University at Buffalo Student Experience

06/02/2026

Caroline Attardo Genco, provost and senior vice president at Tufts University, has been named ’s 16th president, becoming the first woman and Buffalo native to lead the university. Her appointment was approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees Tuesday following an international search.

Genco will join the UB community on August 10, 2026. Learn more ➡️ http://ms.spr.ly/6180vb2V4

05/22/2026

05/17/2026

You did it! 🎓Congratulations to the

05/15/2026

Congrats to the Grad Cap Decorating Contest Winners! 🎓
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🥇BEST IN SHOW: "Asociada Médica De El Salvador"
🥈BEST IN SHOW RUNNER UP: Nyasia Lindsey
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🥇 Artistic 1st Place: “Houston, We Have a Graduate”
🥈 Artistic 2nd Place: Gabby Wagner
💙 Honorable Mention: “Henna Inspired Floral Design" - Mansurah
💙 Honorable Mention: “Kermit would be proud of me”
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🥇 Sentimental 1st Place: Makayla Skelly
🥈 Sentimental 2nd Place: “Para Su Sacrificio”
💙 Honorable Mention: "Part One Of Two” - Alicea Polite
💙 Honorable Mention: “On to the next chapter”
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🥇 Humorous 1st Place: “Squidward Graduation Design”
🥈 Humorous 2nd Place: “The Engineering Survival Guide”
💙 Honorable Mention: “Based on a true story”
💙 Honorable Mention: “2026 Alanis Later”
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🥇 True Blue/Major/Career 1st Place: “True Blue Rhinestone Cap”
🥈 True Blue/Major/Career 2nd Place: Nadia Brach
💙 Honorable Mention: “Next 3 ”
💙 Honorable Mention: “Sky's the LIMB-it”

05/10/2026

There's still time to Sign-a-Bull, !

No need to RSVP. Just visit the Student Engagement office (150 SU) Monday - Friday between 10am and 4pm OR you can sign virtually! Both options are available until May 15. http://ms.spr.ly/6189v3gNf

05/09/2026

Hey , it's time to trick out that tassel! 🎓

There's still time to enter the Cap Decorating Contest. Get creative, win prizes, and lock in some serious bragging rights. Submissions close at 12pm on Monday, 5/11.

Enter the contest: http://ms.spr.ly/6185v3igB

05/08/2026

Last month, UB students won big at the Panasci Competition with a model rocketry startup 🚀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEm6mI1-3Lg