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Henderson heads Department of Art

Adele Henderson, associate professor of art, has been named chair of the Department of Art for a three-year term. Henderson, an accomplished printmaker whose complex, abstract work has been exhibited throughout the United States, joined the UB faculty in 1985.

She will administer eight undergraduate-degree programs and seven graduate programs in painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, communication arts, computer art, illustration and general studio art. A 1995-96 National Endowment for the Arts fellow, she has been an artist-in-residence at Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony in Roswell, N.M., and a visiting artist at Philadelphia's Brandywine Workshop.

Janet Penska named associate vice president

Janet Penska, vice president for The Center for Health Policy Studies in Albany, has been named associate vice president for university services responsible for UB's state-relations programs and initiatives. Her appointment takes effect Dec. 3.

Penska brings to UB 14 years of experience working with the New York State Assembly, most recently as secretary to the Ways and Means Committee. She was chief advisor and lead negotiator for assembly leadership on all fiscal and economic matters, as well as being responsible for final preparation of the state budget.

She also has managed the committee's professional staff in economic, revenue and expenditure forecasting, statistical modeling, financial-plan-variance analysis, and research-and-policy development. She has developed and negotiated the assembly's legislative agenda with the governor's office, the senate, local governments and special-interest groups.

Vargas to chair Modern Languages & Literatures

Margarita Vargas, associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, has been named chair of the department for a three-year term. She will administer undergraduate- and graduate-degree programs in French, German, Italian and Spanish, as well as undergraduate minors in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese and Russian.

Vargas, who directs UB's new Latino/Latina Studies Program, also will oversee operation of the department's World Languages Institute. A UB faculty member since 1985, she is a 1995 recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Ludwig to discuss "genderlect" in "UB at Sunrise" program

The difference between women's and men's use of language will be the focus of a "UB at Sunrise" breakfast program to be held from 7:30-9 a.m. Nov. 19 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.

Jeanette M. Ludwig, associate professor of modern languages and literatures, will discuss "Genderlect: Women's and Men's Language."

Ludwig's witty, perceptive analysis of how men and women use language differently will suggest there are ways to communicate more effectively across the gender gap.

A UB faculty member since 1977, Ludwig is director of graduate studies for the French Program and director of the Language and Linguistics Program offered jointly by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the Department of Linguistics. She is the recipient of a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. A graduate of Drake University, Ludwig earned master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan.

The cost of the "UB at Sunrise" lecture, which includes a full breakfast, is $10 for UB Alumni Association members and $12 for the general public. The deadline for reservations is Nov. 16. For more information, or to make reservations, call 829-2608.

"UB at Sunrise" is supported by UB's Office of University Development, Office of News Services, Office of Publications and Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs.

Nominations being accepted for Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education is accepting nominations for the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

The awards are intended to recognize superior teaching at the undergraduate, graduate or professional level. All full-time instructors, regardless of academic rank, are eligible if they have completed at least three years of full-time teaching at UB prior to the Fall 1998 semester.

Completed nominations, including a Summary Presentation Statement, up-to-date vita and letters of support, must be received in the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, 255 Capen Hall, by the close of business on Dec. 11.

Film festival will pay homage to Spanish director Berlanga

This weekend, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will present a film festival-Ciclo de Cine-on the work of the great Spanish film director Luis García Berlanga. The festival will feature screenings, talks and discussions that will explore Berlanga's influence on film in Spain. All films will be in Spanish only.

The festival, to take place in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus, will be free of charge and open to the public. Co-sponsors are the College of Arts and Sciences, Sigma Delta Pi and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It opens Saturday with two award-winning black-and-white films that are considered to be two of the finest ever produced in Spain: "Bienvenido, Mr. Marshall/Welcome, Mr. Marshall" (1952), to be shown at 2 p.m., and "El verdugo/The Executioner" (1963) showing at 8 p.m. A roundtable discussion in English will follow the first film.

On Sunday, two color films will be presented-"La vaquilla" (1985), showing at 2 p.m., and "La escopeta nacional" (1977), to be shown at 7 p.m. After the first screening, film scholar Jaume Marti-Olivella of Allegheny College will present a lecture in Spanish on the iconography of national ritual as represented in "La vaquilla."

Geography professor to speak Nov. 19 on Asian economic crisis

The origins of the economic crises facing Asia and implications for the United States as a result of the crises will be explored in a talk by Jessie P.H. Poon, UB assistant professor of geography, at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 in the Rich Renaissance Center, One West Ferry St., Buffalo.

Her talk, titled "Spatial Contagion and the Asian Economic Flu," will be presented by the Buffalo Council on World Affairs, Inc. and the Asian Studies Program at UB.

