The Equity and Campus Diversity Office is pleased to continue its campus celebration of Black History Month with the faculty lecture "Institutional Racism: How White Privilege Is Built on a Foundation of Systemic Economic Oppression of Black Communities," featuring keynote speaker Michael Niman, professor of communication, on Thursday, February 22, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East. Please come out and join us for this great event, which is free and open to the public.

Please contact the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, 878-6210, with questions.

Please join the Social Work Department to celebrate Social Work Awareness Month on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Presentations at this free event will examine such topics as social justice, incarcerated women, intimate partner violence in the refugee community, legal needs in the refugee community, faith in the LGBTQ community, LGBTQ veterans, international social work in Trinidad and Tobago, working with older adults, working with legislators, NARCAN training (certificate provided), trauma informed care with children, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Mouths of Babes and Joe Stevens will perform in the evening March 9, and Dove Award winner and Grammy nominee Jennifer Knapp will perform in the evening March 10. Local agencies that provide assistance for all conference topics will be staffing tables on the first floor of the Student Union. Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows.

This event is sponsored by Buffalo WomenServices; the Birthing Center of Buffalo; the Educational Opportunity Program; Equity and Campus Diversity; the Dean of Students Office; Meelin D. ChinKit-Wells, clinical assistant professor in the UB School of Dental Medicine; the FSA Founders Fund; the Grant Allocation Committee; the Music Department; Phi Alpha Kappa Omega Social Work Honor Society; the Psychology Department; the School of the Professions; Student Affairs; Steven's Spirit of Giving Initiative; and United Students Government.

The annual Nutrition Club Soup Sale will be held Tuesday, March 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This year's sale will benefit natural disaster relief efforts by the American Red Cross.

Order in advance to reserve a bowl of classic chicken noodle soup or vegan barley minestrone soup. Each soup sale includes an apple, roll, and utensils for only $5. Add a bottle of water or a cookie for just $1 each.

Place an online order for pick-up or delivery. We thank you for your continued support!

Local minority entrepreneurs and city officials will present "'Community Development: Successes and Challenges" on Thursday, March 15, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East. This event is part of the seventh annual Southeast Asia Week March 12–16.

This panel, moderated by Jessica Lazarin, director of the City of Buffalo Office of New Americans and deputy corporation counsel for the City of Buffalo Law Department, will address the successes, challenges, and opportunities in promoting local and regional economic development.

Refreshments will be served.

Southeast Asia Week is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Geography and Planning Department, and the Community Academic Center.

Discover and learn about recent economic and social development in various Southeast Asian countries during "Development in Southeast Asia" on Wednesday, March 14, and Friday, March 16, from 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. in Classroom Building A209. Where are countries ranked on the Human Development Index? The Multidimensional Poverty Index? A display of student posters and formal presentations will be featured. This event is part of the seventh annual Southeast Asia Week March 12–16. Refreshments will be served.

Southeast Asia Week is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Geography and Planning Department, and the Community Academic Center.

Jeffrey Chow, assistant professor of business at Buffalo State, will present "What Now? The Effects of U.S. Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement on ASEAN," on Tuesday, March 13, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East. This event is part of the seventh annual Southeast Asia Week March 12–16. Refreshments will be served.

This talk examines the effects of the United States' withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement (TPPA) on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The TPPA was abandoned by President Trump after years of contentious negotiations between President Obama’s administration, Congress, and 11 Pacific Rim trading nations. According to the agreement, the overarching goals of the trade pact were to facilitate economic growth through reduction of trade barriers, enhance productivity, promote good governance, and improve the standards of living. The new rules and changes were to be implemented in the automobile industry, pharmaceuticals, dairy, tobacco, and intellectual property rights to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Nations committed to this trade agreement were expected to gain in gross domestic product (GDP) through lower tariff and non-tariff barriers in large export markets such as the United States. These policies include the elimination of trade policies that protect domestic industries, banning the use of government procurement policies that assist domestic firms, and allowing multinationals to sue the government for new policies detrimental to their profits. The U.S. decision to abandon this agreement will have significant impact on ASEAN’s social and economic developments.

Southeast Asia Week is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Geography and Planning Department, and the Community Academic Center.

Xingwang Qian, associate professor of economics and finance, will present "China’s Economic Influence on ASEAN Countries: Trade, FDI, and Foreign Aid" on Monday, March 12, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2. This event is part of the seventh annual Southeast Asia Week March 12–16.

As the second-largest economic power in the world, China imposes profound influence on Southeast Asian countries both economically and politically. The recent economic corporation strategy (Belt and Road initiative) proposed by President Xi Jinping has great potential to reshape the economic landscape of the Southeast Asian region.

This talk uses historical data to illustrate how China interacts with ASEAN economies from trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), and foreign aid perspectives and provides an outlook on how China and ASEAN economic interaction may evolve under the Belt and Road initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). China’s economic cooperation and its development assistance provide investment and logistical know-how, skills, and experience to undertake infrastructure capacity-building in Southeast Asia, but it also entails potential downside effects such as the concern over the weakness of Chinese corporate social responsibility and environmental degradation.

This talk not only examines those economic interactions between China and ASEAN as a group but also explores how the Chinese economy affects a few individual countries, such as Malaysia and Laos. Understanding the strength and weakness of Chinese economic interaction, this talk deliberates some policy implications and suggests what might help ASEAN policymakers utilize the upside of Chinese economic influences while harnessing the downsides.

Refreshments will be served.

Southeast Asia Week is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Geography and Planning Department, and the Community Academic Center.

Please join us to celebrate the seventh annual Southeast Asia Week, “Trade, Investments, and Development: Local and Regional Perspectives,” March 12 to 16, featuring the following speakers and presentations: 

China’s Economic Influence on ASEAN Countries: Trade, FDI, and Foreign Aid
Xingwang Qian, associate professor, Buffalo State Economics and Finance Department
Monday, March 12
4:30–5:45 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center East 2

What Now? The Effects of U.S. Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement on ASEAN
Jeffrey Chow, assistant professor, Buffalo State Business Department
Tuesday, March 13
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center East

Development in Southeast Asia
Formal student presentations
Wednesday, March 14, and Friday, March 16
1:00–1:50 p.m.
Classroom Building A209

Community Development: Successes and Challenges
Panel session moderated by Jessica Lazarin, director of the City of Buffalo Office of New Americans and deputy corporation counsel for the City of Buffalo Law Department
Thursday, March 15
4:30–6:00 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center East

Refreshments will be served. Southeast Asia Week is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Geography and Planning Department, and the Community Academic Center.

Please join the Biology Department, the Great Lakes Center, and the Great Lakes ecosystem science program today, March 5, for the seminar "Ripple Effects of Invasive Species," presented by Suann Yang, assistant professor of biology at SUNY Geneseo, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Biology Department, the Great Lakes Center, and the Great Lakes ecosystem science program for the seminar "Ripple Effects of Invasive Species," presented by Suann Yang, assistant professor of biology at SUNY Geneseo, on Monday, March 5, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.