Buffalo State is a diverse and inclusive college committed to the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Our mission is to empower students to succeed and to inspire a lifelong passion for learning. Buffalo State is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, service, scholarship, creative activity, and cultural enrichment.

Buffalo State College will be a nationally recognized leader in public higher education known for

• its caring and rigorous academic environment where lives are transformed through education;
• the intellectual and creative accomplishments of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni;
• its cross-culturally competent community dedicated to developing leaders for an increasingly global society.