Impact Report - Buffalo State College

BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE
IMPACT
REPORT > TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTEEN
SINCE 1871,
Buffalo
State
College
has played a leading role
in the growth of the City
o f Bu f f a l o a n d We s t e r n
N e w Yo r k .
IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
And today, Buffalo State’s
impact on the community is
STRONGER THAN EVER.
$680
million in total
an nual e co no mic impact
7,829
jobs cre ate d
annually (direct, indirect,
an d induce d)
$350
million in ne w
construction and renovations
(2 0 0 9 –2 0 16)
$50
millio n in
Buffalo State Co llege
Fo und atio n as s ets
220
$23
s er v ic e ac tiv ity ho ur s
millio n in annual
sp o ns o red p ro gr am
rev enue
107,065
ac ad emic p ro gr ams
480,951
annual community
50,000
annual p atro ns
o f the Per fo r ming Ar ts
living alumni
Center at Ro c kwell Hall
AN URBAN, ENGAGED CAMPUS
ONE OF THE REGION’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE AND PROMINENT INSTITUTIONS,
Buffalo State College enriches the quality of life in the City of Buffalo and Western New York in many important
Buffalo State is more than simply located within the city of
ways. We invite you to read this report to learn more about the college’s powerful impact on our community.
Buffalo; Buffalo State is deeply engaged within the city of
Buffalo. The city is our laboratory, and as such, we connect,
contribute, and collaborate with all aspects of our complex,
complicated, and growing urban environment. Our connections
have a direct impact on the city of Buffalo and our surrounding
Western New York community in ways that are highly visible
and layered. The Buffalo State academic impact prepares our
graduates to work, contribute, and lead within our community.
There are few places in Western New York where you will not
find the significant contributions of Buffalo State graduates.
From City Hall to classrooms to laboratories to industry, you
will find Bengals leading with distinction. Our commitment to
anchor Buffalo as an economic, social, and cultural engine
allows the college to truly achieve its mission. Our impact is
enormous, and as we move forward, our influence will continue to
deepen and enrich our local community as we reach and expand
our commitment regionally, nationally, and internationally.
“
Our commitment
to anchor Buffalo as an
economic, social, and
cultural engine allows the
”
college to truly achieve
its mission.
ACADEMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT
We expertly prepare today
We deliver $680 million in
We take social responsibility
We present more than 300
and tomorrow’s leaders
total economic impact to
seriously, volunteering with
arts-related events annually—
in an extensive range of
the community each year—
more than 120 community
including conferences,exhibitions,
disciplines through more
second only to the University
partners each year and earning
and performances—for campus
than 220 undergraduate
at Buffalo among the area’s
the prestigious Carnegie
and public audiences, and we
and graduate programs.
21 public and private colleges
Foundation Community
provide expert leadership
and universities.
Engagement Classification.
on cultural issues.
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Katherine S.
Conway-Turner, Ph.D.
President
CULTURAL IMPACT
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THE PEOPLE’S COLLEGE
As the largest comprehensive college in the
State University of New York (SUNY) system
and the only SUNY comprehensive college located
BACK-TO-BACK YEARS
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
OF RECORD FRESHMAN
BY SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT
2015
1,892
2014
1,875
in an urban environment, Buffalo State College is
proud to serve as the “people’s college of Buffalo,”
providing New York State’s second-largest population
center with top-tier academic resources.
ACADEMIC IMPACT
Each year, Buffalo State educates a diverse student
body of more than 11,000 undergraduate and
graduate students and offers more than 220
academic programs in science, professional studies,
the arts, and education. With outstanding and
Buffalo State has one of the most diverse
student bodies in the SUNY system. Minority
students represent 46.5% of the college’s
undergraduate enrollment (the highest minority
percentage in the college’s history) and more
than 40% of its total enrollment.
(Fall 2015)
UNDERGRADUATE
ENROLLMENT
African American
the college produces graduates who are prepared
28% (Fall 2015) 12.5% (Fall 2005)
communities.
LIVING ON CAMPUS,
SPENDING IN BUFFALO
3,044
Students living in residence halls (fall 2015) .
engaged faculty dedicated to student learning,
to positively contribute to their local and global
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STUDENT DIVERSITY
47 Arts and Humanities
8 Education
57 Natural and Social Sciences
23 Professions
1 University College
61 Graduate School
This is the highest number living on campus
in the college’s history.
26.1%
Percentage of undergraduate students
Hispanic
from metro New York City (fall 2015) .
