Alumni to Gather at Citi Field for First SUNY-wide Event

New SUNY Alumni Website Allows Graduates to Reconnect, Discover Benefits

Queens – Graduates of the State University of New York’s 64 campuses will join together tonight at Citi Field for the first SUNY-wide alumni event in recent history. For $20, attendees will get an opportunity to network at a pre-game gathering at McFadden’s restaurant before hitting the stands to root for the NY Mets as they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The event, which sold out in just over a week, marks the beginning of a series of events being planned to reconnect friends and classmates and make new connections for graduates of different SUNY institutions.

“As I travel the state, I am constantly reminded of the strength of the SUNY family,” said Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. “In every corner of the state, one is hard pressed to find someone who didn’t go to SUNY or doesn’t have a relative or close friend who attended a SUNY campus. Tonight we will connect graduates from Buffalo to Stony Brook, Cornell to the Fashion Institute of Technology. Our alumni are one of New York’s most valuable untapped resources and we know bringing them together will benefit not only their individual success but the future of SUNY and our state.”

Graduates who are not able to attend the event can join the movement at the recently launched SUNY Alumni website. Visitors will find information about other upcoming events, how to reconnect with the SUNY system, and ways to take advantage of unique deals and discounts available to alumni and staff through the SUNY Perks program.

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 468,000 students in more than 7,500 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses with nearly 3 million alumni around the globe. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit www.suny.edu.