Office for Public Engagement

An Engaged Campus

The University at Albany’s commitment to addressing the pressing needs of society is long-standing, growing from our roots as a state normal school (1844) and our strategic location in New York’s capital city. Today, through engaged scholarship, teaching, and service, UAlbany is a global partner with the public and private sectors addressing critical challenges in hundreds of ways.

Making an Impact

Inside the Mind of a Terrorist

Following the attack, many of us, including College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Associate Professor Gary Ackerman, were left with the same question – what drives a terrorist?
An Experiential Approach to Emergency Management

Undergraduate majors in the College Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) must complete 100 hours before graduation – a unique requirement that is being shared with some of the field’s leading educators and practitioners.
Celebrating 175

The University celebrated its 175th birthday Tuesday with a proclamation, balloons, the unveiling of the contents of a time capsule and, of course, birthday cake.
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic -- A UAlbany News Podcast

Patricia Strach shares her research on how drug misuse affects local communities.
Creative 'Makerspace' Now Open to All on Downtown Campus

Tucked away in the basement of Draper Hall, there’s a room full of 3D printers, laser cutters, soldering irons and a variety of other tools and hardware, ready to help students create, invent and learn.
An Exemplary Evening

On Monday evening, April 29th, the University at Albany presented nine awards for exemplary public engagement.
View UAlbany's Public Engagement Month Calendar

Please join us this April to learn more about UAlbany's publicly engaged scholarship, teaching, creative activity and service.
CEHC Professors Help FEMA Build ‘Cultures of Preparedness’

Eric Stern has long argued that collaboration between academics and practitioners is essential to improving our nation’s emergency management – a theory that earned him a front seat in helping to shape implementation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) new strategic plan.