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Date & Time: Friday, July 26, 2024 - Sunday, July 28, 2024
Location: Diefendorf Hall, South Campus (Friday and Saturday sessions are in-person, Sunday sessions are virtual)
Intended Audience: Open Event (Community educators, parents, school-aged students, librarians, museum curators, or anyone who loves to learn about Black history)
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 “Black to the Future: Afro-futurism as Black History.” Join to reimagine the world without racism and antiblackness. The conference work will focus on reconceptualizing the past and present through writing about the future. We will push the boundaries of learning, using our knowledge of the past as commentary for Black people’s future, not one of despair but one that reimagines what it means to be Black in a society that historically was meant for us not to survive. Friday sessions will be held in-person and Sunday sessions will be held virtually. Attendees are eligible for 24 professional development credits.
For more information and to register, please visit the Event Registration Page or UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Dr. 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, Fund II Foundation, Gibbs Smith Education, and Wayne State University Press.
Date & Time: Monday, August 19, 2024 - Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Location: Center for the Arts (North Campus), the Strong National Museum of Play (Rochester)
Intended Audience: Open Event
Are you interested in Japanese game culture? How about exploring the largest collection of Japanese video games at The Strong National Museum of Play? Do you want to be a spectator of an epic Esports Match between the University at Buffalo and Rochester Institute of Technology? Then submit a proposal to the Replaying Japan International Game Studies Conference happening in August 2024!
Since 2012, the Replaying Japan conference has hosted researchers from various fields conducting research on Japanese and Asian game culture. In August 2024, New York State (Western New York) will become a hub for Game Studies scholars as Replaying Japan makes its way to Buffalo, alongside the Video Game Preservation Conference, which will take place at The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester. In celebration of this synergy between cities and conferences, the 12th International Japan Game Studies Conference will be held at The University at Buffalo, SUNY (North Campus) in Buffalo, New York, USA, and in tandem with The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, USA.
With collaborators and/or cosponsors from local and international institutions and organizations, this year’s conference will bring together a wide range of researchers and creators from around the globe to present their work on topics related to the theme of preservation, innovation and new directions in Japanese Game Studies in a post-Covid world. We invite researchers and students to submit paper proposals related to this theme.
For more information and to register, please visit the Event Registration Page or UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Prof. Mimi Okabe at 716-645-1286 or via email at tsugumio@buffalo.edu.
Sponsored by the UB Asian Studies Program, Asia Research Institute, College of Arts and Sciences Events Team, Department of Media Study, Department of Art, Department of Linguistics, Department of History, Department of English, Level Up, Red Jacket, Buffalo Esports, the Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT Esports, Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies, Prince Takamado Center (University of Alberta), Japan Culture Center of Western New York, Visit Buffalo, and Visit Rochester.
Date & Time: Thursday, August 22, 2024, 8:00pm - 11:00pm
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 dance party, games, and international food from local restaurants. All students are welcome.
For more information, please visit the UB Calendar Link. For questions, please contact Campus Living at 716-645-2171 or via email at campusliving@buffalo.edu.
Sponsored by Campus Living.
Date & Time: Multiple dates and times, see more details below
Location: 240 Student Union, North Campus
Intended Audience: Open Event
Join Counseling Services and the IDC on the third Thursday of the month to meet other members of UB's LGBTQ+ community, have some conversation, and enjoy fun activities. This is a drop-in meeting. No registration is required. There will be three Rainbow Hours this semester at the following times.
For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link. For questions, contact Counseling Services at 716-645-2720.
Sponsored by UB Counseling Services and the Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC).
Date & Time: Wednesdays, 3:30pm - 4:30pm, through November 20, 2024
Location: 240 Student Union, North Campus
Intended Audience: Open Event
This drop-in group is committed to providing an affirming space for BIPOC students to reflect on their experiences at a Predominately White Institution. In this group, we recognize the unique experiences of BIPOC students and aim to foster a community for students to give voice to their experiences, gain support, and develop healthy coping strategies. Topics explored in this group include but are not limited to navigating microaggressions, feelings of isolation, imposter syndrome, being first generation American, family/social relationships, and maintaining healthy self-care in the current socio-political climate. There will be 8 BIPOC Drop-In Groups this semester starting on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 and running through Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link. For questions, please contact Counseling Services at 716-645-2720.
