State University of New York

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State University of New York
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Established: 1948
Type: Public
Chancellor: Dr. John B. Clark (interim)
Students: 414,171
Location: Albany, New York, USA
Website: suny.edu

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,[1] with a total enrollment of 413,000 students, plus 1.1 million continuing education students spanning 64 campuses across the state. The SUNY system has 28,000 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). 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).

SUNY System Administration Building
SUNY System Administration Building

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[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 interim SUNY Chancellor is Dr. John B. Clark.

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 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

Executive Title Term
Alvin C. Eurich President January 1, 1949 – August 31, 1951
Charles C. Garside Acting President September 1, 1951 – 1952
William S. Carlson President January, 1952 – September, 1958
Thomas H. Hamilton President 1959 – December 31, 1962
J. Lawrence Murray Acting Chief Administrative Officer January 1, 1963 – 1964
Samuel B. Gould President
Chancellor		 September 2, 1964 – January 11, 1967
January 12, 1967 – September 30, 1970
Ernest L. Boyer Chancellor October 1, 1970 – 1977
James F. Kelly Acting Chancellor 1977 – 1978
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. Chancellor 1978 – 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 – present

[edit] Campuses

[edit] University Centers/Doctoral-Granting Institutions

[edit] University Centers

SUNY Albany
SUNY Albany

[edit] Other Doctoral-Granting Institutions

See also: Statutory college

[edit] University Colleges

SUNY New Paltz
SUNY New Paltz

[edit] Technology Colleges

[edit] Community Colleges

[edit] State-wide colleges

[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 Not ranked 67th 46th
Binghamton 82nd 5th 1st
Buffalo 118th 89th 77th
Stony Brook 96th 34th 35th

Selectivity:

School Selectivity rating Percent students admitted
Albany 78 52%
Binghamton 93 39%
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 1200-1360 50% 92-95
Buffalo 1110-1290 24% 89-95
Stony Brook 1130-1270 Not reported 87-93


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

[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 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, but has been seen in other meetings between the two schools. 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.

SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Cortland have developed a competitive rivalry in Division III softball. They've been at the top of the SUNYAC standings in the 2006 and 2007 seasons with Plattsburgh taking the division crown in '06 and Cortland reclaiming the division title in the '07 season. However in both the '06 and '07 seasons, the Cardinals of Plattsburgh have had the last laugh against the Cortland Red Dragons. The Cards ended the Red Dragons' season in 2006 with an extra-innings (10 innings) 4-3 victory on their home turf in the SUNYAC Championship game and again the next season in the NorthEast regional final with a one-sided 10-1 win over Cortland on the Red Dragons' own field. The victory sent the Cardinals to the Division III Softball World Series for the first time in school history.

[edit] External links

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