Last spring, several UB Liberty students sought to make a difference in their community through our service learning initiative. Their efforts led them to partner with the Stop The Violence Foundation and create a video campaign against violence in the City of Buffalo. #Buffalo #UBLPP #BAVPA #leadership #StopTheViolence #ServiceLearning #BuffaloPublicSchools

"My son had a feel of what college was...however, this program opened him up a bit more," says one proud parent of a student that participated in the I Can! Summer Residential Program. "He has become more accountable for the things he's supposed to do. He was able to make new friends. He also gained more insight about the college experience." Parents of our I Can! students have been giving rave reviews of the program, describing it as a transformative experience and one th

Our I Can! Summer Residential Program is gaining recognition around our community. The University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences highlighted I Can! in an article on it's news page. "A group of 40 enthusiastic middle school students took mock computer science courses this summer as part of the University at Buffalo’s Liberty Partnership Program’s “I Can” residential summer program", the article begins. There are also quotes from the UB professors that

The 2017 I Can! program has ended and it was a resounding success. Students completed daily reflection activities, which is part of becoming a successful college scholar. We were able to capture some of these reflection moments and created a video for each of our 3 rotations. You can see them below or by visiting our Vimeo channel. #SummerResidentialProgram #UBLPP #BAVPA #Futures #Tapestry #ICan #MiddleSchool #UB #PrepareforCollege #leadership

In what has become one of the most unique Middle School summer experiences in Western New York, The I Can! Residential Program just completed it's 3rd year and it was definitely our best yet. I Can! was our primary focus in the month of July with one week of orientation and 3 weeks of programming for students from our 3 partner schools. Here's a list of the programming that we provided our future College Scholars: ​SEL skills workshops in leadership and goal setting Recreati