Need to Know

Bronwyn Keenan, the inaugural director of the UB Arts Collaboratory in the College of Arts and Sciences, is leaving UB to take a position at a Los Angeles-based artist studio. Her last day at the university is Sept. 3.

Jason Diffenderfer, senior associate vice president for university advancement and co-director of the Boldly Buffalo campaign, has been named interim vice president for university advancement.

Members of the UB community are encouraged to donate school supplies to benefit students at local K-8 schools and at UB’s Educational Opportunity Center during the Office of Community Relations’ annual drive.

High school and college students from across the nation had a unique opportunity to explore and better understand what it means to be a pharmacist at the seventh annual UB Pharmacy Summer Institute (PSI),

The Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC), which is part of UB, will host information and test preparation sessions starting July 13 for an upcoming civil service exam to become a New York State University Police officer at UB.

The School of Law will hold a virtual panel discussion from noon to 1:30 p.m. July 6 on the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

The Professional Staff Senate’s Staff Development and Engagement Committee is offering an online Career Development Summer Series to help prepare UB staff members to apply for open positions they may find on the UB Jobs website.

The School of Public Health and Health Professions now offers an online option for its Health Services Administration MPH program that is designed to help working health care professionals grow their careers through remote health care administration training. The new online option provides the same multidisciplinary training in core public health and health care administration as the on-campus program.

The renewal and application processes are now open for faculty/staff parking permits for the 2022-23 academic year.

President Satish K. Tripathi issued a statement regarding security for end-of-the-year events.