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