SA Senate splits VP role into three positions: advocacy, events and clubs By MADISON PEMBER | Feb. 1 . The undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate split SA’s vice-presidential position into three separate roles – each representing advocacy, events and clubs – in a near unanimous vote of 17 ayes and one abstention Wednesday afternoon.

NEWS SA Senate postpones creation of advocacy committee By CAMDEN BARTLO and MYLIEN LAI | Dec. 6 . In a tight vote of 11 ayes and 9 nays on Wednesday afternoon, the Student Association (SA) Senate postponed the creation of a Senate advocacy committee to next Wednesday, during the last Senate meeting of the Fall 2024 semester, due to disagreements over who would be the committee’s chairperson.

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The Unversity at Buffalo's premier student publication. UB cancels Friday classes due to incoming snowstorm By GRANT ASHLEY | Nov. 17 . The announcement marks the 10th time UB has canceled a day of classes in the past decade.

Oct 9, 2024 · UB enrolled a record number of 6,390 master’s students this fall, and enrolled 2,637 doctoral students. UB’s international student population has decreased since 2022-2023, from 5,781 students to 5,045 students. “With targeted recruitment in key international markets, as well as a strong focus on attracting students from across New York State and the U.S., we are confident that UB will ...

Aug 31, 2024 · “The university decided it was in the best interest of the campus community to clarify and update our policies,” Della Contrada said. The new assembly policies also lift time-of-day restrictions.Previously, UB policies stated that assemblies cannot “last more than one day” or “exceed 12 hours.”. In a public statement posted yesterday on Instagram, SUNY UB BDS called the policies a ...

Apr 2, 2024 · The Spectrum’s guide to disability services and accommodations at UB. “Accommodations are not ‘cookie-cutter,’” Kristin Harte, Director of Accessibility Resources said in an email to The Spectrum.. “[They] are tailored to the student needs to create equitable access without reducing the educational experience and expectations of all UB students.”

Nov 16, 2023 · The Student Guide — Student Life Events . UB has a page dedicated to student events and resources, including de-stressing activities, Thursday afternoon yoga, violence prevention, BIPOC drop-in support groups and extended learning master classes.

Apr 20, 2023 · Almost two months after filing for a unionization vote, pro-union medical residents and fellows — speaking to The Spectrum for the first time — say they are “very confident” that a “supermajority” of their colleagues at UB-affiliated medical facilities are in favor of unionizing.. Dozens of frontline workers gathered last Friday to voice support for the unionization effort and ...

Sep 11, 2024 · Approximately 400 UB resident physicians, represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), went on a four-day strike at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) last week to demand financial transparency and an equitable labor contract from their employer, University Medical Resident Services P.C. (UMRS), and the university.