UB offers Masters in Caribbean Cultural Studies a first-of-its-kind program, providing students unique opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of the complex history, cultures, and intellectual traditions of the Caribbean and the Atlantic world. Read more here (then have the link to the url which is <http://www.caribbeanstudies.buffalo.edu/>
UB now accepting applications for Masters in Caribbean Cultural Studies The University at Buffalo’s Master’s Program in Caribbean Cultural Studies offers motivated, mature and independent-minded students the opportunity to study through an unprecedented partnership between the Escuela de Estudios Hispanoamericanos (EEHA) in Seville, Spain, the Universidad Atónoma de Yucatán (UADY) in Merida, Mexico, the Universidad de La Habana (UH), Cuba, and the University at Buffalo.
This first-of-its-kind Masters in Caribbean Cultural Studies program provides students the unique opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of the complex history, cultures, and intellectual traditions of the insular and continental communities of the Caribbean and the Greater Insular Atlantic world, as well as in their diasporic populations in North America and Europe.
Student work may be channeled through a variety of different paths and thesis/final project outcomes: from historical research to documentary filmmaking, from critical cultural studies to policy papers, from essays on politics and philosophy to performances and artwork. Yet, all studies are faithfully predicated on the basis of active cultural immersion and thoroughly grounded in the methodical study of archival sources and history.
Participants in this unique two-year program will have the rare opportunity to spend two of four semesters studying outside of the United States. This journey is framed within a rigorous academic program that provides proper methodological training to prepare students for fieldwork and intensive archival research.
For more information visit
http://www.caribbeanstudies.buffalo.edu/
or contact:Lisa K. Hewitt
Assistant to the Director
Program in Caribbean Studies
712 Clemens Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-4600
(716) 645-3664
lkhewitt@buffalo.edu
University Communications is a highly creative, environment that is charged with UB’s marketing and communications (both print and web) We are responsible for conceptualizing and implementing innovative approaches to web communications. We work in a team environment to create and maintain the official UB Internet entry page (www.buffalo.edu), UB’s Intranet Portal, MyUB (myub.buffalo.edu), and many other challenging, cutting-edge projects. We have an opportunity to showcase our university—its mission, its messages, and its people—to each e-visitor, while at the same time helping that visitor achieve the specific purpose of his or her contact with UB.
Our work has been nationally recognized and discussed at such conferences as Internet world and How. The MyUB project has been recognized by IBM as a best practice and all our work has won numerous awards including the Grand Gold in New Media by the Council for the Support and Advancement of Education (CASE).
We are looking for highly motivated, creative students to work up to 20 hours a week.
The primary responsibility of the Assistant Web Developer is to assist maintaining web applications that support and deliver content on eUB and other University at Buffalo web sites. This includes applying solution developed by the Web Interface Designer and Web Applications Programmer that address the user-experience and communication needs of the projects.
Qualifications Skills:
Expertise with website creation and design.
HTML hand-coding and CSS experience essential
UNIX/Linux command line experience
Experience with developing CSS templates
Experience with developing cross-browser code
Experience with PhotoShop and image manipulation
Other:
Interest or background in multimedia and internet resources
Desire to learn and explore new and existing technologies
Enthusiastic team player
An eye for detail
At least one year experience (formal or informal) in creating and/or maintaining websites
To apply, fill out the online application at http://www.buffalo.edu/webteam/.
Deadline for applications is December 12, 2008.
Posted by Jessica on November 24, 2008 in Volunteering
Schofield Residence is looking for a responsible student(s) to oversee a 1,000 + letter writing campaign to our state legislators re: cuts to Medicaid & other healthcare benefits. This would probably appeal to political science, communication or social work majors. We will provide the supplies and postage, educate the students on the issues at hand, and will provide draft letters for the student (s) to work with.
The student(s) would contact & guide those residents in our skilled nursing facility who are capable of writing letters. They would also contact and assist the family members of these residents to write letters. In addition, they would work on-site with the 200 participants in our Adult Day Health Care Program at our downtown Sheehan Health Network location. We would also have them work with our staff to reach the nearly 400 patients in our home health care services. We anticipate they would work one on one with the individuals in our programs to determine who their legislators are and to compose & mail these letters. They would also help us in tracking response to the letter writing campaign.
Right now the timing of the need is uncertain, however we anticipate the budget process will be on a fast track and we will need to begin work on this project in December and could be completed as early as the end of January. If this was the case and the student required more hours, we will have them assist with our community relations efforts in other areas.
Some could be done in person & some via telephone. The student(s) would certainly need an outgoing personality and the desire to help advocate on behalf of the frail elderly and disabled population served by our programs. He/she/they would work under the direction Laura Mondello, Director of Community Relations and Volunteer Services at ext. 316.
If interested in this opportunity, please contact:
Mary Lou Tarquini de la Plante
Asst. Director of CR&VS
Schofield Residence
3333 Elmwood Ave.
Kenmore, NY 14217
716-874-1566 ext. 324
mldelaplante@schofieldcare.org
Posted by Jessica on November 24, 2008 in Study Abroad
During July and August 2009 you have the chance to study and live in one of the world’s most renowned universities on programs lasting from one to six weeks. Our programs cover a wide range of academic subjects, so whether you are looking to gain extra credit or attain a life-long ambition of studying at Cambridge, spend a very different summer with us. For more information visit http://www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk/intsummer/
Unite For Sight: Recruiting and Training New Leaders in Global Health
Unite For Sight has been featured weekly on CNN International and in The New York Times
Unite For Sight engages, inspires, and trains volunteers to support and assist eye clinics globally. Volunteers receive hands-on training in international community-based eye care, public health, and international development, and while immersed in effective Unite For Sight programs, they gain skills to become new leaders in global health dedicated to creating lasting solutions.
