Broadening the Dialogue: SUNY Board To Hear Panel Presentations from Campus Leaders and Public

Albany – As part of the semi-annual public hearings held November 18, 2008 by the Board of Trustees of The State University of New York, the Board will hear from leaders around the University system on eight panel topics that address critical intersections between SUNY and the state budget, the local and state economy, tuition and financial aid, trends in enrollment and faculty retention.

 

“Given the severity of the current fiscal crisis, strengthening lines of communications will serve SUNY well,” said SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman Carl T. Hayden. “By interacting with students, faculty, administrators and other members of the university’s community, we can more effectively work together to preserve the quality and value of a SUNY education.  At the same time, we must ensure continuing access to SUNY for New York’s citizens.  After all, a well-educated and competitive workforce is essential for New York’s future economic growth.”

 

Eight panels, representing state-operated campus presidents, chief academic officers, campus business officers, the University Faculty Senate, the Faculty Council of Community Colleges, the SUNY Student Assembly, the New York Community College Association of Presidents, and the New York Community College Trustees and the Association of Council Members and College Trustees, are scheduled to make presentations to members of the Board.

 

Each panel will have approximately 15 minutes with time for audience questions. Persons who wish to make brief comments (no more than three minutes due to time constraints) are requested to file the request in advance of the hearing with the Hearing Registration Officer in the Federal Court Room at State University Plaza at 3:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing as names will be called in the order in which they have registered.

 

State law mandates that the SUNY Trustees hold semi-annual public hearings to receive testimony from interested parties on SUNY-related issues.

 

SUNY Trustees serve on a voluntary basis without compensation.  Members of the Board are appointed by the governor with the consent of the state Senate and serve seven-year terms.

 

The public hearing will be webcast. Instructions for accessing the webcast will be available the morning of Nov. 18, 2008 at www.suny.edu.

 

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating more than 427,000 students in 7,669 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit www.suny.edu 

 

SUNY BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC HEARING

 

Constituent Panel Discussion

 

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Federal Court Bldg., Large Courtroom

 

3pm –               Traditional Public Hearing Testimony with Trustees Chris Conners, Jacob Crawford, Carl McCall, Michael Russell, Carl Wiezalis and University Counsel Nicholas Rostow

 

3:30pm –           Description and Introduction of Panel Participants: Trustee Chris Conners

 

3:35pm –           State Operated Presidents Panel:  President Dennis Hefner, Fredonia; President David Smith, Upstate; President Neil Murphy, ESF

 

3:50pm –           Chief Academic Officers Panel: Provost Satish Tripathi, UB; Provost Mary Ann Swain, BU; Provost John Jablonski, FMCC          

 

4:05pm –           SUBOA Panel:  Nick Lyons, VP for Administration and Finance at SUNY Oswego; Ken Levison,VP for Administration at SUNY Geneseo; Steven Brady, VP for Administration at Upstate Medical Center; Mr. Leif Hartmark, VP for Administration at SUNY Oneonta

4:20pm –           Faculty Senate Panel:  Carl Wiezalis, President of Faculty Senate; Runi Mukherji, Old Westbury; Joe Hildreth, Potsdam

 

4:35pm –           Faculty Council of Community Colleges:  Dr. Milton Johnson, FLCC; Dr. Kimberly Reiser, NCC; Dr. Tina Good, SCCC

 

4:50pm –           Student Assembly Panel:  Jacob Crawford, President of Student Assembly, Samantha Bernstein and David Belsky

 

5:05pm –           NYCCAP Panel:  President Cliff Wood, RCC; President William Richards OCCC, President James Campion, FMCC, President Randall VanWagoner, MVCC

 

5:20pm –           NYCCT and ACT Panel:  Anton Kasanof, President of NYCCT and Matthew A. Morgan, President of ACT

 

5:35pm –           Conclusion

 

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