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“I’m joining because I want to be part of
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UB’s rise to the top, like other big schools
around the country.”
from the UB Alumni Association
Kevin Horrigan, Director of Public Affairs for People Inc.
The Main Event
Friends welcome!
To learn more about
the benefits and how
to join, visit www.
alumni.buffalo.edu/
membership.
Since its earliest days, the
university has cultivated and
counted on a group of faithful
friends for support and guidance.
Often these friends weren’t UB
graduates, yet their devotion to
the institution made them de facto alumni. Their
numbers have now grown dramatically, especially
through Facebook, MySpace and other forms of
social networking. By making these connections,
UB friends enlarge the role of graduates who are
members of the UB Alumni Association.
To formalize this growth and to recognize nonalumni
who have shown their affinity for UB, the
alumni association has launched a new membership
level, “Friend.” Previously open to graduates
only, membership in the alumni association is
available to those who wish to show their support
for UB. Whether student, parent, spouse, community
member or Bulls fan—anyone in
Western New York or around the world—
who is intent on making a difference to the
university is welcome to officially join our
network. Membership is $50 a year and
supports programming and events for students,
while helping with student recruitment,
Homecoming, legislative advocacy
and recognition of academic excellence.
“It’s all about pride—pride in UB, pride
in being affiliated with the alumni association
and pride in supporting programs
that make a stronger university, particularly
at this critical juncture of UB 2020,”
says Marc A. Adler, MA ’83, MBA ’82 & BA ’79.
In exchange for their support, Friends will
receive a number of valuable benefits, including
discounts for alumni events in Buffalo and around
the country; campus discounts, and privileges,
such as parking permits. In addition, members
will receive discounts at hundreds of retailers,
such as overstock.com, target.com, Sterling
Optical, Jos. A. Banks and Dunn Tire.
“I’m joining because I want to be part of UB’s
rise to the top, like other big schools around the
country,” says Kevin Horrigan, director of public
affairs for People Inc., a nonprofit human services
agency in Western New York. In fact, by implementing
a Friends membership, the UB Alumni
Association joins an elite group having such a
program, including the University of Connecticut,
the University of Florida, Penn State and the
University of Nebraska.
And in chapter
news…
In Denver, a crowd of 75
alumni, family and friends
met at Lodo’s Bar & Grill
on July 3 for a pregame
reception, and then
watched the Colorado
Rockies defeat the Florida
Marlins in extra innings
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across the street in Coors
Field. Following the game,
attendees enjoyed the
grand fireworks display.
On August 1,
the Albany
chapter kicked
off its first official
event as a
formal alumni
chapter with its second
annual Day at the Races
at the Saratoga Race
Course. Thirty alumni,
Hey, that’s me!
To see photos of other alumni friends
from recent chapter meetings, go to
www.alumni.buffalo.edu/chapters
Alfred Hollis (DDS ’99) and
Kelly Hollis (BS ’98).
friends and family members
from as far as
Pennsylvania attended
an afternoon filled with a
little luck, fun, excitement
and great conversation.
Guests dined under the
Paddock Tent and had the
chance to watch the race
from the Saratoga Race
Course Clubhouse.
Baseball—and meeting
fellow alumni—were the
attractions in Seattle on
August 4, as a crowd of