SUNY to Webcast January Meeting of the Board of Trustees

Albany – State University of New York Chancellor John R. Ryan today announced that the Jan. 11, 2007 meeting of the Board of Trustees will be webcast over the Internet, in direct accordance with Governor Eliot Spitzer's Executive Order #3. 

“Leveraging existing strengths and expertise in technology and distance learning enables SUNY to broaden public access to its meetings through the Internet.  Increasing access to SUNY meetings will better inform the public about how we educate students, strengthen economic development, and train New York’s workforce,” said Ryan. “The more the public knows about SUNY the stronger will be their support for public higher education.”

Instructions for accessing the webcast will be available the morning of Jan. 11 at www.suny.edu.

Governor Spitzer’s Executive Order #3 directs state agencies and public authorities by March 1, 2007 to submit a plan that identifies all meetings that are subject to the Open Meetings Law and a timetable ensuring that all such meetings are broadcast over the Internet.

“Governor Spitzer’s leadership for open government is most commendable,” said Ryan. “SUNY is pleased to have the technological capabilities for webcasting to comply with the directive and we look forward to being one of the first public meetings to be webcast."

Following the January meeting of the Board of Trustees, SUNY will also webcast all future meetings of the Board as well as standing committees of the Board of Trustees, such as Academic Standards, Student Life, and Finance and Administration.

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating more than 418,000 students in 7,669 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses.