Buffalo State College

Not to be confused with the University at Buffalo.

State University of New York College at Buffalo
Buffalo State College
Motto	Declare Yourself
Established	1871
Type	Public
Endowment	US$15 million
Chancellor	Nancy L. Zimpher
President	Aaron Podolefsky, Ph.D.
Vice-Chancellor	John J. O'Connor
Dean	Charles B. Kenyon
Academic staff	698
Students	11,714
Undergraduates	9,822
Postgraduates	1,892
Location	Buffalo, New York, United States
Campus	Urban 127 acres (51 ha)
Newspaper	The Record
Colors	Burnt Orange, Light Gray, Dark Gray
Nickname	Bengals
Affiliations	NCAA Division III
Website	buffalostate.edu

The State University of New York College at Buffalo, referred to as Buffalo State College, often referred to colloquially as Buff State, is a public, liberal arts college in Buffalo, New York, United States and is part of the State University of New York. Buffalo State was founded in 1871 as the Buffalo Normal School for the training of teachers. Later it became the Buffalo Normal and Training School, then New York State Teachers College at Buffalo. Buffalo State offers more than 150 undergraduate academic programs and educates over 11,700 undergraduate and graduate students each year. The college is known for its strong community connections and a continuing commitment to providing high-quality lifelong learning opportunities. A Carnegie Master's I institution, Buffalo State is one of 136 colleges and universities in the nation that are working together to enhance the practice and profession of teaching.

History

September 13, 1871 was the first day of classes and 86 students attended the college. At this time, the college's purpose was to train teachers to help teach the students in Buffalo public schools. Obviously, the college now offers a broad spectrum of programs, but it is one out of 136 colleges in the nation that offer teaching. In 1910, the art department is offered to incoming students. In 1928, the name of the college changed to State Teachers College at Buffalo rather than Buffalo Normal School. In 1930, it was the only college that offered Art Education and in 1944 special education was founded. In 1948, the first dorm building was put up where the present day Moot Hall is located. In 1961, the college was then known as the State University College of Education at Buffalo and it was the first college to have a study abroad program that is still present today. The college continued to grow and grow until it became the comprehensive college it is today with 165 undergraduate programs and 62 graduate programs. Buffalo State College has been a SUNY school since 1948, and is the largest comprehensive college in the SUNY system.

Demographics

There are approximately 9,822 undergraduate and 1,892 graduate students enrolled. The undergraduate population for (2010) was 41% male and 59% female. The overall admission rate of new students in (2009) was 43%. Students both in and out of state, as well as international, are a foundation of the student body. Because of the numerous places of student origin, Buffalo State is known for its diversity on campus.

Curriculum

Buffalo State has 162 undergraduate programs with 11 honors options and 60 opportunities for graduate study, including 17 teacher certification programs. Unique programs offered at Buffalo State include: Adult Education, Art Conservation, Creative Studies, Engineering Technology, Fashion and Textile Technology, and Forensic Chemistry. Buffalo State College was the first school in the world to grant a master of science degree of Creativity. The college also now offers an undergraduate minor in Creative Studies. This is facilitated by the International Center for Studies in Creativity, which is housed on campus. The associated research center, the Great Lakes Center, conducts research with a facility on the Niagara River and a fleet of small craft.

Ranking

Buffalo State College was rated by U.S. News & World Report "Best Colleges 2011", with the ranking: Top Public Schools Regional Universities (North), Rank 32. When all public and private institutions are included Buffalo State is ranked in the Top Regional Universities (North) Tier 1, Rank 97. In the same report it also ranked 87th nationally for Graduate schools in Speech-Language Pathology. Ranking Web of World Universities ranked this university 14th out of 100 top universities in the Northern Region of the United States and 965 out of the top 12,000 in the world. 4International Colleges and Universities ranked Buffalo State College as the fifteenth best university in New York out of 147.

Cock-a-doodle-doo (1981) sculpture by Billie Lawless in front of Upton Hall

Campus Life

Buffalo state college offers the opportunity to study abroad. Through the study abroad program students can study at another campus in the US, Canada or even all around the world. There are a variety of student organizations including 25 fraternities and sororities and an International Students Organization (ISO).

United Student Government

United Student Government (USG) represents the student body in terms of decision making and changes and helps govern student activities and organizations. USG provides activities, services and student representation at Buffalo State College. The USG is headed by an executive branch of students selected each year along with a judicial branch and senate selected at the same time. The United Student Government helps manage and disperse money provided by the mandatory student activity fee to the many organizations and clubs on campus.