With the assistance of volunteers like you, Unite For Sight has restored sight to 18,500 patients and provided eye care to more than 600,000. Unite For Sight supports eye clinics by investing human and financial resources in their social ventures to eliminate patient barriers to eye care. Unite For Sight programs are sustainable, apply best practice principles in global health and development, and achieve effective change. Unite For Sight’s programs also demonstrate the highest standards in social entrepreneurship.
Student volunteers are encouraged to coordinate academic credit with their universities and pursue research studies
Contact: volunteers@uniteforsight.org, http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
Posted by Nigel on November 19, 2008 in Honors Experiences
Professor Marc Halfon has extended an opportunity for interested Honors students to enroll in his BCH 502 “Genome Annotation” course for Spring 2009.
The Course Description is as follows:
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A unique seminar in which class assignments contribute directly to real scientific research. Students will learn basic principles of gene regulation, how regulatory sequences are encoded in the genome, and how we can annotate genome sequence with information from the scientific literature.
For more information contact Dr. Halfon at ph: (716) 829-3126 or mshalfon@buffalo.edu
The course would count as an Honors Experience: Graduate Course.
Once permission is granted to enroll by Dr. Halfon contact Nigel (nmarrine@buffalo.edu) about being forced into the class and completing the necessary paperwork.
Job Title Student Assistant Web Developer/Programmer, Graduate School of Education Position Summary
1. Maintain web sites and perform other technical design and programming tasks;
2. Assist GSE IT staff in web development , programming and related database technologies;
3. Develop web-based applications;
Minimum Qualifications
1. Web design skills including both design software (e.g. Dreamweaver/Homesite, Photoshop, Fireworks, etc.) and manual web coding.
2. A working knowledge of some web programming/scripting languages (Html/JavaScript, .Asp, Access, CSS, XML, or RSS) is required.
3. Must have a commitment to learn new skills as needed.
4. Candidate must be detail oriented, possess excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, good time-management skills, and must be comfortable working independently and in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Pursuit of Bachelor or Master’s degree in MIS, CS or technical field with related experience is preferred. Comparable work experience will be considered.
2. Experience with MS Access/MS SQL/MySQL, PHP, and other languages and database systems preferred.
3. Demonstrated proficiency with implementing data-base driven solutions in Windows web server environments is preferred.
4. Experience in audio/video multimedia, RSS, streaming/podcasting and integration of these with web interfaces is a plus.
5. Experience with servers and related technologies a plus.
6. Experience in Mac/OSX also a plus.
Work Schedule / Hours 20 hours per week max. during the semester, times flexible based on student class schedules
Wage $8.00/hr
Job Term Per Semester, with potential to be renewed
Campus North
Contact’s Name Michael W. Tinsmon
Contact’s Title Director of IT
Contact’s Email tinsmon@buffalo.edu
Contact’s Phone 716.645.2478 ext. 1006
Contact’s Fax 716.6455010
Instructions to Applicant Send Resume’ and References to the Contact info. above. Examples of web work expected at any interview.
Posted by Jessica on November 17, 2008 in Academics
There are still seats available in the Discovery Seminar Program! Freshman and sophomore students may register for a one-credit seminar led by one of UB’s distinguished faculty. Benefits to students include:
* Exploring possible majors or areas of interest;
* Broadening their academic horizons;
* Engaging more closely with faculty in a congenial atmosphere;
* Exposure to new or unfamiliar fields of study and research;
* An introduction to the exciting intellectual atmosphere of a research university; and
* An additional credit hour to qualify for Dean’s List (15 credit hours per semester) or full-time status (12 credit hours per semester).
Spring 2009 topics include:
* Studies in Gothic Imagination
* Ecosystem Restoration in the Lower Great Lakes
* Animals in our Past and Present
* Globalization, Democracy, and Gender
* Scientific Methods: Science, Technology, and Human Values
* The Intelligent Design Controversy
* Solving Crimes Using Referent Tracking …and more!
For more information, and a complete list of the spring semester’s topics, visit their Website at http://discoveryseminars.buffalo.edu.
Turkish GSA is organising a dialogue lecture and we thought you’d be interested.
Over the centuries the Turkish experience has been one of religious tolerance and interfaith dialogue. Distinct Christian churches and Jewish communities expelled from Europe in the Middle Ages have found a safe haven in the welcoming atmosphere of Turkey. Such an understanding of peaceful coexistence is of utmost necessity in an increasingly divided and globalized world. This talk will focus on that Turkish experience of religious tolerance and how it guide inspire peace in the other contexts.
The Ft. Thomas Michel, S.J., Ph.D., will speak on “The Turkish Contribution to Christian-Muslim Dialogue” Monday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. in Norton 112 (Woldman Theatre) at UB North Campus. Father Michel is currently on the Academic Council of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He formerly served at the Asia Desk of the VaticanPontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and later was head of the Office for Islam in the same Vatican department. He is now secretary of the Jesuit Secretariat for Interreligious Dialogue in Rome, Italy, and ecumenical secretary for the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences. His talk is being organised by the Turkish Graduate Student Association. Faculty, students and the public are invited.
We’d appreciated if you invite people who might be interested in this lecture. The flyer of the lecture is attached: 
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Hope to see you there.
Turkish GSA
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Program is a unique, federally endowed and privately funded effort to strengthen teaching in the nation’s schools about the framing, principles, and history of the US Constitution. The program implements its mission by helping collegians and college graduates who wish to teach American history, American government, and social studies, master the contents of American constitutional history through study for a master’s degree. The application for the 2009 competition is available online at www.jamesmadison.gov and the deadline is March 9, 2009.
