00-7:00pm

Location: 190 Pharmacy Building (South Campus) or via livestream using this link

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Join us in-person or virtually for the screening of Doctrine of Discovery. This powerful documentary describes the principle of domination that has been used to oppress Indigenous peoples in the Americas, how the residual impacts of historical traumas can last for centuries into the present day, and how the traditional teachings of original nations and peoples form an alternative to this dehumanizing system. In addition to the screening, UB alumnus Pete Hill will facilitate a conversation about historical trauma and the longstanding effects of violence against Indigenous peoples, and will also debrief the film. Click here to register.

Food and refreshments will be provided beginning at 4:45pm in the cafe just down the hall from the screening room.

Date & Time: Saturday, November 6, 9:00am

Location: Meet at UB for carpool 

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Join students from First Nations SA and AISES for hiking and a picnic at Letchworth State Park .

Hosted by First Nations SA and AISES

Date & Time: Friday, October 22, 12:00-1:30pm (Online)  

Intended Audience: Open Event 

UB School of Law and The Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York State Courts invite you to join the panel discussion of People v. Uplinger (1983), a successful, Buffalo-based challenge to New York's sodomy law.

Registration is required. For more information and to register visit here.  

Sponsored by the Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York State Courts and the University at Buffalo School of Law 

Date & Time: For a detailed schedule, visit the Center for Diversity Innovation upcoming events webpage. 

Intended Audience: Open Event   

The Center for Diversity Innovation offers special events aimed at increasing awareness and mobilizing members of our communities to act in ways that promote racial equity and all forms of social justice. Events featured are organized by the 2021-22 Center for Diversity Innovation Distinguished Visiting Scholars, academic departments/programs, staff and student organizations, and the Center director. Most events are free and open to all. See individual events for details, including two in collaboration with Campus Living on Monday, October 11 for Indigenous Peoples' Day and National Coming Out Day.

Sponsored by the Center for Diversity Innovation 

Date & Time: Tuesday, September, 28, 10:00am-12:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

A Safe Zone is an intentional space, climate and/or person that is affirming of all students, staff and faculty regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Creating inclusive and supportive spaces for LGBTQ+ students, staff and faculty decreases stigma and increases social interactions, participation in campus activities and feelings of safety. In this interactive session, you will be introduced to what a Safe Zone is and how creating one and being a part of the Safe Zone Network, has a positive impact at the individual, group and institutional level. For more information and to register, click here. 

Sponsored by Human Resources

Date & Time:  Monday, June 28 - Friday, July 2, 2021 (Online) 

Intended Audience: SUNY Community   

SPECTRUM is the nation's largest education conference devoted to preventing and responding to sexual and interpersonal violence against members of the LGBTQI+ community. For more information and to register, click here. 

Sponsored by SUNY  

Date & Time: Thursday, June 24, 5:00-6:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: SUNY Community  

Please join us for an evening of Affinity Groups where we will come together around a shared identity and build community. This is a supportive and affirmative space to make new, lasting connections based on shared interests and experiences. Click here to register. For more information on SUNY Pride virtual programing and events check out: https://www.suny.edu/pride/

Sponsored by SUNY 

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 22, 10:00am-12:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students  

A Safe Zone is an intentional space, climate and/or person that is affirming of all students, staff and faculty regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Creating inclusive and supportive spaces for LGBTQ+ students, staff and faculty decreases stigma and increases social interactions, participation in campus activities and feelings of safety. In this interactive session, you will be introduced to what a Safe Zone is and how creating one and being a part of the Safe Zone Network, has a positive impact at the individual, group and institutional level. For more information and to register, click here. 

Sponsored by Human Resources 

Date & Time: Thursday, June 17, 3:00-4:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: SUNY Community  

New York State and SUNY now recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday. Please join us as we discuss and explore themes related to the celebration of Juneteenth during Pride. Click here to register. For more information on SUNY Pride virtual programing and events check out: https://www.suny.edu/pride/

Sponsored by SUNY 

Date & Time: Friday, April 23, 7:00-8:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Students   

Show off your own meaning of Pride at our Virtual Fashion Show! Wear your best outfits and win prizes! 

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: Thursday, April 22, 11:00am-3:00pm (Student Union Lobby) 

Intended Audience: UB Students   

Let's raise our pride together! Stop by the table to receive your very own pride flag to celebrate and raise your own pride. 

