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University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
Motto:Mens sana in corpore sano (Latin: "Sound Mind in a Sound Body")
Established:1846
Type:Public
Endowment:US $566. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body is a famous Latin quotation often translated as "A sound mind in a sound body The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 4 million [10]
President:John B. Simpson
Provost:Satish Tripathi
Faculty:1,601
Students:28,054[11]
Undergraduates:18,779
Postgraduates:9,275
Location:Buffalo, NY, USA
Campus:Suburban
1346 acres (5. The word million In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as John B Simpson is the current president of the University at Buffalo, part of the State University of New York system Provost is the title of a senior Academic administrator at many institutions of Higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. 45 km²)
Colors:Blue and White            
Mascot:Victor E. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Bull
Victoria S. Bull
Affiliations:State University of New York, AAU
Website:www.buffalo.edu
Logo of the University at Buffalo

State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB) is a coeducational public research university, which has multiple campuses located in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, USA. The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Amherst is a Town in Erie County, New York, US, directly northeast of the City of Buffalo. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Offering 84 bachelor's, 184 master's and 78 doctoral degrees, it is one of the four comprehensive university centers within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement [1]

The University at Buffalo is classified as a Doctoral/Research Universities–Extensive institution by the Carnegie Foundation. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Education, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and Chartered in 1906 by an Act of Congress, is a It is one of 62 elected members of the prestigious Association of American Universities. The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research UB's alumni and faculty have produced a number of astronauts, Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and other notable individuals in their fields. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained This is a list of Nobel Prize Laureates awarded for their outstanding contributions to Humanitarian causes for Peace, work in Literature The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism,

The University at Buffalo identifies itself as the "Crown Jewel of SUNY"[2]. This identification is viewed in the context of SUNY as a two-tier system, and the four research universities in SUNY (i. e. , Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Stony Brook) constitute the first tier. Buffalo houses the largest state-operated medical school and features the only state law school[3], architecture and urban planning school, and pharmacy school in the state of New York. Medical education A medical school or faculty of medicine is a Tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches Medicine A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον 'pharmakon' = drug is the Health profession that links the Health sciences with the chemical sciences New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Contents

History

Initial years

UB was founded in May of 1848 as a private medical school to train the doctors for the communities of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and surrounding villages. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Niagara Falls is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States. Dr. James Platt White was instrumental in obtaining a charter for the University of Buffalo from the state legislature in 1846. He also taught the first class of 89 men in obstetrics.

The doors first opened to students in 1847 and after associating with a hospital for teaching purposes, the first class of students graduated the medical school in July 1847. The first chancellor of the University was future President of the United States Millard Fillmore. Millard Fillmore ( January 7 1800 &ndash March 8 1874 was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853 and the last member of the Whig Upon his ascension to the presidency after President Taylor's death, Fillmore stayed on as part-time chancellor. Fillmore's name now graces the evening and continuing education school Millard Fillmore College located on the South Campus as well as the Millard Fillmore Academic Center, an academic and administrative services building at the core of the residential Ellicott Complex, located on the North Campus.

Early development

After many expansions to the college medical programs, including the addition of a pharmacy division, UB acquired the Buffalo Law School from Niagara University in 1891 and formed the University of Buffalo Law School. Niagara University is a Roman Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County New York Since its founding in 1887, the University at Buffalo Law School (also known as UB Law, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law,

In 1909 the University acquired property (the "Erie County Almshouse") from the county of Erie, which became the first building on what would later become UB's initial comprehensive campus. Although the South Campus (also called the "Main Street" campus) is often referred to as the "original campus", the South (Main Street) Campus is not actually the University's oldest property. UB was originally housed in a leased building, the First Baptist Church which had also served as a post office from 1836-1846.

In 1915, the then University of Buffalo formed the College of Arts and Sciences, formally departing from its tradition of teaching only for licensed professional fields. During the late 1960s, the College of Arts and Sciences was divided into three separate schools: arts and letters, natural sciences and mathematics, and social sciences. During the 1998-1999 academic year, the three schools were reunited to re-create the existing College of Arts and Sciences.

