College: September 2010 Archives

College September 16, 2010 4:00 PM
Embracing Chinese Culture
On October 1, the University at Buffalo Confucius Institute will be a hosting a free gala at the Flickinger Performing Arts Center at Nichols School in observance of the Chinese Moon Festival.

UB has partnered up with the Chinese Club of Western New York and the Nichols School to present this lively celebration of Chinese culture.  The Moon Festival has been celebrated in China and several other Asian countries for over 3,000 years to rejoice in the conclusion of the harvest season.  Traditionally, it is held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar, which falls around late September or early October.  According to Eric Yang, director of the Confucius Institute in the UB Asian Studies Program, the gala celebration hosted by UB will be a "dual celebration" because October 1 is also China's National Day. This holiday commemorates the
College September 14, 2010 12:05 AM
Work Starting on New Educational Opportunity Center

The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), the University at Buffalo's foremost facility for training urban community members for jobs and preparing them for higher education, will break ground for its new $46 million home in downtown Buffalo at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon.  It is being constructed on a surface parking lot fronting Ellicott Street near the corner of Goodell.

The EOC with the Downtown Gateway building (former M. Wile building), will form UB's Downtown Gateway Complex, a cornerstone of UB's downtown campus and a resource that will expand university access for people in

College September 8, 2010 12:00 AM
Quad Restoration at UB South Combines Beauty and Sustainability

The restoration of a central, 2.3-acre quadrangle at the University at Buffalo by a renowned landscape architecture firm showcases the kind of sustainable landscaping that will define campus grounds as UB implements its long-range plan.

The improvement of Harriman Quad on the university's South Campus by Andropogon Associates features several dozen species of hardwoods, shrubs, ground covers and perennials native to Western New York, including basswood, a deciduous tree that, once common, is now rare in the region.  Workers have replaced damaged