State University of New York

State University of New York
State University of New York
Motto:	To learn, to search, to serve
Established:	1948
Type:	Public University System
Chancellor:	Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher
Vice-Chancellor:	Dr. John J. O'Connor
Faculty:	83,547
Students:	438,361
Undergraduates:	386,818
Location:	State-wide, New York, United States
Campus:	64 campuses
Website:	suny.edu

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Not to be confused with University of the State of New York.

For other uses, see University of New York.

The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY (pronounced /ˈsuːniː/) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the world,^[2] with a total enrollment of 438,361 students, plus 1.1 million continuing education students spanning 64 campuses across the state. The SUNY system has 83,547 faculty members and some 6,650 degree and certificate programs overall. SUNY includes many institutions and four University Centers: Albany (1844), Binghamton (1946), Buffalo (1846), and Stony Brook (1957) and Syracuse (Upstate University). SUNY's administrative offices are in Albany.

The State University of New York was established in 1948 by then-Governor of New York, Thomas E. Dewey, through legislative implementation of recommendations made by the Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University (1946-1948). The Commission was chaired by Owen D. Young, then-Chairman of the General Electric Company. The system was greatly expanded during the administration of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, who took a personal interest in design and construction of new SUNY facilities across the state.

SUNY comprises all institutions of higher education statewide that are state-supported, with the exception of the institutions that are units of the City University of New York (CUNY).

[edit] Organization

SUNY is governed by a Board of Trustees, which consists of sixteen members, fifteen of whom are appointed by the Governor, with consent of the New York State Senate. The sixteenth member is the President of the SUNY Student Assembly. The Board of Trustees appoints the Chancellor who serves as SUNY Chief Executive Officer. The SUNY Chancellor is Nancy L. Zimpher.

The state of New York assists in financing the SUNY system, which, along with CUNY, provides lower-cost college-level education to residents of the state. SUNY students also come from out-of-state and 171 foreign countries, though tuition is higher for these students.

There are a large variety of colleges in the SUNY system with some overlap in specialties from site to site. SUNY divides its campuses into four distinct categories: university centers/doctoral-granting institutions, university colleges, technology colleges, and community colleges. SUNY also has a unique relationship with its statutory colleges which embeds state-owned, state-funded colleges within other institutions such as Cornell University and Alfred University. Students at the statutory colleges have the benefit of state-subsidized tuition while receiving all of the campus life amenities of the host institutions.

SUNY and the City University of New York are entirely different university systems, despite the fact that both are public institutions which receive funding from New York State. Also, SUNY is not to be confused with the University of the State of New York (USNY), which is the governmental umbrella organization for most education-related institutions and many education-related personnel (both public and private) in New York State, and which includes, as a component, the New York State Education Department.

[edit] Presidents and Chancellors

SUNY System Administration Building in Albany

Executive	Title	Term
Alvin C. Eurich	President	January 1, 1949 – August 31, 1951
Charles C. Garside	Acting President	September 1, 1951 – March 31, 1952
William S. Carlson	President	April 1, 1952 – September, 1958
Thomas H. Hamilton	President	August 1, 1959 – December 31, 1962
J. Lawrence Murray	Acting Chief Administrative Officer	January 1, 1963 – August 31, 1964
Samuel B. Gould	President Chancellor	September 1, 1964 – January 11, 1967 January 12, 1967 – September 30, 1970
Ernest L. Boyer	Chancellor	October 1, 1970 – March 31, 1977
James F. Kelly	Acting Chancellor	April 1, 1977 – November, 1977
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.	Chancellor	November, 1977 – January 31, 1987
Jerome B. Komisar	Acting Chancellor	February 1, 1987 – July 31, 1988
D. Bruce Johnstone	Chancellor	August 1, 1988 – February 28, 1994
Joseph C. Burke	Interim Chancellor	March 1, 1994 – November 30, 1994
Thomas A. Bartlett	Chancellor	December 1, 1994 – June 30, 1996
John W. Ryan	Interim Chancellor Chancellor	July 1, 1996 – April 20, 1997 April 21, 1997 – December 31, 1999
Robert L. King	Chancellor	January 1, 2000 – May 31, 2005
John R. Ryan	Acting Chancellor Chancellor	June 1, 2005 – December 19, 2005 December 20, 2005 – May 31, 2007
John B. Clark	Interim Chancellor	June 1, 2007 – December, 2008
John J. O’Connor	Officer-in-Charge	December 22, 2008 – May 31, 2009
Nancy L. Zimpher	Chancellor	June 1, 2009 - present

