New York State
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More than 100 students, faculty and parents gathered at Stony Brook University’s Southampton campus last Thursday to hear local legislators announce a plan to save the school, which university officials recently announced would be closed to undergraduate students beginning next fall. |
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"To mourn the passing of our beloved SUNY system, will you please join us in a funeral procession to the Administration Building?" said Kevin Young, a Stony Brook graduate student. With that, he and a group of 30 students staged their mock ceremony and marched onto the office of President Samuel L. Stanley. |
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SUNY appears set to move ahead with the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act, but what will it mean for the wallets of Stony Brook students and families? The Independent takes a look. |
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The 2010 budget proposal is requesting a $122 million decrease in public education spending and an additional $30 million is being taken from the three SUNY teaching hospitals at Brooklyn, Syracuse and Stony Brook. These cuts could result in hiring freezes, canceled courses and crowded classrooms, issues that already exist here at Stony Brook. |
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As Stony Brook's men's basketball team gets ready to head to Hartford this weekend for the America East tournament, Binghamton's team will be staying home. While their fans are not happy about this, it is the right decision. |
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New York is facing great economic hardship. In response, Gov. David Paterson has instituted the Empowerment Act and SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher is working out a new strategic plan for the university system. At Stony Brook the topic was energy and sustainability, but she and President Samuel L. Stanley also weighed in on the governor's new legislation. |
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The SUNY Research Foundation recently added Stony Brook University President Samuel Stanley to their board of directors according to a press release on Jan. 12. The announcement puts President Stanley in a position that formerly held disputes with his own university’s Research Assistants Union. |
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A group of students called the “Stony Brook Students for Equality” held a press conference outside Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Monday afternoon and demanded administrators rename the athletic facility. This comes on the heels of Senator Kenneth P. LaValle’s recent vote against the marriage equality act in New York State. |
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The SUNY Board of Trustees approved a two percent tuition increase as part of the 2010-11 budget request upon the recommendation of Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher yesterday, according to a SUNY press release. If the hike becomes a reality, tuition would surpass $5,000 a year. |
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This past Friday saw the groundbreaking for Stony Brook University’s new campus recreation center, a project that has been rumored and talked about for more than ten years. |
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This afternoon Dr. Samuel L. Stanley was officially named the next president of Stony Brook University. The announcement came at a press conference after a unanimous vote by the SUNY Board of Trustees, which took place earlier today. |
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Nancy Zimpher, the SUNY chancellor-designate, is set to have a compensation package of approximately $545,400 a year, roughly $200,000 more than her predecessor. |
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Albany Day was cancelled March 3 after a snowstorm dropped more than a foot of snow on some parts of Long Island. Janice Rohlf, head of governmental relations, said the poor weather conditions, which resulted in the cancellation of Monday classes, made it “impossible” to risk the trip. |
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Effective June 2009, Nancy L. Zimpher will be appointed the 12th Chancellor of SUNY. Zimpher, who is leaving her post as president at the University of Cincinnati, will be the first woman chancellor in the 60 years of SUNY history. |
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Students gathered together Wednesday to voice their opposition to a proposed $17 million cut to next year's school budget. Students waved signs calling for no more cuts, and chanted ditties like "We're not an ATM!" throughout the more than an hour-long protest. |
