Holiday art sale will benefit printmaking program

Don't wait until the last minute to look for that special holiday gift!

An array of original print designs by talented alumni, faculty and students at UB will be on sale from noon until 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Center for the Arts Atrium on the North Campus.

The sale will be sponsored by the Department of Art and the Printmaking Program.

It will feature print work, including lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, monographs and collagraphs. Proceeds will benefit the printmaking program and the art department's Experimental Print Imaging Center (ePIC), a community outreach program.

Payment by cash or personal check will be accepted. Prospective buyers are encouraged to come early; these works are known to sell quickly.

VPR announces Equipment Challenge Grant Program
The Office of the Vice President for Research has announced the Equipment Challenge Grant Program for 1997-98.

The program will provide up to $25,000 as matching funds to faculty members who plan to submit a proposal to an external-government or private-sector source.

The purpose of this program is to assist faculty members with adding, upgrading or replacing instruments for their research by providing matching funds to make their proposal more attractive.

Applications for these matching funds will be accepted by the Office of the Vice President for Research at any time, but faculty members must apply for these funds before their final research proposal is submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs Administration.

Open forum to discuss student views on tolerance, diversity
The Student Concerns and Activities Committee of the University Committee for the Promotion of Tolerance and Diversity will hold an open forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the lobby of the Student Union on the North Campus.

The forum will be used to share the results of an informal survey designed to learn more about students' opinions on and perceptions of diversity at UB.

Women's Club has annual luncheon today
The annual Soup's On luncheon of the UB Women's Club will be held today at 11:30 a.m. in the Center for Tomorrow. Poinsettia sale orders will be processed at the luncheon. Proceeds of this fund-raiser go to the Grace Capen Scholarship, provided by the club for UB students with a 3.9 or above grade point average after three semesters.

Winnie Doran is chairperson of the event, with Norma L. Zimmer-man and Geraldine N. Ryder as hospitality committee co-chairs. Price for the luncheon is $12 per person. Guests are welcome.

Other club activities:
Book Club, Dec. 8, at 12:30 p.m., home of Elaine Knopp. Leaders are Marie Schillo and Ann Shub. The book, "Personal Journey," will be discussed.

Money and You group, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., in the Eggertsville Snyder Library. Cynthia Tretter, CPA, will speak on tax-saving strategies.

International group, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon, in Room 210, Student Union. Monthly social gathering and refreshments. Everyone invited to meet and converse with international students.

Final issue of semester next week
The Reporter will publish its final issue of the fall semester on Dec. 11. Publication will resume on Jan. 15.

SEFA Update
UB is at 98 percent of its 1997 SEFA goal. If you still haven't turned in your pledge card, it's not too late. Send it in! Help UB maintain its role as one of the highest college and university contributors to the United Way in the nation. For more information, contact your department liaison.

Sending data electronically to the Reporter calendar

The Office of News Services has developed an electronic submission form located on the Reporter Web site to collect data for the weekly calendar that appears in the newspaper's print and electronic versions.

The Reporter has opened use of the electronic submission form to all individuals who submit information for the calendar.

Use of the form will be optional through the end of January.

Beginning with the Reporter issue of Feb. 5, the electronic form will become the only way to submit information for the calendar.

The form, as well as directions for using it, can be accessed at http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/cgi/input

Those submitting information for the calendar have the option of doing entries on a week-to-week basis, or submitting information for multiple weeks all at once. The deadline for receiving calendar information remains noon on the Thursday prior to the issue in which the information is intended to appear.

Consulting firm to aid School of Management dean search
The School of Management has hired an international management-consulting firm to assist in its search for a new dean. Korn/Ferry International, a worldwide leader in executive recruitment, has been selected by the school's search committee to help screen applicants and attract highly qualified candidates.

Members of the search committee are Chair, Mark Karwan, dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Brian Becker, professor, Department of Organization and Human Resources; Angela Bontempo, senior vice president and executive director, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Thomas Disare, clinical associate professor, School of Law; David Fallace, MBA student; Susan Hamlen, associate professor, Department of Accounting and Law; Duane Hopper, president and CEO, Graphic Controls Corporation; Brian Ratchford, professor, Department of Marketing; Michael Rozeff, professor, Department of Finance and Managerial Economics, and Cynthia Shore, assistant dean and director of the management school's Career Resource Center.

