Some UB Faculty share their goals for this academic year.

Eric D. Lehman --- Senior Lecturer in English/FYS Professor "My hopes for the 2011-12 school year are perhaps too ambitious. By the end of spring semester I would like to finish co-authoring another book with professor Amy Nawrocki, as well as help the new faculty essay series get off the ground. But my hopes for my students are even more ambitious.

I hope that some will begin the process of becoming the successful humans they have the potential to become, and I hope some continue on that difficult path.

That's a lot to ask, but I know that they have the strength to do it."

Colleen Powers --- Director of Campus Activities and Community Services "I am excited for students to come back to UB with an energy and enthusiasm to make this their best year yet!  In Campus Activities and Community Services, we have some new opportunities for students to get involved and make a difference in the lives of others, including the UB The Change Common Interest Living Floor in Seeley Hall.  

Additionally, with the creation of the new Student Programming Board more students will get the chance to participate in the process of planning and putting on events for the UB community.  I encourage everyone to come out to the first SPB Meeting Monday the 29th at 9pm in Private Dining Room and to the Club and Activity Fair Thursday September 8th from 4-6pm on the Ped Mall to see all of the opportunities to get involved!"

Dr. Thomas Ward --- Dean of the International College "We look forward to an exciting new year with important programmatic developments in the International College. We also are pleased to welcome Dr. Robert Riggs to the College. Dr. Riggs' academic focus is Islamic Civilization and Arabic. He will contribute to the World Religions program as well as to the course offerings in the Global Development and Peace program."

"It is uplifting to see the many improvements on the UB campus since last Spring. It contributes so much to the aesthetics of the campus. The new year is a promising and hopeful one for UB as an institution. With new academic programs, new study and dining facilities, some momentous athletic events, as well as promising, new faculty and a strong cohort of new students, we have a lot to look forward to."