In 1950, the Industrial Engineering department branched off from the Mechanical Engineering department. Industrial engineering is also not good and shit Operations management, Systems engineering, production engineering manufacturing engineering or manufacturing systems Mechanical Engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis Design, Manufacturing In 1956, a Civil Engineering Department was formed under Lehigh University graduate Dr. Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built Lehigh University is a private, co-educational University located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Robert L. Ketter, who went on to become Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and later President of the University. Robert L Ketter (1929 - 1989 was an authority on earthquake engineering research and a former president of the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB University at Buffalo

In 1959, WBFO was launched as an AM radio station by UB's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and run by UB's students. WBFO, broadcast on 887 FM is the largest NPR member station for Buffalo New York. The station has since become the launching pad of two modern National Public Radio personalities: Terri Gross and Ira Flatow. Terry Gross (born 1951 is the host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, an interview format Radio show produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia Ira Flatow (born March 9 1949) is a Radio and Television journalist who hosts National Public Radio 's popular Science Friday

In the early 1960s, the private University of Buffalo was purchased by and incorporated into the SUNY system, and became known as the University at Buffalo.

The nuclear reactor on the South Campus
The nuclear reactor on the South Campus

In 1961, the Western New York nuclear research program was created. This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled This little known program installed a miniature, active nuclear fission reactor on the University's South (Main Street) Campus. This program was not particularly active, nor could it compete with government-run research labs operated by rival UC Berkeley. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Consequently, the programs performed in this facility were abandoned somewhat shortly after its inception. This reactor was formally decommissioned in 2005 with little fanfare due to material security concerns.

In 1964, UB acquired property in the northern Town of Amherst for future development of a second campus catering to most non-medical disciplines at UB. Amherst is a Town in Erie County, New York, US, directly northeast of the City of Buffalo. This would later become the North Campus, and the center of most non-medical UB activity.

UB 2020

Started in 2004 under President John B. Simpson, UB 2020 is a massive strategic planning initiative to develop and implement the president's vision for the university over the next 15 years. [4]. The centerpiece of UB 2020 is to add about 10,000 more students, 750 faculty members and 600 staff, increasing the size of the University by about 40 percent. UB 2020 also recognizes the university's contribution to the surrounding region. The most recent estimates of UB's impact on the local and regional economies of Western New York report approximately $1. 50 billion are brought into the local economy from the presence of UB, whose annual budget is currently $96 million. Both of these figures are also expected to rise by 40 percent, corresponding with UB’s institutional growth.

The five major principles that guide UB 2020 are promoting academic excellence (i. e. : the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and the development of vital intellectual communities); promoting a united and accessible university campus that features three strong, distinctive and seamlessly interconnected centers and facilities social interaction; reflecting the university’s responsibility to the community by respecting public plans and policies; proving the basis for long-range capital programming and stewardship of university resources; and establing UB as a leader in environmental stewardship and sustainable development.

The four main components of UB 2020 are "Excelling in Academics," "Strategic Strengths," "Building UB: The Comprehensive Physical Plan," and "Achieving Growth. "

The Comprehensive Physical Plan

The University at Buffalo has accumulated 27,700 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as 14,000 employees, across three campuses in the last 160 years. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described In order to accommodate both students and faculty, the university is currently implementing a $4. 5 million Comprehensive Physical Plan to help in growth as well as to best utilize and enhance current facilities. Connecting all three campuses, as well as the facilities UB uses, is also a major element of the project. The firm granted the contract to lead the project is Beyer Blinder Belle. Beyer Blinder Belle is an American Architecture firm best known for its expansion and restoration of major historic buildings and many New York City landmarks `

The comprehensive physical planning process is broken into four phases. Currently, UB is implementing "phase one" by seeking input from the local and university communities to pinpoint issues, opportunities, and concerns related to this expansion. The project recognizes UB’s potential for excellence, in regard to the university's physical environment, by highlighting and evaluating various positive and negative attributes of the three campuses, including housing, circulation, functionality, landscape, and community interface. [5].

Campus

The University at Buffalo is the state’s largest and most comprehensive public university and is spread across three campuses: North Campus, South Campus, and Downtown Campus. [6] [7]

North Campus

Many academic programs, including the entirety of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University at Buffalo Law School, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the School of Management, the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the School of Informatics, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the Graduate School of Education, as well as Lockwood Memorial Library, Capen Library, and many administrative offices, are located on UB's North Campus in Amherst, NY. Since its founding in 1887, the University at Buffalo Law School (also known as UB Law, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Amherst is a Town in Erie County, New York, US, directly northeast of the City of Buffalo.

