The Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement leads the charge for campus internationalization by providing immersive cultural experiences that impact students’ ability to respectfully engage with and learn from differences. At Buffalo State we are on the forefront of applying a social justice perspective to support and cultivate global citizenship. Our experiential learning programs for students include:

• Study-Away—both short-term, faculty led programs and longer study abroad experiences
• National Student Exchange

Community Partnerships and Engagement form the core of the urban-engaged anchor mission of Buffalo State. Buffalo State builds and maintains numerous reciprocal community partnerships that promote equity; address community-identified priorities through research, volunteerism, teaching, and direct engagement; and provide experiential learning opportunities, such as service-learning, to our students. 

Undergraduate research is a student-faculty collaboration that is forged to examine, create, and share new knowledge or creative works. Undergraduate Research programs support research projects, travel , and fellowship awards for undergraduate students in all disciplines at all levels.  Undergraduate Research also hosts the annual Student Research and Creativity Conference at Buffalo State for both undergraduate and graduate students wishing to share the results of their research, creative, or scholarly activities.

The Anne Frank Project utilizes story-based programming to provide powerful learning experiences for students, educators, businesses, and community organizations. The Anne Frank Project sponsors the Rwanda study away program, campus workshops, professional internships, student orientations, and social justice festivals.

The Buffalo State University Career and Professional Education Center (CAPE) provides comprehensive services to matriculated undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, employers, and faculty/staff.  An internship is a type of applied learning experience for which a student may earn academic credit in an agreed-upon, short-term, supervised workplace activity, which is often related to a student’s major field. The work can be full or part-time during the semester or summer, on- or off-campus, paid or unpaid.  Career-related internships are usually completed in a student’s junior or senior year.

Graduate academic programs often include an applied-learning requirement (e.g. thesis research, master's project, student teaching) as part of the degree requirements.  The Graduate Student Association (GSA) offers funding to help offset the costs for these and other experiential learning opportunities at the graduate level.  Funding is available for needed supplies, travel, and professional development opportunities.