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2012 Year in Review – Delivering on Six Big Ideas

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Power of SUNYThroughout the past four weeks, we’ve posted about the wonderful initiatives that SUNY has set in motion throughout 2012.  From Launching the Smart Track Campaign to Forming the Chancellor’s Online Education Advisory Group to saving millions in Shared Services‘ first year of operation, SUNY is truly setting an example of not only higher education functionality and value, but sets an example of effectiveness and efficiency in its position as the nation’s largest higher education system.

Given these many programs and initiatives resulting from challenging goals set forth, SUNY is faced with the task of self-checking its progress and outcomes.  In 2011, Chancellor Zimpher launched the SUNY Report Card designed to do just that.

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2012 Year in Review – Student Mobility

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Oneonta ClassAs we enter the new year, we thought we’d share some of the SUNY news you may have missed during 2012.

This year, SUNY worked to enhance student mobility and ease the burden of transferring between SUNY institutions with creation of SUNY Transfer Paths.

The SUNY Transfer Paths consist of four to six core courses within academic disciplines that are commonly taken in the first two years of study.  They were developed through faculty committees comprised of over 400 members from both two year and four year colleges.  The committees identified the core courses in each subject area and negotiated universal definitions for each course.

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2012 Year in Review – SUNY launches the Smart Track Campaign

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Vice President Joe Biden holds a meeting on transparency in college costs with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and nine other college presidents, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 5, 2012. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

As we enter the new year, we thought we’d share some of the SUNY news you may have missed during 2012.

In September, SUNY launched the “SUNY Smart Track Campaign” – an innovative new model combining several tools to combat student debt through educating students and families on the cost of college and how financial aid works.

This new initiative is the most proactive and comprehensive model by any university system in the nation meant to address the dual concerns of crushing student debt and lack of transparency in college costs and financial aid.  It combines 5 tools and services to meet student financial service needs:
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2012 Year in Review – Leadership Development

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As we enter the new year, we thought we’d share some of the SUNY news you may have missed during 2012.

Leadership Development with SUNY Distinguished Academy
In March, the SUNY Board of Trustees approved the creation of the SUNY Distinguished Academy.  The Academy is comprised of all active faculty at SUNY’s 64 statewide campuses who hold a distinguished rank.

The Academy is positioned to recognize professional achievements by faculty who ultimately receive this honor as directed by the Board of Trustees and use those faculty members to mentor young faculty, refine their focus on the community, and ultimately help enhance the profession.

“The SUNY Board of Trustees has proudly honored more than 900 extraordinary faculty with appointment to various distinguished faculty rank since 1963, and establishment of the academy will take this time-honored tradition to a new and much deserved level,” said Board Chairman H. Carl McCall.

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2012 Year in Review – Chancellor’s Task Force on Remediation

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As we enter the new year, we thought we’d share some of the SUNY news you may have missed during 2012.

 

This year, SUNY formed of the SUNY Remediation Task Force, whose job it is to determine how a collaborative effort between SUNY and K-12 school districts across New York can best prepare students for college.SUNY Pathway to Success

Currently, SUNY community colleges spend more than $70 million per year on remediation, and 20 percent — or $93 million — of financial aid awarded to community college students goes toward remedial classes.  These amounts may be significantly reduced by the K-12 education system simply reforming its approaches in getting students prepared for college.

Eliminating the need for remedial education is one of nine major initiatives outlined by Chancellor Zimpher in her 2012 State of the University Address.

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