12.1% (Fall 2015) 3.9% (Fall 2005)
This is up from 9.3% in fall 2005.
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100,000 STRONG
Buffalo State’s alumni network is 100,000 strong.
We’re entrepreneurs. We’re law enforcement officers.
We’re media personalities, artists, and arts advocates.
We’re financial services professionals. We’re CEOs,
CFOs, and COOs. We’re school district leaders,
principals, and teachers. We’re 100,000 people
living around the world who are connected by
a common bond—and we’re a local powerhouse
of nearly 58,000 people living and making a
difference in the 12 counties of Western New York.
107,065
Living Alumni
73,703 (69%)
Living Alumni in New York State
57,720 (54%)
Living Alumni in 12 Counties of Western New York
42,317 (40%)
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Living Alumni in City of Buffalo/Metro Buffalo
TOP FIVE ALUMNI
CAREER PATHS
1. Education More than 500 primary
and secondary schools have
hired Buffalo State alumni
in positions such as pre-K
to high school teachers,
education specialists, and
administrators. Our alumni are
on the faculty of more than 50 colleges
and universities around the world.
2. Computer Software and Engineering
Our alumni work in software design,
scripting, and other computer science
fields.
3. Law Enforcement Our alumni work in
all sectors of law enforcement, from local
police forces, private security firms, and
probation and parole offices to state
and federal correctional institutions.
4. The Arts Our alumni are employed
in art conservation, graphic design,
interior design, journalism, television,
radio, and film.
5. Financial Services Our
alumni hold top-level posts
in government, banks, investment
companies, and insurance agencies.
BUFFALO STATE’S IMPACT
ON ACADEMIC RESEARCH
$23,026,462
in sponsored program revenue (2014)
$4,532,872
in sponsored program activity (2013–2014)
Source: The Research Foundation for the State
University of New York
The Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State,
celebrating its
50th anniversary
in 2016, is the leading institute dedicated
to the study of the largest system of accessible
freshwater on earth. Buffalo State is the only
SUNY institution that operates an on-shore
experimental laboratory on Lake Erie. The center
includes a field station on Buffalo’s waterfront
and offices on campus.
$4.9 million
Ongoing grants for Great Lakes Center
(2014–2015)
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A MAJOR ECONOMIC ENGINE
Buffalo State College is a major economic engine
in Western New York. In addition to the gross
annual output associated with institutional
expenditures and the number of people directly
or indirectly employed by Buffalo State, the
BUFFALO STATE’S IMPACT
IMPACT ON WESTERN NEW YORK
ON CONSTRUCTION
$680,360,992
Between 2009 and 2016, Buffalo State College
Total annual economic impact
Buffalo State’s employment accounts for
that powers local businesses and organizations.
2,319
working in Western New York after graduation,
renovations of existing facilities on campus.
in the area labor force.
Direct, indirect, and induced jobs
1.1% of total employment in WNY.
With more than half of our alumni living and
invested $350 million in new construction and
These projects have provided work for hundreds
7,829
college also educates a large-scale workforce
E C O N O M I C I M PA C T
Direct full- and part-time employees
$10,503,056
Total annual economic impact of the
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Buffalo State accounts for
1.2% of the entire
Western New York economy. (That’s a larger share
than organizations such as the Buffalo Bills or
805
direct and indirect construction-related jobs
> New Student Apartment Complex
(completed 2011). $45 million
> New Technology Building (completed 2013).
$38 million
> New Science and Mathematics Complex
(Phase I completed 2012; Phase II completed
2015). $110 million
> Renovated Rockwell Hall Music Facilities
(completed 2012). $5.5 million
> Renovated Scajaquada Tower Student
Residences (ongoing). $11.8 million
Buffalo Sabres.)
> Renovated Houston Gym (completed 2014).
$25.7 million
increasing the economic value of the region’s
Return on investment: for each dollar New York
> Renovated Campbell Student Union
(completed 2013). $6.3 Million
labor force.
returned
Buffalo State is responsible for significantly
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BUFFALO STATE’S ECONOMIC
State spent in support of Buffalo State, the college
$6.69
to Western New York.
> Renovated Caudell Hall (completion in 2016).
$21.2 Million
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BUFFALO STATE’S IMPACT
BUFFALO STATE’S
ON EARNINGS
IMPACT ON
The average Buffalo State graduate will make
$10,396,544 over his or her lifetime in wages
and benefits—
$4,427,259 more
than a high school graduate.