UB has facilitated the creation of a system of inter-campus buses providing 20 hours a day transportation from the North Campus in Amherst township to the South Campus on Main Street in Buffalo (a distance of four miles), and is solely responsible for running the UB transit system. The North Campus includes 1,192 acres (5 km²), 146 buildings (6,715,492 sq ft (623,890 m²)), 10 residence halls and 5 apartment complexes. [6] There are dormitories situated as far as a quarter of a mile from the academic buildings and a bus system to provide students transportation between the dorm complexes on the North Campus and the academic sector of the same campus. The North Campus' immense size also necessitated the creation of a shuttle system circling the academic sector and surrounding areas including the administrative complex, located nearly a quarter mile from the central academic area.

UB's North Campus.
UB's North Campus.

The North Campus offers a variety of entertainment programming and activity for students. It contains the Student Union, which houses offices for the Student Association and student-interest clubs; Slee Hall, which presents contemporary and classical music concerts; Alumni Arena, the home-court for University Athletics; the Center for the Arts, a non-profit presenter of a wide variety of professional entertainment and UB Stadium, the 30,000 seater Football Stadium. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Students on the North Campus often venture into the diverse environment of the South Campus in city of Buffalo to enjoy its urban diversity.

South Campus

Abbott Hall on South Campus
Abbott Hall on South Campus

The South Campus is located on the former grounds of the Erie County Almshouse and Insane Asylum, of which four buildings still remain (Hayes Hall, the former insane asylym; Wende Hall, a former maternity hospital; Hayes D; and Townsend Hall, a former nurses' quarters)[8]. The college was designed by architect E. B. Green in 1910, and was intended to resemble Trinity College, Dublin. Trinity College Dublin ( TCD; Irish Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath; Latin: Collegium Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae The initial campus, it is located at the edge of the northeastern most part of Buffalo NY. It is now the South Campus of the University at Buffalo and includes 53 buildings on 154 acres (0. 62 km²). (30,457,198 sq ft (2,829,566 m²)) and six resident halls. [6] This campus is served by the northernmost subway station on Buffalo's Niagara Frontier MetroTransit system. Today, it is the home of some of the University's specialized academic programs including the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health and Health Related Professions, the School of Nursing, the School of Dental Medicine, and the School of Architecture and Urban Planning. UB is currently in the planning and design phase of relocating the School of Pharmacy to Acheson Hall on the South Campus with 2010 as the target year. In addition, the University at Buffalo South Campus is the home of the WBFO radio station, the University's biomedical science research complex, the Health Sciences Library and certain administrative offices. WBFO, broadcast on 887 FM is the largest NPR member station for Buffalo New York. Additionally, 20 percent of UB's resident population continues to live in the original residential complexes located on the South (Main Street) Campus. Adjacent to the UB South Campus is the UB Anderson Art Gallery,[9] a former elementary school converted with an all-glass atrium exhibit space.

Downtown Campus

This is the site of the UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Science, which partners in research with UB's Ira G. Ross Eye Institute[10][11] as well as Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute to compose the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus. Also located in the downtown area is UB's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) [12] and the Jacobs Executive Development Center (JEDC). The campus includes six major properties and a total of 43 buildings, counting shared lease space (588,506 sq ft (54,674 m²)). [13]

In September 2007, UB added the former M. Wile Co. building on the southeast corner of Goodell and Ellicott streets and the former Trico Products Corp. building complex on the northwest corner of Goodell and Ellicott streets to its properties downtown. The UB Regional Institute, Center on Rehabilitation Synergy, and a number of pre-K-16 initiatives related to UB's civic engagement mission, such as the UB-Buffalo Public Schools Partnership office, are set to relocate to the first site. The latter location has been purchased to house additional biomedical- and life science-related businesses connected to the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus. [14] [15]

Teaching Hospitals

UB's teaching hospitals include the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), Millard Fillmore Hospital, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Veterans Affairs Western New York Health Care System. Additional facilities include free clinics such as the Kaleida Health's Niagara Family Health Center and the Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic, a program run by UB medical students.

Organization

Institutional Infrastructure

Information on the University at Buffalo's institutional infrastructure is located on this web page.

