Posted December 8, 2011
Center for Distance Learning Mentor Sheila Aird, Ph.D., was feted on Tuesday, Dec. 13, as the recipient of the 2011 Jane W. Altes Prize for Community Service. ... MORE
Posted December 6, 2011
State University of New York Empire State College and Clinton Community College have formally entered into an agreement that will ease transferability of community college credits to a four-year program leading to a bachelor’s degree at Empire State College. ... MORE
Posted November 22, 2011
President Alan R. Davis presented Morton Bahr with the Citizen Laureate award, while Bob Herbert became the first recipient of the college’s Presidential Medal of Honor. ... MORE
Posted November 13, 2011
SUNY Empire State College’s Center for Distance Learning was presented with the 2011 Excellence in Faculty Development for Online Teaching award by the Sloan Consortium, one of only nine awards Sloan-C presented at its 17th annual international conference on online learning. ... MORE
Posted November 9, 2011
President Alan R. Davis has announced that State University of New York Empire State College now offers an online Advanced Graduate Certificate in Veterans Services. ... MORE
Posted October 31, 2011
President Alan R. Davis has announced the appointment of Thomas P. Mackey Ph.D., of Albany, as dean of the Center for Distance Learning for State University of New York Empire State College. ... MORE
Posted November 2, 2011
Albert A. Stirpe Jr. was presented with SUNY Empire State College’s inaugural Award for Excellence in Environmental Sustainability for his work with CNY Bounty as well as his support of bringing green jobs to our community and other environmentally based work as a member of the New York State Assembly. ... MORE
Posted November 2, 2011
College President Alan R. Davis has announced that the college has received a $95,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pursue a citizen science project in which students collect backyard data to monitor Japanese beetle populations across New York state.
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Posted October 27, 2011
President Alan R. Davis joined Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher at Purchase College for the SUNY Mid-Hudson Regional Showcase Day. ... MORE
Posted October 25, 2011
For two days in the fall, a conference center in White Plains, N.Y., becomes the campus for SUNY Empire State College. ... MORE
Posted October 20, 2011
The State University of New York Empire State College officially opened new space in Manhattan through the addition of 22,000 square feet, the entire third floor, at 325 Hudson St. ... MORE
Posted October 17, 2011
Theater of War Productions, in collaboration with SUNY Empire State College, the New York State Museum and the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center will host two performances Monday, Oct. 24.
Update: Seats are longer available for Saratoga Springs
These performances will feature Jesse Eisenberg, whose performance in the movie “The Social Network,” earned him a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination in the Best Actor category. ... MORE
Posted October 4, 2011
(SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Oct. 4, 2011) – SUNY Empire State College President Alan R. Davis today announced the college has joined the Open Education Resource university as the first anchor partner in the United States. ... MORE
Posted October 4, 2011
(NEW YORK, N.Y. – Oct. 4 , 2011) – Alan R. Davis, president of SUNY Empire State College, has announced the appointment of Dianne Ramdeholl, Ed.D., as coordinator for the college’s new online Master of Arts in Adult Learning degree program. The new degree program will enroll its first cohort during the January 2012 term. ... MORE
Posted September 23, 2011
State University of New York Empire State College is offering 20 scholarships to Haitian college students through the Emergency Scholarship Program for Haiti offered by the Organization of American States. The scholarships will allow Haitian college students to select from five courses offered by SUNY Empire State College's Center for Distance Learning for the January term, in addition to other courses offered by other colleges and universities. ... MORE
Posted September 22, 2011
A total of 85 participants – SUNY sustainability officers, and representatives from other state agencies and the private sector – gathered at SUNY Empire State College for the first-ever systemwide conference for SUNY sustainability officers Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 19-20. ... MORE
Posted September 21, 2011
SUNY Empire State College’s Center for Distance Learning has been selected by the Sloan Consortium, an association of institutions and organizations of higher education engaged in online learning, to receive its 2011 Excellence in Faculty Development for Online Teaching award, one of only nine awards Sloan-C will present at its annual international conference in November. ... MORE
Posted September 19, 2011
