Chancellor Zimpher To Recognize Master Teachers At Statewide Conference
August 15, 2014
Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today will host a recognition ceremony at the first statewide conference of New York State Master Teachers. More than 300 teachers have been selected for the Master Teacher program since it was first announced by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo last year.
Chancellor Zimpher’s remarks, which will follow a full day of teacher-led professional development workshops where program participants will discuss their experience and share best practices, will be held as follows:
Date: Friday, August 15
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Locations: Empire State Plaza
Convention Center
Albany, NY
About the State University of New York
The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the country’s oldest school of maritime, the state’s only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2023, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit suny.edu.
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