Need to Know

Published August 14, 2026

  • Free movie in Alumni
    1/2/20
    Take the family to the movies at Alumni Arena on Jan. 3 for a free showing of Disney Pixar’s “Incredibles 2.”
  • UB to close Dec. 25, Jan. 1
    12/12/19
    UB will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.
  • UB community invited to weigh in on police accreditation
    12/9/19
    A team of assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) will visit UB Dec. 16 as part of the UB Police Department’s (UPD) voluntary effort to gain its second successive accreditation from the IACLEA.
  • Public forums set for finalists in provost search
    11/27/19
    The finalists in the search for a new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs have been identified and they will be visiting UB Dec. 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11.
  • UUP members can help sick colleagues
    11/25/19
    Members of United University Professions who have accrued more than the maximum-allowed 40 vacation days may donate them to a UUP colleague who is seriously ill or injured and has run out of sick-leave accruals.
  • Turn in campaign pledge on #GivingTuesday
    11/22/19
    #GivingTuesday, the biggest giving day of the year, is Dec. 3 and UB employees are urged to turn in their Campaign for the Community pledges on this global day of giving.
  • PSS to hold end-of-semester potluck
    11/20/19
    The Professional Staff Senate’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee will hold its annual End-of-the-Semester Potluck Extravaganza from noon to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Landmark Room, 210 Student Union, North Campus.
  • Student borrower rights forum set for Nov. 21
    11/19/19
    The New York State Department of Financial Services is hosting an event at UB to discuss student loan debt and new consumer protections and rules the department issued in October, as well as ways the agency can be a resource for students and those still paying their student loans.
  • Network at Out for Business
    11/15/19
    Meet up with UB colleagues on Nov. 20 at the Pride Center of WNY’s Out for Business, Buffalo’s premiere networking event for LGBTQ professionals.
  • North Campus roads, parking lots impacted by NCAA cross country meet
    11/15/19
    Due to a relocation of a major national athletic event to UB’s North Campus, some parking lots and entrances to the North Campus will be temporarily impacted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15.