Schools and Colleges

UB consists of the following:[16]

Facilities

Libraries

UB has nine libraries on its North(Amherst), South(Buffalo), and Downtown(Buffalo) campuses. The Libraries' 3. 6 million+ print volumes are augmented by extensive digital resources, including full-text electronic journals, databases, media, and special collections, which include the world's single largest collection of James Joyce manuscripts and artifacts. The UB Libraries[31] rank among the top 60 research libraries in North America by the Association of Research Libraries (2007).

Nomenclature

Since early 1998, the State University of New York at Buffalo form has evolved, and there are three names deemed acceptable by the university according to "The University at Buffalo Visual Identity"[32], with a fourth acceptable for reference to athletic programs:

The nomenclature change was enacted to clarify the position of the University at Buffalo as one of the leading doctoral-awarding, research-extensive universities within the SUNY system.

Academia

O'Brian Hall, houses the UB Law School. Baldy Hall is on the left and is home to the Graduate School of Education and the Graduate School of Social Work.
O'Brian Hall, houses the UB Law School. Baldy Hall is on the left and is home to the Graduate School of Education and the Graduate School of Social Work.

UB's admissions process is described by U. S. News & World Report as "more selective. "[33] This is particularly true for out-of-state applicants. In recent years an increasing emphasis in both publicity and financial consideration has been placed on the development of a thriving community of research scientists, mostly centered around an economic initiative to promote Buffalo and create the Center of Excellence for Bioinformatics and Life Sciences as well as other advanced biomedical and engineering disciplines. The university's Center for Computational Research (CCR) is one of the most powerful academic supercomputing sites in the eastern United States,[34] which once ranked 22nd out of the top 500 supercomputing sites in the world; as of November 2006, it was ranked 87th. [35]

Like most research institutions, UB gives its faculty great incentive to research alongside their teaching obligations. Although this practice is very widespread, and practiced at virtually every university in America (and all SUNY Universities), some students criticize the system, claiming it guarantees tenure to faculty with questionable teaching capabilities. SUNY as a system has received fluctuating funding from the State of New York over the past 20 years as the result of much political debate by State politicians (though this may be more reflective of the volatile nature of the New York legislature than anything else). UB, like many other institutions, has had to take matters of ensuring future success into their own hands. The result are decisions to begin investments into fields of "commercial benefit" such as medicine, biotechnology, and bioinformatics. Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. Bioinformatics is the application of information technology to the field of molecular biology

Historically, UB has been a pioneering force in many aspects of technology. For example, UB was one of the first universities to offer a bona fide Computer Science major (distinct from a mathematics major). Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their It was also an early pioneer in providing generous mainframe computer facilities and twenty-four hour terminal labs as an integral part of the undergraduate experience; during the early 1980s, for example, most UB students (regardless of their major) were proficient in the use of the campus mainframe, a gigantic VAX/VMS cluster. Additionally, UB's role as a crucial internet hub for the eastern seaboard during the internet's inception cannot be understated.

Total R&D expenditures rose from $186. 8 million to $259. 0 million for FY 2001–04, ranking 58 under New York University (NYU). New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. [36] It rose to $297,909,000 for the year 2006. [37]

UB faculty are unionized under United University Professions[38]. The two UUP chapters at the University at Buffalo are: Heath Sciences and Buffalo Center http://uupbuffalo.org/ . It is one of the few research universities to have a union.

UB also has a comprehensive library system offering information resources, technologies, and services for UB students, faculty, and staff, as well as residents of the Western New York area.

The University at Buffalo is also one of only two public schools in New York to have a medical school and a dental school, the other being the State University of New York at Stony Brook. State University of New York at Stony Brook, commonly known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York

Student Body

UB has a total student capacity estimated around 30,000 total students, a number which is quite common among other "super university" schools, though the school has never seen this many enrolled students. The University at Buffalo is the largest public university in U. S. northeast (comprising New England and New York State). Student enrollment trends reported by the University at Buffalo's Office of Academic Planning and Budget[39] reflect UB's growing student population:

University at Buffalo Student Enrollment
Fall 200728,054
Fall 200627,823
Fall 200527,220
Fall 200427,276
Fall 200327,255