The average Buffalo State graduate will pay
EMPLOYMENT
GENERATING COMMERCE
Buffalo State is home to metro Buffalo’s only
Small Business Development Center. Since 1984,
Job Creation: for each million dollars
the SBDC has provided entrepreneurial training
spent on education by Buffalo State,
and services to more than 20,000 businesses,
the economy creates an additional
helping them invest more than $240 million in
18.98 jobs in Western
the area’s economy and creating or saving more
13,000 jobs.
New York.
than
CONNECTING
BUFFALO STATE’S IMPACT
EMPLOYERS
ON PHILANTHROPY
AND EMPLOYEES
Buffalo State raised
$816,300 in federal taxes and $382,347 in state
income taxes over his or her lifetime—$454,661 in
federal taxes and $163,072 in state income taxes
more than a high school graduate.
Each Buffalo State graduate who lives in WNY
will spend
$1.77 million in the local
economy over his or her lifetime.
Buffalo State’s Career Development
Center provides comprehensive
services to matriculated undergraduate and graduate students, alumni,
employers, and faculty/staff.
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Buffalo State is a good investment for New York
The center’s staff assists students
State. A Buffalo State graduate will pay an
and alumni with career exploration
additional $108,342 in federal taxes and $38,846
and decision making, job-search
in state income taxes in present value terms, which
preparation, finding jobs and
means New York State will receive more in state
internships, gaining valuable
income taxes than it provides each student in state
experience, and selecting and
support (approximately $9,000 per year).
applying to graduate schools.
$27.3 million
in gifts from more 9,500 donors during the
historic Transforming Lives campaign (2012–2015).
The Buffalo State College
Foundation surpassed
$50 million in assets in 2014.
These funds were given by friends of the college
from around the world but
will be spent in Buffalo on
scholarships, fellowships,
campus construction,
and more.
$27.3
million
in gifts
9,500
donors
136%
of the
goal
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A TRADITION OF SERVICE
VOLUNTEER AND
Buffalo State’s commitment to community
SERVICE-LEARNING CENTER (VSLC)
engagement dates back to its origins as an institute
Service Learning
that trained teachers to positively influence their
students and the world. That commitment has been
embedded in the campus culture for more than a
century, even as the college has grown into a
comprehensive master’s degree-granting institution.
S O C I A L I M PA C T
Public service is an important element in the
planning and activities of all academic schools and
53 faculty members
115 service-learning courses
1,648 students
42,125 service hours
122 community partner organizations (2014–2015)
COMMUNITY MEET AND GREET
The annual Community Meet and Greet introduces
Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff to the
college’s neighbors at the beginning of the fall
semester. The free event, sponsored by the Grant
Allocation Committee and the Faculty-Student
Association, is open to participants of all ages and
features carnival games, food, music, and prizes.
Representatives from numerous campus groups,
community businesses, and non-profit organizations
attend the event to build relationships with and
Volunteer Activities
1,408
62,724 hours of service through
provide information to area residents.
students
CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN
service-learning and volunteer efforts (2014–2015)
URBAN AND RURAL EDUCATION
555 partner organizations in VSLC history
CEURE collaborates with school districts, collegiate
has extended through various centers that expand
partners, and community stakeholders to improve
the educational and life outcomes of children
institutional efforts and resources to a broader
attending urban and rural schools.
range of external constituents. Over the past 10
B E N G A L S DA R E TO C A R E DAY
years, the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center
(VSLC), Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural
Education (CEURE), Community Academic
Center (CAC), and Anne Frank Project (AFP)
have presented a clear vision for community
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engagement work on campus.
BUFFALO STATE
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
400 student-athletes in
3,200 hours of service
involved
throughout the year. (2015)
Bengals Dare to Care Day, an annual event coordinated
by the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center, is a
day of service focused on hands-on projects that
benefit our local community partners. Buffalo State
students, faculty, and staff enjoy this opportunity to
have a positive impact on the community.
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ANNE FRANK PROJECT
COMMUNITY
ACADEMIC CENTER
The Anne Frank Project hosts an annual conference
The Community Academic Center
is an educational support site located
in Buffalo State’s local West Side
that brings community groups to campus to interact
neighborhood, one of the most diverse
areas in New York State, where over
with students and faculty and highlight issues of
70 languages are spoken. Focused
on improving outcomes for youth
in neighborhood schools, the CAC
social responsibility. AFP extends its outreach
provides a wide array of services
and programming to local youth
and their families.
year-round to the public schools and community
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DESIGNATIONS
organizations with devised theater and conflict-
Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement
Classification Buffalo State earned the Carnegie
resolution workshops focused on issues of tolerance,
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s
2015 Community Engagement Classification. Only
361 of the nearly 5,000 colleges and universities in
diversity, and transforming lives through dialogue
and mutual respect. AFP also regularly partners with
the United States hold this elective classification.
