Cornell in Buffalo

Buffalo theatre district

Impacting the World of Work

The ILR School opened its first extension office in 1946, in downtown Buffalo, from where faculty and staff have continuously worked to improve the workplace and advance a productive, fair and sustainable economy over seven decades. Today ILR Buffalo initiatives are uniquely attuned to the remarkable regeneration of the Greater Buffalo economy and its challenges of sustainable development, equitable opportunity, and quality jobs. 

Cornell in Buffalo brings together innovative partners in a networked office complex in the historic Market Arcade on Main Street. The ILR School, the Worker Institute, Buffalo Co-Lab, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and Partnership for the Public Good have co-located to create an engaged learning center that facilitates the interchange of applied knowledge and resources between Cornell and the Buffalo community.

Workplace Health and Safety

Leadership and Professional Training

ILR prepares leaders who are at the forefront of improving organizations and the lives of working people locally, nationally, and globally, We offer the most comprehensive portfolio of professional and academic programs, informed by research, grounded in practice and focused on real-world application. 

Workshop in the Buffalo Commons Classroom

Community Learning

ILR Buffalo Co-Lab is building a collaborative high road between the Cornell Ithaca campus and Buffalo, providing networked community experiences to students, empowering Buffalo community members with useful knowledge, and teaching students lessons from a classic post-industrial city.

Housing Opportunities Made Equal staff reading a brief in the Buffalo Commons

Research

Cornell in Buffalo generates research that is timely and applicable to forward workplaces and community-driven economies in Western New York, New York State, and beyond. This action research informs public policy and citizen engagement.

Young woman speaking at lectern

Alumni

Greater Buffalo is home to many Cornell alums, working in all sectors of the economy and networked through a vital Cornell Club. Numerous area employers recruit heavily from Cornell graduate and undergraduate programs. This sound foundation supports exciting new Buffalo-Cornell initiatives for promoting knowledge with a public purpose while strengthening and expanding opportunities for practitioners, working adults, and young people in our community.

617 Main Street, Suite 300
Buffalo, NY 14203-2719
(716) 852-4191
ilr-buffalo@cornell.edu