October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we’d like to invite you to join us in the many activities taking place at UB this month (click here for event schedule). TODAY (October 2) our nationally recognized, award winning peer education groups, the UB Men’s Group and the Student Survivor Advocacy Alliance will be holding an all-day event in the Student Union Lobby, and handing out purple bandanas (while supplies last) for folks to wear as a show of support for survivors. We will also be kicking off our month-long collection of donations for Haven House (our local domestic violence shelter) and Crisis Service’s hospital response comfort kits. For more information, visit the event page: Walk With Me UB.
Please
note that we have an On-Campus Advocate from Crisis Services as
confidential resources available for UB students, faculty, and staff who
may be experiencing domestic violence.
They can be reached at 716-796-4399, or via email at
campusadv1@crisisservices.org. Additional resources are available at
buffalo.edu/equity/use.
Experience UB Fair: Campus, Community, and Beyond is an opportunity for students to get information about all the different ways to get involved while at UB. There will be opportunities to learn about campus events and programs, outreach to the Buffalo community, undergraduate research opportunities, and so much more.
The Experience UB Fair will take place on Tuesday, September 17 in the Academic Spine from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.
UB Mock Trial info sessions are
an excellent opportunity to meet UB Mock Trials E-board and coaches and learn
how to participate in Mock Trial here at UB!
Mock Trial is a competition in
which students simulate a real trial. The trial concerns an official American
Mock Trial Association case that remains the same throughout the entire
academic year. We study and practice this case then travel to competitions
around the state and country to compete. All experience levels are welcome!
Please come to our info sessions this week to learn more. Our info sessions
dates and locations are:
Tuesday, September 3rd:
6:00-7:00 PM in SU Room 145 A+F
Wednesday, September 4th:
7:00-8:00 PM in Capen 262
Thursday, September
5th: 6:00-7:00 PM in Capen 262
Friday, September
6th: 6:00-7:00 PM in Capen 262
Attendance at one info session
is mandatory to be a competing member of our team. If you can’t make any of
these dates or if you have any questions please reach out to me!
The UB Undergraduate English Club is hosting the Fifth Annual Undergraduate English Conference and is now seeking undergraduate submissions for presentation. The theme for the conference is revolutions, uprisings, and upheavals of all kinds, across historical periods and disciplines. We welcome submissions examining revolutions or radical change from historical, literary, anthropological, philosophical, or other points of view. An ideal paper presentation might rely on Marxist literary theory to relate an important work of literature to its social setting, or compare historical instances of major political change to the contemporary moment, for example.
The conference will be held on Friday, April 26 from 12pm to 6pm in Clemens 120. Light refreshments will be served, and attendance is open to all students and the public. A 250-300 word abstract will be due by midnight on Friday, March 15. All abstracts should be emailed as a .doc or .docx file to UBenglishconf@gmail.com.
Theta Tau: Co-Ed Engineering Fraternity | Learn more about us!
Dates: First week of classes
Times: various
Locations: various
Description:
Would you like to make friends with other motivated students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences? Would you like to grow professionally? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then consider learning more about Theta Tau.
Theta Tau is a coeducational, professional engineering fraternity at UB. We emphasize:
Professionalism
We offer personal assistance with resumes, cover letters, and job interviews
We tour various companies throughout New York State (past tours include Lockheed Martin, Southco Manufacturing, engineering divisions of Roswell Park Cancer Institute). Many members have secured internships and full-time jobs because of these tours.
We have a vast alumni network with jobs at companies such as Google, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics (just to name a few). Great for networking!
Leadership
Spruce up your resume by assisting with our construction projects, helping out with community service, planning fraternity events, or tutoring other students
Reach your full potential by honing skills in time management, public speaking, and interviewing
Construction
We participate in Engineering Week every February (Battle Bot competition)
Rube Goldberg machine competition
Gain woodshop experience
We own a 3D printer for personal use!
Community
Membership open to engineering/computer science undergrad students
Fun events every semester (formal dances, hiking outdoors, ice skating, Bills games, UB games, escape rooms, etc.)
Two Honors Scholars are looking to start a UB Book Club. This book club will meet once a month to discuss one previously-decided-on novel. Anyone who enjoys pleasure reading can sign up here (https://goo.gl/forms/ScAWlCt8LHa2GEji2).
Date: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 7 – 10:00pm Location: 228 Student Union (the old card office)
All are welcome (allies too!) and all gender expressions are welcome.
The event is free for UB students and will have food & refreshments provided. In lieu of a ticket, we only ask that those who are interested in attending RSVP at this url: https://tinyurl.com/ubprom
UBreUSE is going on its third year of operation at UB this year, and we need help from motivated underclassmen. As a leader in sustainability on campus I was hoping you would be able to connect me with some people that you have identified as young leaders. A little bit about UBreUSE to share with your students:
UBreUSE is University at Buffalo’s official zero waste initiative move out program started by a handful of UB’s Education and Leadership Fellows for Sustainability (including baby freshman me!) back in Spring 2016. Since then we have diverted over 12,000 lbs of waste from the landfill, and earned over $3,000 from sales.
The Problem: During move out of people throw away items that aren’t garbage (Clothing, kitchen ware, rugs, shower caddies, even mini fridges and TVs, etc) because they don’t need them anymore or can not take everything home with them. These items are completely fixable or usable, yet they are going directly to landfill.
Our Solution: We believed that we could do something about this needless waste, and decided to organize a way to collect all of the unwanted goods and find people whodid want them.
Turns out, the people who want this exact stuff are UB underclassmen moving into the same dorms in the fall! SO what we do is this:
1.) Collection during move out week
2.) Storage in Trailers on campus, refurbish and clean items over the summer
3.) SALE of all items during move in week (late August/early September)
What we need:
This program is an entity of UB Sustainability and we are supported by Pro Staff, but it is completely student driven. UBreUSE needs hard working and dedicated students to make it work. Active volunteers who can not only help out during event weeks, but can represent UBreUSE year round and be a part of the team. We work hard and have lots of fun year round. In addition to needing team members, we are also looking for students who show initiative to promote to team leaders to carry out the program in the future.
