Community Partnerships

News about partnerships and programs that support the local community, including community-led initiatives. (see all topics)

  • National Award Lets More UB Students Engage with Buffalo Community
    1/31/11
    Forget town versus gown: students at the University at Buffalo are not only interested in the community outside of UB, but through the university's innovative living/learning program called the Undergraduate Academies, more of them are now connecting with it.
  • Media Advisory: UB Athletics to Donate Fitness Equipment to Community Centers
    1/24/11
    The University at Buffalo Division of Athletics will donate more than $30,000 worth of athletic equipment to three local community centers at an event to be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at the Ed Saunders Center, 2777 Bailey Ave.
  • City, State, UB Collaboration Offers Buffalo Its First New Historic National Register District in 25 Years
    12/30/10
    A successful collaborative effort between the University at Buffalo, the New York State Historic Preservation Office (NYSHPO) and the City of Buffalo is expected to result in the establishment of the first National Register Historic District in the City of Buffalo since 1986: the University Park Historic District.
  • Media Advisory: UB Adopt a Family program brightening the holidays for 14 local families
    12/21/10
    The holidays will be a little warmer and brighter for a number of local families in need thanks to the University at Buffalo's Adopt a Family program.
  • Media Advisory: West Side Residents to Receive Care from UB School of Dental Medicine Today and Tomorrow
    11/15/10
    For the seventh year in a row, more than 200 residents of Buffalo's Lower West Side neighborhood will receive dental care from UB School of Dental Medicine faculty and dental-student volunteers over the course of two days at the Judge Joseph S. Mattina Community Health Center, 300 Niagara St. in Buffalo. UB faculty and students will attend to patients from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. today and tomorrow (Nov. 15 and 16).
  • UB Efforts to Make University Heights a "Greener" Place to Live Are Paying Off
    11/11/10
    An initiative to educate residents in the neighborhood around the University at Buffalo South Campus about the benefits of recycling is paying off, thanks to the efforts of UB's Off Campus Student Services, UB Green and the UB Honors College.
  • New Architecture and Planning Dean Wins Regional Achievement Award for Sustained Contributions to Planning Practice
    11/5/10
    The New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association has awarded Robert G. Shibley, the next dean of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, the Michael J. Krasner Professional Planner Award.
  • Shibley Named Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning
    10/25/10
    Robert G. Shibley, long-time faculty member and a lead developer of both the University at Buffalo and City of Buffalo's comprehensive plans, has been named dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning.
  • Media Advisory: "UB Getting Dirty" to Help Beautify South Campus Neighborhoods
    10/8/10
    The University at Buffalo Student Association, in partnership with the UB Office of Community Relations, will hold its annual community service event, UB Getting Dirty, on Sunday, Oct. 10, from 1-4 p.m. in the neighborhoods around the UB South Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB's "Operation Doorhanger" to Remind Students, Neighbors about Safety
    8/24/10
    "Doorhanger" kits containing safety reminders and tips on how to be a good neighbor will be distributed to more than 2,700 homes surrounding the University at Buffalo's South Campus from 3-6 p.m. today (Tuesday, Aug. 24).