News and Past Events
Behind the Scenes at UB!
October 30th 2009 - UB Downtown Campus Tour | Tour details | Map | Map Key
IT Transformation
Elias Eldayrie, Associate Vice President & Chief Information Officer provided this presentation on the IT Transformation project at the October 29th 2009 General Membership Meeting.
Greener Shade of Blue and You / Pride of New York Show Case
On October 20th, 2009 the first Greener Shade of Blue and You Day and the first-ever Pride of New York Showcase was held from 10am-2pm in the Center for the Arts atrium and the special events field across from the Student Union, respectively. Both were free events featuring lectures, door prizes, demonstrations, and over 30 vendors offering ways to "green" your home and reduce your environmental footprint.
Visit our Greener Shade of Blue and You page for more details. Both events were sponsored by the Professional Staff Senate (PSS), UB Green, Campus Dining and Shops, and the Faculty Senate.
Be informed about the H1N1 Virus
Check out what Jim Reger had to say at our September general membership meeting about Emergency Planning and Preparation for H1N1. (ppt)
PSS Award Winners for 2009
Congratulations to our 2009 award winners, honored at our annual recognition luncheon held on May 13th!
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service: Amy Loucks-DiMatteo and Dinesh Sukumaran
- PSS Outstanding Service Award Winner: William Wachob
- Outstanding Service to the PSS Award: Mary Henesey
Weight Watchers on the North Campus
Join a 12-week session of Weight Watchers on the North Campus starting on Monday, August 31, 2009 in 324 Crofts Hall at 12 noon. The cost is $144.00 and payroll deduction is available! Anyone interested should contact Amy Myszka by August 27th at amyszka@buffalo.edu.
Weight Watchers isn't a diet. It's about teaching how to eat right and live healthy so people can lose weight and keep it off. As we all know, teaching is a good thing.
10th Annual UB Wellness Day 2009
UB's Wellness Awareness day was on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 from 10am to 2pm at the Alumni Arena. Get a glimpse of the event!
Being Prepared Series
PSS offered several presentations on "Being Prepared" under various emergency circumstances. You can view the presentations here: Personal Preparedness | Campus Preparedness | Professional Preparedness (PPT) Preparedness Roadmap | Emotional Preparedness
Frito Fighters win Biggest Loser Contest
The State University of New York at Buffalo’s Move It to Lose It contest is a weight-loss challenge based on the popular NBC show, "The Biggest Loser." The contest is administered on campus through the cooperation of Wellness & Work/Life Balance, University Human Resources, the School of Public Health & Health Professions and the Division of Athletics. All employees are eligible to compete and fifteen teams of two are chosen from all eligible applications. These teams work closely with dietetic interns and student mentors from the School of Public Health and Health Professions to develop a diet and exercise program. Our competitors are also given free access to the University’s gym facilities for the duration of the contest.
Our second Move It to Lose It contest began on September 19, 2008 and lasted for eight weeks. During this time frame, participants weighed in weekly. Each week, the leader was determined by each team’s total percentage of weight loss. Our grand prize winners of two flat panel televisions, sponsored by Tim Hortons, are the Frito Fighters: Lani Jendrowski and Manuel Wong.
Both Lani and Manny work in the Educational Opportunity Center in Norton Hall on UB’s North Campus. You can learn more about the program on-line at www.hr.buffalo.edu/movetolose.
Share your ideas on cost cutting
Share your ideas for reducing costs, increasing revenues, and becoming a more efficient university with the Strategic Financial Advisory Committee.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Conference: Creating a climate for change
Saturday, November 8 • 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. in the UB Student Union
Increasing global interconnectedness has created a unique opportunity to explore global competence and social justice. “Team Work Makes the Dream Work” provides an opportunity to come together and explore these issues from domestic and international perspectives with the goal of creating a solid vision for what our dream for true diversity is to become.
Spring 2008 Professional Staff Senate Newsletter
Did you miss the Spring 2008 PSS newsletter (PDF)? It’s jam-packed with information about professional development, green campus, employee assistance program, UB’s mini medical school. Plus, tips on dealing with stress, and more.
Last updated: 23 November 2009