Clubs, Activities and Events
Your college experience shouldn't just be filled with academics. Make friends, pursue your passions, and gain experience with extra-curricular activities.
Take advantage of the social and networking opportunities at UB to enhance your college experience and set yourself up for success in the future. UB offers a ton of opportunities for students to meet people with similar interests, whether it's through clubs, sports teams, or volunteering. These friendships and connections can have a significant impact on your college experience, helping you adjust to campus life, providing a support system, and creating lifelong connections. Open those doors to fun experiences, new friends, and a great time at UB!
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Discover unique opportunities at UBLinked! Our virtual involvement hub
can help you get involved, track involvement and participation on campus and even create a co-curricular transcript of your involvement.
You'll be able to see some events without logging in, but we recommend signing up with your UBIT username and password to access all activities and search organizations
With over 500 clubs and organizations on campus and hundreds of programs hosted by departments, there's something out there for everyone.
Explore Your Passions
You can search for ways to get involved by keyword or use the filters to search by topic, type of opportunity, or department.
UBITName and password required
What Can You Do in UBLinked?
- Join a club
- Learn more about and contact student organizations
- Discover upcoming events and programs
- Check in at events using your UBLinked Event Pass
- Track your involvement hours
Common Tasks
To join an organization through UBLinked:
- Visit UBLinked (requires UBIT name and password)
- Search organizations or groups you want to be a member of, and click the Join Organization button
- On the Organization page, look under Forms to find program applications and registration information
- Go to UBLinked and log in using your UBIT login and password
- Click your profile icon in the top right corner
- Select "Service Hours"
- Click "Add Service Hours" (you must be a member of an organization on UBLinked for these hours to appear as an option)
- Use “Student Engagement” as the organization if your organization is not listed an option
Students should submit hours for both one-time and ongoing volunteer experiences. Hours can be submitted at the end of each volunteer shift or all at once upon completion of your service experience.
See all of your activities, all in one place. With UBLinked, it’s easy to create and build a Co-Curricular Transcript. It will showcase the organizations you’ve joined, leadership positions you’ve held, and programs you’ve attended.
A Co-Curricular Transcript will help you:
- Officially document your campus involvement
- Organize your extracurricular experiences so you can share them on a resume or in an interview
- Provide information to professors or administrators who are writing letters of recommendation
UBLinked Help Center
You’ll find step-by-step videos, an online support center and other helpful resources through the UBLinked support page.
Accessing Your UBLinked Event Pass
Need to check into an event with your UBLinked Event Pass? Good! It's required that all events that are hosted on UBLinked check people in using the UBLinked Event Check-In App and have attendees use their UBLinked Event Pass. So, how do you access your event pass to check into an event?
- Go to ublinked.buffalo.edu
- Sign in to UBLinked using your UBIT username and password
- Tap your profile icon in the top right corner
- Click on "Event Pass"
You can save the UBLinked Event Pass to your phone's wallet, take a screenshot and keep it in your camera roll, or sign in to UBLinked every time you check in to an event. It's that easy!
Did you know that any UB student can start a new club? Well, now you do! If you're interested in starting a new club on campus, check out the steps below.
New clubs can be recognized by a student government, university department, or campus ministry. To determine which recognizing agent would be best for the club you would like to start, look into what kind of clubs and organizations each already oversees.
- Student Government
- UB currently has seven affiliated student governments. Each government offers clubs varying benefits. All organizations must comply with all the formal rules and regulations related to the student government’s recognition process. All student governments offer their recognized clubs a designated budget, access to resources, and inclusion in government-wide marketing.
- University Department
- Student clubs can be recognized by a department or school. Departmental organizations must have a designated advisor who works within the recognizing department or school. All organizations must comply with all the rules and regulations related to the University department’s recognition.
- Campus Ministry
- Organizations recognized by Campus Ministry function similarly to University Departmental organizations.
In order to apply and be approved for club recognition, your organization must have at least 10 club members that should be added to your club roster when you register a new organization on UBLinked.
Each recognizing agent has a different process for new club recognition.
To be recognized by a Student Government…
Please utilize the links below to access each student government’s new club information:
- American Student Dental Association (ASDA)
- Graduate Management Association (GMA)
- Graduate Student Association (GSA)
- Medical Student Polity (MSP)
- Student Bar Association (SBA)
- School of Pharmacy Student Association (SPSA)
- Undergraduate Student Association (SA)
To be recognized by a University Department…
Contact the department and request a letter of support from the Dean or Department Director that will be submitted through the university recognition application on UBLinked.
- Visit the UBLinked registration page to learn the details and instructions about the registration process.
- Complete and submit the UBLinked "Register a New Organization" form.
To be recognized by a Campus Ministry…
- Visit the UBLinked registration page to learn the details and instructions about the registration process.
- Contact the Campus Ministry Association and request a letter of support that will be submitted through the university recognition application on UBLinked.
- Complete and submit the UBLinked "Register a New Organization" form.
After receiving formal approval from your recognizing agent, your organization will be eligible to apply for university-wide recognition. All submissions will be received and reviewed on UBLinked. Submit your new club by navigating to the ‘Register a New Organization’ button.
Please note the following as you are completing your application in order to ensure approval:
- When submitting, make sure the file you submit as your constitution is the one that has been officially approved by your recognizing agent. If there are variances between the constitution you submit and the constitution Student Engagement has on file, your submission will be denied.
- List ALL current officers with the most up-to-date contact information.
- When prompted to include an address/contact # please do not include your personal information. If your club has general contact information, include that.
- Include a profile picture that illustrates your organization’s purpose. Make sure the file you upload has visual information indicating your club name.
Student Engagement will review all submissions on UBLinked within 7-14 days. All listed club officers and contacts will be notified via email whether the club submission was approved or denied. If denied, Student Engagement will work with you and your designated recognizing agent to determine how to achieve approval. If approved, you will receive an official email with notification of official university-wide recognition and you will have access to get your organization started.
For tips on first steps and how to manage your organization on UBLinked, please visit the UBLinked Resource Page or contact the Student Governance and Organization team in Student Engagement.
At UB, we recognize that clubs and organizations are an invaluable part of the university community. We are proud to support campus groups by offering a variety of programs and services designed to help them.
For more services and opportunities like this:
Student Life
University at Buffalo
150 Student Union, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
Email: Contact form
Phone: (716) 645-6469