Greek Life

Fraternities

Sororities

Cultural Fraternities

Cultural Sororities

Educational Fraternities

International student enrollment

UB ranks 10th in the United States for international student enrollment, with about 10 percent of UB undergraduate and graduate students being international. Alpha Epsilon Pi ( ΑΕΠ or AEPi) is the only international Jewish college fraternity in North America, with chapters in the Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity ( ΑΣΦ, commonly abbreviated to Alpha Sig) is a social fraternity with 66 active chapters colonies and interest groups Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ Phi Psi is a US national college fraternity. History Phi Kappa Theta was established by the merger of two fraternities on April 29, 1959: Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi Pi Lambda Phi (ΠΛΦ or Pi Lam is a College social fraternity founded by Frederick Manfred Werner Louis Samter Levy and Henry Mark Fisher at Yale University Sigma Pi ( ΣΠ) is an international College social fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. ΣΦΕ ( Sigma Phi Epsilon) commonly Nicknamed SigEp or SPE, is a social fraternity for male College students in the Traditions;Fraternity Colors The Fraternity Colors are Azure Blue and White Tau Kappa Epsilon ( ΤΚΕ or Teke, pronounced T-K-E or ˈtiːk as in Teak wood is a College fraternity founded on January 10th Alpha Epsilon Phi ( ΑΕΦ) is a sorority and member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Alpha Gamma Delta (ΑΓΔ Founded in 1904 Alpha Gamma Delta is an international fraternity for women dedicated to academic excellence leadership development high ideals Alpha Phi ( ΑΦ) is a fraternity for women founded at Syracuse University on September 18, 1872. Phi Sigma is an Honor society for students of Biological sciences. Sigma Delta Tau ( ΣΔΤ) is a national sorority and member of the National Panhellenic Conference, was founded March 25, 1917 ΛΦΕ ( Lambda Phi Epsilon, also known as Lambdas, LPhiE, LFE) is a nationally-recognized Asian-interest fraternity based in the United ΝΑΦ (Nu Alpha Phi, also known as NAPhi Nappies is an Asian-Interest fraternity based in the United States Phi Iota Alpha (ΦΙΑ, established December 26, 1931, is the oldest Latino fraternity still in existence and works to motivate people develop leaders Pi Delta Psi ( ΠΔΨ, also known as PDPsi) is an Asian-American Cultural Interest Fraternity founded at Binghamton History alpha Kappa Delta Phi was established at the University of California at Berkeley in the Spring of 1990 and was recognized by the College Panhellenic Association on February Delta Sigma Theta ( ΔΣΘ) Sorority is a Non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women who perform public service placing emphasis on the Lambda Theta Alpha ( ΛΘA) is a Sorority founded in December 1975 at Kean University in Union New Jersey and has since grown to over History In the Fall of 1993 a group of undergraduate women came together ΦAΔ (Phi Alpha Delta or PAD, is the largest co-ed Professional law fraternity in the United States of America Phi Alpha Theta is an American Honor society for Undergraduate students Graduate students and Professors of History. BAΨ (Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for Accounting, Finance and Information systems students and professionals ΑΚΨ ( Alpha Kappa Psi) is the oldest and largest professional business fraternity. ΔΣΠ (Delta Sigma Pi is a Co-ed professional business fraternity in the United States of America. In Fall 2007, the number of new international students enrolled was 4,051. [40] Certain departments' graduate students are overwhelmingly international, such as the mathematics department, in which fewer than 10 percent of students have been U. S. citizens in certain years. Anecdotal evidence suggests the two largest contingents of the non-international students are students from the local Buffalo area (with as many as 10 to 20 percent of local high school graduates in certain districts choosing to attend) and students from the Long Island, Rockland County and New York City areas.

University of Buffalo is the only university in the United States that gives scholarship to a designated location(Ghana) in order to thrive the population of that particular country. This started spring 2008 and so far has faced a lot of criticism.

Student life

Associations and Activities

UB boasts three student-run periodicals: The Spectrum[41], Generation[42], and Visions[43]. All three publications are distributed on campus, while Generation, founded in 1984 by Eric Francis, also sees additional distribution throughout the greater Buffalo area. Eric Francis (born Eric Francis Coppolino March 1964 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American investigative reporter, Essayist, Editor UB also has a student radio station WRUB[44], which can be listened to on campus cable 7 and on the internet at its homepage. WRUB broadcasts all UB home football games and select road games.

