Need to Know

Campus Dining & Shops is offering a special discount program this fall for faculty and staff who dine at The Greenery on the South Campus or The Tiffin Room on the North Campus.

UB faculty, staff and students can get their annual flu shot at one of several seasonal flu vaccine clinics being offered by Student Health Services next month on the North and South campuses.

Special parking passes, an HP printer and tickets to UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series lectures are among the prizes being awarded to UB employees who make gifts to the 2013 Employees Campaign for the Community.

Feeling stressed? UB faculty and staff can learn ways to handle the pressure of everyday living at a free, half-day “Stress Less Retreat” on Nov. 13 sponsored by Employee Assistance Program.

The Office of Organizational Development & Training is offering several courses this semester designed to help faculty and staff become more effective communicators.

Professional staff members are invited to join their colleagues for fun, food and football at the Professional Staff Senate’s third annual Bulls tailgate party on Oct. 19.

The “Hurley Era” has officially begun.

Business Day 2013, a day of training, information gathering and networking presented by University Business Services, will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, 2402 North Forest Road, Getzville, adjacent to the UB North Campus.

A workshop designed to help humanities faculty apply for external grants and fellowships will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 11 in 280 Park Hall, North Campus.

Enrollment will open on Sept. 30 for New York State Flex Spending Accounts, which allow state employees to pay for certain expenses with pre-tax dollars.