Foundation grants to fund UB research, WBFO improvements
Two $5,000 grants from The Buffalo Foundation will fund research into cancerous cells' growth and will help WBFO-FM 88.7, the university's National Public Radio affiliate, make needed transmission improvements.

The grant for research into the mechanisms of cancerous cells was awarded to Stephen T. Koury, assistant professor of clinical laboratory science.

The research by Koury and his research team could lead to the development of new drugs that would cause the death of malignant cells, as well as an ability to identify the genes that prevent malignant cells' death and allow normal self-destruction to occur.

The grant to WBFO will implement new telecommunications technology to improve the station's broadcast sound quality in electronic feeds to National Public Radio and other radio syndicators.

Integrated Services Digital Network technology (ISDN) will allow the station to provide high-quality live broadcasts from non-studio locations, such as concert and lecture halls, and improved digital quality transmissions of community news events to syndicators like NPR, the British Broadcasting Co., and the Canadian Broadcasting Co.

The project also will be funded by the Don Davis Auto World Fund for WBFO.

Center for Inquiry to host humanist and atheist philosophers
The Center for Inquiry-International, 1310 Sweet Home Rd., Amherst, will host on Friday and Saturday the first gathering of the world's leading atheist and humanist philosophers. The meeting, titled " Atheism, Agnosticism and Humanism," marks the formation of the Society of Humanist Philosophers and the debut of its new journal, Philo. The society was founded by Paul Kurtz, UB professor emeritus and chairman of the Center for Inquiry.

The public is invited to attend a roundtable lecture of conference participants at 8 p.m. on Friday. Panelists will include Kurtz; Antony Flew, University of Reading, England; Michael Martin, Boston University; Svetozar Stojanovic, University of Belgrade; Theodore Schick, Jr., Muhlenberg College; Theodore Drange, University of West Virginia; Keith Parsons, University of Houston; H. James Birx, Canisius College, and Quentin Smith, Western Michigan University. Admission is free.

Roundtable panel to discuss communication issues
A panel discussion titled "Communicating News, Events and Services at UB" will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, in room 210 of the Student Union on the North Campus.

The discussion, part of a roundtable series sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, will focus on issues related to general communication of UB news, events and services to the campus community, and is free and open to the public. For more information, call William Regan at 645-6147.

Four students named recipients of annual Fleming Merit Awards
Four students have been named recipients of the annual J. Scott Fleming Merit Award by the UB Student Alumni Board (USAB), a student affiliate of the UB Alumni Association.

The winners, who received a check for $250 and a certificate of recognition, are:

- Naniette H. Coleman, a sophomore communication and psychology major minoring in human resources management.

- Sarah JM Kolberg, a senior majoring in sociology.

- Jose M. Gil Montanez, a junior psychology major.

- Silvia Muller, a senior international studies major also pursuing a minor in marketing.

Finalists who received honorable mention include Amy Ackerman, Joshua Walker, Marc Etienne and Brad Schwartz.

Through the Fleming award, USAB seeks to recognize the volunteer efforts and leadership of full-time undergraduate and graduate students who have helped to promote student involvement at UB.

The awards were renamed in 1991 for J. Scott Fleming, former executive director of the Office of Alumni Relations.

MFC, EOC in consortium receiving grant to develop video network
Millard Fillmore College and the Educational Opportunity Center are part of a consortium that has received $1.9 million in funding from Bell Atlantic to develop a state-of-the-art video network to provide educational, social-service and economic-development programming to constituencies within the community.

Dubbed "CityNet," the network is designed to bring programming closer to the public in an effort to expand accessibility and affordability.

CityNet operates through high-speed, fiber-optic connections linking consortium members by a multichannel, interactive system at 14 sites in the community. Classrooms have been constructed and are operational at 10 of the sites, including the EOC at 465 Washington St.

MFC will direct scheduling and marketing for the consortium, says George Lopos, MFC dean.

Programming expected to be produced by MFC, EOC and the School of Nursing for distribution via CityNet includes job-training seminars, GED preparation, MFC certificate programs, MFC degree programs, undergraduate nursing courses, continuing nurse-education courses and workshops, and graduate nursing courses.

Libraries' deadline for submitting reserve requests is Dec. 15
The deadline for submitting Reserve requests for the Spring 1998 semester is December 15, 1997. You may obtain a reserve list form at any of the general libraries circulation desks, your department secretary or via the WorldWide Web at http://ublib.buffalo. edu/libraries/forms