Briefly

Bring a "daughter" to work on April 23
UB will hold its third annual "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" on April 23. Designed to introduce girls ages 9 to 14 to the many career possibilities available, the program was initiated at UB by the Task Force on Women and internationally by the Ms. Foundation.

Co-chairs of this year's event are Bernice Noble, professor of microbiology and co-chair of the Task Force on Women, and Deborah Scott, director of donor relations and stewardship in the Office of University Development.

Information on the event is in the process of being distributed to the campus community, and parents-or mentors-and daughters interested in attending must register by mid-April. For more information, visit the Web site (http://wings.buffalo.edu/student-life/vp-affairs/events/todto/) or call Scott at 829-2630.

Kerry Kennedy Cuomo to speak at UB Tuesday
Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, internationally renowned human-rights activist, will speak as a guest of the School of Law Human Rights Center from 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday in 106 Baldy Hall on the North Campus. The subject of her talk, free and open to the public, will be "Human-Rights Activism: Courage in the Face of Terror."

Cuomo, daughter of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and wife of Andrew Cuomo, U.S. secretary for housing and urban development, is founder and former executive director of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights.

Part 2 of PSS seminar series is March 26
The Professional Staff Senate Development Committee will offer the second part of a luncheon seminar series on dealing with different, not difficult, people in the workplace from noon to 2 p.m. March 26 in the University Inn and Conference Center, 2401 North Forest Road, Amherst.

The workshop will feature Debra Connelley, assistant professor of organization and human resources, who will discuss methods of resolving conflict in a diverse organization through viewing conflict constructively, analyzing sources of conflict and applying conflict-resolution techniques.

The workshop fee is $12, with a combined fee of $20 for those who also attended Part 1. Registration deadline is tomorrow. For more information, call 645-2003.

Student fees to be consolidated on fall bills
The university plans to consolidate the various individual student fees into a comprehensive fee that will begin appearing on billing statements for Fall 1998.

According to a memorandum issued March 16 by Dennis Black, interim vice president for student affairs, and Elias Eldayrie, assistant vice provost and director of student finances and records, the comprehensive-fee approach has been adopted to streamline billing and the student-fee waiver process.

The comprehensive fee will not change the total amount assessed to students for fees, only the way fees are billed. It will include the current college, technology, health and transportation fees, and for day undergraduates, the athletic fee.

Symposium set on legal issues of the Iroquois Confederacy
The School of Law and The Buffalo Law Review will co-host a symposium covering the legal issues and politics at the center of the current confrontations between members of the Iroquois Confederacy, New York State and the federal government.

The symposium, "Law, Sovereignty and Tribal Governance: The Iroquois Confederacy," will begin at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the University Inn and Conference Center, 2401 North Forest Road. It will continue at 9 a.m. on Saturday in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.

To register online or for additional information, go tohttp://wings.buffalo.edu/law/blr/nativlaw or contact Brian Eckman, symposium coordinator, at 645-2059; or e-mail bceckman@acsu.buffalo.edu

March symposium on technology and learning will feature ed tech entrepreneur William Graves
The UB Spring Symposia on Technology and Learning will continue on March 26 as mathematician and entrepreneur William Graves takes the floor at 2:30 p.m. in 120 Clemens Hall for a talk titled "Academic Planning: IT as a Strategic Asset in Higher Education."

Graves will demonstrate new online communication tools and learning resources that are affordable, easy to use, scaleable and educationally effective, many of them based on the new "any time, any place" educational model satirized last month by Langdon Winner. The demonstration will be framed by a panel discussion of the trends and issues that are changing the nature of the educational environment, trends that Graves has said should inform the university's planning, budgeting and faculty-development programs as they relate to information technology.

In addition to Graves, the panel will include H. Austin Booth, humanities librarian in Lockwood Library; Richard H. Lesniak, director of academic services in the Center for Information Technology; John A. Meacham, professor of psychology, and Lynda H. Schneekloth, professor of architecture.

The discussion will be moderated by Joseph J. Tufariello, dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Questions from the audience will be entertained.

Graves is a thoughtful observer of the information-technology scene who has made more than 350 invited presentations and published scores of articles on this subject. A member of the University of North Carolina faculty for more than 30 years, he founded the UNC Institute for Academic Technology.

Graves is on leave from UNC to serve as president of COLLEGIS Research Institute, a group whose stated mission is to "develop and disseminate advances in the educational use of affordable technologies, whether deployed to enable new anytime/anyplace modes of instruction or to enhance the traditional classroom."

Lecture to explore link between math and sense of touch
What can mathematics tell us about the sense of touch? Quite a lot, according to Jonathan Bell, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics who conducts research on using mathematics to model the sense of touch.

Bell will lecture on the subject at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in Room 225 of the Natural Sciences complex on the North Campus.