Fraternities and sororities provided
1,200 hours
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organizations in Rwanda (photo on page 15).
of service and
conducted numerous fundraisers. (2015)
President’s Higher Education Community Service
Honor Roll Buffalo State has been recognized for its
strong commitment to volunteering, service learning,
and civic engagement.
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MAKING LIFE BEAUTIFUL
THE COMMUNIT Y ARTS ACADEMY,
THE BURCHFIELD PENNEY ART
In addition to making a fiscal impact on
a division of the Buffalo State School of Arts
C E N T E R , located on the Buffalo State College
communities, state colleges and universities
and Humanities, is open to the public and provides
campus, is the only museum exclusively dedicated
music and visual arts classes to students and
to the art and artists of Western New York,
children as young as 18 months old. Exceptional
including famed American watercolorist Charles
instruction is provided by Buffalo State faculty,
E. Burchfield. The
graduates, and advanced student interns teaching
building opened in 2008 and features more than
have traditionally been viewed as hubs for
arts-related activities within communities. The
arts are something we do very well at Buffalo
State. They’re crucial to our mission as a public
university. They are a source of pride as well as
under faculty supervision.
84,000 -square-foot
30 exhibitions annually.
sustenance. We have a longstanding tradition of
showcasing established and emerging artists and
THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
celebrating the importance of art in all we do.
A T R O C K W E L L H A L L , an 856-seat
C U LT U R A L I M PA C T
As an anchor institution in Buffalo’s cultural
corridor, Buffalo State is proud to partner with
local arts organizations in celebrating creativity
through inspirational and thought-provoking
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theater used for concerts, dance performances,
lectures, and films presents more than
events for
180
50,000 patrons from the
general public each year. The annual Great
Performers series headlines the schedule of events,
bringing nationally and internationally renowned
musical acts to Buffalo. The Artsplorations program
is an innovative series of live performances for
school groups. The program’s mission is to educate,
performances, exhibitions, workshops, speakers,
entertain, and inspire area school children by
and more. Most events on campus are free and
fostering an appreciation and understanding of
open to the public.
the performing arts.
STUDENT AND FACULT Y ART AND
D E S I G N E X H I B I T I O N S are held on
campus throughout the academic year. Many
exhibitions are free and open to the public. From
fine arts to design to interior design and more,
these independently organized exhibitions allow
faculty members to showcase their professional
work and students to gain practical experience that
they will be able to apply to their future careers.
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STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
abound at Buffalo State and provide immeasurable
cultural benefits to the college. The International
Education Office coordinates international study
OTHER REGULAR
R U NWAY, A N A N N UA L S P R I N G
CULTURAL OFFERINGS
F A S H I O N S H O W , was founded in 2008 to
INCLUDE:
provide a professional venue for students enrolled
•The campus bookstore sponsors
in apparel design, textile design, and fashion show
book signings and talks open to
production to showcase their talents. Student
the public.
designers are required to submit their creations
•The Whitworth Ferguson
Planetarium—Buffalo’s only
programs in Australia, Canada, England, the
Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and Spain as well as
the venerable Siena (Italy) Program, SUNY’s
first study-abroad program. In addition, Buffalo
planetarium—offers more than
400 free public programs
to an average of 12,000
visitors annually.
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The campuswide show also relies on the talents
of students in communication design, media
production, music, and hospitality and tourism
to produce the popular show (photo on page 19).
vast microfilm library, publishing
records preservation and research.
international-study programs around the world
•The Theater Department performs
to its campus each academic year.
second-place, and student-collection winners.
History Center encompasses a
enterprise, and free service for
also welcomes hundreds of international students
prior to the event. The jury selects first-place,
•The Monroe Fordham Regional
State professors and programs lead short-term
relating to specific areas of research. The college
to a jury composed of industry experts one month
four plays annually that are open
to community members.
ELEVEN PERFORMANCE
E N S E M B L E S are sponsored by the Buffalo
State Music Department. These ensembles conduct
concerts throughout the academic year and many
concerts are free and open to the public. The Buffalo
State College Philharmonia Orchestra includes both
•The Anthropology Department
current students and community members. Concerts
teaches classes on site at Fort
are held in a variety of campus venues, including the
Niagara and opens the digs to
state-of-the-art, technologically advanced Louis P.
the public on various days.
