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This presentation took a deep dive into a decade’s worth of student needs assessment data and how best to address the challenges the data reveal. Derived from hundreds of surveys, focus groups and one-on-one interviews with UB students, the presentation focused on how what students report can help and hinder their success in the classroom, with specific forms of communication and faculty interaction at the heart of it. These data reveal communication networks and pitfalls, of which faculty are found to be largely unaware. Strategies were presented that may turn these communication challenges into opportunities for engagement and improved learning outcomes.

In this hands-on, active workshop, Lee took participants through some simple exercises to showcase how easy it is to collaboratively build ideas, using lateral thinking tools to think differently and create novel solutions for any problem—together!

John Lambert, Student Life Senior Director for Marketing, Communications and External Engagement, Paul Peck, the voice of the UB Bulls, and Consensus All-American and MAC Defensive Player of the Year Shaun Dolac facilitated a conversation about the historic 2024 UB football season.