Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break: November 25-27

Enjoy your break guys! Relax, visit friends, catch up on homework and see family!

Happy Thanksgiving!

~The Academies

International Education Week: November 15-21

International Education Week: November 15-21

An initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education, International Education Week (IEW) is part of an effort to promote international understanding and build support for international educational exchange. International Education Week is celebrated at UB to share the richness of other cultures, expose members of the UB and Buffalo communities to the diverse perspectives of those cultures and, hopefully, increase community members’ cross-cultural awareness, curiosity and knowledge. IEW is celebrated at UB through performances, lectures, presentations, films, displays and exhibitions.

(Found at http://wings.buffalo.edu/intlservices/special_events.html)

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International Student and Scholar Services:

The International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) provides many programs for UB’s international students. They give information on applying for Visas, tax information and knowledge on living in Buffalo. Workshops and programs are hosted to promote cultural awareness to all of UB’s population.

For a complete list of events during International Education Week, please visit:

http://wings.buffalo.edu/intlservices/documents/IEW2009Flyer-11X17.pdf

How can I get involved?

Related Majors:

Anthropology

Art/Art History

Asian Studies

Classics

Cultures and Identities (Global Gender Studies)

Dance

Film Studies

History

International Studies

Linguistics

Music

SA Clubs

African SA

Bangladeshi

Caribbean SA

Chinese SA

FASA

Indian SA

Indonesian SA

Italian SA

Japenese SA

Korean SA

LASA

Malaysian SA

Organization of Arab Students

Pakastani SA

Polish SA

Taiwanese SA

Turkish Sa

Ukrainian SA

Vietnamese SA

Other Resources:

Undergraduate Academies Websites:

http://academy.buffalo.edu/

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http://ubacademies.ning.com/

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Local Buisness and Economy Week

Local Business & Economy: November 8-14

Buffalo’s economy history has hit both ends of the spectrum. This City was at one point of the richest in the country. Now, Detroit and Cleveland are the only US cities that are poorer than Buffalo. Since the steel industry left in the 1980s, an air of depression has been felt in this city until very recently. Currently, a motivated youth force has been trying its hardest to revitalize Buffalo.

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Buffalo First:
Buffalo First is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization comprised of local independent businesses, organizations and concerned citizens working to build a more local, green and fair economy for all. We do this by educating consumers, businesses and policy makers.

http://www.buffalofirst.org/

Bidwell Farmer’s Market
The Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market is considered by many to be the best market of its type in Western New York. In fact, Artvoice recognized the market in its most recent "Best of Buffalo" issue and, judging from the ever-increasing crowds, it's a sentiment shared by many.

http://www.elmwoodmarket.org/

Block Club Magazine
Block Club is based in the beautiful, surprising, historic, thought-provoking and all-around incredible city of Buffalo, NY. The company formed in early 2007 with Block Club Magazine, a locally supported bi-monthly publication which celebrates the many wonderful people, organizations and businesses which help to make Western New York such a great place to live, work and play.
In two short years, Block Club has expanded to offer graphic and web design services for small to medium businesses in the Western New York area (and beyond).
We are located in The Neighborhood Collective, a special multi-unit space in the heart of the Elmwood Village, which is shared by a handful of creative businesses. In everything we do, Block Club strives to be fresh, young, original and fun.

http://blockclubonline.com/

Albright-Knox Art Museum


The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, founded in 1862, is the governing body of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. A major event in the life of the Academy occurred with the construction of the Albright Art Gallery, a generous gift from Buffalo entrepreneur and philanthropist John J. Albright. Intended to serve first as the Fine Arts Pavilion of the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, it was completed too late for that purpose in 1905. Additional galleries are located in Clifton Hall, which is connected to the main Gallery by an underground pedestrian link.
Today, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery enjoys a worldwide reputation as an outstanding center of modern art. Thomas Hoving, art historian and former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, recently said that "the Albright-Knox Art Gallery should be on everyone's list to see, for it's an overwhelming art experience. Small, intimate, and seductive, the museum has one of the most thumping modern and contemporary collections in the world." The Gallery's collection is especially rich in post-war American and European art, acquired mostly through the generosity of its patron, the late Seymour H. Knox, Jr. Abstract expressionism, pop art, and art of the 1970s through the end of the century are well represented by exceptional examples by artists such as Gorky, Pollock, Warhol, and Johns. In addition, the Gallery visitor will find that the permanent collection offers a panorama of art through the centuries. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism are well represented by such leading French artists of the nineteenth century as Gauguin and van Gogh. Cubism, surrealism, constructivism, and other trends of the revolutionary twenties and thirties are documented by a large selection of significant works by Picasso, Braque, Matisse, Derain, Miró, Mondrian, Rodchenko, and others.

http://www.albrightknox.org/

How can I get involved?