Her talk is the third in the council's three-part Distinguished Speaker Series, "Building Communities in Multi-Ethnic Societies," which is intended to examine problems facing diverse ethnic societies.

Poon also will lead a discussion on the Asian economic crises at noon on Nov. 20 in 250 Student Union on the North Campus as part of the UB Asian Studies Program's "Asia at Noon" fall series.

Poon, who recently joined the UB faculty, has written extensively on regionalization and trade patterns in Southeast Asia and Europe, the impact of foreign investment on Asian economics and Third World economic development.

WBFO call-in show to feature Greiner, Black

President Greiner will take your calls during a special live radio forum to be held from 7-8 p.m. Nov. 12 on WBFO 88.7FM. Special guest will be Dennis Black, vice president for student affairs. Listeners can call 829-6000 with questions or concerns about UB.

Brownfields remediation is topic of colloquium

David King, executive director of environmental affairs, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, will be the speaker Monday for an environmental colloquium on "Brownfields: Realistic Remediation and Land Use Plans." The colloquium, sponsored by the School of Law Environmental Concentration, will be held at 4 p.m. in 212 O'Brian Hall on the North Campus.

Topics to be discussed will include "How Clean is Clean Enough-How Integrated Planning Can Lead to Realistic Remediation" and "Land-Use Plans for Brownfields Property."

"The development process should consider even the potentially responsible party as a planner," said King, who added that he feels that the only way to handle brownfields properly is to deal only with property that has real estate value.

The colloquium is open to the public and participation can be for credit. Contact Professor Errol Meidinger for details.

For more information, call Meidinger at 645-2159, days; or Pat Costanzo, 652-2380, evenings.

Lorna C. Hill to discuss Ujima Company for Emeritus Center

Lorna C. Hill, founder and artistic/executive director of the Ujima Company, will be the speaker at 2 p.m. Tuesday at a meeting of the Emeritus Center in the South Lounge of 102 Goodyear Hall on the South Campus. Her topic will be "History of the Ujima Company: The Work I Do and Why I Do It."

Jack Baker will preside at the meeting, which will follow a board of directors meeting at 1 p.m.

Lockwood Library plans book sale

Lockwood Memorial Library will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 12 and 13 near the second-floor entrance. For this cash-only sale, hardcovers will be $2; paperbacks, $1.

Annual holiday print sale to be held Nov. 20

The Department of Art and its Printmaking Program will hold the annual Holiday Print Sale Benefit from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 20 in the atrium of the Center for the Arts.

Proceeds will benefit UB's Printmaking Program and ePIC (experimental Print Imaging Center). Artist prints by students, alumni and ePIC'S community printshop participants will be on display for purchase. Cash or checks will be accepted. Half of the sale's proceeds will be used to support the Printmaking Program and ePIC.

For more information, call Jeff Sherven at 645-6878, ext. 1369.

Lecture series to feature talks by UB female scholars

The final two lectures of the "Women at the End of the 20th Century: Problems and Solutions" fall series presented by the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender at UB will feature talks by two distinguished UB female scholars.

Lois Weis, professor of educational leadership and policy in the Graduate School of Education, will speak at 3 p.m. on Nov. 19 in 330 Student Union on the North Campus. Weis will discuss her recent book, "The Unknown City: The Lives of Poor and Working Class Young Adults" (Beacon Press, 1998).

Brenda Miller, professor of social work and director of the UB Center for Research on Urban Social Work Practice, will lecture at 3 p.m. on Dec. 10 in 105 Harriman Hall on the South Campus. Her talk is titled "Women Who Abuse Drugs and Alcohol: How They Punish and How They Protect Their Children."

For more information, call IREWG at 829-3451.

Chung named fellow of ASM International

Deborah D.L. Chung, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been named a fellow of ASM International, a professional organization dedicated to advancing industry, technology and applications of metals and materials.

She was one of 43 individuals honored during ASM's annual meeting.

Chung, who also is Niagara Mohawk Professor of Materials Research at UB, was honored for her outstanding contributions to the development of structural composite materials and their mechanical testing.

Graduate assistant wanted to write for the Reporter

Applications are open for a 20-hour-a week position writing for the Reporter, beginning in January. The position is open to graduate students only, and offers a tuition scholarship for the spring semester, as well as a salary. Applicants must have excellent writing skills; newspaper experience is preferred.

Applicants are urged to send resumes and cover letters immediately to Christine Vidal, Reporter Editor, at UB News Services, 136 Crofts Hall, Buffalo N.Y. 14260.