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 21, 12:00-1:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Students   

The Intercultural and Diversity center invites you to a forum to explore issues around LGBTQ+ in schools and the work place. This event will feature a diverse group of individuals sharing their experiences navigating the world as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. 

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 20, 9:00-10:30am (Online) 

Intended Audience: Open Event 

Based on Rosy’s creative practice, this workshop is intended to create space for refuge and rest – for the body, the heart, the mind, and spirit. We will move, breathe, hear, see, and practice deep listening to ourselves and our environment. Click here to register. 

Cosponsored by the Humanities Institute Performance Research Workshop, the Department of Theatre and Dance, and the Humanities Institute Haudenosaunee-Native American Studies Workshop

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 20, 3:00-4:00pm (240 Student Union and Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Students   

This program will be a discussion surrounding the many identities that exist within the LBGTQIA2B+ community, and how those titles are perceived individually and within society.

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 20, 6:00-7:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Students   

Come learn not only how to vogue in this engaging virtual tutorial, but also to learn about it’s historical significance and relation to the LGBTQ+ community. 

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: Monday, April 19, 1:00-4:00pm (Student Union Lobby) 

Intended Audience: UB Students   

Celebrate and show pride for your own identity by making your very own pride bracelet! Supplies and instructions will be provided. 

Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center

Date & Time: Friday, April 16, 12:00-1:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty and Staff 

The Early Modern Research Workshop is inaugurating a “New Books in Dialogue” series, which brings together UB faculty and colleagues at other institutions who have newly published or soon-to-be-published books to discuss their works. Please join for a conversation with Joseph Gamble (University of Toledo) and Christine Varnado (Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies) about Varnado’s book, The Shapes of Fancy: Reading for Queer Desire in Early Modern Literature (Minnesota, 2020). Click here for more information. 

Sponsored by the Humanities Institute

Date & Time: Friday April 9, 12:00-1:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty and Staff 

How do we serve transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students better? Join trans activist, writer, and UB Distinguished Visiting Scholar Eli Clare to answer this question. Issues around language, pronouns, names, restrooms, harassment, housing, and more, focusing on both policy and practice will be explored. 

Sponsored by Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Center for Diversity Innovation

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 23, 10:00am-12:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty and Staff 

A Safe Zone is an intentional space, climate and/or person that is affirming of all students, staff and faculty regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Creating inclusive and supportive spaces for LGBTQ+ students, staff and faculty decreases stigma and increases social interactions, participation in campus activities and feelings of safety. In this interactive session, you will be introduced to what a Safe Zone is and how creating one and being a part of the Safe Zone Network, has a positive impact at the individual, group and institutional level.

Participants will elevate their understanding, empathy and capacity to engage with colleagues and students who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community in a welcoming and inclusive way. This session will help participants support a safe workplace community for everyone as part of their everyday work interactions in a variety of ways. Click here to learn more and to register. 

Sponsored by Human Resources 

Dates: Wednesday, March 3, 10:00am (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students 

This workshop will provide participants an open conversation on LGBTQIA+ history, such as the Stonewall Riot and Marsha P. Johnson, as well as opportunities for participants to engage within the LGBTQIA+ community, including podcasts and musical artists. Topics surrounding exclusion, bullying, safety, as well as persistence and resilience will be discussed. Creating spaces and opportunities for LGBTQIA+ folks to be seen, heard, and feel a sense of belonging in school, family, and social systems are emphasized. Finally, this workshop will provide resources for participants to find both mental and physical health support. 

Sponsored by Counseling Services 

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 3, 12:00-1:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students 

Queer/feminist DH scholars and new media artists use (and critique!) technologies in order to challenge dominant narratives, biases, and cultures in digital spaces and to advocate for more socially just societies and futures. UB’s Palah Light Lab seeks to further this work through creative new media art projects that foster community and cultural critique while centering marginalized peoples. This workshop explores queer/feminist design principles through the lab’s ongoing projects in poetry and gaming (such as Trans Folks Walking, a 3D narrative video game about trans peoples and their experiences) and will introduce accessible digital tools such as Twine and Ren’Py that participants can use to create their own new media art. 