Alan R. Davis, president of the State University of New York Empire State College, has announced that the college will offer a Master of Arts in Adult Learning degree beginning in January 2012. ... MORE
Posted September 15, 2011
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, SUNY Empire State College’s Metropolitan Center will host “Viva America!,” an exhibition by current students, alumni and guest artists. ... MORE
Posted September 15, 2011
Alan Belasen, chairman of the MBA program for State University of New York Empire State College, received two awards during the Academy of Management annual conference. ... MORE
Posted September 14, 2011
President Alan R. Davis has announced that G.I. Jobs, the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded Empire State College the designation of Military Friendly School. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members and veterans as students. ... MORE
Posted September 9, 2011
"As the anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches, it is appropriate to remember the individuals who died in those attacks and the many ordinary people and heroic first responders who saved so many lives." ... MORE
Posted September 9, 2011
State University of New York Empire State College has been named a top online college and a “Best Buy” for consumers in the online education sector by GetEducated, a consumer group that publishes online university rankings, for its affordable online bachelor’s degree in business. ... MORE
Posted August 29, 2011
State University of New York Empire State College and Mohawk Valley Community College today formally entered into an agreement that will ease transferability of community college credits to a four-year program leading to a bachelor’s degree at Empire State College. ... MORE
Posted August 29, 2011
Bridget Nettleton, dean of the Nursing Program at SUNY Empire State College, has announced that the Mohawk Valley Medical Associates Foundation board of trustees approved a donation to SUNY Empire State College’s Nursing Program in the amount of $1,500 for scholarships. The monies are available to nursing students within a nine-county geographic region, who have plans to work in that area after graduation, and who demonstrate financial need. ... MORE
Posted August 22, 2011
SUNY Empire State College President Alan R. Davis today announced that the college is offering its first massive open online course, or MOOC, this fall. ... MORE
Posted August 14, 2011
SUNY Empire State College President Alan R. Davis announced the college has received $48,000 as part of the Innovation Generation grant program from the Motorola Solutions Foundation. Through the grant, the college will develop six core undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry and physics to be delivered fully online and which will include a rigorous laboratory component. ... MORE
Posted August 9, 2011
"I applaud Gov. Cuomo for signing the NYSUNY 2020 bill that, for the first time in state history, establishes tuition policy that is fair, rational and predictable." ... MORE
Posted August 8, 2011
Alan R. Davis, president of SUNY Empire State College, has announced the appointment of Gary Lacy as dean of the college’s Hudson Valley Center. ... MORE
Posted July 29, 2011
The SUNY Board of Trustees has approved and the State Legislature has passed a plan that gradually increases tuition rates over a five-year span. The first-year increase goes into effect with the September 2011 term, which starts September 12, and for which registration is underway. ... MORE
Posted July 25, 2011
Dr. Betty Lawrence, interim associate dean of the Center for Distance Learning at SUNY Empire State College, is facilitating a free Innovations in Online STEM Learning Webinar on Tuesday, July 26, 10-11:30 a.m., as part of her work on the HP Catalyst grant initiative, a global social innovation program designed to develop more effective approaches to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education worldwide. ... MORE
Posted July 14, 2011
MaryNell Morgan, of Greenwich, N.Y., a professor of Cultural Studies; Historical Studies; and Social Theory, Social Structure and Change at SUNY Empire State College’s Saratoga Springs location, was invited to participate at an interdisciplinary NEH Summer Institute, “The Role of Place in African-American Biography,” at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in conjunction with Williams College and the Upper Housatonic Valley African American Heritage Trail. ... MORE
Posted July 13, 2011
“Parkour,” a television commercial produced to recruit new students to SUNY Empire State College, was honored by the Albany Ad Club Association of Professional Communicators with a NORI Award at a gala event in Schenectady in June. ... MORE
Posted July 8, 2011
The historic reforms of this year’s legislative session, championed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and supported by the state Legislature were the topic of a presentation today by Canal Corporation Director Brian Stratton, a member of the governor’s cabinet. ... MORE
Posted July 7, 2011
