Announcements and Letters

Let me take this opportunity to assure you that UB does not abide harassing and intimidating behavior perpetrated against anyone—not our students, our faculty, our staff or our guests.

After careful review, it is my pleasure to approve and promulgate UB’s Time, Place and Manner Policies regarding assembling, camping on campus and posting.

Welcome to the start of UB’s 2024-2025 academic year! It’s wonderful to have our campuses brimming with activity as we embark on our fall semester, and I’m delighted you’re here!

Peaceful assembly and protest underscore the university’s identity as a marketplace of ideas. To serve in this capacity, the university must be free to carry out its education and research mission in a safe environment where all can learn, conduct research, work and recreate without disruption or interference. Therefore, with guidance from the SUNY Office of General Counsel, UB has clarified our Time, Place and Manner policies regarding assembling, camping on campus and postings.

I, along with Samuel Russo, Chairman of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) Board of Directors, am pleased to announce that HWI will be joining the University at Buffalo, pending expected approvals.

It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Heath V. Tuttle, PhD, as vice president and chief information officer, effective August 1.

We all recognize that we are living in incredibly challenging times. Our hearts go out to all the people affected by the conflict in the Middle East. As we look toward a path to enduring peace, it is imperative that we engage in peaceful, respectful and thoughtful dialogues about this contentious issue and the many ways it impacts our students, faculty, staff and world.

As I reflect on the many ways the recent storms disrupted the flow of daily life, I am reminded how important it is to capitalize on everything within our control. In the context of our scholarly community, we have agency over our academic and professional success.

I am writing to share that J. Brice Bible has informed me of his plan to step down as vice president and chief information officer, effective February 29. Please join me in congratulating Brice as he prepares for his new role as vice president for information technology and chief information officer at the University of South Carolina.