Signature Offerings

As an SSS student, you’ll connect with an SSS advisor who will help you define your academic and professional goals, navigate challenges and make the most of your UB experience. You’ll have access to a variety of academic, personal and cultural resources designed to support your success—all at no cost to you! 

Services and opportunities include:

• Academic support.
• Personal development advising.
• Financial literacy advising.
• Career development.
• Workshops focused on academic, career and personal topics.
• Cultural events such as: cultural and historical sites in and around UB, Buffalo, and Western New York, dance performances, theatre, concerts, museums and sporting events with fellow SSS students.
• Preparation for graduate and professional school, including help with researching your options, writing your personal statement, obtaining letters of recommendation, support for visiting graduate and professional schools in other cities and access to test preparation materials for exams such as the GRE, GMAT, LSAT and PCAT.
• Tutoring through Tutoring and Academic and Support Services.
• Connections with other university student and academic support services.
• A smaller academic and support environment that provides individualized attention and guidance.

All SSS students are asked to:

• Meet with their SSS adviser at least twice per semester, in person, by phone, or virtually.
• And attend at least one SSS workshop, cultural event, or complete an online SSS On-Demand module per semester.

Supporting your success is at the core of our mission, and we’re proud of the positive impact our advisors have made on our students. Here are some measures of our success:

• We serve students from all majors, so you have a home here.
• Our graduation rate exceeds the national average.
• Our students remain in good academic standing thanks to our support.

We invite you to join SSS and discover how our program can help you achieve your goals at UB.