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Black to oversee University Facilities
As part of an administrative reorganization begun earlier this year, Dennis R. Black will assume responsibility for University Facilities under the title of vice president for university life and services, President John B. Simpson announced Wednesday.
In this new role, Black will continue to oversee the Division of Student Affairs, as well as University Facilities. Under Black’s leadership, the two units “will work closely on improving both the campus experience and the university environment,” Simpson said.
“Dennis brings to this expanded role decades of university experience as a student, faculty member and administrator. We thank him for his long UB service and look forward to working with him, and Student Affairs and Facilities, in this new organizational structure,” he said.
Black has served as vice president for student affairs since 1998 and has been a leading advocate of student development since 1978, when he joined UB as executive director of Sub Board I Inc., a UB student-service corporation. He previously served as interim and associate vice president for student affairs, and dean of students.
As vice president for student affairs, Black is responsible for providing leadership and formulating and implementing policies encompassing all facets of student affairs. He oversees all auxiliary and student services at UB, including Career Services, Disability Services, Campus Dining and Shops, Judicial Affairs, New Student Programs, Off-Campus Student Services, Parking and Transportation, Residence Halls and Apartments, Special Events, Student Life, Student Wellness Team and University Police.
He also has led the construction and renovation of several of UB’s student housing apartments and on-campus child care centers.
In addition to his administrative post, Black is an adjunct associate professor in UB’s Graduate School of Education. He edits Campus Legal Briefings newsletter and is the author of several books on higher education legal issues.
Black received a bachelor’s degree in political science and history, and a law degree, both from UB. He also studied at the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. He is the recipient of the 2010 Fred Turner Award for Outstanding Service from NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, as well as the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service.
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