UB Undergraduate Academies
UB’s Undergraduate Academies are communities of common interests that focus on three broad issues: Civic Engagement, Global Perspectives and Research Exploration. The Academies provide students with a distinctive and comprehensive undergraduate experience. We welcome students from all fields and connect them with faculty and staff—in the classroom, in the residence halls, and through out-of-class activities. The Academies value the diversity of people and interests. We look beyond disciplinary boundaries. And we are committed to enhancing fully the undergraduate experience to enhance our personal and intellectual development, as that of our university at large.
The Undergraduate Academies are:
- Engaging communities of individuals who share an interest in a common theme. Members exchange ideas, learn from one another, and shape the academy experience through relevant coursework and out-of-class activities. The academies also foster collaborative learning through innovative campus learning spaces, residence hall accommodations, and electronic networking.
- Flexible hubs of exploration and study which can make a student’s time at UB truly transforming. The academies highlight and facilitate experiences which help students take advantage UB’s vast academic resources in a way that meets their individual needs. In keeping with this spirit, students are free to tailor their level of involvement in the academy to meet their academic goals.
- Diverse, representing the full range of interests and backgrounds of UB’s student body. Each academy will take full advantage of the opportunities for dialogue presented by the diversity which is inherent to a major public research university.
- Trans-disciplinary, enabling partnerships across a wide array of academic disciplines. The academies will encourage a high level of curiosity and seek boundary-breaking approaches to the challenges of the twenty-first century.
- Sustaining, as they enhance valuable skills and ignite in each student the desire to become lifelong learners, active citizens, and agents of change.