September 11 Statement from Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees
September 11, 2024
"In the wake of the September 11 attacks, our state, our nation, and our neighbors around the world came together in a remarkable display of resilience and unity. Amid the tragic attacks that shook our nation to its core and killed thousands of innocent people, Americans from all corners of the nation set aside their differences to unite and declare in one voice that we will, and we must persevere in the face of terrorism. We also recognize and remember all the brave emergency responders who gave their lives and their health on 9/11 and during its aftermath.
"As the first generation of students born in a post-9/11 world attend college, it is our duty as educators of New York's students to ensure they understand the challenges the nation faced after September 11 and can fully reflect upon the idea that we are a nation that must stand united. We must continue to come together as one voice to ensure our nation never forgets."
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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