(upbeat music)
- Academic excellence,
has traditionally been defined by grades.
And of course having outstanding grades is an important part
of the equation.
But there's so much more to it than that.
- I feel like excellence is very subjective
in how you define it.
- I think that,
you know, excellence is being able to get back on your feet,
and to keep trying even when times get tough.
- For me, excellence means when you put all your efforts
and do the best you can possibly do.
- Excellence is infused
in everything we do here at the university.
Whether it's for the knowledge
that our students are learning in the classroom,
to the impactful research they participate in
that changes the world.
- I can't tell you how gratifying it is
to see our students succeed on the national stage.
- The Harvard at NYU law trial scholarship
is a highly selective pre-law program
that only accepts around 20 students,
out of around almost 3000 applicants.
- I'm a presidential fellow.
I'm part of
the Center for the Study of the Presidency in Congress.
- This year I was selected as a Rangel Fellow.
I'm very excited (chuckles).
- I'm the author of "Codes And Kingdoms"
which is a book about the intersection
between ethically conscious technology
and social sciences and humanities.
- In terms of excellence among our students.
What I see is that they are not content
to merely absorb knowledge.
They're constantly asking questions.
They seem to really enjoy tackling problems.
They embrace a challenge.
- Operation Immunization is a patient care project.
All together we will host events,
including the COVID 19 vaccination clinic,
that's going on campus.
So this is something that we could do to help increase
the vaccination rate and also protect the public.
- UB's distinctive combination of classroom
and applied learning experiences
set UB graduates apart
and prepare them for future success.
They're thoughtful global citizens
and they use their knowledge and skills
to make the world a better place.
- I started interning at the
Association of Diplomatic Studies and Training.
I really desired a career
in which I could serve my country and give back.
And I think that the foreign service
presented the perfect opportunity for me to do that.
- I chose to research the tough on crime rhetoric
because of my background, dealing with criminology.
And I wanted to take a new and fresh perspective on that.
- We're trying to validate a tool
that's currently being used in the cancer population
to screen for opioid misuse.
And our study is going to be the first one to do that work.
- It's really about how our students are using
their knowledge, their creativity
to make a difference in the world.
- The Love Supreme School of Music was founded
by a legendary Buffalo bassist, James "Pappy" Martin.
It provides free music education for children
and young adults in Buffalo's underserved communities.
And as the director and main piano instructor there
I get to directly impact the lives of those children.
- One of the chapters of the book
is actually focused on veterans
and how veterans can benefit from certain technologies.
The veteran community has been a tremendous help
to making my book happen.
So I chose to donate a hundred percent
of all the profits to our veteran communities.
- When I consider all the excellent work our students
are doing at this stage in their lives,
I can only imagine the great things
they will go on to accomplish.
The possibilities for our students are endless.
And as president, my pride in them is boundless.