And this morning we're celebratg
National Asian American and
Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
It recognizes the contributionsd
the influence of these people in
the United States and daybreaks.
Alexander Rios Malvia has a more
personal look at the UV Presidet
and his impact after more than
a decade in Western New York
from a small village in Patna,
Ultra Pradesh, India to Midside
City and Buffalo, NY, USA.
Dr. Satish Napati is making
his mark in Western York
through higher education institutions.
You know, the president's come and go,
the other administrators come and go, but
really institution is built by the faculty
they're here for, for almost all their life.
And so if you're able to attracd
retain the best faculty, you can build
the institution for a long time.
He comes from a family of educa.
The only thing we had was education and
knows first hand the power of education
in the in the whole village we e
only one only family that had education.
Doctor Trafati is entering his 13th year
as the University at Buffalo President
and he came with the plan,
a plan called UB2020.
The idea was really to improve.
The research quality, the educational
quality of the institution,
not that it wasn't good before.
Another part of the plan was how to make an
impact in the regional and local economy.
One of the first thing we did actually
right after I became president,
within few months we announced that the
medical school will move to downtown.
It's a big project, as you can .
That whole movement has changed the sort
of outlook in terms of downtown Buffalo,
in terms of the economy there.
And then of course, our students here,
we we provide a lot of
entrepreneurship education.
Growing the student body
right away wasn't a priority,
but within the last five years,
UB has grown 2500 students. The
students are not going to come
because I'm the president here.
They're coming because they can get a
good education at a reasonable price. They
also want to make sure that the research
that they do is relevant. And has an impact
in order for us to compete
for things that are nationally
available and competitive.
And for example, we just got a major award,
National Science Foundation
awarded AI Research Center,
Artificial Intelligence Research Center.
It's not that we want to work i.
We have been working in AI.
We have been leader in AI.
But this project really has imp,
real impact on the children who
have learning and speech defici.
You Be has also won an internatl
and health grant on how to look
at clinical trials, how to remoe
the disparities and clinical ca.
Proud because we are able to hae
them compete, but we are attracg
those kind of students here as l
and many of them will stay heret
Dr. Tripathi feels one of his biggest
accomplishments is getting those
students here in the first place
in one sentence.
I mean, UV is a major public
research university which
is really there for access.
A third of our students
are well eligible students.
Many of them are first generatin
students who come here and they go to
go to do big things and great success.
We actually train them.
We educate them
a place to come make your
career and serve the world.
And I really want to emphasize
what Doctor Tripathi said.
He says when it comes to institutions,
the president's come and go,
institutions are built by the faculty.
They are here for almost all their life.
And he says if you were able to
attract and obtain the best fac,
you can build the institution fr
a very long time.
And as we wrap up Asian American
Pacific Islander Heritage Month,
it's really great to celebrate
someone like Doctor Tripathi,
who has made Buffalo home and sd
here for so long as the head of.
It's made an impact for sure.
Thank you very much for
bringing that story. Uhm.