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SPECIAL TELEVISION/RADIO PRESS CONFERENCE FOR PROJECT 2000 REPORT, JUNE 4
A new report of New York State Project 2000 will be released at a press
conference in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, June 4. A second press
conference for Albany area news media will be held at 4 p.m. that same day
at the Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New
York, 411 State Street.
Titled "The People of New York: Population Dynamics of a Changing
State," the new report was commissioned by Gov. Mario Cuomo and the
Legislature as part of a series of studies of what the state might look like
at the turn of the century and beyond.
The news conference has been especially formated for electronic media
with brief summaries reinforced by colorful graphics. Drs. Richard D. Alba
and Katherine Trent of the Center for Social and Demongraphic Analysis at
the University at Albany, State University of New York, will make the
presentation highlights of which include:
1. The threats to children's welfare, exemplified by the high rates of
children living in poverty or in single parent families, will be one of the
most important issues to be corffronted in New York's future.
2. The state's population will grow, reversing the population decline of
the 1970's; and the era of major migration loss to the Sun Belt appears to
have come to an end.
3. On the eve of the nation's celebration of the 100th anniversary of
the construction of the Statue of Liberty, New York has a continuing need
for the sustained influx of immigrants fran abroad.
4. By the year 2000, about one third of the residents of the state will
be Hispanic or non-white.
A population projection of the Upper Hudson Region in the year 2000,
including the counties of Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery,
Resselaer, Saratoga, Schnectady, and Schoharie, will be given.
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First-Year Student Excels
Susan Carol Hannigan, formerly of Kingston, N.Y., completed her freshman
year at University at Albany, State University of New York with a
grade point average of 3.84. Hannigan, who specializes in mathematics, earned a
‘4.0 during her spring semester---the best GPA achievable.
Currently, Susan resides with her parents, Dorothy and Joseph Hannigan, at
their hame in Safety Harbor, Florida. She will return to Albany this fall to begin
her second year at the University.
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June 11, 1986
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Student Graduates With Honors
Christopher Farmer of Delmar, N.Y. has graduated summa cum laude from
University at Albany, State University of New York. Farmer, a member of the Phi
Beta Kappa honor society, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. His
overall grade point average was 3.7 out of a possible 4.0.
The son of Yvonne and Walter Farmer, Christopher plans to continue his
studies this fall in the hopes of earning a higher degree in Teacher Education.
Walter Farmer teaches Science Education at University at Albany.
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June 27, 1986
