Communications

Launch of New SUNY Strategic Plan

Media Advisory 

Who:                SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher 

What:               Launch of New SUNY Strategic Plan 

Where:             Purchase College’s Performing Arts Center 

When:              Thursday April 22, 2010 - The event runs from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to the press. The Chancellor can be made available to the media immediately following her presentation. 

Why:                The unifying theme of the strategic planning process is SUNY’s capacity to be a catalyst for the economic revitalization of the State of New York and to improve the quality of life for its citizens. 

The plan is available at www.suny.edu/powerofsuny.  

The product of an unprecedented 10-month effort which included a 64-campus tour and 10 statewide conversations and symposia across the New York, The Power of SUNY explores the many issues affecting New York State and the State University community, while identifying six “big ideas”: 

• ·         SUNY and the Entrepreneurial Century
• ·         SUNY and the Seamless Educational Pipeline
• ·         SUNY and a Healthier New York
• ·         SUNY and an Energy-Smart New York
• ·         SUNY and the Vibrant Community
• ·         SUNY and the World 

The ambitious Strategic Plan will guide SUNY for the next five years and advise SUNY in its development for the next decade. SUNY’s planning process is the largest effort of its type in the nation and unprecedented in its collaboration, transparency and outward focus. 

Contact:            David Henahan, David.Henahan@suny.edu

                        Office: (518) 320-1311

                        Cell:    (518) 281-0895

About the State University of New York

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating nearly 465,000 students in 7,669 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit www.suny.edu. 

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