December 2023 | Volume 12: Issue 4 | |
Rather than share our 2022-2023 Annual Report, which you can still find on our website here, we thought it would be fun to share this video photo album to look back on some of our most memorable moments in 2023!
Some of the highlights include a few of the conferences, student presentations, dissertation defenses, graduation, and community events we have participated in over the past year!
You can find this, and other resources on our YouTube channel.
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2023 Alberti Center Conference
The Alberti Center Annual Conference, Strengthening Support for the Whole School Community, took place Thursday, October 5, at Classics V Banquet Center. Keynote presenters included Byron McClure, EdD, NCSP, Stacy Williams, PhD, LP, and Rebecca Vujnovic, PhD, NCSP. Thank you again to our presenting sponsor, Spectrum Health and Human Services, and all of the school districts and businesses across Western New York represented by conference attendees! Additional photos from the conference can be viewed here and presentation slides are available on our conference website.
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Alberti Center Bequest from UB Alumna
We are excited to announce that Kathryn Jens, PhD ’78, MA ’75, a licensed clinical psychologist now residing in the state of Colorado, has committed to $1.5 million in funding for the first-ever endowed faculty position in the University at Buffalo's Graduate School of Education. “My hope is that the endowed position will give UB, and the Alberti Center, even more esteem,” explains Jens. “It’s an assurance that the work will continue. Bullying is such a universal human issue, and it’s not a topic that the world will soon move on from.” In 2021 Jens made the first of many gifts to the Alberti Center to establish a graduate student fellowship. Shortly after, she began making plans for the bequest commitment. "An endowed chair elevates the position of the GSE and will expand the capacity of the Alberti Center for additional levels of support to advance cutting-edge research,” explains Amanda Nickerson. “Focused funding is absolutely essential to produce high-quality research that directly impacts schools, communities, youth and their families."
Read more about Dr. Kathryn Jens' commitment here.
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End of the Semester Holiday Celebration
The Alberti Center administrative and student team gathered on December 14, at Wine on Hertel in Buffalo, to celebrate the end of the fall semester and the holiday season. Food, beverages and a white elephant gift exchange were enjoyed by everyone! Most of the students will now return home for winter break until classes resume for the spring semester beginning on January 24, 2024. We wish everyone peace, joy, and happiness in the new year ahead!!
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