2011-2012 Distinguished Speakers Series
Robert Gates
22nd U.S. Secretary of Defense (2006 - 2011)
Wednesday, 9/21/11
8 p.m., Alumni Arena
$48, $44, $36 and $22 Purchase & Discount Information
The Gates Lecture is an official event of UB's Presidential Inaugural Week.
Judy Shepard
(Author of the 2011 UB Reads Selection: The Meaning of Matthew)
Gay Rights Activist
Wednesday, 11/09/11
8 p.m., Alumni Arena
$24, $20, $16 and $14 Purchase & Discount Information
Mary Robinson
(Graduate Student Choice Speaker)
Former President of Ireland (1990-1997); Past UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Thursday, 3/29/12
8 p.m., Center for the Arts
$44, $40 and $34 Purchase & Discount Information
Michael J. Fox
Actor, Author and Advocate for Parkinson's Disease Research
Wednesday, 10/19/11
8 p.m., Alumni Arena
$48, $44, $36 and $22 Purchase & Discount Information
Soledad O'Brien
(36th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Event)
Anchor and Special Correspondent for CNN/U.S.
Thursday, 2/16/12
8 p.m., Kleinhans Music Hall 
$28, $24 and $22 Purchase & Discount Information
Lance Armstrong
Seven-Time Tour de France Winner and Founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation
Saturday, 4/28/12
8 p.m., Alumni Arena
$48, $44, $36 and $22 Purchase & Discount Information