Gustin L. Reichbach Memorial Endowment Fund

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Students facing unexpected financial circumstances that put their education at risk receive critical support from this fund.

This fund assists undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences who are near graduation, but – due to an unexpected financial crisis – may be unable to graduate.

Applicants must be enrolled in a course of study within the College of Arts and Sciences, must be making satisfactory progress (or have created a realistic plan in consultation with their advisor), and must demonstrate critical financial hardship that could prevent them from obtaining their degree.

The fund is named for Gustin L Reichbach, BA '67, who majored in political science at UB, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Reichbach served on the Civil Court of the City of New York, the New York State Supreme Court, and was an international judge for the United Nations Mission in Kosovo.

The fund was established by Reichbach’s UB Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity-bother Paul Nussbaum, BA ‘67, founder and CEO of Patriot American Hospitality, and founder and CEO of Waramaug Hospitality, as well as other donors, to honor Reichbach after his death in 2012.

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News from the College of Arts and Sciences

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    Study demonstrates that shooters’ grievances are classifiable and can be mapped onto existing communication theory in ways that suggest a degree of predictability, explanation and control.

  • Study: Late midlife is a time of less regret and increased acceptance
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    Novel study examined narrative self-transcendence in the life stories of a group of late-midlife adults shared over eight years.

  • UB Hosts the 2025 Buffalo International Guitar Festival
    3/19/25

    The festival is a community-oriented event that focuses on cultural enrichment and educational opportunities for guitarists of all ages in the Buffalo community and beyond.

  • A lasting investment in education
    5/13/21
     “By giving back, I hope I can provide someone the same opportunities that UB provided me.”  
  • New Indigenous student scholarship provides more than just funds
    1/25/24

    The Ongwe’onwe/Indigenous Student Scholarship is designed to reduce out-of-state tuition to the cost of in-state tuition for any student who is a certified/enrolled citizen in any U.S. federally recognized tribe or nation.

  • UB to present panel on prison writing
    3/31/25

    The panel discussion, featuring local authors, guest scholars and UB faculty members, is part of a series of events that also includes a month-long book exhibit featuring incarcerated authors.

  • Keeping Her Blue Bond Strong
    4/28/21
    What motivates a young, federal civil servant—an operations analyst in the headquarters of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—to make a gift consistently—every year—to UB’s annual fund?