Co-sponsored by Media Study and Global Gender Studies

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 2, 9:30-10:30am (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students 

How do we serve transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students better? Join trans activist and writer Eli Clare to answer this question. Issues around language, pronouns, names, restrooms, harassment, housing, and more, focusing on both policy and practice will be explored. 

Sponsored by UB Student Engagement, PSS Inclusion & Diversity Committee, and the Center for Diversity Innovation

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 2, 4:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students 

Featuring: Agnes Williams (Seneca, Wolf Clan), Lori Quigley (Seneca, Wolf Clan), Marilyn Schindler (Seneca, Snipe Clan), Christine Abrams (Seneca, Beaver Clan)

Within Hodinöhsö:ni’ worldview, women are responsible for all matters regarding the land. Honoring this, our second installment of our Hodinöhsö:ni’ Geographies Series is designed as a listening session led by a panel of Seneca women of this territory. This listening session will provide a space where we can listen and receive direction on how best to develop our land acknowledgement protocols and other forms of Hodinöhsö:ni’ land-based commemoration on our campus. Click here for more information and to register. 

Sponsored by the Center for Diversity Innovation, the Humanities Institute, and the College of Arts and Sciences

Date & Time: Monday, March 1, 5:00-6:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students 

Please join Jeff Day, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, CNEcl, to learn about the delivery of transgender sensitive care in the clinical setting. Click here to learn more and to register. 

Sponsored by the School of Nursing, Committee on Diversity & Inclusion

Date & Time: Thursday, February 25, 4:00-5:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students 

Featuring Dr Jolivétte, this panel will explore the significance of Indigenous peoples’ solidarity and collaboration with the Black Lives Matter movement. It will include a comparative discussion of the impact of state violence on Black and Indigenous histories and current realities, the convergences between Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty, and the importance of our collective work on dismantling systems of white supremacy. Click here for more information and to register. 

Sponsored by the forthcoming Department of Indigenous Studies and the Center for Diversity Innovation Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program

Date & Time: Monday, February 22, 1:00-2:30pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students 

Co-Director of two digital projects working in collaboration with Indigenous communities, Mishuana Goeman will address best practices and the primary tools involved in the projects. Mapping Indigenous LA  aims to uncover the multiple layers of Indigenous Los Angeles through storymapping with Tribal Nations, Indigenous youth, community leaders, and elders from Indigenous communities throughout the city of Los Angeles to tell the multi-layered stories of placemaking. Click here for more information and to register.

Sponsored by DSSN and Co-sponsored by Geography, Linguistics, GGS, A/AS, ISD, CDI

Date & Time: Thursday December 3, 4:00pm (Online) 

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff, and Students 

Niagara Falls has become an important monument marking the boundary of the United States northern border and Canada’s Southern border. For Seneca people however, the falls are the place where the Thunder Beings reside and thus it is a place instrumental to Seneca experience of place. Built up as a tourist site in the early 1900s and later marketed as a honeymoon site, Niagara Falls becomes an important geographical area to extend the work of Mishuana Goeman, a 2020-2021 UB Center for Diversity Innovation Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Associate Professor of Gender Studies, American Indian Studies, and affiliated faculty of Critical Race Studies in the Law School, UCLA. Goeman's work in examining state produced space (such as making of monuments and jurisdictions) and Indigenous place-making (such as the reflection of experiences through intergenerational stories regarding specific sites, that in turn produce a value system).

Sponsored by The Center for Diversity Innovation and the Gender Institute

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 18, 4:00pm (Online)

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff and Students

Dr Brianna Theobald discussed Native women’s reproductive histories and their activism from her new, multi award-winning book Reproduction on the Reservation: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century. Dr Theobald is an assistant professor of history at the University of Rochester. She is the recipient of the John C. Ewers Award from the Western History Association and the Armitage-Jameson Prize from the Coalition for Western Women’s History. Dr. Theobald has also recently published several important public-facing pieces on such topics as the history of eugenics in the United States, detained migrants and reproductive abuse, and the history making work of Native American nurses.

Sponsored by the UB Humanities Institute – Haudenosaunee Native American Research Group, the UB Gender Institute, and the forthcoming UB Indigenous Studies Department

Date & Time: Friday, November 13, 3:00pm (Online)

Intended Audience: UB Faculty, Staff and Students

Drawing on two decades of work in archives and special collections, as a student and researcher, faculty instructor, and program director, Dr. Alyssa Mt. Pleasant discussed opportunities and challenges for a range of approaches to capacity building in support of Indigenous sovereignty that engage rare book and manuscript collections held by a range of institutions.

