UB has had 14 presidents since its establishment in 1846. This week, the university community welcomes one more.
The inauguration of Satish K. Tripathi at 3 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the Center for the Arts will be the culmination of Inauguration Week, a university-wide celebration that will "honor the university's proud past while celebrating its extraordinary present and vast potential for the future," according to the university's website.
The week's theme is "Local Impact, Global Reach," and will emphasize UB's commitment to academic, research, and economic advancement in Buffalo and beyond.
Each day of the week will focus on a key theme. Related art exhibits will run through and beyond Inauguration Week.
Monday: Celebrating Excellence
• SUNY Distinguished Professors Colloquium – "The Mission of Public Research Universities in the 21st Century"
10:30 a.m.
Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre, North Campus
• Celebrating Student Excellence and Engagement
1 p.m.
Center for the Arts and Student Union, North Campus
• Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence
3:30 p.m.
Center for the Arts, North Campus
Tuesday: Creating a Vibrant and Healthy Community
• Behling Simulation Center Grand Opening
5 p.m.
150 Farber Hall (Butler Auditorium), South Campus
• Buffalo Food Policy Summit Public Forum: "Economic Development and the Food System: Ideas for the Future"
5:30 p.m.
Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 453 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201, Off Campus
Wednesday: Engaged in our Community
• Buffalo Food Policy Summit Research Roundtable: Rebuilding Community Food Systems; Opportunities for Multidisciplinary Research
2:30 p.m.
105 Harriman Hall, South Campus
• UB on the Green
6 p.m.
Hayes Hall Lawn, South Campus
• Distinguished Speakers Series: Robert Gates
8 p.m.
Alumni Arena, North Campus
Thursday: Engaging our World
• International Symposium on Computer Systems Research
8 a.m.
330 Student Union, North Campus
• UB Global Fair
11 a.m.
Center for the Arts, North Campus
• Humanities Institute Fluid Culture Series: "Talking Back to Your Intelligent Cities"
4 p.m.
Center for the Arts Screening Room, North Campus
Friday: The Investiture of UB's 15th President
• Behling Simulation Center Tours
10 a.m./10:30 a.m./11 a.m.
4th Floor, Farber Hall, South Campus
• Investiture of the 15th President/Public Reception
3 p.m.
Center for the Arts, North Campus
Saturday: Welcome Home
• Homecoming Tailgate Parties
3 p.m.
Special Events Lot, North Campus
• Walk to Victory
3:30 p.m.
Bronze Buffalo at Coventry Circle, outside the Center for the Arts, North Campus
• Bulls vs. Connecticut
6 p.m.
UB Stadium, North Campus
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