The
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Tour
**Applications
close tomorrow, 2/10!**
February
15, 2020
9:45
a.m.-2 p.m.
240
Student Union
Take a guided tour along the Erie Canal. On our way to Lewiston, we will stop at a Farm that was used for protection and go to the Lewiston Crossing to see the path that the slaves took, and then go to the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center for the museum tour.
Stop by 240 Student Union for an application and more information.
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with the Office of Financial Aid to offer three workshops on New York State financial aid. If you are a TAP, STEM, or Excelsior recipient I strongly encourage you to attend one of these 50 minute sessions to learn more about these awards and how to maintain your eligibility. You may RSVP here
Are you interested in a career based in legal studies, politics, justice, criminology, or another field of law? UB’s chapter of the international pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta can provide insight, guidance and networking into these examples and more!
Phi Alpha Delta is a coed professional fraternity open to any major! We offer connection into law related fields along with countless professional workshops such as how to build a resume, proficiency in public speaking, etc., guest speakers ranging from law professors to local judges, upwards of $2,500 LSAT prep and study materials, and more! Altogether, it is a rare opportunity to connect with likeminded, ambitious students interested in expanding their professional skills and assets.
If you are interested in joining or would like to receive more information, they are hosting a law student panel with free pizza TONIGHT (February 5) at 8pm in NSC201, anyone welcome! A flyer is also attached including their social media information and other events this week!
Saturday, Feb.8 is the first event for the Class of 2020, an ice-skating event at Northtown Center at Amherst, where students can enjoy fun, casual ice-skating and socializing with area young alumni while learning about the UB Alumni Association, Senior Class Campaign, programs, and services available to them as alumni. More info and registration located at www.ub-connect.com/2020Skate and our deadline to register is next Monday 2/3!
Weekly Meditation Group time change to
3:30-4:30pm (from 12-1pm) on Fridays in SU 228. Students told us that
more of them could make it if we offered it later in the day on Fridays, so we
hope more students can join us at the new time. This drop-in group
teaches the fundamentals of mindfulness and meditation, and provides students
with a variety of meditation techniques. Meditation props provided.
No experience necessary.
We are offering three 4-session Koru
Mindfulness & Meditation classes at the following times this semester—
Wednesdays: 4-5:30pm—2/19, 2/26, 3/4
& 3/11 OR 2) Thursdays: 3:30-5pm—2/20,
2/27, 3/5 & 3/12 OR 3) Wednesdays: 3-4:30pm—4/1,
4/8, 4/15 & 4/22. These classes help students to develop their own
daily meditation practice for just a few minutes a day, and offer the
opportunity to share and get support from the same group over the course of a
month. No experience necessary. We provide the book and app for the
class. Registration is required on UBLinked or by emailing sd62@buffalo.edu (see attached ad and
registration form).
We are offering a 4-hour silent Koru
Mindfulness Retreat on Friday 4/3 from 1-5pm in the Richmond Aerobics
Studio in the Ellicott Complex. At this silent retreat we will experiment
with slowing down our thinking minds, stepping away from our SmartPhones and
focusing on gratitude. The retreat will include mindfulness skill building,
meditation instruction and practice time, yoga, snacks and plenty of quiet
time. All experience levels welcome. Meditation props
provided. Pre-register on UBLinked so we know how much food to bring (see
attached registration form).
240 Student UnionWe will be viewing, Moonlight, a movie about a young,
black man growing up gay in an impoverished part of Miami. His journey to
manhood is guided by the kindness, support and love of the community that helps
raise him. Discussion will follow.
Are you
looking for ways to go beyond the classroom and get the most out of your
UB experience?
Based on
your outstanding academic achievements, you are invited to apply for the
Office of Fellowships and Scholarship’s Spark Program. Spark is an
eight-week development program for freshmen and sophomores designed to
give students the opportunity to assess their strengths, envision their
futures and create plans to become competitive for major fellowships and
scholarships. Plus, there’s free food!
Spark will
take place on Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m. in 107 Capen Hall, starting Feb.
6 and ending April 2.
Topics covered will be:
Week 1: Introduction to
the Spark program and meet a fellowship recipient
Week 2: What are my strengths?
Clifton Strengths assessment
Week 3: Networking Night
Week 4: Research dinner with
faculty
Week 5: Internationalizing your
undergraduate experience
Week 6: Community and civic
engagement
Week 7: Developing a personal
statement with the Center for Excellence in Writing
Week 8: Searching for
fellowships and scholarships
Hear from
Spark Alumni!
“The
point of the program is to spark
interest in something…the path you choose as a high
schooler doesn’t have to be your permanent path.” – Spark program participant
This program is open to freshmen and sophomores.
These fellowships and scholarships do not cover the expenses of medical school, dental school or pharmacy but students in these disciplines are encouraged to meet with Fellowships advisor Megan Stewart to think about possibilities for a bridge year experience.
Additionally, all of the competitive awards covered in this program are only available to U.S. citizens.
Spring 2020
marks the eighth year of our informal non-credit Shakespeare Reading Group,
first convened by UB Honors College Director Andy Stott at the behest of
several bright STEM students, mentored since then by me, convened for the last
four years by English Department BA/MA Shaun Nowicki. Together we’ve
managed to read around the room and “play” through almost the entire canon and
also a number of other great plays from the early modern period, as well as
occasionally screen or attend live performances. It’s been a great
corollary to formal course work, and a great source of camaraderie and fun.
With Shaun’s graduation this coming May and my retirement this coming August
we’ll be looking for new leadership and continuity.
Here’s Shaun’s
preliminary announcement of the tentative line-up for this coming spring
semester. If you are interested, please let him know at shaunnow@buffalo.edu, and he will in
turn let you know about the time and place for our weekly one-hour
meetings. Then all you need to do is show up with your printed text or
your laptop. These days most of us just plug in and read out loud—at the
rate of about one Act a week, or three full-length plays over the course of the
semester—moving around the room and taking new parts at each change of scene.