[edit] Campuses

[edit] University Centers/Doctoral-Granting Institutions

[edit] University Centers

SUNY Albany

SUNY Buffalo

[edit] Other Doctoral-Granting Institutions

[edit] University Colleges

SUNY New Paltz

[edit] Technology Colleges

[edit] Community Colleges

[edit] State-wide colleges

[edit] State-wide awards

SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence

[edit] Rankings and statistics for the University Centers

Ranking and value:

Campus	US News and World Report, "Top Universities" ranking	Kiplinger's Personal Finance, "Top 100 Values" ranking	Kiplinger's Personal Finance, "Top 100 Values" ranking for out-of-state applicants
Albany	Tier 3	67th	46th
Binghamton	77th	5th	1st
Buffalo	121st	89th	77th
Stony Brook	96th	34th	35th

Selectivity:

School	Selectivity rating	Percent students admitted
Albany	78	52%
Binghamton	93	35%
Buffalo	85	52%
Stony Brook	89	43%

Selectivity according to US News and World Report Rankings 2007. Percent admitted is from CollegeBoard.com and recent as of 3/2008

. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/ranknatudoc_brief.php

Admission criteria (according to SUNY):

School	Middle 50% SAT	Students in top 10% of class	Middle 90% GPA
Albany	1110-1260	15%	88-94
Binghamton	1200-1380	50%	92-95
Buffalo	1110-1290	24%	89-95
Stony Brook	1130-1270	Not reported	87-93

School	NSF Funding Rank	Funding Dollars (USD)
Albany	77	203,997,000
Binghamton	210	250,405,000
Buffalo	58	258,952,000
Stony Brook	71	213,547,000

[edit] Athletics

Every school within the SUNY system manages its own athletics program, which greatly varies the level of competition at each institution.

[edit] Division I

The four university centers all compete at the Division I level for all of their sports. All but Binghamton field American football teams, with Buffalo in Division I-FBS (formerly Division I-A) and Albany and Stony Brook in Division I-FCS (formerly Division I-AA). The four Cornell statutory colleges compete as a part of the Ivy League.
- A small number of community college compete at the NJCAA Div. 1 level

[edit] Division II and III

Most SUNY colleges, technical schools and community schools compete at the NCAA or NJCAA Div. II or III level.

[edit] Rivalries

The most prominent SUNY rivalry is between the Albany Great Danes and Binghamton Bearcats. The two both belong to the America East athletic conference. Frequently referred to as the I-88 Rivalry, Binghamton and Albany sit at either end of Interstate 88 (roughly 2.5 hours apart). Both teams are known to post the highest visitor attendance at either school's athletic events.

SUNY Oswego and SUNY Plattsburgh also share a notable rivalry in Division 3 Hockey, with that game almost always having the SUNYAC regular season title up for grabs.

SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Delhi rivalry is mainly involving basketball, cross country, and previously track, although Cobleskill track and field competes at the NCAA Division III level starting spring 2009. They are in fairly close proximity to each other. The SUNY Delhi 2003-2004 basketball season was canceled after a basketball game was called with 48 seconds left after several SUNY Delhi basketball players nearly started a brawl in the Ioro Gymnasium at SUNY Cobleskill on Wednesday February 4th 2004.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c SUNY FAST FACTS 2008 Academic Year
^ "Short History of SUNY". The State University of New York. SUNY. http://www.suny.edu/student/university_suny_history.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-04-05.

[edit] External links

[facts-0] SUNY FAST FACTS 2008 Academic Year

[SUNY1-1] "Short History of SUNY". The State University of New York. SUNY. http://www.suny.edu/student/university_suny_history.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-04-05.

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