总统的消息
欢迎! 正规的网赌平台 has a proud legacy of providing our students with career-oriented programs and flexible degree options that prepare them to succeed in life.我们的正规的网赌平台一直站在创新的尖端. UB has a storied history of firsts like the world’s first school of dental hygiene and the first master’s degree in Nutrition in the country. 这种创新精神延续至今, and we have expanded our degree programs into fields like engineering, computer science and artificial intelligence to train our students for careers that are in-demand now and in the 未来.
Helping students to achieve 他们的 potential is at the core of what we do at UB, and we know that higher education serves students best when it embraces the qualities that make us unique. We all learn — and are inspired to learn — in different ways. 我们中的一些人是视觉学习者. Some need to relate what we’re learning to our own lives to make it meaningful. 在UB期间, 我们的学生得到教师的支持, and at the same time empowered to take control of 他们的 own learning — 他们的 未来.
UB is a welcoming and supportive community that embraces diversity and nurtures students on 他们的 unique paths to personal and professional 成长th. By recognizing and celebrating our differences, higher education becomes even more inclusive. Our beautiful seaside campus is open to all students interested in an education that readies them for life and leadership.
作为高等教育机构, we also play an important role in serving the greater community, and we seek to exemplify the importance of service to others through the work we do in Bridgeport and our surrounding communities.
正是这种全面的学术观点, 创新, personal responsibility and service that we hope to instill in all of our students.
真诚地,
丹尼尔·威尔肯.D.
总统
正规的网赌平台
丹尼尔·威尔肯.D.
A dedicated champion of educational equity, 丹尼尔Wilken, Ed.D., began serving as 总统 of 正规的网赌平台 in May 2021. 作为UB历史上的第12任校长. Wilken takes the helm with more than 20 years of academic and administrative leadership 经验.
他在长岛长大. Wilken pursued her undergraduate degree in Biology and Clinical Laboratory Science at SUNY Stony Brook. 在那里, she also earned her master’s in Health Policy and Management before eventually attaining her doctorate in Educational Leadership from University of Hartford. Her degree in Educational Leadership helped her build a prolific career at Goodwin University, where she devoted twenty years to serving the community in leadership roles ranging from program director to vice president of Academic Affairs.
在过渡到她在UB的角色之前，博士. Wilken served as Goodwin’s Provost for more than two years. 担任教务长, Wilken reimagined the way Goodwin instructs its students by bringing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to the forefront, 协助在全校范围内实施. A research-based and scientifically proven model for learning, UDL使教育更加灵活, 可访问的, 并能适应不同学生的需求. Wilken’s efforts to bring UDL to Goodwin — and later Bridgeport — attest to her commitment to creating equitable and inclusive learning environments.
自从接任总统一职以来，奥巴马一直在努力. 威尔肯运用了她的专业知识, 经验, 推动桥港大学的发展. In just a few short years, her efforts as president have brought UB into the public eye. 纽黑文比兹确认了. Wilken as one of the “5 to Watch” in January 2023 in an article highlighting both the University’s progress and her leadership. 通过增加大学在当地的存在，博士. Wilken hopes that more students will find 他们的 首页。 at 正规的网赌平台.
为博士. Wilken, helping 正规的网赌平台 成长 isn’t only about getting students in the door — it is also about cultivating an environment that provides them with lifechanging opportunities to learn and 成长. 自从成为布法罗大学的校长以来. Wilken has enriched campus culture by overseeing the addition of 3 new NCAA Division II athletic teams, 包括男子曲棍球, 田径, 还有女子田径. Dr. 威尔肯还重新聘请了主要的大学捐助者, helping UB procure a $1 million donation to establish an endowment for the Bauer Center for Innovation. 此外, her efforts helped obtain an additional million dollars to support Goodwin University programs operating on 正规的网赌平台’s campus.
Wilken feels at 首页。 in Bridgeport’s shoreline community, coming full circle from where her journey began on the other side of the Sound. She considers the city of Bridgeport to be a vibrant, diverse, and caring community. 此外, she recognizes that the city presents incredible opportunities for students to learn, 成长, 并在他们选择的领域获得实践经验. Wilken has worked to reestablish and strengthen UB’s connections with the surrounding community.
总统 Wilken’s advice to 正规的网赌平台 students is simple but powerful — try everything that interests you and embrace your mistakes as opportunities to 成长. Wilken also encourages students to be resilient when trying new things — just because something isn’t right for you right now doesn’t mean it will never be right for you at all. This advice echoes the unwavering spirit of the University itself. “正规的网赌平台 has always been a symbol of hope,” 总统 Wilken says. “The University has stood for nearly 100 years thanks to its ongoing adaptability and unbreakable spirit.”