CONTENTS

Professor William R. Greiner, UB’s President, to Retire June 30th
Putting Refugees First: Baldy Center Speaker Reviews How to Improve Treatment for Displaced Persons
Kenyans Break Free from a Corrupt Past, Writes Professor Makau Mutua in The Boston Globe
NYC Luncheon Speaker Tells How to Play It Safe
Law Alumni Association Sets Membership Goal of 15 percent by April 30th
Taking Care of Business: Alumni Convocation Addresses Corporate Scandals, Bioinformatics
Calendar of Local and Regional Events
Hot Links

LAW SCHOOL REPORT

PROFESSOR WILLIAM R. GREINER, UB’S PRESIDENT, TO RETIRE JUNE 30^TH:  Greiner plans to step down as UB's chief executive officer during his 13th year at the helm of the largest and most comprehensive campus in the SUNY system. Greiner, who has held the position since 1991, said he will retire effective June 30, or at a later date if requested by State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King, depending on the appointment of his successor. A gifted teacher and Professor of Law, he will return to the Law School.
Read more: http://www.law.buffalo.edu/Alumni_And_Giving/ub_law_links/02-2003/default.asp?l1=1&f=Greiner

PUTTING REFUGEES FIRST: BALDY CENTER SPEAKER REVIEWS HOW TO IMPROVE TREATMENT FOR DISPLACED PERSONS: Some heartfelt ideas for rethinking how the world treats political refugees was the topic of a talk by Arthur C. Helton in the Law School Faculty Lounge. Helton is director of peace and conflict studies, and senior fellow for refugee studies and preventive action, at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York City. Helton discussed how governments and non-governmental organizations deal with people made homeless by strife within and between nations.
Read more: http://www.law.buffalo.edu/Alumni_And_Giving/ub_law_links/02-2003/default.asp?l1=2&f=Refugees

KENYANS BREAK FREE FROM A CORRUPT PAST, WRITES PROFESSOR MAKAU MUTUA IN THE BOSTON GLOBE: On Dec. 27th, Kenyans overwhelmingly voted for democracy and regime change in a historic election that ended the 24-year reign of President Daniel Arap Moi, one of Africa's last Cold War autocrats. The president-elect, Mwai Kibaki, and his reformist opposition group, the National Rainbow Coalition, scored a runaway victory with two-thirds of the popular vote. But even with this democratic triumph -- and Kibaki's commitment to political and economic transformation -- Kenya faces a treacherous and uncertain future.
Read more: http://www.law.buffalo.edu/Alumni_And_Giving/ub_law_links/02-2003/default.asp?l1=3&f=Kenyans

PLAYING IT SAFE: UB ALUMNUS BERNARD A. TOLBERT, THE NBA’S SECURITY CHIEF, ADDRESSES NEW YORK CITY LAW ALUMNI: In a city forever changed by terrorism, UB Law School’s New York City alumni chapter gathered on Jan. 24 to hear a UB alumnus describe the challenges of trying to make American life more secure. Tolbert, formerly special agent in charge of the Buffalo Division of the FBI, is now chief of security for the National Basketball Association. He faces an unenviable task: to ensure the safety of fans, staff and players over the course of the NBA’s long season, in a worldwide climate of terrorist attacks designed for maximum psychological impact.
Read more: http://www.law.buffalo.edu/Alumni_And_Giving/ub_law_links/02-2003/default.asp?l1=4&f=NYCLunch

SHOULDN’T YOU BE A MEMBER? LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SETS MEMBERSHIP GOAL OF 15 PERCENT BY ANNUAL DINNER: “In an effort to expand the important activities of the UB Law School Alumni Association, we have made recent changes that we hope will inspire every UB Law graduate to join our ranks,” says Membership Chair and President-Elect Denise E. O’Donnell, who has been working hard with her committee to find ways to attract more alumni to join or renew their Association membership. The goal is 15 percent – or 1,269 members -- by the Annual Dinner on April 30^th.
Read more: http://www.law.buffalo.edu/Alumni_And_Giving/ub_law_links/02-2003/default.asp?l1=5&f=Membership

To join the Law Alumni Association for 2003-2004, e-mail: law-alumni@buffalo.edu

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: ALUMNI CONVOCATION ADDRESSES CORPORATE SCANDALS, BIOINFORMATICS: “Ethics for the Computer Age: Corporate Accountability and Bioinformatics” was the cutting-edge title of the 27th annual Convocation of the UB Law Alumni Association – coming off a year of corporate scandals and celebrating the possibilities of the emerging biomedical field of bioinformatics. The Convocation featured UB Law-affiliated expects in many aspects of both corporate topics.
Read more: http://www.law.buffalo.edu/Alumni_And_Giving/ub_law_links/02-2003/default.asp?l1=6&f=Convocation