Quarterly Updates

Gubernatorial Endorsement

Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer at his State of Upstate address on January 16

At his State of Upstate address on January 16, Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer estimated that UB 2020 will inject an extra $1 billion into Western New York's economy each year.

Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer endorsed UB 2020, the university's strategic plan, in his second annual State of the State address on Jan. 9. “We will move forward on the University at Buffalo’s ‘2020’ expansion as a centerpiece of our strategy to reinvigorate the economy of Western New York,” Spitzer declared. “UB will become an economic engine for Buffalo, and a flagship institution for a world-class public university system.” More