Alumni & Supporters

Our Past : Our Progress : Our Promise

SUNY Gains Greater Autonomy

1985 | 1988 | 1989 | 1992

1985

• Governor Mario Cuomo signs into law landmark "Flexibility" legislation that grants SUNY greater authority for many financial and personnel matters. Substantial portions of this authority are delegated to the campuses.
  
  
• Calspan-UB Research Center Inc. becomes first of what will become 11 affiliated corporations set up by the Research Foundation to facilitate university-industry-government partnerships and accelerate the growth of research opportunities at SUNY.
  
  
• SUNY graduates its millionth alumnus.
  
  
• University at Buffalo's Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman wins 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

1988

• New York State authorizes an additional $1 billion capital construction program, which is supported out of direct state appropriations.

1989

• University at Buffalo elected to the AAU - first SUNY school so honored.

1992

• Long Island High Technology Incubator established at Stony Brook University.

The State University of New York Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Affairs, philanthropy@suny.edu primary focus is to sustain the $3 Billion Challenge by providing support and services to the 64 campuses planning to conduct capital campaigns.

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