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Finding Your Passion
5/15/18

Get Involved. The Student Life Gateway will help you experience life at UB. Whether it’s involvement opportunities or understanding life as a student – it’s all right here.

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Spirit Lives Here
5/15/18

The UB Marching Band is looking to expand its ensemble. In addition to instrumentalists, the band also includes color guard, pep band, dancers and majorettes.

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We’re Here to Help
5/15/18

Unanticipated circumstances can prevent you from completing your education. UB’s Student Emergency Funds might be able to help.

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Life on Campus

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Food, Friends, Fun

Here, you’ll find nearly everything you need — from convenient housing and award-winning dining, to on-campus health care and wellness resources.

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Countless Opportunities

Do what you love. Try something new. Build your resume. Make lifelong friends. Here, you get to choose the opportunities that will change your life.

New to UB

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Getting Oriented

Welcome to the University at Buffalo. Here, you’ll find all the information you need to get started.

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Signature Events

From your first day on campus, you'll find a seemingly endless array of activities, events and opportunities. Join us for daily, weekly and special signature events.| View upcoming events.

  • students getting to know one another
    New Student Orientation
    8/3/17
    Congratulations on being accepted to UB. We look forward to seeing you on campus — but first, make sure you know what you need to do before you get here.
  • volunteers helping new students move into the ellicott complex
    Welcome Weekend
    7/6/18
    Welcome Weekend is your time to settle in and get to know UB.
  • Parents and student cheer on our UB Bulls during Homecoming and Family Weekend
    Homecoming and Family Weekend
    7/18/18
    Families and students reunite to enjoy fun-filled days and nights on campus.
  • Students splash through mud and water and onto victory during Oozefest
    Oozefest
    4/19/18
    Get dirty — and have some good, clean fun.
  • Families celebrate their UB graduate during commencement weekend.
    Commencement
    11/17/17
    Celebrate your accomplishments with family and friends.