Presented by UB Humanities Institute Sovereignty Research Laboratory

Date & Time: Friday, September 15, 2023, 7:00pm - 12:00am

Location: Pucho Social Club, 261 Swan St, Buffalo, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York for their 10th annual Salsa for a Cure event. The theme is Red ensemble - dress to impress. The event will feature Live DJ Frankie and Performance from Fanny Salsa Dance, Sarah Haykle, Jerome Williams Salsa for the Soul, and an exciting dance competition. All proceeds will go towards Roswell Park for cancer research and support programs for patients and their families. No matter your skill level, come out and enjoy a night of fun and community.

For more information, please visit the Event Registration page.

Sponsored by the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York.

Date & Time: Friday, September 15, 2023, 12:00pm

Location: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

Join the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York for their Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off event and celebrate Hispanic Heritage!

For more information, please visit the Event Webpage.

Sponsored by the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York.

Date & Time: Multiple offerings and dates, see more details below

Location: Native American and Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS) Office, 1005 Grant Street, Buffalo, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

These in-depth sessions will include a screening and facilitated discussion of the documentary “Unseen Tears: The Impact of Native American Residential Boarding Schools in Western New York.” Both introduction sessions are very similar in content and space is limited, so please consider registering early.

• Thursday, July 27, 2023, 10:30am - 4:30pm (with a 1-hour lunch break on your own, 1:00pm - 2:00pm)
• Thursday, August 24, 2023, 10:30am - 4:30pm (with a 1-hour lunch break on your own, 1:00pm - 2:00pm)

For any questions or to register, please contact Pete Hill, Special Initiatives Director (NACS) via email at phill@nacswny.org with the specific training date preferred.  

Sponsored by the Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS), the Value Network of WNY, and the New York State Office of Addiction Services & Supports (OASAS).

Date & Time: Multiple offerings and dates, see more details below

Location: Virtual

Intended Audience: Open Event

These one-hour sessions provide brief overviews of Native cultures, health challenges facing many communities, historical traumas, and suggestions for how to engage with Native American peoples more respectfully. All introduction sessions are very similar in content and space is limited to 35 people per session, so please consider registering early. 

• Friday, June 9, 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm   https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdOGsqDovG9Zy98I5mskZ1ZMdImcidTzb
• Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 9:30am – 10:30am               https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMof-Grqz8sHtGif9vj2MphWIPyPe3qDk8c   
• Thursday, August 17, 2023, 3:30pm – 4:30pm             https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdO-qqTspGNDI8U2h8gV0v5TWNw6tsk8C

For any questions or concerns please contact Pete Hill, Special Initiatives Director (NACS) at phill@nacswny.org.  

Sponsored by the Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS), the Value Network of WNY, and the New York State Office of Addiction Services & Supports (OASAS)

Date & Time: Friday, July 28, 2023, 5:00pm - 9:15pm

Location: Indigenous Attractions, 1626 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

The All Our Relations Racial Healing Project presents RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World, a revelatory documentary that brings to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular American music.  Focusing on music icons like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Taboo (The Black Eyed Peas), Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, and Randy Castillo, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World shows how these pioneering Native American musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives.

For more information and to register, please visit the Event Registration page, contact Simone Alston (Stages of Life Empowerment Director, NACS) at 716-783-2564 or via email at salston@nacswny.org, or contact Pete Hill (Special Initiatives Director, NACS) at 716-574-8981 or via email at phill@nacswny.org. For more information on RUMBLE, visit their website. 

Sponsored by the Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS) and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.

Date & Time: Friday, July 14, 2023, 2:30pm - 6:00pm

Location: Indigenous Attractions, 1626 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY

Intended Audience: Open Event

The Racial Healing Circle is a new effort to promote greater awareness, mutual respect, understanding, compassion, and healing for the Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Western New York Region. These circles will help combat structural racism through interpersonal dialogues, sharing, and listening from diverse members of the community. Seating is limited with only 15 spots, so please consider registering early.