City University of New York Borough of Manhattan Community College President Antonio Pérez and State University of New York Empire State College President Alan R. Davis held a signing ceremony for a Pathways Transfer Program agreement which broadens access and opportunity for BMCC students seeking to earn a bachelor’s degree. ... MORE
Posted June 28, 2011
Five SUNY Empire State College faculty and staff were among 296 employees systemwide honored with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for the academic year 2010-2011 by SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. ... MORE
Posted June 23, 2011
The State University of New York Empire State College and the Community College of the Air Force have entered an educational partnership that will allow airmen to take their general education courses while fulfilling their military duties. ... MORE
Posted June 22, 2011
Wayne Ouderkirk, of Lake Luzerne, a professor of philosophy and environmental studies at SUNY Empire State College, has been invited to participate at an interdisciplinary institute focused on sustainability and other environmental issues, sponsored by the National Endowment on the Humanities in August. ... MORE
Posted June 21, 2011
For the first time, 34 apprentices from the
United Association of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 1 graduated from SUNY Empire State College's Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies with Associate of Science degrees. This is the 38th consecutive Local No.3 graduating class. ... MORE
Posted June 21, 2011
Links to Alan R. Davis' Graduation Remarks; Times Union Coverage of Northeast Center Graduation (pdf); Saratogian Coverage of Center for Distance Learning Graduation (pdf); Margaret Reilly Earns Degree from College's Hudson Valley Center at 77 (Peggy's Triumph and Bronxville's Margaret Reilly, 77, gets 2 college degrees in 2 weeks)
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Posted June 19, 2011
SUNY Empire State College is holding nine graduations across New York state
this year. We start on June 4th in Buffalo and end on June 18th on Long Island. ... MORE
Posted June 17, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Long Island Center will recognize 298 candidates at its graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 18 at 11 a.m. at the Tilles Center for Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, in Brookville, N.Y.
“Graduation is the best day of the year in the life of the college,” said Dean
Michael Spitzer, of the Long Island Center. ... MORE
Posted June 15, 2011
The State University of New York Empire State College and the Community College of the Air Force have entered an educational partnership that will allow airmen to take their general education courses while fulfilling their military duties. ... MORE
Posted June 16, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Metropolitan Center will recognize 352 candidates at its graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 16 at 6 p.m. at Columbia University, Alfred Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway.
Shirley Robinson Pippins, senior vice president for programs and services at
ACE, and the first African-American and woman to lead one of the largest SUNY
community colleges, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. ... MORE
Posted June 3, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Niagara Frontier Center will recognize 285 candidates at its graduation ceremony Saturday, June 4, at Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College. Alumna and community activist Jacqueline Albarella '09, is the keynote speaker. ... MORE
Posted June 3, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Hudson Valley Center will recognize 200 graduates at its graduation ceremony Sunday, June 5, at the Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, Purchase College. Sarah Mondale
'04, award-winning documentary filmmaker, French teacher and niece of former
senator and vice president Walter Mondale, is the keynote speaker. ... MORE
Posted June 9, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Genesee Valley Center will recognize 229 candidates at its graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m. at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. An honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree will be conferred on former SUNY Empire State College President Joseph B. Moore, who currently is serving as president of Lesley University in Massachusetts. ... MORE
Posted June 9, 2011
“Ever since he gave his first State of the State Address, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo
has recognized and articulated the positive impact and even greater potential
the State University of New York has in advancing the economy and people of
this great state. ... MORE
Posted June 3, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Central New York Center will recognize 255 candidates at its graduation ceremony Saturday, June 4, at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center. "Graduation is the best day of the year in the life of the college," said Dean Nikki Shrimpton of the Central New York Center.
