Posted December 11, 2012
The center will honor alumni each year ... MORE
Posted December 12, 2012
The immediate past president of the Empire State College Foundation Board of Directors was presented with the Presidential Medal, the highest award the college bestows, for his outstanding leadership of the foundation board of directors. ... MORE
Posted December 10, 2012
Metro Center student group convenes diverse group including alumni, students, faculty, elected officials, legal community, law enforcement and ex-offenders
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Posted December 6, 2012
With some 25,000 people out and about, the Troy office took advantage of the event to meet the neighbors. ... MORE
Posted December 3, 2012
Hassenger authored or co-authored most of CDL’s initial versions of courses in social sciences, with an emphasis on course-design projects that examined social justice, race and class issues. ... MORE
Posted November 27, 2012
He will be responsible for federal, state and local government and community relations for the college. ... MORE
Posted November 16, 2012
The college’s Center for Distance Learning and its Center for International Programs hosted a video conference. International and statewide participation included colleagues from the college’s School for Graduate Studies, the Metropolitan New York and Niagara Frontier regions and the Panama, Prague and Tirana programs. ... MORE
Posted November 14, 2012
Grants of up to $500 per student can be applied to replace study materials, computers, tablets, books and other losses and to needs directly related to students in the affected areas being able to continue their studies. ... MORE
Posted November 7, 2012
SUNY Empire State College’s offices at 325 Hudson St. in Manhattan and 177 Livingston St. in Brooklyn are suspending operations 3 p.m. today in advance of the pending
Northeaster. ... MORE
Posted November 6, 2012
SUNY Empire State College has been awarded a grant by Lumina Foundation to develop SUNY REAL, Recognition of Experiential and Academic Learning, a new pathway to degree completion for students with learning acquired outside of the formal higher education system through open-education resources (OERs). ... MORE
Posted November 5, 2012
Temporary disruptions to telephones and Internet access are possible in the coming days at Hudson and Livingston streets. ... MORE
Posted November 4, 2012
The college's New York City offices have also suspended operations for Monday. Long Island offices anticipate opening. ... MORE
Posted November 2, 2012
SUNY Empire State College Offices in New York City located at 325 Hudson St. in lower Manhattan, 177 Livingston St. in Brooklyn and 500 Seaview Ave. on Staten Island are suspending operations for Monday Nov. 5.
All three of college’s offices on Long Island and the Hartsdale and Nanuet offices in Westchester County expect to open. ... MORE
Posted November 1, 2012
Colleagues around the college are expressing their deep concern for students and members of the college community who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy and the damage it created in the New York City, New Jersey, Long Island and lower Hudson Valley areas in particular. ... MORE
Posted November 1, 2012
The college’s Hartsdale and Nanuet Offices, which are without power, also will continue to suspend operations through Friday. ... MORE
Posted October 29, 2012
Operations at SUNY Empire State College’s Hudson Valley, Metropolitan New York and Long Island regional offices, the college's Binghamton office and the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies continue to be suspended through Tues. Oct. 30. ... MORE
Posted October 28, 2012
SUNY Empire State College’s Metropolitan, Long Island and Hudson Valley Regional Administrative Offices and the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies have temporarily suspended operations for Mon. Oct 29, 2012 as a consequence of Hurricane Sandy’s anticipated impact on the region. ... MORE
Posted October 26, 2012
“War Stories,” a performance piece featuring the voices of men and women in the military, as well as those on the homefront, who have been profoundly touched by war. ... MORE
Posted October 25, 2012
Her term begins Jan. 1, 2013 and runs through Dec. 31, 2015. ... MORE
Posted October 19, 2012
Prestigious Statewide Honor a First for a SUNY Empire State College Student ... MORE
Posted October 16, 2012
SUNY Trustee Eunice A. Lewin and Acting President Meg Benke presented Crissey with a framed poster of her work, copies of which will be hung throughout the college. ... MORE
Posted October 15, 2012
Nikoleta Gurra, an international student from the University of New York Tirana, Albania, traveled all the way to Buffalo, N.Y. to present her marketing plan for the opening of a new Chinese restaurant in Tirana. ... MORE
Posted October 15, 2012
The conference featured sessions for participants on topics such as evaluating public history exhibits, digital and multimedia technology and their impact on audiences, community-based theater for social change, students and credit card debt, conflict and provocation in mediated disputes, animal hoarding, and the fabric of self-leadership and success, among others. ... MORE
