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An article in the Buffalo News reports Rodney Grabowski, former president of the University of Cincinnati Foundation and vice president of advancement at the university, has been named vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement at UB, and quotes UB President Satish K. Tripathi.

An article in the Buffalo News reports UB President Satish K. Tripathi traveled to Washington, D.C., with SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson, academic colleagues, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and other lawmakers on Wednesday to push for a bill that would allow 800,000 undocumented aliens – “dreamers” – who came to the U.S. as children to stay here.

An article in the Buffalo News about Friday’s State of the University address by UB President Satish K. Tripathi reports the university will launch a fundraising campaign in the spring.

An article in Business First interviews UB President Satish K. Tripathi about major milestones he is approaching at UB that will be defining traits of his tenure, including the new Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building, the plan to increase enrollment to about 31,000 students and the university’s steady climb in the rankings.

An article in Business First about concerns local college leaders have about President Trump’s immigration stance and his efforts to pull the plug on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – or DACA – looks at the reaction of several local college presidents with international roots and reports that Satish K. Tripathi grew up in a small Indian village.

Rodney M. Grabowski, a highly accomplished fundraising executive with more than 25 years of experience, has been named UB vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement.

UB communications VP's achievements include leading the most comprehensive brand and identity strategy in the university's 176-year history, convening senior communicators council.

UB President Satish K. Tripathi will give his sixth State of the University Address on Oct. 6, during which he will review the progress UB has made in the past year.

The gift will help UB advance its goal of becoming one of the nation’s premier public research universities.

UB tied for 117th overall among U.S. colleges and universities — the highest rating of any SUNY nstitution — according to the 2018 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.