Marcus Yam, BS ’06, graduated from UB with a degree in aerospace engineering—and then took a very different career path, becoming one of the top photographers in journalism today.

At 13, Brandon Stosuy (MA ’01) began hosting music concerts in his father’s backyard in rural New Jersey. “We’d get an old hay truck and borrow a PA from my friend Ed,” he says. “We didn’t really think of it as DIY in those days. It’s just what you did if you wanted to have a show.”

Katie Kaney, MBA ’96, BA ’94, the youngest vice president of Carolinas HealthCare System, started a UB alumni chapter in Charlotte on a promise. "UB connected me to my career, so I stay connected to UB."

During a UB Road Trip NYC, student Yu-Xi Liu walked up to Linda Gelman (BA '72), producer at Chicago City Limits (CCL), New York City’s longest-running improvisational comedy revue, and asked if she needed marketing help.