Sophie Whalen, a UAlbany Orientation group leader from Plattsburgh, NY, is ready to lead another group of incoming freshman on a tour of the UAlbany Campus.

UAlbany President Philip shakes hands with President Park from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea. UAlbany is finalizing a transfer agreement with HUFS that will allow students to attend UAlbany after one year at HUFS, and complete their degree at UAlbany.

The unique architecture of the Uptown Campus podium casts enticing shadow and color between the Physics and Chemistry buildings.

A time of excitement and anticipation, orientation also affords moments of contemplation about future years at UAlbany.

UAlbany Athletics hosts area youths from middle school through high school to sharpen their skills in a variety of sports including football, baseball, basketball, field hockey, softball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

New UAlbany students find time to cool off in the main fountain during today’s Orientation program.

New UAlbany students rush from the Lecture Center on their way to the next location on their Orientation program during a full day of scheduled events.

A fresh group of transfer students get a tour around the Lecture Center during Summer Orientation.

Uptown Campus, Lecture Halls, and the Fountain quietly await the start of the Summer Orientation Program for transfer students, beginning July 6.

Flanked by pillows and blankets, new students - and their parents - began arriving on the University at Albany campus for summer orientation this week. Orientation helps freshmen and transfer students become more acclimated to college life and their new surroundings at UAlbany. For more photos at orientation, visit UAlbany's Facebook page.

Key partners in the new SEED program, which will target $2.5 million to Capital Region small businesses, get together in University Hall on June 29: left to right, Small Business Development Center Director William Brigham, School of Social Welfare Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson, UAlbany President George Philip, SEFCU President and CEO Michael J. Castellana, School of Business Dean Donald Siegel, and Empire State Development Capital Region Regional Director Peter Wohl.

Construction on the new School of Business building is underway. Located at the campus's Grand Entry Plaza, the new 96,000-square-foot School of Business building is designed to serve as a hub of learning and innovation in commercialization and entrepreneurship for business students and professionals throughout the Capital Region and New York State.

A worker attends to some final work on the newly constructed skylight dome over the podium between the Fine Arts Building and the College of Arts and Sciences Building.

Students take advantage of some outdoor study time.

UAlbany President George Philip and Rector Ilyas Capoglu sign an agreement to facilitate teaching and research links between UAlbany and Erzincan University, a new and rapidly-growing university in eastern Turkey.

University at Albany alumna Monette Fils of Haiti, seated, at right, visited UAlbany recently to further cooperation between her schools in Haiti and the University. Standing behind Fils are her sister, Marie Forestal of Amsterdam, N.Y., and her brother Webert Fils, administrative CEO for FILSECCAM schools. Bottom left, Danielle Leonard of the Office of International Education, coordinated student participation and enrollment for a study abroad trip to Fils's schools in May for a group of University at Albany students. Molly Silvanic, standing, far left, was one of the UAlbany students on the trip.

Dr. Jack W. Szostak, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, gives a talk during a UAlbany 1844 Society Foundation event on the main campus. Dr. Szostak’s research involves the discovery of telomerase, an enzyme that protects chromosomes from degrading and revealed a key cellular function key to the aging process.

UAlbany’s School of Business graduates the first group of area high school students to participate in the Young Entrepreneur’s Academy fostered by the Business School. Pictured are: Front Row Left to Right: Cydney De La Rosa (Doane Stuart), Andrea Wade (Niskayuna High School), Montana Morrison (Bishop Gibbons Middle School), Maya Paolasso Martinez (Bethlehem Middle School), and Theodora Beneby (Eagle Point Elementary School). Back Row Left to Right: Professor William Brigham, Recruitment Manager Jason Cotugno, Ekong Takor (Shaker High School), Andrew Loffredo (LaSalle Institute), Trevor Martin (LaSalle Institute), Christian Frese (Bethlehem High School), Dean Donald Siegel and Program Manager Sally Mills.

UAlbany hosts a panel discussion with area educators and various experts along with SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher to discuss problems and solutions to developing a “cradle to career” approach to education. The panel of experts included the Chancellor with Katharine Briar-Lawson (Dean, School of Social Welfare), Raymond Colucciello (Superintendent of Schools City School District of Albany), the Hon. Barbara Smith (Albany Common Council member), Dr. Rachel Long (NY State Dept. of Health), David Strogatz (Co-Director, UAlbany's Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities), and Donald Siegel (Dean, School of Business). The panel discussion was moderated by Robert Bangert-Drowns (Dean, School of Education).

The UAlbany School of Business officially broke ground today for the new Business School building in a brief ceremony from the podium on the Main Campus.

Originally from South Korea, UAlbany sophomore Stella Lee enjoys the sunshine as she enjoys the Hedy Bagatelle courtyard in front of the Science Library.

UAlbany orientation assistants take a minute to pose for the camera as they ready for summer orientation, which begins at the end of June. For more info, visit the Welcome Website.