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Posted June 9, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Northeast Center will recognize 248 candidates at its graduation ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Hart Theatre at The Egg. Robert Congemi, faculty mentor and
author of four published books of short stories, is to be the keynote speaker. ... MORE
Posted June 9, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Center for Distance Learning will recognize 970 candidates at its graduation ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Saratoga Springs City Center. This represents the largest class in the center's history, reflecting the growing popularity of online courses. ... MORE
Posted June 3, 2011
In 2011, the college’s 40th anniversary year, more than 3,000 adult learners earned SUNY Empire State College degrees. ... MORE
Posted June 3, 2011
The School for Graduate Studies at SUNY Empire State College, has announced the recipients of the first-ever
Dean's Medals. The Dean's Medal is presented to students for outstanding
graduate work. ... MORE
Posted June 3, 2011
SUNY Empire State College's Center for Distance Learning celebrated the college's 40th anniversary by reflecting on the past, celebrating the present and creating the future. ... MORE
Posted May 26, 2011
Alan R. Davis, the president of SUNY Empire State College, has been named to the board of trustees of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, a national leader in the field of adult learning, and the foremost nonprofit organization coordinating educational services for adults. ... MORE
Posted May 23, 2011
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment opportunities for radiographers are expected to surpass the average rate of job growth through 2018, with a projected increase of 17 percent across the nation and 9 percent in New York state. ... MORE
Posted May 16, 2011
Tom Huff, Seneca Cayuga, has been named artist-in-residence at the Central New York Center in Syracuse for the 2011/2012 academic year. Huff is a well-known artist and curator in the Central New York region. ... MORE
Posted May 11, 2011
A festive gathering of more than 120 SUNY Empire State College alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends recently assembled at the Memorial Art Gallery to honor the college's 40th anniversary. ... MORE
Posted May 11, 2011
UPDATE: A photo gallery of the open house for the new Troy Unit is now available. SUNY Empire State College today held an open house to recognize the college's brand new 35th location: 216 River St., Troy, N.Y. ... MORE
Posted May 10, 2011
Nikki Shrimpton, of Fayetteville, dean of the Central New York Center of SUNY Empire State College, was one of five women selected for the Annual CBS5 Women in Leadership awards. ... MORE
Posted April 5, 2011
Five State University of New York Empire State College adult learners were among those honored today by SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, who presented them with the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence at a ceremony at the Empire State Plaza.
This year's Empire State College honorees are: Solomon Blaylock, Nechama
Horowitz, Humberto Restrepo, Zuzana Št?panovská and Brian F. Zeidner.
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Posted May 5, 2011
The statewide college for adult learners will host an open house to let the community learn about its educational programs. College president Alan R. Davis will be on hand to welcome guests and speak briefly about SUNY’s open university. ... MORE
Posted May 2, 2011
“The incoming tide raises all ships and so it is with the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher are to be commended for their bold plan to advance New York's economy and to create jobs through investment in public higher education. ... MORE
Posted April 28, 2011
Elana Michelson, a faculty mentor with the School for Graduate Studies, was awarded the fourth Susan H. Turben Chair in Mentoring at an awards ceremony at the All College Conference in late March.
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Posted April 27, 2011
Empire State College's Center for Distance Learning celebrates the college's 40th anniversary at its annual conference. Stephen Downes, plenary speaker, is an internationally recognized authority on distance and online learning. ... MORE
Posted April 19, 2011
The opening reception for SUNY Empire State College faculty mentor Raul Manzano's Contrasts/Contrastes, is Thursday, June 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at at the Livingston Gallery in downtown Brooklyn, 177 Livingston Street, sixth floor. The artist will be present to answer questions and discuss his latest work. ... MORE
Posted April 13, 2011
113 West Ave. was the site of an international exchange among faculty and staff from three Russian institutions of higher education and SUNY Empire State College Center for Distance Learning and International Programs faculty and staff. ... MORE
Posted April 7, 2011
Nassau Community College President Donald P. Astrab and State University of New York Empire State College President Alan R. Davis today signed a Pathways Transfer Program agreement which broadens access and opportunity for NCC students seeking to earn a bachelor's degree. ... MORE
Posted April 5, 2011
SUNY Empire State College unveiled a special scholarly journal at its All College Conference in Saratoga Springs in March to recognize its 40th anniversary, which is being celebrated in a series of events across the state. The journal is dedicated to former SUNY Chancellor Ernest L. Boyer. ... MORE
Posted March 31, 2011
SUNY Empire State College
recognized faculty and staff with annual Empire State College Foundation Awards
for Excellence at its All College Conference last week, which celebrated the
college's 40th anniversary serving adult learners. The awards recognize
employees who go above and beyond what is required in fulfilling their duties.
