Values

The following statements are offered to stimulate an institutional conversation about the core values UB will express through its plans and actions. One of the additional benefits of creating this statement is to reach an institution-wide consensus about codifying our core values.

Integrity

Highest ethical standards
Honesty, openness and transparency

Excellence

Highest academic, research and administrative standards
Passion for continuous improvement
Change that enables progress
A culture of achievement — faculty, staff, students, university

Inclusion

Welcoming culture — aware and supportive of all groups
Mutual respect among faculty, staff and students
Access to a UB education for all qualified individuals

Impact

Research that identifies and solves critical global challenges
Societal benefit and improving the human condition
Personal growth — faculty, staff and students
Outcomes as well as inputs

Innovation

Originality across all disciplines and fields of study
Culture of curiosity
Leveraging funds, ideas, discoveries

Leadership

Pioneering thought leadership
Shape the future
Superb problem-solving ability
Public service

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Open Forums and Feedback Sessions

Faculty, staff and students will have the opportunity to contribute their ideas during the Spring 2013 semester. Here is a schedule of open forums and feedback sessions. | Details