Category Archives: Year in Review

2012 Year in Review – Lumina Foundation Grant

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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.

DegreeWorks transfer processIn October, SUNY received a grant enabling an easier transfer process for students between system campuses. The $500,000 Lumina Foundation grant will be used to enhance the “reverse transfer” process and install a high-tech software program, called DegreeWorks, at all SUNY campuses.  The software will provide advisers and students with better, more complete information necessary for degree planning.

This grant will be used for two main projects.  The first is to identify current students at 4-year SUNY institutions that had transferred from a SUNY community college before earning a degree to “reverse-transfer” credits back, allowing them to be awarded an associate’s degree from their previous institution.

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2012 Year in Review – Chancellor’s Online Education Advisory Group

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Power of SUNY

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

 

framework Power Of SUNYOn October 1 of this year, the SUNY Catalog of degrees, certificates, and course offerings available were both fully online and via blended learning from SUNY.  The catalog is powered by the SUNY Learning Network, which provides a complete support infrastructure for online faculty development and course design, course management software and server infrastructure, and student and faculty helpdesk services. It also provides marketing, promotion, and program management services to participating campuses.

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2012 Year in Review – SUNY Works Program Receives Carnegie Corporation Grant

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

SUNY receives Carnegie Corporation Grant to support UNY Works inititaive
Last month, the Carnegie Corporation awarded SUNY a $500,000 grant to support the SUNY Works initiative.  The funds will be used for bringing cooperative education to college campuses across the state.

As part of the program, campuses have developed partnerships with businesses and employers to combine coursework and job training.  Companies that have partnered with SUNY include Global Foundries, General Electric, IBM, Motorola, and Chevron.

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2012 Year in Review – SUNY and the Entrepreneurial Century

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Power of SUNY

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

rf brochure for tech accelerator fundTechnology Accelerator Fund for Commercialization

The Technology Accelerator Fund, or TAF, is an engine in SUNY’s system-wide efforts to capitalize on its position as New York State’s economic driver and, through that, lead the Entrepreneurial Century.  Business incubators, Centers of Excellence, Centers for Advanced Technology, and other collaborative research ventures continue to be developed and utilized in economic development regions across New York State.  They are built on the strength of SUNY research and foster entrepreneurial campus cultures—supporting students and faculty in transforming research results and concepts into the marketplace.

A significant obstacle to the development and transfer of university technology is the lack of funding for promising discoveries after government-sponsored support ends and before a licensee or venture-capital support is identified and secured.  Funding at this stage is essential to bring to market promising technology with potential implications for public benefit.  The TAF offers a means to assist the SUNY community by providing funding for select technologies to accelerate their development and commercialization.

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2012 Year in Review – Shared Services Anniversary

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Clinton Community College President John Jablonski and SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling signed an agreement this summer for the two campuses to share administrative services.

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

SUNY celebrated a big milestone in September – within the first year of the shared services initiative, SUNY campuses were able to redirect more than $6 million from administrative spending to academic instruction and student support services.  Of that total, $2.5 million came from the administrative pairs – Cobleskill and Delhi, Morrisville and SUNYIT, and Canton and Potsdam.

“The SUNY campuses have made remarkable progress in this inaugural year of our shared services initiative – truly realizing the capacity of SUNY’s systemness by sharing the costs associated with administrative salaries, IT functions, procurement, and more – and freeing up funds for what matters most, our students,” said Chancellor Zimpher.

“This is just the beginning as we continue to review where and how we can streamline our administrative costs and share best practices across SUNY. I thank the leadership at each campus for their dedication and diligence, and commend them for their collective efforts.”

So, how did they do it? Since last August, all SUNY campuses have worked to identify and eliminate redundant administrative services and to collaborate on business, finance, and procurement operations. Campuses have also increased opportunities to share best practices and enhance program offerings.

Some of the unique ways the campuses aligned to achieve this goal include:

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