USAB, the University Student Alumni Board, the Student Affiliate of the UB Alumni Association, seeks to encourage lifelong student/alumni participation in the University at Buffalo by involving students in traditional programs, spirit activities and programs which promote UB pride while they are undergraduates. USAB works to connect alumni and students for career advancement and to recognize volunteer and leadership efforts in support of the University.
USAB is the student affiliate of the UB Alumni Association, a volunteer-led international organization that provides ongoing service to alumni and a focus of alumni support for, and service to, the University at Buffalo, its students, faculty and work staff. Members of the Alumni Association work closely with USAB to help the group reach its goals, fulfill its mission, and to provide valuable resources of funding, staff assistance, and association.
USAB is a member of the Association of Student Advancement Programs (ASAP), an alliance of student organizations that provides resources and opportunities for networking and leadership development in order to promote student involvement in educational advancement. ASAP is an international network comprised of over 300 student-run organizations from across the United States and Canada.
USAB sponsors a variety of events in support of the university. Active participants develop leadership and organizational skills as well as a valuable understanding of university life. In the process of serving the university, its students and alumni, critical network are naturally cultivated- as an added benefit of membership.
Our History
In the Spring of 1983, students from various organizations at the University at Buffalo were asked to meet and discuss the inception of a Student Alumni Association (SAA). A total of 104 students were asked to attend a meeting with President Steven Sample (UB President 1982-1991), University faculty, and representatives from the Alumni Association. After holding two meetings, on Jan. 14, 1983 and Feb. 24, 1983, it was decided that a Student Alumni Association would be formed. The SAA would later change its name to the University Student Alumni Board (USAB), during the 1986-87 school year.
Out of the 104 students who were asked to attend the meetings, 28 were appointed as the first SAA Board of Directors. The first official meeting was held on April 11th, 1983. It was at this meeting that the Board of Directors elected their first Executive Board. In its first year of existence the SAA consisted of a 30 member Executive Board and Board of Directors, and 120 general members. Within its first few years, USAB formed programs, such as Oozfest, Survival Kits, and a Scholarship Program, that still exist today.
The original goal of this organization was to involve more students in campus organizations, promote school spirit, and to encourage life long involvement at the University and in the UB Alumni Association. This continues to be the goal of USAB today. USAB members are involved, committed, and full of Blue and White spirit!
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