Take a tour of the GRoW Clean Energy Center!

Posted by Tim on September 20, 2022 in Event, Student experience, Uncategorized

Take a tour of the GRoW Clean Energy Center, and learn the story and stats behind the award-winning, energy-positive building designed and built by UB students!

Come visit the center Vice President Kamala Harris spoke so highly of! After visiting GRoW on 9/14 she said how “the work that is being done here is very exciting and really a model for our country. When we chose to invest in the natural talent and invest in our future through young leaders, what we will be able to accomplish in terms of getting in front of the challenges we need to face, but also leading as a nation.”

Tours will be led by Martha Bohm, Assoc Prof in the Department of Architecture Honors College Fellow, and faculty lead on the GRoW Home project. They will begin at their assigned time at the GRoW home directly across the Center for Tomorrow (walkable from Capen Hall, near the Maple Road entrance to campus)

This event will be held SATURDAY, Oct 8th at 1:30pm or 2:30pm

Link to register for the 1:30pm tour: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzI7Du3_viczfsmr84XEYedUJ32d1-aJK1TTBHKLzmM6Ctrg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Link to register for the 2:30pm tour: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKv-TG8Z-pPDL07tNOMS-m8eMbysjwqdLsBJIRkWekNHVvkg/viewform?usp=sf_link

*Students who RSVP for this event will be sent the location details the evening prior to their tour *

UB – The Game

Posted by Tim on October 28, 2021 in Honors Program Announcements, Student experience, Work Study Opportunity

Navigating life at The University at Buffalo can be tough, but it doesn’t have to be! Join us as we play our version of The Game of Life and learn about campus resources and involvement opportunities that will help you succeed in your future career.

This interactive board game is designed to lead students through what four years at UB might look like, incorporating campus experiences, extracurricular activities, and academics into a quest towards the end goal for students – graduation!

Pumpkin Decorating

Posted by Tim on October 21, 2021 in Honors Program Announcements, Student experience

Join Student Engagement for some Halloween fun! Students will have the opportunity to decorate their own mini pumpkin.

All supplies will be provided and this event is free for all students. 

Featured Eperiential Learning Network Projects

Posted by Tim on September 23, 2021 in Academics, Career Opportunities, Honors Program Announcements, Student experience

Become a Virtual Tutor for South African Youth As a volunteer for this project, you will tutor high school students in South Africa via Google Meets or Zoom. The highest need is currently for tutors in Mathematics and Geography.

Contribute to GWEM Magazine Global women’s empowerment is desperately needed. With so many challenges and obstacles related to access and equity, it is critical that we come together to highlight stories of women and women’s initiatives empowering communities and making change.

Collaborate with Africa New Hope Project (ANEHOP) ANEHOP supports communities through social innovation, sustainability, and economic empowerment. You can help steward the next phase of its evolution by contributing in the areas of women’s health, computer applications, and more!

Apply for Funding to Support Your Mentored Project or Virtual Conference Presentation

Posted by Tim on September 23, 2021 in Career Opportunities, Honors Program Announcements, Information Session, Student experience

Comedy Night With Myq Kaplan!

Posted by Tim on April 25, 2021 in Event, Student experience

Comedy Night With Myq Kaplan!  May 1 – 7 – 8 p.m.Take a break from studying and join Student Engagement for a night of laughter with a virtual performance from comedian Myq Kaplan! Connect virtually and get a one-of-a-kind personalized comedy show featuring standup comedy jokes, quarantine tips, life advice, philosophy, solidarity, and more!

Trick Out Your Tassel!

Posted by Tim on April 25, 2021 in Event, Student experience

Trick Out Your Tassel!  April 27 and May 5 – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.Calling all 2021 graduates! Join Student and Alumni Engagement and come to Trick Out Your Tassel! Join in-person on Tuesday, April 27 in room 228 – SU and Wednesday, May 5 – room 222 -SU between 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and come decorate your graduation cap! Students will have access to different materials to use to decorate a 10×10 piece of cardstock that represents their graduation cap!

Earn Experience Credit for being a Peer Writing Consultant

Posted by Tim on April 25, 2021 in Honors Experiences, Student experience

Are you a strong, confident writer in your major?  Do you enjoy helping and mentoring fellow students?  If so, I invite you to take HMN 380:  Writing Center Theory and Practice in the Fall of 2021.  In addition to strengthening writing and teaching skills, this course is the pre-requisite for applying to work in the Center for Excellence in Writing as a peer writing consultant. This small, experiential seminar is fun, engaging and interactive.  We need writing consultants across different disciplines and we value diversity.  Email rhondare@buffalo.edu with any questions. 

HMN 380:  Writing Center Theory and Practice

Section #21138

T/Th 2:20 – 3:35​

UB Paint Night!

Posted by Tim on April 1, 2021 in Alumni, Event, Networking, Student experience

April 16 – 7 – 8:30 p.m. Alumni and Student Engagement are excited to present UB Paint Night as part of Countdown to Commencement! Open to all current UB students, this program will allow students to participate, both in person and virtually, in a guided paint night by a professional artist to create a UB and Buffalo themed painting!

Freaky Mind Games with Christopher Carter

Posted by Tim on March 30, 2021 in Event, Student experience

April 2 – 8 – 9 p.m. Join Student Engagement for a night of wonder with a virtual Mind Reading event with Christopher Carter! Christopher Carter has been named entertainer of the year by Campus Activities Magazine, and he has appeared at over three thousand college campuses. What he does is hard to describe. He’s been called the world’s greatest mind reader. But he’s not psychic. He has no special powers. He’s just in the business of freaking people out.