"In humans, touch is probably the first sense to develop and often the last to extinguish, yet we take having the sense of touch for granted," Bell said.

"Infants born without it die immediately, and infants who do not receive enough tactile stimulation often do not develop properly."

In his talk, Bell will discuss how the tactile system and mecha-noreceptors work. Mechanoreceptors are biological entities that convert mechanical stimuli (like pressure) to electrical signals.

He will highlight the interdisciplinary nature of research about sensory systems and discuss why both theoretical modeling and fundamental experiments must be done to fully understand how mechanoreception works.

Free and open to the public, the lecture is sponsored by the Sciences Alumni Association of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. For more information, contact Cindy Nydahl at 645-2531.

New social work dean to be featured at "UB at Sunrise"
Whether the "helping professions" should continue to be based on a "medical model" will be discussed by Lawrence Shulman in a "UB at Sunrise" program from 7:30-9 a.m. on Tuesday in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.

Shulman, dean of the School of Social Work since Jan. 1, will discuss "Integrating the Personal and Professional Self: A New Paradigm for the Helping Professions."

Shulman notes that for decades the helping professions, including social work, have taken their cues from medicine and organized themselves around three stages: study, diagnosis and treatment. That thinking is being challenged, he adds, by an "interactional model" focusing on strengths and resilience, instead of pathology.

In addition, he notes, the traditional separation of personal and professional lives is being called into question.

"UB at Sunrise" is a series of breakfast programs jointly produced by the Alumni Association, Office of Conferences and Special Events, News Services and Office of Publications. It also is supported by the Office of University Development and UB Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs.

The price of the program, which includes a full breakfast, is $10 for members of the UB Alumni Association and $12 for all others.

For more information, call 829-2608. Ticket orders must be received by tomorrow.

China human rights advocate to give talks
Human-rights advocate Guo Luoji, senior research fellow in the East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard University and a former professor of philosophy at Beijing University and Nanjing University in China, will present three free talks at UB this week.

Guo will speak informally tomorrow from noon-1 p.m. in 250 Student Union at a brown-bag lunch sponsored by the Asia at Noon program and convened by Yueyao Zhao of the law school.

He also will speak on "Revolution and Democracy in China" from 3-5 p.m. in 280 Park Hall. His talk will be presented in Chinese and interpreted by Jiyuan Yu, assistant professor, UB Department of Philosophy.

On Saturday from 3-5 p.m. in 330 Student Union, Guo will give a formal address in Chinese on "The Legal Nature of the Movement for Human Rights and Democracy in China," convened by Zongxiang Yang of the UB Multidisciplinary Discussion Group.

German studies lectures to be held tomorrow and April 1
Leslie Adelson of the Department of German Studies at Cornell University will speak on "The Unpredictability of Gender and the Price of Feminism: On Women, Turks, and Germany in Franz Schoenhuber, Alice Schwarzer, and Aysel Oezakin" at 3 p.m. tomorrow in 930 Clemens Hall on the North Campus. The talk is sponsored by the Graduate Group for German and Austrian Studies, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the Graduate Group for Feminist Studies.

Ralph Raico of Buffalo State College will speak on "The End of German Liberalism" on April 1 at 4 p.m. in Park 280. His talk is sponsored by the Graduate Group for German and Austrian Studies and the Department of History.

Exhibit shows photography work by UB students
Student work from a UB advanced-photography course is on display through March 30 in Campos Photography Center, 1016 Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda.

The exhibit includes photographs produced last fall by 19 senior photography majors and minors taking a course taught by Marion Faller, associate professor of photography. The work captures a variety of subjects in black-and-white, color and various non-silver processes.

A reception will be held from 7-9 p.m. on March 27 in the center, which is open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 5-10 p.m.

Economics sets student information session
The Department of Economics will offer a student information session at 5 p.m. today in 414 Fronczak Hall on the North Campus.

Isaac Erlich, economics executive officer, and Michael Gort, director of the master's program, will discuss career paths open to individuals with advanced degrees in economics.

They also will describe the new master's program and its concentrations in economics of law and regulation, financial economics and international economics, and will compare the relative market value of a master's degree in economics versus an M.B.A.

GSEAA lectures to explore contemporary education issues
The Graduate School of Education Alumni Association (GSEAA) will present two lectures on contemporary issues in education.

On March 26, Catherine Emihovich, associate professor of counseling and educational psychology and director of the Buffalo Research Institute on Education for Teaching, will discuss "Reconciling Contested Discourses: The Cultural Politics of School-Based Integrated Services" at 4 p.m. in 218 Baldy Hall, North Campus. She will examine aspects of cultural politics that arise when the decision is made to locate health services in schools. The talk will be free.

The GSEAA also will host a breakfast at 8 a.m. on April 3 in Pistachio's on the second floor of the Student Union on the North Campus. Thomas Lickona, a developmental psychologist and professor of education at Cortland State College, will be the guest speaker.

