Communications and External Affairs Committee Minutes
May 9, 2011
10:30 a.m.
Attending: Spielvogel, McCall, O’Brien, Gondar, Belluck, Lewin, Ehrehnberg, Morgan Hook, David Belsky, Stacey Hengsterman, John O’Connor, Aimee Bernstein
Motion to pass minutes from 3/21
Motioned By: Trustee Lewin
Second by: Trustee O’Brien
Resolutions: Two resolutions: 40th Anniversary of the Founding of the College of Optometry; 175th Anniversary of the College at Brockport
JJO – discussion regarding campus celebrations
NZ – discussed inaugural events and anniversaries as being important
Speilvogel – discussed Optometry – placed a strong roll in school treating the citizens suggests Morgan work on getting word out on this celebration and its importance to the community
O’Brien – re: 17th Brockport Anniversary – friendly amendment  (wording) -
Speilvogel – motion, McCall seconded

Belsky: update on status: Facebook
			Twitter 
			You Tube 
Lewin: requested a chart on monthly basis

Belsky – SUNY Advocate update
	Update homepage
	Update Internship
McCall discussion on news reports about SUNY and Lobbying expenses
Hook – newclips service – will add Trustees – at next meeting it will be discussed whether continued or do another way
JJO – Use this committee to get morning clips – in June put on agenda to review

Discussion regarding Lobbyists SUNY hire in addition to Government Relations staff in place to lobby on behalf of SUNY
SH – 8-12 campuses hire own lobbyist to lobby on specific issues, ie.. Purchase Land Lease bill
Government relations works on bigger issues – rational tuition, use government relations reps from campuses

Speilvogel:  Lobbyist report to go to committee prior to next BOT meeting – who, how much they spend, what purposes they use
McCall – Government Relations office in executive session

JJO – National Affairs – Federal Relations update – RF and what we do in DC  - $ on legislative side; $ on grants for research side
Lewin – org chart of offices

Aimee: National Affairs update
- Biweekly conference calls w/Research Centers 
- Office in DC – Liz moved on; Andrew Alix maintaining office
- He just finished quarterly Lobbying report
- Aimee, Stony Brook and Binghamton visited members of NYS Congressional delegation regarding Patent reform
- Congress 2012 Budget 
- Pell Grant update
O’Brien – Chancellor and teacher education – similar group to DC –as w/Stony Brook & Binghamton on Patent reform 
Lewin – what are you working on State and Federal – report of some type

Stacey Hengsterman – Government Relations Update
- Big items – rational tuition plan – top priority
- Intro of Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Senator Sewards bill regarding rational tuition plan
- LaValle report out of committee
- Glick – supports idea but has some concerns, how high cap and TAP
- President Hefner – Tap Brochure discussion
- NYSUNY2020 update
- No word on Summit
- Talking point card – tomorrow
- Memo of support
Discussion on memo of support – regarding paragraph on lowest tuition in the country…Morgan Hook – size & affordability – message consistency, repeat it over and over again
- Assembly – get out of Higher Education Committee and Senate out of Finance Committee – very important
- May 2nd NYS2020 – opportunity for U Centers to develop a long term economic development plan which reviewed by Chancellor, forwarded to Economic Development Council outlining their plans for …..
Belluck – discussion about need to be informed and not after the fact
Gondar – back door differential plan – SA did not approve setting different tuitions at different campuses.  They approved the rational tuition for all campuses
Ehrenberg – discussion on impact of tuition increases – what impact if no increase in tap or Pell grant
Rimai – discuss NYSUNY2020 – 

Morgan Hook – Goals raised of news/media
		Editorial Boards
		Strategic media 
		S.T (new President at UB) worked w/UB 
		Met Buffalo Editorial Board
		NZ meeting Buffalo Editorial Board on Friday
		Big announcement: Launch of SUNY Report Card – part of strategic plan
		Launch will be w/NY Network – Benita Zahn will narrate
		Interactive video/twitter/facebook – all on live, all questions will get answered, solely an internet, larger audience then an auditorium

Speilvogel – hard copy to all BOT
Executive Session at 12:00 p.m. – Motion to go into Executive Session by McCall; second by Gondar