UB annually hosts the world’s largest mud-volleyball game know as “Ooz-fest. ” Teams of at least 6 students compete in a double elimination volleyball tournament at “The Mud Pit” each April. Fire trucks are brought in to saturate the dirt courts to create the mud. Awards are handed out to not only the victors, but the most creatively dressed. In the past, students have worn business suits and even dresses to the tournament.

UB contains The Entrepreneurship Association - TEA, which started up in the Fall '07 semester.

Speaker/Entertainment Lineup

In September of 2006, the 14th Dalai Lama came to the University at Buffalo for a three-day visit to speak about world peace and to meet with select groups of students. Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile

2005-2006 Speaker/Entertainment Lineup included Colin Powell, Conan O'Brien, Brian Greene, and Kanye West. Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television host and Comedian, best known Brian Greene (born February 9 1963 is a Theoretical physicist and one of the best-known string theorists. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer.

2006-2007 Speaker/Entertainment Lineup included Al Gore, Anderson Cooper, Guster, Jason Mraz and Sean Paul. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3 1967 is an American Emmy Award -winning Journalist, author and television personality Guster is an American Jangle pop band that is known for its live performances humor and cult following and was formed by Adam Gardner, Ryan Jason Mraz ( IPA: /ˈdʒeɪsʌn mɜrˈæz/ born June 23, 1977) is a Singer-songwriter, born and raised in Mechanicsville Virginia Sean Paul Henriques (born January 8 1973) in Upper Saint Andrew Parish, a few miles north of his birthplace

2007-2008 Speaker/Entertainment Lineup included Michael Moore, Steven Colbert, All-American Rejects, OneRepublic, Trapt, Akon, T-Pain and Mims. Michael Francis Moore (born April 23 1954 is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker author and liberal Political commentator. Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( born May 13 1964 is an American Comedian, satirist, Actor and Writer, known for his ironic style The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler OneRepublic is an American Rock band formed in Colorado. After a few years of moderate success they have drawn mainstream attention with the release of Trapt (træp't is a rock band that formed in Los Gatos California in 1997. Aliaune Thiam Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida) better known by his Stage name T-Pain, is an

Athletics

For full article, see Buffalo Bulls

The school's sports teams are known as the Buffalo Bulls. The Buffalo Bulls are the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics The Buffalo Bulls are the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics However, the women's teams were originally called the Buffalo Royals.

In 1958, the football team won the Lambert Cup, emblematic of supremacy in Eastern U. The Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy is an annual award given to the best team in the East in Division I-A College football. S. small-college football. Several UB football stars from that era went on to play professional football, including quarterback John Stofa with the American Football League's Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals, and defensive lineman Gerry Philbin with the AFL's New York Jets. John Stofa (born June 29, 1942) was an American college and Professional American football Quarterback. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gerald John Philbin (born July 31, 1941 in Pawtucket Rhode Island) is a former American football Defensive tackle and four year starter Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Philbin is a member of the AFL Hall of Fame and the All-time All-AFL Team. The American Football League (AFL All- Time Team was selected in 1970 by a panel of Hall of Fame selectors comprised of professional football writers from American Football Philbin and UB's Willie Ross were the only UB graduates to play on professional football championship teams: Ross with the 1964 AFL Champion Buffalo Bills; and Philbin with the 1968 AFL Champion New York Jets, who also won that season's AFL-NFL World Championship Game (Super Bowl III). The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States involving the Ohio Football League the American Professional Football Association and the National

Since 1996, the UB teams have participated in the NCAA's Division I (I-A for football), in the Mid-American Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership The mascots are 'Victor E. Bull', a blue bull with a gold nose ring, and his sister 'Victoria S. Bull'. After several years of poor performance in the two most popular college sports, men's basketball and football, the university's men's basketball team has recently begun to show some promise. In March 2005, the team fell short by only 0. 5 seconds (for the Mid-American Conference Championship) of clinching a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The school's football team, however, performed poorly that year, winning just one game during the season. At the end of the 2005 season, football coach Jim Hofher was dismissed from his position.

With the hiring of Turner Gill as head football coach, UB is the only Division I-A school with an African American Athletic Director (Warde Manuel), Men's Basketball Head Coach (Reggie Witherspoon), and Football Head Coach (Gill). Turner Gill (born August 13, 1962, in Fort Worth Texas) is the Head coach of the Buffalo Bulls College football team and

The university is home to the Legendary Thunder of the East marching band. History The first marching band at the University at Buffalo was formed in 1920 by 15 students The band performs at all home football games and travels to both local and national parades and competitions. Along with the student group "True Blue" the Thunder provides the epicenter of the game day experience.

