UB Opens Admissions Office In New York City

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo has opened an admissions office in New York City to aid the university's student-recruitment effort in the metro New York area.

The office, located at 125 Park Ave. South in Manhattan across from Grand Central Terminal, will provide an overall presence for the university in the area, serving UB's alumni and development efforts, as well as admissions.

The office's prime focus will be to serve as the coordinating venue for the university's outreach activities to prospective undergraduate students, their parents and counselors at high schools, community agencies and colleges in the metro New York region.

The office will allow UB to improve its relationships with the region's high-school guidance counselors, increase its presence at area recruitment events and enhance the ability of prospective students and their parents to visit with a UB representative quickly, easily and at a site near their home.

The New York City office will help cement the relationships between New York metro-area high-school counselors and the UB admissions staff through increased opportunities to participate in professional organizations and enhanced participation in recruitment events sponsored by area schools and organizations, says Regina Toomey, director of admissions at UB.

In addition, having a presence in New York City will provide an opportunity to offer "more personalized attention" directly to prospective students and their families, Toomey says. They can stop in the office, talk to an admissions counselor, ask questions, pick up literature about the university and "get to know us a little bit better."

"For prospective metro New York students and their families, the University at Buffalo is very accessible by plane, train bus and auto," Toomey points out. "We hope to be able to provide enough service through our local (New York) office to encourage students to travel to Western

New York to check us out in person. The entire UB community is excited about the potential this office will provide to all of us."

The New York office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The telephone number is 212-808-8116; fax number is 212-808-8115.