September 2019


September 30, 2019
DASNY and SUNY Complete $19 Million SUNY Plattsburgh Residence Hall Project

Albany, NY – The Dormitory Authority of New York (DASNY) and The State University of New York (SUNY), today announced the on-time completion of the $19 million DASNY project to renovate SUNY Plattsburgh’s Whiteface Hall.

September 27, 2019
Governor Cuomo Announces Selection of 228 Additional New York State Master Teachers

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the selection of 228 educators from across the state to join the New York State Master Teacher Program.
September 25, 2019
SUNY Board of Trustees Approves Campus Leadership Appointments for New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Purchase College, and Suffolk Community College

Albany – The State University of New York Board of Trustees today approved campus leadership appointments for New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Purchase College, and Suffolk Community College.
September 25, 2019
Governor Cuomo Announces SUNY to Offer In-State Tuition for Students from the Bahamas Displaced by Hurricane Dorian

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the State University of New York to offer in-state tuition for the 2019-20 academic year to students from the Bahamas who have been displaced by Hurricanes Dorian.

September 25, 2019
Governor Cuomo Announces the Appointment of Dr. Meryl H. Tisch to Serve as Chair and Cesar Perales to Servce as Vice Chair of SUNY Board of Trustees

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the appointment of Dr. Merryl H. Tisch to serve as chair and Cesar Perales to serve as vice chair of the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
September 23, 2019
Governor Cuomo Announces $1 Billion Public-Private Partnership with Cree Creating World's Largest Silicon Carbide Device Facility at the Marcy Nanocenter

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a major public-private partnership between the State of New York and Cree, Inc., the global leader in silicon carbide technology, to invest approximately $1 billion over six years to construct and equip a new
September 23, 2019
Governor Cuomo Directs $3 Million Expansion of SUNY Apprenticeship Program to Support Workforce Development in Key Growth Industries

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $3 million investment in The State University of New York's Apprenticeship Program, the first Consolidated Funding Application award to come from the Governor's historic $175 million Workforce Development
September 20, 2019
Chancellor Johnson Completes 64 Campus Tour with Visit to SUNY Corning Community College

Corning, N.Y. – State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today concluded her 64 campus tour with a visit to SUNY Corning Community College. Accompanied by SUNY Corning President Dr. William P. Mullaney, Chancellor Johnson met with

September 18, 2019
SUNY Chancellor Announces SUNY’s Got Your Back Event at Empire State College in Manhattan

New York City – SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson announced that Empire State College will host its first SUNY’s Got Your Back event today at its Manhattan offices.

September 17, 2019
SUNY Chancellor Johnson Awards $50,000 in Seed Funding to Winner of High-Tech Start-Up Pitch Competition at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today awarded the first Technology Accelerator Fund Most Valuable Pitch (TAF MVP) winner, a high-tech start-up company competition, which capped a day-long event for New York State
September 17, 2019
SUNY Chancellor Convenes Discussion on the Opioid Crisis Through the Lens of Best-Selling Author Beth Macy

New York City – SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today announced that SUNY will convene a discussion about the nation’s opioid crisis to be led by journalist Beth Macy, the best-selling author of Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company
September 17, 2019
Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of the Engineering Innovation Hub at SUNY New Paltz

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the opening of the Engineering Innovation Hub at SUNY New Paltz, which will house the college's new bachelor's degree program in mechanical engineering and enable the campus to diversify its rapidly growing

September 10, 2019
Governor Cuomo Announces 20 Percent Increase in Excelsior Scholarships in Year Two of First-in-the-Nation Program

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a 20 percent increase in Excelsior Scholarships in year two of the first-in-the-nation program. Approximately 24,000 SUNY and CUNY students are estimated to receive the Excelsior Scholarship at the
September 5, 2019
SUNY Partners with U.S. Navy to Convene Day-long Discussion on Ways to Combat Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment

New York City – The State University of New York today announced that it is partnering with the U.S. Department of the Navy to convene a "Regional Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment: Achieving Cultural Change Through Data and an Eval
September 3, 2019
Chancellor Johnson Leads Tour of Construction Site of New State-of-the Art Facility at University at Albany

Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today led a tour of the new Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex (ETEC) currently under construction at the University at Albany.

September 2, 2019
Governor Cuomo Announces 2019 Carey Gabay Scholarship Program Winners

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the five 2019 winners of the Carey Gabay Scholarship Program. The scholarship program was created to honor the legacy of Carey Gabay, an attorney and public servant, who was tragically killed as an innocent