REALIZING UB 2020
Remarks to the Voting Faculty
February 5, 2013
UB’s Vision: Distinctive, renowned, impactful
Realizing UB 202o: Key Principles
• Distinctiveness• Relevance• Leadership
Realizing UB 202o: Investing in Our Faculty:• Growing our faculty across the disciplines
+ 250 over 5 years
• Growing research expenditures + 40% over 5 years
Investing in Our Students:
• 40% of entering class in Finish in Four
• 300 new course sections this fall • 12,000 new students accommodated
Creating the physical climate
Realizing UB 2020: Priorities for Sustaining Our Momentum• Ten-year capital plan
• Capital and operational support (e.g. NYS Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics)
REALIZING UB 2020
Remarks to the Voting Faculty
February 5, 2013