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Posted March 31, 2011
Frank Vander Valk, of Gansevoort, N.Y., a mentor/coordinator in political science and Western civilization, for the Center for Distance Learning, was the 2011 recipient of the James William and Mary Elizabeth Hall Award for Innovation. ... MORE
Posted March 23, 2011
Sir John Daniel, among the world's leading authorities on open and distance education, delivers the Boyer Family Lecture in honor of the college's 40th anniversary. ... MORE
Posted March 16, 2011
The SUNY Empire State College Metro Gallery will host a reception and artist panel discussion on Tuesday, March 22, to mark the opening “Manifestaciones,” a print portfolio of 12 pieces by
Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA, a printmaking collective of artists of Dominican descent who live and work in and around New York City. ... MORE
Posted March 15, 2011
SUNY Empire State College was one of 20 American Council on Education Walmart Foundation grant recipients invited to showcase their grant project during a poster session at the ACE annual conference held in Washington, D.C. on March 8. ... MORE
Posted March 11, 2011
Three SUNY Empire State College
graduate students participated in “Research That Matters: An Exposition of
Graduate Research in SUNY and CUNY,” on March 8, in the Legislative Office
Building. ... MORE
Posted March 11, 2011
The State University of New York Empire State College Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of a rational tuition policy for the SUNY system.
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Posted March 3, 2011
State University of New York Empire State College's Central New York Center has been named Recycler of the Year – Education Sector by the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency.
achievement.
left to right: Tom Nettle,recycling specialist, OCCRA,
Michael Mancini, assistant to the dean, CNY Center, ... MORE
Posted March 2, 2011
Linda Frank, director of the State University of New York Empire State College’s Office of Veteran and Military Education, has assumed the presidency of the Council of College and Military Educators this month. ... MORE
Posted March 1, 2011
Katherine Jelly, of Saratoga Springs, director of the Center for Mentoring and Learning at SUNY Empire State
College, has been elected to the board of the Adult Higher Education Alliance, a national association of individuals and institutions committed to adult education. ... MORE
Posted February 24, 2011
Dr. Nikki Shrimpton has been appointed dean of the State University of New York Empire State College's Central New York Center.
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Posted February 17, 2011
State University of New York Empire State College and Herkimer County Community College formally entered into a Pathways Program for Community Colleges yesterday at HCCC.
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Posted February 4, 2011
SUNY Empire State College is hosting a program about climate change in the region. The program is co-sponsored by Sustainable Saratoga and the Empire State College sustainability committee. ... MORE
Posted January 20, 2011
State University of New York Empire State College President Alan R. Davis was quoted in today’s Times Union (Albany), Daily Gazette (Schenectady) and by the Gannett News Service. ... MORE
Posted January 21, 2011
Dr. M. Bridget Nettleton has been appointed as dean of SUNY Empire State College's nursing program, effective this month. ... MORE
Posted January 12, 2011
The State University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at its regularly scheduled meeting held at the SUNY Global Center in New York City, unanimously approved a resolution granting three of the world's leading educators and advocates for open and adult learning the degree of Doctor of Letters and Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of SUNY Empire State College. ... MORE
Posted January 11, 2011
The State University of New York Empire State College began its 40th anniversary celebration today when the SUNY Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution of congratulations and continuing
support for the college. ... MORE