Buffalo has three fight songs Victory March, Go For a Touchdown, and Buffalo Fight Song. [45]

Victory March

Traditional Lyrics
Fight, fight for Buffalo
Be proud to fight for your dear Blue and White.
So Hit 'em high, Hit 'em low, Throw 'em high, Throw 'em low
Fight for your dear old Bulls. (Go! Bulls! Go!)
Cheer, cheer for Buffalo
Our spirit will be with you 'til the end. . .
So play the game as best you can
For the glory of our dear Buffalo.

Current Lyrics
Fight, Fight for Buffalo
Be proud to fight for our dear Blue and White
So, thunder through, Go Blue!
Give a cheer, never fear!
Don't stop 'til we have won!
(Go! Bulls! Go!)
Cheer, cheer for Buffalo
Our spirit will be with you 'till the end
So show your colors proud and true
For the glory of our dear Buffalo!

Student housing

The Hadley Village Apartments at North Campus
The Hadley Village Apartments at North Campus

Student residence halls are located on both the North and South Campuses. In 1999, the university built its first apartment complex for families and graduate students at Flickinger Court. Since the success of Flickinger, UB has developed South Lake Village, Hadley Village, Flint Village, and Creekside Apartments. Most students who wish to still live on or near the North Campus but enjoy the lifestyle of apartment living take advantage of these apartments. Students also find housing in private locations. Those locations are generally situated in the University Heights district of Buffalo, and other areas close to the North and South Campuses. The school assigns rooms based on a lottery system.

Images of the Ellicott Complex

Spaulding and Wilkeson Quad at SUNY Buffalo

The Terrace which connects all the Ellicot complex residence halls

Red Jacket (left) and Richmond (right) with the food court in between

Notable faculty and alumni

See People associated with University at Buffalo. This is a list of people connected to University at Buffalo. Notable faculty This list includes both present and former faculty members

UB in popular culture

The first season of the MTV show Fraternity Life and the second season of Sorority Life were filmed at UB. Fraternity Life was a reality Television show on MTV that aired from February 26, 2003 to January 1, 2005 Sorority Life was a reality Television show on MTV that aired from June 24, 2002 to May 28, 2003 Also, the NBC show Jesse starring Christina Applegate took place in Buffalo, and external shots for the show were filmed at South Campus. Jesse is a Sitcom which ran on NBC from 1998 to 2000. The show was created by Ira Ungerleider. Christina Applegate (born November 25 1971 is an Emmy Award -winning American actress known for playing Kelly Bundy on the long-running FOX Broadcasting

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Crown Jewel of SUNY"
  3. ^ UB Law In Brief
  4. ^ Overview - UB 2020
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  16. ^ About UB Schools and Colleges
  17. ^ The School of Architecture and Planning Homepage
  18. ^ The School of Dental Medicine Homepage
  19. ^ The College of Arts & Sciences Homepage
  20. ^ The Graduate School of Education Homepage
  21. ^ The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Homepage
  22. ^ The UB Law School Homepage
  23. ^ The School of Management Homepage
  24. ^ UB SOM Rankings
  25. ^ The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Homepage
  26. ^ The School of Nursing Homepage
  27. ^ The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Homepage
  28. ^ The School of Public Health and Health Professions Homepage
  29. ^ The Roswell Park Cancer Institute Homepage
  30. ^ The Graduate School of Social Work Homepage
  31. ^ UB Libraries
  32. ^ The University at Buffalo Visual Identity
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  34. ^ Duffy, Jim (2007-01-09). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Supercomputing center seen as key to city's revitalization. Network World. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
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  38. ^ United University Professions Homepage
  39. ^ UB Academic Planning and Budget: Enrollment Highlights
  40. ^ http://apb.buffalo.edu/facts/factbook/Enrollment/International/InternationalEnrollmentHC.pdf UB International Enrollment Headcount
  41. ^ The Spectrum Homepage
  42. ^ Generation Homepage
  43. ^ Visions Homepage
  44. ^ WRUB Homepage
  45. ^ University at Buffalo Marching Band - About Us |Traditions

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