SA Senate splits VP role into three positions: advocacy, events and clubs By MADISON PEMBER | Feb. 1 . The undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate split SA’s vice-presidential position into three separate roles – each representing advocacy, events and clubs – in a near unanimous vote of 17 ayes and one abstention Wednesday afternoon.

Feb 5, 2025 · In an email to The Spectrum, UAPD Buffalo representative Cary Lane said the union looks forward to representing the dental residents at the bargaining table. “We are hopeful for a quick and successful effort to improve the dentists' workplace as well as regain their salary parity with the UB medical residents,” Lane wrote.

NEWS SA Senate postpones creation of advocacy committee By CAMDEN BARTLO and MYLIEN LAI | Dec. 6 . In a tight vote of 11 ayes and 9 nays on Wednesday afternoon, the Student Association (SA) Senate postponed the creation of a Senate advocacy committee to next Wednesday, during the last Senate meeting of the Fall 2024 semester, due to disagreements over who would be the committee’s chairperson.

Jan 15, 2025 · UB reopened its doors to the Student Union (SU) Wednesday morning, marking the completion of a year-long project. SU renovations started in Dec. 2023, with plans beginning in 2018. The building underwent two phases of construction. The first — completed at the start of the fall ‘24 semester ...

Feb 5, 2025 · After UB’s Student Association (SA) derecognized the UB men's and women’s ice hockey teams in Oct. 2024, the future of the Bulls on the ice remained unclear following the end of their '23-'24 season. After seven months of waiting and two months of inactivity, it was announced in December that the two teams were eligible to compete again.. Due to the team's inactivity during the fall ...

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Dec 23, 2024 · 96% of 830 UB physicians, represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), voted to ratify their first labor contract with their employer, University Medical Resident Services, P.C. (UMRS) on Dec. 13, ending a year-and-a-half long stalemate in negotiations.. Physicians’ salaries — which UAPD members argued to be the lowest in New York State — are expected to increase ...

Aug 31, 2024 · “The university decided it was in the best interest of the campus community to clarify and update our policies,” Della Contrada said. The new assembly policies also lift time-of-day restrictions.Previously, UB policies stated that assemblies cannot “last more than one day” or “exceed 12 hours.”. In a public statement posted yesterday on Instagram, SUNY UB BDS called the policies a ...

Oct 9, 2024 · UB enrolled a record number of 6,390 master’s students this fall, and enrolled 2,637 doctoral students. UB’s international student population has decreased since 2022-2023, from 5,781 students to 5,045 students. “With targeted recruitment in key international markets, as well as a strong focus on attracting students from across New York State and the U.S., we are confident that UB will ...

Apr 20, 2023 · Almost two months after filing for a unionization vote, pro-union medical residents and fellows — speaking to The Spectrum for the first time — say they are “very confident” that a “supermajority” of their colleagues at UB-affiliated medical facilities are in favor of unionizing.. Dozens of frontline workers gathered last Friday to voice support for the unionization effort and ...