A student sits on a stage while being interviewed.

The Student Journey Project

Four years ago, we set out to document the student journey at UB. Of course, that isn’t a singular track. There are countless paths to pursue here—and infinite capacity for students to discover who they are and who they want to be.

This class faced unusual challenges, including a pandemic. But as you’ll recognize in both the personal journey videos and our “Let’s Talk About” series, they still had the time-honored college experience: building their strengths, finding their passions, making the best friends they’ll ever have, and then setting off, with a confidence they couldn’t have imagined when they first arrived at UB, to make their mark on the world.

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Personal Journeys

Julia’s Journey

Hometown: Wheatfield, N.Y.
Major: Mathematics

Maisha’s Journey

Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Major: Public Health

Bradley’s Journey

Hometown: Chaumont, N.Y.
Major: Biotechnology

Brent's Journey

Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Major: Civil Engineering

Zanyah’s Journey

Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Major: Exercise Science

Alex's Journey

Hometown: Caledonia, N.Y.
Major: Physics

Let’s Talk About ...

Let’s Talk About Friends

Let’s Talk About Advice

Let’s Talk About Clubs

Let’s Talk About Classes

Transformations

Portraits of Change

Each participant was photographed at orientation and again at graduation, creating bookends, and a memento, of their student journey.