Posted October 11, 2012
Monique Y. Durant, of Buffalo; Kevin Eitzmann, of Ballston Lake; Michael B. Farrell, of Leander, Texas; James E. Martin, of Sherrill; Diane Medick, of Clifton Park; and Eha Urbsalu, of Manhattan are the 2012-13 Morton Bahr Online Learning Scholarship recipients. ... MORE
Posted October 1, 2012
Free and open to everyone around the world, VizMath will focus on the visualization of math. College mentors Betty Hurley-Dasgupta and Carol Yeager are the VizMath creators and facilitators. ... MORE
Posted September 27, 2012
Named for Jane W. Altes, former long-time vice president of academic affairs and interim president of the college from 1998-00, the Altes Prize is awarded by the college annually to recognize exemplary community service by a college faculty member who applies his or her academic expertise to address important community issues. ... MORE
Posted September 26, 2012
The Association of Council Members and Trustees of the State University of New York recognizes academic excellence and outstanding campus and community service. ... MORE
Posted September 20, 2012
The search committee will recommend candidates to succeed former President Alan R. Davis, who announced his resignation in the spring of this year to take the position of president at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia. ... MORE
Posted September 17, 2012
Recently, the college won a grant to fund the implementation of Credit Where Credit is Due: Veteran and Service Member Pathway to the MBA, and another to help support women veterans. ... MORE
Posted September 17, 2012
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the college opens its exhibition calendar with “The Américas!,” a multimedia exhibit showcasing the work of current students. ... MORE
Posted September 11, 2012
Several of the college’s offices and functions will be consolidated in order to gain the synergy of collaboration and coordination among the activities they perform. ... MORE
Posted September 10, 2012
Two works of fine art by SUNY Empire State Students, "Baisley Park" by Marvenia Knight and "Sweet Chariot" by Cordell Price II, now hang in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Washington D.C. office. ... MORE
Posted September 10, 2012
She was presented with the award at a recent ceremony at the college's Niagara Frontier Center. ... MORE
Posted September 5, 2012
Each year, a Thayer Fellowship in the amount of $7,000 is awarded to one student, or shared among several students, who demonstrate outstanding achievement and high professional potential in the arts. Suits is the only winner for 2012. ... MORE
Posted September 5, 2012
The biannual publication collects essays, poetry, reflections on practice, reviews and visual art from the college’s faculty and from scholars across the country and around the world. ... MORE
Posted September 5, 2012
SUNY Empire State College Plays Key Role in Project Coordination, Development of Online Training Course and SUNY Campus Engagement ... MORE
Posted August 15, 2012
SUNY Empire State College and Peconic Bay Medical Center School of Radiology have entered into a partnership that allows Peconic Bay radiology students to earn college credit for their training and apply it toward a bachelor's degree from the college. ... MORE
Posted July 30, 2012
More than 230 alumni attended this year's Day at the Races, a new record ... MORE
Posted July 26, 2012
Ivan I. Ivanov has received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching ... MORE
Posted July 12, 2012
During June, 176 students who are active members of the military or veterans of the United States Armed Forces graduated as part of the record-setting SUNY Empire State College class of 2012. In total, more than 3,400 students graduated from the college this spring. In 2011-2012 the college served more than 1,500 military personnel or veteran students. ... MORE
Posted June 26, 2012
The college honored Margaret Corbin ’72, Sharon Grigsby '78, Debbie Oberhofer '05 and Shelly Stam '08,'10. ... MORE
Posted June 25, 2012
Students celebrated their success at nine graduation ceremonies across the state. ... MORE
Posted June 22, 2012
The new program is designed to create a community of practice comprised of both students and faculty. ... MORE
Posted June 21, 2012
The graduation of Empire State College located at the University of New York in Prague will be webcasted live on Saturday, June 23, at 11 a.m. EDT from Palace Žofín. ... MORE
Posted June 21, 2012
Center for Distance Learning Dean Tom Mackey recently joined the editorial board of Open Praxis, the international, peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the International Council for Open and Distance Education. Open Praxis is a scholarly journal focusing on research and innovation in open, distance and flexible education. Members of the editorial board represent Spain, Argentina, Botswana, India and China, as well as the U.S. ... MORE
Posted June 20, 2012
Chancellor Zimpher, President Davis and eight other SUNY presidents sign U.N. sustainability declaration. ... MORE
Posted June 15, 2012
This year’s commencement address will be given by General Secretary-Treasurer of the United Association of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Mark McManus. ... MORE
