SUNY Chancellor King Announces Conclusion of Statewide Public Listening Sessions on Community College Rulemaking Proposal

August 18, 2025

Five Public Listening Sessions Provided Opportunities to Comment and Inform Rulemaking

Albany, NY – State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the conclusion of a series of public listening sessions on the proposed rule to ensure continued excellent leadership at New York community colleges. The five public listening sessions – three in-person events and two virtual opportunities – took place from July 17 through August 18, including in Central New York, in Western New York, and on Long Island. Members of the public were able to attend and offer comments on the proposal and inform the rulemaking process, with the public comment period concluding today, Monday, August 18, at 11:59 PM.

The public listening sessions included members of the SUNY Board of Trustees and senior staff from SUNY and took place at:

  • Onondaga Community College on Thursday, July 17, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, in the Frederick Marvin & Ersnt Schuh Recital Hall, located in Academic II Building
  • Erie Community College on Tuesday, August 12, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, in the College Senate Room, located in B-Building, Room B-207
  • Farmingdale State College on Wednesday, August 13, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, in the Campus Center Ballroom A and Meeting Room A
  • Virtual listening session on Tuesday, July 29, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Virtual listening session on Monday, August 18, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Information on each of the public listening sessions, as well as the rulemaking process, the proposed rule, and how to participate in the public listening sessions has been available at: https://www.suny.edu/about/leadership/CCrulemaking/. New Yorkers were able to submit a comment through the website, and the comment period will end today, August 18, at 11:59 PM.

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, 12 Educational Opportunity Centers, over 30 ATTAIN digital literacy labs, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.7 million students across its 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 $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2025, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and annually one in three New Yorkers who earn a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit suny.edu.

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