From the Desk of the Vice President

Dear Student Life Colleagues,

I hope the close of 2025 offered time to rest, recharge, and enjoy meaningful moments with family and friends. We were pleased to celebrate the holidays last month with our annual Jingle Mingle celebration and individual department Adopt-a-Family initiatives which each took place in December.

Enhancements within the Student Union continue to take shape. Many may have already noticed an added sense of True Blue spirit with the installation of a new, illuminated sign on the second-floor landing adjacent to the Social Hall. In addition, we have launched a new video series, Student Life Rewind, which takes a closer look at some of last semester’s most memorable student events. The first installment features the UB Marching Band, highlighting their halftime performance at a late September Buffalo Bills home game. Be sure to check it out below.

As students return to campus later this month, Student Life remains well positioned to enrich the UB experience through the continued dedication of our staff and the impact of our programs.

Sincerely,

Brian F. Hamluk
Vice President for Student Life

December marked the annual return of the Student Life Jingle Mingle. Relive some of the mingle magic by viewing the photos below.

The UB Employees Campaign for the Community started in 1976 as part of the State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA). For over 45 years, the campaign has given all university employees and retirees a way to make a meaningful contribution to charitable organizations worldwide.

Our campaign consistently ranks among the most successful of its kind among the nation’s colleges and universities. UB donors can choose to contribute to any of more than 2,800 health, human service, educational, environmental and cultural organizations. Historically, over 80 percent of the money raised through the campaign has been designated for agencies in the Buffalo-Niagara region. These donations help tens of thousands of our fellow community members by providing services that align closely with UB’s priorities for community engagement in the areas of health and wellness, neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and pre-K-16 education.