April 2016


April 29, 2016
SUNY Board of Trustees and Committees to Meet

Albany – The Board of Trustees of the State University of New York and its Committees will meet over the two-day period of May 3 and 4, 2016 at the times indicated below. Members of the public are invited to attend.
April 25, 2016
SUNY Chancellor Zimpher Applauds President Barack Obama for Launching the Community College Competition

Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher provided the following statement today after President Barack Obama launched the $100 million competition to increase student access to community college.
April 25, 2016
SUNY Center for Collaborative Online International Learning Conference Brings Together 400 Participants from 150 Higher Education Institutions and Organizations Across the Globe

New York City – The State University of New York Center for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL Center) will hold its annual conference this week.

April 20, 2016
Governor Cuomo announces groundbreaking of SUNY Polytechnic Institute's state-of-the-art chip fab for ams AG at Marcy Nanocenter

Groundbreaking is a major milestone for Nano Utica initiative – a multi-billion dollar blueprint to cement the region’s status as a global hub for nanotechnology, creating 4,000 jobs in the region over the next 10 years
April 13, 2016
SUNY Trustees Approve Four Applications for New Charter Schools and Renew Five Charter Schools

New York – Upon recommendation of the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, the SUNY Board of Trustees’ Charter Schools Committee (the "Committee"), acting on behalf of the full SUNY Board of Trustees, today approved four resolutions to approve
April 12, 2016
Great Shipwrecks of NY’s ‘Great’ Lakes Exhibit to Visit Albany May 4-27

Albany, NY. The Great Shipwrecks of NY’s ‘Great’ Lakes Traveling Exhibit developed by New York Sea Grant will be installed at The State University of New York at Albany Gallery, 353 Broadway, Albany, NY, from May 4 to May 27, 2016.
April 11, 2016
SUNY COIL Center Receives $506,000 Stevens Initiative Award for Virtual Exchange

New York City – The State University of New York will receive $506,000 to support a SUNY Center for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL Center) program of outreach and virtual exchange with universities across
April 11, 2016
Governor Cuomo Announces $20 Million for Binghamton University to Establish New York Node of Nationwide Advanced Manufacturing Initiative

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $20 million to support Binghamton University in its leading role as home to the New York node in the new NextFlex Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute.
April 7, 2016
SUNY Research Findings To Enhance Applied Learning Opportunities for Students

Albany – The State University of New York and Rockefeller Institute of Government (RIG) today released two research reports on applied learning at colleges and universities world-wide.
April 5, 2016
Chancellor Zimpher Honors 248 SUNY Students for Leadership, Excellence

Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today at the Empire State Plaza in Albany presented 248 SUNY students from across the state with the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.
April 4, 2016
“SUNY’s Got Your Back” Launches to Support Victims of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence

Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today announced the launch of “SUNY’s Got Your Back,” a project led by the university system’s Title IX Coordinators Association to provide backpacks of personal care
April 1, 2016
Statement by SUNY Director of Communications Casey Vattimo on the 2016-17 New York State Budget

“We are disappointed that the final budget will not include Governor Cuomo's proposed extension of the landmark NYSUNY 2020 reforms