Posted June 14, 2012
The Empire State College Foundation has appointed three new members to its board of directors. Their first meeting was May 4. ... MORE
Posted June 14, 2012
The ceremony takes place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 14 in Alfred Lerner Hall on the Columbia University Campus, 2920 Broadway, New York City. ... MORE
Posted June 13, 2012
More than 270 students from the college’s Long Island region, including seven students who have earned master’s degrees, are eligible to participate. ... MORE
Posted June 11, 2012
Dr. Michael Peters discussed open education. ... MORE
Posted June 7, 2012
The Hudson Gallery at SUNY Empire State College’s Metropolitan Center will host a photographic exhibition, “Simple Pleasures,” featuring work by Eugenia D’Ambrosio ’05. ... MORE
Posted June 7, 2012
The ceremony takes place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, in the Hart Theatre at the Egg at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. More than 225 students from the college’s Northeast region, including 19 students who have earned master’s degrees, are eligible to participate. ... MORE
Posted June 5, 2012
More than 1,100 students will participate in the ceremony, including 11 who have earned master’s degrees. The event takes place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, in the Saratoga Springs City Center and will be streamed live via the Internet on ESC-TV. ... MORE
Posted June 1, 2012
SUNY Empire State College will host its annual graduation ceremony for the Central New York region at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 2, at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center. The center will graduate 270 students, four of whom will serve as student speakers: Hon. Sam Roberts, First Sergeant James L. Bryant, Heidi Feyl-Crane and Michelle Cooper.
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Posted May 31, 2012
Carol Evans '77, president of Working Mother Media, keynotes the ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Purchase College. ... MORE
Posted May 31, 2012
The Jewish Foundation for Education of Women has approved a $20,000 grant for the Empire State College Foundation to support four female veterans, or female family members of veterans, who are pursuing an advanced certificate in veterans’ services at the college through the School for Graduate Studies. ... MORE
Posted May 30, 2012
Meg Benke, provost and vice president of academic affairs for SUNY Empire State College, has been appointed to the Commission on Regulation of Postsecondary Distance Education, which was recently formed by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. ... MORE
Posted May 30, 2012
The lecture will be streamed live on ESC-TV Friday, June 1, 9-10:30 a.m. ... MORE
Posted May 31, 2012
The ceremony for the Niagara Frontier region is at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 2, at Rockwell Hall at Buffalo State College. ... MORE
Posted May 24, 2012
The graduating class of 2012 will far surpass last year’s total of 3,300, which set a record for the college. ... MORE
Posted May 18, 2012
The college is the subject of an entire chapter in the new e-book “Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies” published by EDUCAUSE and available at no cost online. ... MORE
Posted May 18, 2012
Amory's appointment is effective Sept. 1, 2012. ... MORE
Posted May 18, 2012
The State University of New York Empire State College has established the New York Institute for Open Education, the first institute of its type in the state. ... MORE
Posted May 10, 2012
The State University of New York Board of Trustees today voted unanimously to appoint SUNY Empire State College Provost Meg Benke acting president of the college, effective Sept. 1, 2012. ... MORE
Posted May 7, 2012
Two members of the SUNY Empire State College community were honored with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for the academic year 2011-2012 by SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher at the college’s Center for Distance Learning conference in April. ... MORE
Posted April 26, 2012
This year’s theme is “An Open Community for Learning Teaching and Mentoring.” ... MORE
Posted April 19, 2012
Performance is at the GE Theatre at Proctor's, April 24, 7 p.m. Free and Open to the Public with Live Webcast ... MORE
Posted April 18, 2012
Reed Coughlan, a SUNY distinguished teaching professor and coordinator of SUNY Empire State College’s Utica Unit, was awarded the fifth Susan H. Turben Chair in Mentoring at an awards ceremony at an All College Conference in late March. ... MORE
Posted April 17, 2012
GMAC® today awarded $536,176 grant to fund Credit Where Credit is Due: Veteran and Service Member Pathway to the MBA. ... MORE
Posted April 6, 2012
SUNY Empire State College’s Metropolitan Center presents “The Art of Teaching,” a mixed-media exhibition by Empire State College graduates and faculty members at the Fashion Institute of Technology. ... MORE
Posted April 5, 2012