Related Majors:
Management
Economics

Local organizations:

Buffalo First



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The SOLOIST/ RENT

Life Perspectives: THE SOLOIST/RENT: October 25-31
The arts can help shed social issues in a new light. Literary works, music and the fine arts can expose problems that people might many not be aware of. The Soloist and Rent both touch upon topics that negatively impact different people.

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Race: an arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes, esp. formerly, based on any or a combination of various physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form, or eye shape, and now frequently based on such genetic markers as blood groups.

Urbanism: the way of life of people who live in a large city.

Prejudice: any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable

Gender: sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture

Substance Abuse: pathological use of alcohol or drugs, characterized by daily intoxication, inability to reduce consumption, and impairment in social or occupational functioning; broadly, alcohol or drug addiction

Poverty: the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor; indigence.

Materialism: preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values

Information on Speakers:
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj:
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj is the director and choreographer for the production of RENT at UB, and is also the Artistic Director of the Rebel Theater. His profession credits include being a former Associate Artistic Director of Syracuse Stage and work at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Prince Musical Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Atlanta’s Theater of the Stars and Amas Musical Theatre in NYC.

Nathan R. Matthews
Nathan R. Matthews is the Director of Musical Theatre at UB. As Riverside Opera Ensemble’s founding Producing Artistic Director in NYC, he has helmed events that included the participation of Leonard Bernstein, Rosemary Harris, and Harolyn Blackwell. On Broadway he was Music Associate for Children and Art, the Stephen Sondheim 75th birthday gala, and he served as Mark Hamill’s keyboard coach for Amadeus, directed by Sir Peter Hall. He has served on the music staff of the Santa Fe Opera.





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Leadership Week: October 18-24

Leadership Week: October 18-24

What does being a leader mean to you? Does it mean taking charge of a group? Is it being a role model?

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Definitions:

Deming's 14 points

Management philosophy to help organizations increase their quality and productivity:

1. Create constancy of purpose for improving product or service.

2. Adopt the new philosophy.

3. Stop dependency on inspection to achieve quality

4. End the practice of awarding business on price alone - minimize cost by working with a single vendor.

5. Constantly improve every process for planning, production, and service.

6. Institute training on the job.

7. Adopt and institute leadership.

8. Drive out fear.

9. Break down barriers between staff areas.

10. Eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force.

11. Eliminate numerical quotas and goals for the workforce and management.

12. Remove barriers that rob people of pride in workmanship and eliminate the annual rating or merit system.

13. Institute a vigorous program of education and self-improvement for everyone.

14. Put everyone in the organization to work to accomplish the transformation.

empowerment

A condition whereby employees have the authority to make decisions and take action in their work areas, jobs, or tasks without prior approval. It allows the employees the responsibility normally associated with staffs. Examples are scheduling, quality, or purchasing decisions.

esprit

The spirit, soul, and state of mind of an organization. It is the overall consciousness of the organization that a person identifies with and feels a part of.

five why's

The practice of (Japanese) asking "why" five times when confronted with a problem. By the time the fifth why is answered, they believe they have found the ultimate cause of the problem.

Grassroots vs. Astroturf movements

Grassroots movements start at the community level. Citizens organize over a concern that they are faced with.

Astroturf movements mimic grassroots movements, but are started by lobbyists who are pushing an agenda.

Leadership

The process of influencing people while operating to meet organizational requirements and improving the organization through change

participative leadership

A style of leadership in which the leader involves one or more employees in determining what to do and how to do it. The leader maintains final decision making authority.

The Art and Science of Leadership

Information on speakers:

Center for Student Leadership & Community Engagement (CSLCE)

The Center for Student Leadership & Community Engagement (CSLCE) develops in students an understanding and appreciation of self, others, and community by inspiring students to explore a life of active citizenship. Through our programs, services, and the process of leadership development, students cultivate a personal philosophy to make a positive change within a group, community, or global society.

Center for Academic Development Services

The Center for Academic Development Services (CADS) is a unique support service network designed to provide talented students who demonstrate enormous potential with the advice, guidance, and support they need to help realize their dreams and achieve academic success. The Center provides a variety of academic and social enrichment experiences. These include, but are not limited to, academic advising, personal and social counseling, tutoring, mentoring, workshops, courses and advocacy. Advising and counseling staff are readily available and will be a source of invaluable support to you.

Intercultural & Diversity Center

Every day on our campuses and within the community we all have a unique opportunity to interact and learn from other people of very diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. As a model for inclusive excellence and to foster multicultural/global knowledge, awareness and skills, each of our programs is concentrated within three core themes for diversity, inclusion and social justice.

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