Commencement

  • Commencement 2022
    6/4/22
    On May 20, 2022, more than 200 graduates crossed the stage as the 50th and largest ever graduating class of the School of Architecture and Planning. Graduates and their families and friends, along with distinguished guests, joined together at UB's Center for the Arts as UB held its first fully in-person commencement season since the start of the pandemic. 
  • Commencement 2021
    6/7/21
    On May 14, a distinguished group of 264 architects, urban planners, environmental designers and real estate developers joined the ranks of UB alumni as the School of Architecture and Planning convened its 49 Commencement ceremony on UB’s North Campus.
  • Commencement 2020
    9/22/21
    The School of Architecture and Planning’s virtual commencement ceremony will take place on May 15, 2020, at 5 pm. All are invited to join the celebration.
  • Commencement 2019
    10/6/21
    Among the Class of 2019 were nearly 70 graduates earning nationally accredited master’s degrees in architecture or urban planning, 10 graduates of the school’s MS in Real Estate Development program, and three doctorates in urban planning. Nearly 90 students earned bachelor’s degrees, including the pre-professional Architecture BS and the BA in Environmental Design.
  • Commencement 2018
    10/6/21
    “You have, by this point, put your career on a vector,” Daniel B. Hess, professor and chair of urban planning, told members of the School of Architecture and Planning's Class of 2018. “However that vector may change… resilience and flexibility in your professional life are important. Do not limit yourself to a normal or expected routine. Become the main character in your own story."
  • Commencement 2017
    5/19/17
    Please enjoy these memories of a milestone moment for our graduates. On May 19, 2017, 225 future architects and planners walked the stage. Among them was the first graduate of the school's doctoral program in urban planning.