Ciminelli Recital Hall in Rockwell Hall.
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ADMINISTRATION
Katherine S.
Conway-Turner,
David M.
Demers,
President
Chief Information Officer
Melanie L. Perreault,
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Susanne P. Bair,
LEADERSHIP
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Michael F. LeVine,
Benjamin C. Christy,
Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities
Scott L. Johnson,
for Undergraduate and International Education
Vice President for Finance and Management
James Mayrose,
Vice President for Student Affairs
Bonita R.
Durand,
Chief of Staff
Linda A. Dobmeier, ’71, Chair
James Brandys, ’71, ’73
Dean of University College; Associate Vice President
Hal D.
Payne,
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COLLEGE COUNCIL
Dean of the School of the Professions
Wendy A. Paterson,
Todd W. Brason, ’85
Melissa Brinson
Allen F. “Pete” Grum
Mylous A. Hairston, ’86
Charles J. Naughton, ’85
Dean of the School of Education
Robert M. Zak
Karen A. Clinton Jones,
Mark W. Severson,
Chief Diversity Officer
Dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences
Emily Leminger, Student Representative
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DISTINCTIONS
C a r n e g i e Fo u n d a t i o n C o m m u n i t y
Colleges of Distinction
Militar y Friendly Schools
Engagement Classification
Buffalo State has been recognized
Buffalo State is included on Victory
Buffalo State earned the Carnegie
through high school counselors’
Media’s 2015 Military Friendly Schools
Foundation for the Advancement
recommendations as a College of
of Teaching’s 2015 Community
Distinction. This web-based resource
Engagement Classification. Only
gathers the very best colleges and
361 of the nearly 5,000 colleges
universities in North America and
and universities in the United States
rates them on four qualities of
hold this elective classification
distinctiveness: engaged students,
recognizing exemplary community
great teaching, vibrant communities,
engagement practices.
and successful outcomes.
Wa s h i n g t o n M o n t h l y : B e s t
Higher Education Excellence
Bang for the Buck College
in Diversity (HEED) Award
SUNY comprehensive colleges in the
Washington Monthly magazine
Buffalo State received the 2015
2015 SUNY Student Opinion Survey.
ranked Buffalo State 28th (out
Higher Education Excellence in
High marks were also recorded for the
of 402 institutions) in the “Best
Diversity (HEED) award—a national
college’s computer network, student
Bang for the Buck Colleges in the
honor recognizing U.S. colleges and
Northeast” category and 95th
universities that demonstrate an
nationally out of 673 institutions
outstanding commitment to diversity
in the master’s universities category
and inclusion—from INSIGHT Into
in the magazine’s 2015 ratings of
Diversity magazine.
colleges that are doing the best job
of helping students attain marketable
degrees at affordable prices.
list. The list honors the top 15 percent
of U.S. colleges, universities, and trade
schools that are doing the most to
embrace America’s military service
members, veterans, and spouses as
students and ensure their success
on campus.
SUNY Student Opinion Survey
Buffalo State students rated the
financial aid services as the best among
health services, and job search
assistance, among others.
President’s Higher Education
Community Ser vice Honor Roll
Each year since the inception of the list
in 2006, Buffalo State has been named
to the President’s Higher Education
Community Service Honor Roll in
recognition of its strong commitment
to volunteering, service learning, and
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civic engagement.
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Mission: Buffalo State is
a diverse and inclusive college
committed to the intellectual,
personal, and professional growth
o f it s s t u d en t s , fa cu l t y, s t a ff,
a n d a l u m n i. Ou r m is s io n is t o
em p o w er s t u d en t s t o s u cceed
and to inspire a lifelong passion
f o r l e a r n i n g . Bu f f a l o St a t e i s
dedicated to excellence in
teaching, research, service,
s ch o l a rs h ip , crea t iv e a ct iv it y,
and cultural enrichment.
BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Cleveland Hall 517
1300 Elmwood Avenue • Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 878-4101
www.buffalostate.edu
The content of this report is based on information provided by Frederick G. Floss, Ph.D., chair
and professor of economics and finance, and William T. Ganley, Ph.D., professor of economics and
finance, with assistance from Yuli Gomez Bravo, ’16, graduate assistant, economics and finance.
Produced by the College Relations Office.
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