Need to Know

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.

The Buffalo Bills are offering a special discount rate for UB faculty and staff for tickets to four of the team’s games in Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Beakers and Beer, the monthly networking event presented by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, is back for 2013-14, with the first gathering of the academic year taking place Sept. 26 at Coco Bar & Bistro, 888 Main St.

UB researchers who missed an August workshop on preparing proposals for National Institutes of Health funding have another chance to obtain some valuable information.

UB’s Schussmeisters Ski Club is gearing up for its 53rd season by offering special membership deals to faculty, staff and alumni, and their family members.

UB staff and domestic students are being recruited to serve as mentors for newly arrived international students during the fall 2013 semester. Participants need not know about other cultures, speak other languages or have traveled overseas.