For more information and to register, please visit the Event Registration page, contact Simone Alston (Stages of Life Empowerment Director, NACS) at 716-783-2564 or via email at salston@nacswny.org, or contact Pete Hill (Special Initiatives Director, NACS) at 716-574-8981 or via email at phill@nacswny.org.  

Sponsored by the Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS) and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.

Date & Time: Multiple offerings and dates, Spring 2023 (see more details below)

Location: Virtual (see more details below)

Intended Audience: Open Event

We would like to announce that our community partner, Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS), is hosting the Strengthening Our Resilience program giving us the opportunity to attend more professional development, and free virtual training sessions on Native American Cultural Competency through March 2023. Please register for your preferred session(s), using the links provided below. Space is limited to 35 people per session, so please consider registering early. 

“Introduction to Native American Cultural Competency”

These one-hour sessions provide brief overviews of Native cultures, health challenges facing many communities, historical traumas, and suggestions for how to engage with Native American peoples more respectfully. All “Introduction” sessions are very similar in content.

• Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 12 pm – 1 pm, https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqce-srD4iE9ATckkxVc3W16ij0CVUBU-y
• Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvd-CsrjstGdIc-4qay0D0wR473AyA7-zd
• Thursday, February 23, 2023, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvcO-uqzwjE93VZOd85a8a6OdGySNYnfm6
• Monday, March 6, 2023, 12 pm – 1 pm, https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vc-yhqzktHtUWGLxqfQn3RWBErpmCVvVj

“Overview of Native American Cultural Competency”

These four-hour sessions include deeper content of traditional Native cultures, Trauma-Informed Care, Historical Traumas, the documentary “Unseen Tears: The Impact of Residential Boarding Schools,” and strategies to move ahead. Both “Overview” sessions are very similar in content.

• Friday, January 27, 2023, 9:30 am – 2 pm (w/30-minute lunch break) https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0oc--orDoiHda48SxwtrDBkZwKlud04FLZ
• Friday, February 17, 2023. 12:30 – 4:45 pm (w/ 15-minute break) https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwufuqtrjMsGNb1bt7mbSuVes3dCD3C2QOr

For any questions or concerns please contact Pete Hill, Special Initiatives Director (NACS) at phill@nacswny.org.  

Sponsored by the Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS), the Value Network of WNY, and the New York State Office of Addiction Services & Supports (OASAS)

Native American Community Services (NACS) is happy to announce some upcoming training opportunities for Native American Cultural Competency.  There are two virtual sessions for the “Introduction” sessions, and they will also have two in-person sessions for the four-hour, “Overview” trainings.  Please see the to register and additional details.

1. Introduction to Native American Cultural Competency

Date & Time: August 29, 2022, 12:00-1:00pm and September 13, 2022, 12 - 1 pm (Virtual, see below for more details)

Intended Audience: Open Event

These one-hour sessions provide brief overviews of Native cultures, health challenges facing many communities, historical traumas, how to engage with Native American peoples more respectfully, and efforts to restore community wellbeing.

Monday, August 29, 2022, 12:00–1:00pm, Virtual on Zoom

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrd-6uqzwoG9f75cuWRdAUnHGkzCsyZINZ

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 12:00-1:00pm, Virtual on Zoom

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdOyqpzosEt17GuQD--NjRx4PpkYQ2p40

2. Overview of Native American Cultural Competency

Date & Time: August 25, 11 :00am–4:00pm and September 16, 2022, 10:00am–3:00pm (In-Person, see below for more details) 

Intended Audience: Open Event

These four-hour sessions include deeper discussions of traditional Native cultures, Trauma-Informed Care, Historical Traumas, a screening and discussion of “Unseen Tears: The Impact of Residential Boarding Schools,” strategies to move ahead, and more. Both “Overview” sessions are very similar in content. The “Overview” sessions will include a one-hour lunch break and will be held IN PERSON at the location identified below:

Thursday, August 25,  11 :00am–4:00pm, IN PERSON: At Indigenous Attractions, 1626 Military Rd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304

Friday, September 16, 2022, 10:00am–3:00pm, IN PERSON: At NACS, 1005 Grant St., Buffalo NY 14207

To register for either of these IN-PERSON “Overview” trainings, please email Pete Hill at phill@nacswny.org for registration info.

Sponsored by Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS) and the New York State Office of Addiction Services & Supports (OASAS)