Sponsored by UB Counseling Services and the Intercultural and Diversity Center.
Date & Time: Multiple dates and times, see more details below
Location: 235 Student Union, North Campus
Intended Audience: Open Event
Join Counseling Services to play games, have great conversations, and lots of fun, while making friends from around the world. Come to relax and play non-competitive, get-to-know you games that allow you to form cross cultural friendships. Event is open to all UB international and domestic students from all cultures and backgrounds. There will be four Friends Without Borders this semester at the following times.
For more information, please visit the UB Calendar link. For questions, contact Counseling Services at 716-645-2720.
Sponsored by UB Counseling Services and the Intercultural and Diversity Center.
Date & Time: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 105 Townsend Hall, South Campus
Intended Audience: Faculty and staff
This in-person workshop will teach you about bias, recognize its origins and explore what biases drive you. It will also dive into the actions we can take to work towards inclusion in our minds and our environments. We will explore personal identity, how our minds can trick us into reinforcing our beliefs and actions we can take to counter these forces.
For more information or to register, please visit the Event Registration Page or the UB Calendar link. For questions, contact Organizational Development and Effectiveness at 716-645-4459 or via email at training@buffalo.edu.
Sponsored by Organizational Development and Effectiveness.
The Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC) is committed to supporting all students on campus. By focusing on personal identity, advocacy and other critical issues that are facing society today, the IDC helps students broaden their perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of our ever-changing world. To find out more about their upcoming events, visit the IDC Events Calendar.
Sponsored by the Intercultural and Diversity Center.
Date & Time: Multiple offerings and dates, see more details below
Location: Virtual
Intended Audience: Open Event
These one-hour sessions are part of the “Strengthening Our Resilience” (SOR) Program of Native American Community Services and are designed for those already trained in trauma-informed care. They will 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. There will be 3 sessions at the following days and times, please register at the respective links below:
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) and the New York State Office of Addiction Services & Supports (OASAS).
Date & Time: Submit anytime
Intended Audience: UB Students, Faculty and Staff
The University Archives is launching a project to encourage students, faculty and staff to document their personal experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak and contribute them to the University Archives. Students have been impacted by great change to their learning environments, living situations, employment, and social connections. Faculty have adapted the ways in which they deliver course materials and interact with students. Staff have adjusted to changes in their work environments, both at home and on campus, all while coping with momentous change in daily routines, family life, and personal health and safety. By collecting and preserving these perspectives the University Archives supports the research mission of the university, allowing future students, researchers, and scholars to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, an undoubtedly transformative event in the history of student life and the academic experience at UB. Visit University Archives webpage for more information.
Sponsored by University Libraries
These workshops were led by Dr. Anne Etgen, Professor Emerita in the Department of Neuroscience at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and nationally recognized expert in recruiting and retaining diverse faculty. We encourage this resource for all Department Chairs and faculty who plan to serve on search committees. Below are descriptions of the three workshops. Click here to view them on UB Edge.
Sponsored by the Office of Inclusive Excellence
Presents evidence that workforce diversity is a driving force for excellence and innovation, and discusses factors that contribute to limiting diversity, including implicit or unconscious bias. Finally, describes evidence-based strategies that can overcome the bias in the faculty search process. Click here to view on UB Edge.
Outlines strategies that facilitate the academic success, promotion and retention of faculty. Topics discussed include strong mentoring programs, faculty cluster hiring (cohort model), activities and resources to reduce isolation, increase community building and networking, and to foster career, research, and professional advancement. Click here to view on UB Edge.
Discusses the role of departmental and institutional climate as a barrier to achieving faculty diversity. Climate comprises people’s shared perception of the quality, fairness and inclusivity of the environment in which they work. Improving departmental and institutional climate, with clear signals from leadership that diversity, equity and inclusion are core values, can enhance the work environment for all members of the academic community. Click here to view on UB Edge.