For the first time ever, the Student Union will be open 24/7, providing students with another location to study, congregate and take the occasional nap. Historically the building has closed every day at midnight, but that will change when the new hours commence with the start of the semester on Monday.
The wait is finally over and this year’s lineup for UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series is a lot more presidential. Former Vice President Joe Biden will be headlining the series on Oct. 25 at Alumni Arena. Biden is among a list of other crowned achievers who will come to UB throughout the upcoming school year. Biden along with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are two of the undergraduate Student Choice speakers this year.
UB will hold its annual full-scale “emergency training exercise” in and around Hadley Village on North Campus Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., according to a UB press release. The university’s emergency management department is teaming up with local, state and federal emergency responders to conduct the active shooter exercise. The drill is designed to ensure coordinated, timely and effective response and recovery in the event of an “active shooter” emergency, according to the press release.
UB football player Tyrone Hill won his lawsuit against the university after delivering an oral argument in the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court on July 6.
Troy Miller, assistant vice president for enrollment management at Bowie State University, will replace Jose Aviles as associate vice provost and director of admissions on July 26. The announcement comes more than a year after Aviles stepped down from his position on June 23, 2017 after accepting a position at Louisiana State University. Lee Melvin, vice provost for enrollment management filled the position temporarily.
After 47 years at the university, nearly 30 of which were spent leading UB’s international programs, Stephen Dunnett announced he will be stepping down from the position Sept. 1, according to a UB press release. The university named John Wood, currently the senior associate vice provost in the department, as the interim vice provost once Dunnett officially steps down in September.
Dr. Edward Furlani, a professor in the electrical engineering department, died unexpectedly on Tuesday at 65 years old.
A female reported being sexually assaulted at UB's Independence Day event on North Campus. She reported that before the fireworks show on Wednesday, an unknown male entered a portable restroom she was using and assaulted her.
Most high school students are attracted to sports or clubs, but Gunnar Haberl always gravitated toward student government.
A lot happened at UB and within the Buffalo community last academic year. Here’s a breakdown of some of our most interesting news stories of the past year’s highlights and what to keep an eye on this upcoming year. What you may have missed last year: 5.SUNY audit recommends 29 changes to UB Foundation finance, management operations In SUNY’s first-ever audit of the UB Foundation, officials recommended 29 changes to the financial and management policies the private nonprofit has in place to oversee the university’s $1 billion endowment. The report examined the 2014-16 school years and identified at least four instances where UBF board members failed to disclose conflicts of interest. Email: news@ubspectrum.com
5/2 6:37 p.m. Six students were trapped in a Spaulding Hall elevator on the building’s second floor. 9:19 p.m.
The financial aid office projects a 200 to 300 student increase of Excelsior Scholarship recipients for the 2018-19 academic year, according to Janessa Givens Daniels, acting senior assistant director of financial aid.
The UB Council discussed the $650 Boldly Buffalo campaign, One World Café and tentative on-campus food pantry at its summer meeting on June 11.
UB, University of Rochester and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are partnering with a new institute to identify and support early-stage drug candidates. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking re-election, announced the creation of the Empire Discovery Institute on Thursday. The institute will assist UB, University of Rochester and Roswell Park in drug research discoveries. The institute will receive $35.4 million over five years from Empire State Development and $12 million from partner institutes.
Ten employees from the financial aid office have made “specific complaints” against Director of Financial Aid John Gottardy since his hiring in November 2013, according to a statement from the United University Professions, Buffalo Center Chapter sent to employees last week.
Thousands of UB community members’ account information have been hacked. On Friday, UB confirmed that J. Brice Bible, vice president and chief information officer, is investigating and responding to a breach of 2,690 UBITName accounts. The breach affects 1,800 student accounts, 862 alumni accounts and 28 faculty and staff accounts, according to UB spokesperson John Della Contrada.
A UB facilities employee removed and discarded stacks of Spectrum newspapers from stands in the Student Union at 11:53 p.m. Tuesday. A Campus Life worker threw away the remaining stacks on the first floor near the Putnams staircase at 2:16 p.m. Wednesday, according to University Police surveillance reports. UPD Deputy Chief of Police Joshua Sticht said the surveillance reports look like two people carrying out the same act as a potential order or miscommunication. UPD is investigating the incident.
University police are investigating an incident involving an unidentified male exposing himself to a female student in the Parker parking lot early Tuesday morning, according to a UB alert sent Wednesday morning.
University police are trying to identify an unknown white male connected with a theft from Campus Dining & Shops in the Student Union on April 30. The suspect stole a custom carpet valued at $500 from Putnam’s, according to UB spokesperson John Della Contrada.
Graduate students still insist they are not being paid a living wage, yet the university says it spends more than the national average to support its graduate students.
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