Cora P. Maloney College (CPMC), chartered in 1976, is a unique College at the University at Buffalo (UB). CPMC is designed to provide undergraduate students with academic and residential experiences from a community perspective. CPMC focuses on the educational issues of academic achievement and excellence, cultural and social awareness, civic engagement and student enrichment. Each year CPMC offers elective courses, workshops, speakers, and events for the university community. (Who was Cora P. Maloney?)

Cora P. Maloney College supports the University’s mission to “advance academic excellence, making our university one of the nation’s leading public research universities during the next 15 years.” (UB 2020). To that end, the College will support functions that:

• Encourage academic excellence among its students
• Prepare students for graduate study
• Prepare students for the careers in the professoriate, licensed professions, natural sciences, technology and engineering
• Provide students with the opportunity to pursue internships in their academic field of study or community service
• Offer all undergraduates quality instruction through courses not offered by existing academic departments on campus
• Assist the UB Office of Admissions in meeting diversity goals by recruiting and supporting highly selective students who are underrepresented in higher education