Burchfield-Penney Art Center

Media Organizations

• BSC-TV2
• WBNY 91.3 (MHz) FM radio
• "The Record" newspaper which is the voice of the students and published every Wednesday.
• "The Lens" is an art, culture, and literary magazine.
• "1300 Elmwood" is a magazine for alumni, and is published quarterly.

Recently completed dorm (2011)

Art

The campus has an art gallery, the $33 million Burchfield-Penney Art Center which opened in 2008, and is free to students. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is located across the street from the campus, students can purchase discount passes in the Student Union. There is also a variety of other Art Galleries nearby.

Campus Expansion

Buffalo State College is currently in the middle of a $350 million, campus wide improvement plan. In 2011, a new student housing complex was built on west side of the campus along Grant street. The $44 million building features apartment style dormitories. A new $38 million technology building is currently under construction. The building is being constructed on the site of an old Laundry/Bakery building, and is expected to achieve a LEED silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council. A $52 million renovation and expansion of the Science and Mathematics building is currently under underway and scheduled to be completed in 2014.

Buffalo Bengals athletics teams

Athletics

The Buffalo State Bengals are the athletic teams for Buffalo State College. The college competes in NCAA Division III in the State University of New York Athletic Conference for most sports- women's ice hockey plays in the ECAC West and football plays in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, as those sports aren't offered by the SUNYAC. The Buffalo State Bengals colors are orange and black. The men's and women's ice hockey teams play at the 1,800-seat Ice Arena within the Buffalo State Sports Arena on campus. The College offers 17 sports:

Men's

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Ice Hockey
• Soccer
• Swimming and Diving
• Track and Field

Women's

• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Ice Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming and Diving
• Track and field
• Volleyball

Greek life

Fraternities Sigma Alpha Mu Alpha Omega Zeta Alpha Phi Alpha Iota Phi Theta Phi Kappa Tau Omega Psi Phi Phi Beta Sigma Alpha Sigma Phi - (2007–2009) colony only Sigma Tau Gamma - (Closed in 1995) Tau Kappa Epsilon Zeta Beta Tau Phi Sigma Kappa - (Now Delta Beta Chi) Sororities Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Theta Lambda Theta Alpha Omega Phi Beta Sigma Delta Tau Sigma Lambda Upsilon Zeta Chi Omega Zeta Iota Chi

Notable graduates, faculty and administrators

• Grover Cleveland the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Cleveland was a member of the first board of directors of the then Buffalo Normal School (1870) Grover Cleveland Hall, the College administration building is his namesake.
• Susan Bies - former member of the Federal Reserve Board
• Byron Brown - current mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York.
• Francine DelMonte - Member of the New York State Assembly
• Beverly Eckert - Member of 9/11 Family Steering Committee and co-chair of "Voices of September 11th"; died on Colgan Air Flight 3407.
• Tom Fontana - writer and producer
• David Franczyk - President of the Buffalo Common Council
• Bobby Gonzalez - head coach of the men's basketball program at Seton Hall University
• Brian Higgins - Member of the United States House of Representatives
• Sam Hoyt - Member of the New York State Assembly
• Louis Michel - Buffalo News reporter and author of "American Terrorist", best seller about Timothy McVeigh
• Kevin O'Connell - Buffalo, New York TV news personality
• Ralph Raico - current professor of history
• Mark J.F. Schroeder - New York state assemblyman
• Randy Smith - former NBA player and casino executive host
• John Tronolone - Local Restauranteur, Part Owner of Oliver's, Siena, 800 Maple, and Rocco's Wood Fired Pizza
• Daryl Hawks - former sports anchor for NBC 5 in Chicago, who died unexpectedly on May 12, 2011.
• John Guida - Local Restaurateur, Top Shot 2 contestant (top 14) with six USPSA State Championship wins and Two Top-30 World finishes
• Anthony Caporuscio - Cast of HBO series Board Walk Empire

Gallery

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  Rockwell Hall

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  Campbell Student Union

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  Bulger communication center

See also

• University at Buffalo (another SUNY school in Buffalo)

External links

• Buffalo State College
• Adult Education
• Great Lakes Center
• International Center for Studies in Creativity.
• Burchfield-Penney Art Center
• E. H. Butler Library
• H. H. Richardson Complex