President Barack Obama delivered his new plan for making a college education more affordable to a packed auditorium at the University at Buffalo Thursday, laying out several new initiatives in front of a raucous crowd of 7,200. The President outlined three main goals, focusing on developing a college rating system, […]
Author: Michael Canfield
Staff gathers to present SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
The 2012 Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony was held on Nov. 15 in the Warren Enters Theater in Upton Hall, with several faculty members receiving the SUNY Chancellor’s Award. A mixed crowd of faculty, staff, students and family members filled in the crowd at the theater, with several […]
BPS superintendent speaks at Buff State
The new superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools, Pamela Brown, spoke to campus as part of the Year of the City lecture series last Thursday, outlining how she plans to turn Buffalo schools around. Brown replaced interim Superintendent Amber Dixon in July of this year. Dixon had taken over […]
Ponton, Christy named in audit
When the New York State Comptroller’s Office released an audit of the SUNY Research Foundation in October, two prominent names specific to Buffalo State were brought up in the report. Provost Dennis Ponton was named in the audit as approving payments made to Operations Manager and Vice President […]
President Obama wins four more years
President Barack Obama will serve four more years in office after defeating challenger Mitt Romney in the highly-anticipated 2012 presidential election. Obama was able to win several key swing states, including Ohio, Wisconsin and Colorado, pushing him past Romney in the Electoral College. Obama also won Pennsylvania, after […]
Students robbed at gunpoint inside Tower 2 dorm room
Buffalo State issued a campus safety alert early Thursday morning after two students were robbed at gunpoint in their dorm room in the Tower Two Residence Hall. According to the alert, three men entered the dorm room on the tenth floor of Tower Two at 3:50 a.m., pulled out a […]
Students get ready for election day
With the presidential election less than two weeks away, Buffalo State students are making up their minds on who they’re voting for. President Obama and Mitt Romney finished their last debate Monday night, and all that’s left is last minute campaigning in battleground states like Ohio and Florida. […]
State audit reveals improper use of funds
An audit by Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State Comptroller’s Office released Monday revealed that a SUNY employee working out of Buffalo State used a SUNY corporate credit card to purchase numerous items for personal use. The audit shows that Operations Manager and Vice President for […]
New SUNY model may decrease funds
The College Senate held its second meeting of the semester Oct. 12 with several agenda items taking up the majority of the time, including a possible loss in some of the funding given to the school by SUNY. SUNY has proposed a new way to allocate money to […]
Elmwood Avenue gets a facelift
While the construction on Elmwood Avenue in front of Buffalo State may be a hassle for students trying to get to class, the end result will allow students who walk or ride their bikes easier access to the school. The construction, which is a City of Buffalo project, […]