Stewart’s Shops has pledged $60,000 over three years to support graduates of community colleges. With the college foundation matching gift, $40,000 per year is now available annually to community-college alumni who live or work in the Stewart’s Shop service area throughout eastern New York state. ... MORE
Posted April 4, 2012
Anita Brown (Green Island), Vicki Haas (North Collins), Kevin Lawson (East Bethany), Carolyn Polikarpus (Ghent) and Ryan Smithson (Schenectady) were among those honored by SUNY Chancellor Zimpher with the 2012 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. ... MORE
Posted April 2, 2012
Alan R. Davis today announced that he has resigned as president of SUNY Empire State College effective August 31, 2012, and that he has accepted the position of president and vice chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia. Davis will begin at Kwantlen on Sept. 1, 2012. ... MORE
Posted March 7, 2012
The Long Island Center of the State University of New York Empire State College celebrated 40 years of innovation in higher education and service to Long Island at an event held Friday, March 2. ... MORE
Posted March 2, 2012
The college will participate in the first-ever Open Education Week on Wednesday March 7 through an event titled, "O.P.E.N.: Open Projects Engaging New York." ... MORE
Posted February 27, 2012
Mitch Nesler, vice president of the college’s Center for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, also will oversee the Office of Enrollment Management and Student Services, effective March 15. ... MORE
Posted February 21, 2012
SUNY Empire State College President Alan R. Davis has been appointed to the American Council on Education’s Commission on Lifelong Learning. ... MORE
Posted February 17, 2012
“I am proud of the program we offer at Tirana, at six other international locations, at more than 35 locations in New York state and online everywhere." ... MORE
Posted February 16, 2012
St. Elizabeth School of Radiologic Technology students now transfer easily into academic-degree programs at the college and gain credit for their training. ... MORE
Posted February 15, 2012
In celebration of Black History Month, SUNY Empire State College’s Metropolitan Center will host “Breaking Boundaries,” an exhibition by current students and alumni.
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Posted February 14, 2012
Deborah Hodge, of Guilderland, joined SUNY Empire State College in January as academic adviser for the college’s online nursing program. In her new role at Empire State College, Hodge will be involved in the advisement of all nursing students, student recruitment and retention, development of programmatic policies and other special projects. ... MORE
Posted February 7, 2012
The SUNY Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution approving the conferral of honorary degrees to Diana G. Oblinger, president and CEO of EDUCAUSE and Michael A. Peters, professor of policy, cultural and social studies in education at the University of Waikato in New Zealand and emeritus professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at graduation ceremonies this spring. ... MORE
Posted February 6, 2012
The agreement establishes a collaboration in which Empire State College degree program offerings will be included in the New York Times Knowledge Network offerings, and Knowledge Network offerings will be included in the college’s program offerings. ... MORE
Posted January 30, 2012
“Made in America: The Depth and Breadth of Jazz Performance,” a SUNY Empire State College Metropolitan Center event, will celebrate February as black history month with live jazz, discussion of the impact of jazz and black history as it relates to music, society and politics, as well as presentations of awards for lifetime achievement, including one to jazz great and college alumnus Kenny Barron ’78. ... MORE
Posted January 30, 2012
SUNY Empire State College’s School for Graduate Studies is hosting a panel, “Let’s Talk about Public History” on Feb. 2, 2012, 7 p.m., in the Gallery of the Saratoga Hilton. ... MORE
Posted January 27, 2012
State University of New York Empire State College and Columbia-Greene Community College have 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 January 23, 2012
The degree offers police, firefighters, government and public sector workers and others, more opportunities to earn a college degree. ... MORE
Posted January 13, 2012
State University of New York Empire State College and Hudson Valley 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 January 12, 2012
The college is actively engaged with the chancellor and her team to determine how the advantages and benefits of all aspects of the system's distance and open learning can be brought to greater scale across the state and around the world. ... MORE
Posted January 11, 2012
SUNY Empire State College will present a three-part online series focusing on the key issues, challenges and possibilities for adult higher education during the month of January. ... MORE
Posted January 5, 2012
Governor Cuomo’s expansion of the historic NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Act is great news. ... MORE
Posted January 5, 2012
SUNY Empire State College and Fulton-Montgomery Community College ease transferability of FMCC credits to four-year program at Empire State College. ... MORE
