100 Years of Building Leaders, Changing Lives
Since 1923, the University at Buffalo School of Management has been developing leaders and making an impact on individuals, businesses and communities around the world.
You can see a few examples in our centennial video and throughout this page, as we commemorate this momentous milestone throughout 2023.
The Peace Bridge was lit in blue on Nov. 3 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the School of Management. Photo: Douglas Levere
Amid a yearlong recognition of the School of Management’s 100th anniversary, the school invited nine distinguished alumni to campus in November to share insights, inspire the campus community and look ahead to the future.
Across two days, the alumni met with School of Management students, faculty and staff in classroom presentations, club meetings and roundtable discussions, and recorded a series of videos where they shared their thoughts on the future of business (coming soon).
To mark the occasion, the Peace Bridge was illuminated in UB blue, the school community signed the university’s Paint-A-Bull which had been adorned with the school logo and centennial mark, and the Erie County Legislature recognized the UB School of Management for 100 years of excellence in a declaration adopted on Nov. 2.
Their visit culminated with the school’s Centennial Celebration event, where they each were honored with a Centennial Achievement and Impact Award — a once-in-a-lifetime honor for demonstrating exceptional leadership in their careers, and for making outstanding contributions to their industries, communities and the world.
Following their award acceptance, the honorees all added their remarks to a time capsule which will be held by UB’s University Archives and will be opened on the school’s 200th anniversary in 2123.
Watch the ceremony
The autumn 2023 issue of Buffalo Business features a comprehensive history of the school and insights on our plans for the next 100 years, along with some special features, including the 100 voices highlighting the impact the school has had on our students, alumni and faculty; Alumni Close-Ups; a touching Tale of Two Lunches; and more.
Read the magazine
The School of Management is creating a mosaic to commemorate its centennial, and we need your photos. Pictures can be from the present or when you were a student here; at any location; wearing UB Blue; or even just a selfie.
Visit management.buffalo.edu/mosaic to submit your photo by April 1, 2024.
At the end of our yearlong celebration, you will have the opportunity to download the completed mosaic file for your digital collection.
Students students took a cake break between classes on Sept. 6 in the Alfiero Center Atrium to unwind and connect.
Following in the footsteps of the transformational and insightful leaders who came before them, a new class of students gathered at the University at Buffalo School of Management Aug. 25 — for the hundredth time.
At the event, the School of Management launched the Shareholder Society initiative — 15 groups of new students supported by a team of peers, faculty, staff and alumni — to build connections and community.
A selection of images from the history of the UB School of Management.