Lickona conducts research on the growth of children's moral reasoning. His award-winning book, "Educating for Character," has been praised as the definitive work in the field.

The cost of the breakfast is $10 for the general public, $8 for GSEAA members and $6 for students. For reservations, call 645-2492.

Faculty Jobs
Assistant Professor-Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Posting #F-7042. Assistant Professor-Medicine, Diabetes-Endocrinology, Posting #F-8007. Assistant Professor-Medicine, Cardiology (two positions), Posting #F-8008. Assistant Professor-Medicine, Cardiology, MFHS, Posting #F-8009. Assistant Professor-Medicine, Cardiology, MFHS, Posting #F-8010. Assistant Professor-Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Posting #F-8011. Associate/Full Professor-Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Posting#F-8012. Assistant/Associate/Full Professor-Chemistry, Posting #F-8013.

Research
Director of Development-Development, Posting #R-98022. Research Technician II-Microbiology, Posting #R-98023.

Professional
Director of Recruitment/Recruitment Specialist (SL-3)-School of Law, Posting #P-7091. Associate Director for User Services (SL-5)-Computing and Information Technology, Posting #P-8012. Network Technician (SL-3)-Computing and Information Technology, Posting

#P-8019. LAN Systems Senior Programmer Analyst (SL-4)-Computing and Information Technology, Posting #P-8020. Staff Assistant (SL-2)-Computing and Information Technology, Posting #P-8021. Applications Programmer Analyst (SL-3)-Office of the Associate Vice President for University Libraries, Posting #P-8022. Assistant to the Chair (SL-3)-Sociology, Posting #P-8026. Coordinator of Facilities Management (SL-3)-University Libraries, Posting #P-8025.

Non-Competitive/Labor Classified Civil Service
Building Service Aide (NS-3, part time)(three positions available)-University Facilities, Line # to be determined. Cleaner (SG-5) (part time)-University Residence Halls, Line #43051. Job Printer (SG-10)-University Print and Mail Services, Line #40754.

To obtain more information on jobs listed above, contact Personnel Services' fax response system by calling 645-3843 and following the voice prompt instructions. To obtain information on Research jobs, contact Sponsored Programs Personnel, 416 Crofts.

Classics to present program March 26 on Greek Blues
In celebration of Women's History Month, the Department of Classics will present a program on March 26 about the fascinating relationship between "Rembetika"-a Greek blues form-and the ancient lamentations of women. The program will begin at 3 p.m. in the Screening Room (Room 112) in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus with the lecture "Women's Tears and The Politics of Grief" by Gail Holst-Warhaft, professor of classics at Cornell University and the author of a book on that subject, "Dangerous Voices" (London 1996). The lecture will be followed by a musical performance.

At 5 p.m., Holst-Warhaft will present a screening of "Rembetika: the Blues of Greece," her film documentary about the music that turned the world on to traditional Greek forms of music and dance. The movie, directed by Philippe de Montigny and narrated by Anthony Quinn, features Sotiria Bellou, the late Rembetika singer; the Rembetiki Koumpania, a popular traditional performance group; Mikis Theodorakis, whose music is featured in "Zorba the Greek," and Greek singer Mariza Koch.

Outside evaluation of FSA food services to be conducted
The university is conducting an outside evaluation of its dining, catering, vending and retail sales offered to the campus community by the Faculty Student Association, Inc. (FSA). The evaluation, to be conducted by Marriott Consulting, will analyze data, consumer need and satisfaction reviews, benchmarking against peer institutions, operations and facilities audits and management structures.

The consultants will conduct site visits, including meetings with key campus constituencies, survey work and focus-group reviews. The process is expected to provide UB with recommendations on critical success factors, customer satisfaction, industry standards, systems for improved service delivery and cost and budgeting models for FSA and campus consideration.

Members of the university community with specific thoughts on campus dining, catering, vending and retail services to be considered during the review should direct them by March 31 to James Nadbrzuch, Division of Student Affairs, 408 Capen Hall, North Campus; phone 645-3048.

Sciences networking event to be held Saturday
The Sciences Alumni Association will hold its second annual Networking in the Sciences event Saturday in the Student Union Social Hall. The event, designed to bring students together with science and math alumni, will include a lecture, panel discussion and informal roundtable discussions, all led by alumni. Staff from the Offices of Career Planning and Placement will counsel students on résumé writing, job hunting and graduate school. The Office of Alumni Relations will provide tips to help students network with alumni. James Gerland, a staff member and UB alumnus, will give a presentation at 11 a.m. on "Using the Internet as Part of Your Job Search."

For more information, contact Cindy Nydahl at 645-2531 or at cnydahl@acsu.buffalo.edu or view the SAA homepage (http://wings.buffalo.edu/fnsm/Alumni).