Professions
Applied Professions is a diverse and inclusive community whose members are dedicated to creative and critical thinking, and responsible leadership. Building on these defining qualities, the school supports students through innovative and engaged learning. We are recognized for our innovative and agile curricula and practices that educate, empower, and inspire students who become change agents in the community.
Applied Professions faculty guide future professionals to lead in diverse settings and participate in the community through partnerships. We prepare graduates for productive and successful careers in a global society through continued collaboration, faculty commitment to excellence in teaching and research, and a strong role in the community. We capitalize on the synergistic relationships that exist among our varied departments and centers.
We value:
- Service – Fostering commitment to local and global civic engagement
- Excellence – Promoting and supporting rigorous expectations for learning, teaching, and scholarship
- Inclusion – Creating socially just, accessible, and equitable programs and practices
- Innovation – Advancing creativity to solve complex problems and seize new opportunities
- Sustainability – Planning and managing our resources responsibly
- Ethical Practice – Modeling high professional standards and exemplary leadership
- Collaboration – Cultivating connections and multidisciplinary opportunities
Our award-winning faculty, professional accreditation, and a vibrant student body, are home to several academic programs not available at any other SUNY institution.
Applied Professions
Center for Applied Imagination
Creativity is a crucial skill in today's changing world. Businesses, governments, and the academic community all recognize the value of creative thinking and the need for innovators who can take a new, fresh, and multilayered look at solving complex problems.
Center for Applied ImaginationPublic Administration
We are the only university in WNY offering in-person MPA. Faculty train civic and community-engaged leaders to start or enhance their careers as managers in the public and nonprofit sectors through courses in budgeting, accounting, human resource management, strategic planning, leadership, research methods, data analysis, program evaluation, organizational structure, and policy analysis. Alumni have served from the White House to village hall, from banking to industry, from large, well-funded nonprofits to storefront neighborhood voluntary associations, and higher education.
Public Administration