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Study: University at Albany Will Expand Area Economy by $4 Billion
During 1990s
ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany, State University of New York, will generate more
than $4 billion in economic activity in the Capital Region during the decade of the 1990s,
according to a study released Friday (Nov. 1, 1991) by the University at Albany Foundation.
The estimate includes the impact of the University’s payroll ($2 billion), student spending ($1.3
billion), campus purchases from area businessses ($600 million), planned University construction
($100 million) and visitor spending at hotels, restaurants and stores ($72 million).
The independent report, which concluded that the vitality of the University and the eight-county
Capital Region are "inextricably bound together," provides tangible evidence of the University’s
positive economic benefit to the area. It was prepared and funded by the Foundation in
collaboration with the New York State Department of Economic Development (DED) and the
University. The Foundation is comprised of over 120 area leaders who work with the University
to promote programs that benefit the community and the campus.
Kevin O’Connor, deputy commissioner for intergovernmental coordination at the Department of
Economic Development and secretary of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, presented details
of the report Friday to area business executives attending a day-long Leadership Conference at
the University’s Alumni House.
Highlights
The University as Employer
The University is one of the leading employers of Capital Region residents, with 4,560
employees and over $120 million in yearly payroll, for a total economic impact of $2 billion in
the decade of the 1990s. (The total impact was calculated by multiplying the annual figure by an
economic multiplier of 1.8, and then multiplying that by 10 years.) As University spending
ripples through the regional economy, another 10,145 jobs are supported.
University Construction
Construction-related businesses will benefit from the $55.8 million in University capital
construction projects over the decade. These projects include expansion of the University
Library ($26 million), the Recreation and Convocation Center ($13.5 million), an addition to the
Campus Center ($6.3 million), and the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center ($9.6 million).
An additional $44.6 million in economic activity is generated as these construction dollars
circulate through the economy. These same projects will generate some 1,700 construction jobs.
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The University as a Customer of Local Business
The University will purchase $315 million in goods and services in the Region during the decade
of the 1990s. Twelve percent of University day-to-day purchases are from minority- and
women-owned businesses.
Student Spending
The University at Albany’s 17,405 students will spend about $733 million on books, supplies,
transportation, personal expenses and room and board during the decade.
Visitor Spending
An estimated 55,000 visitors come to the University each year, including 32,000 visitors who
stay overnight and spend $4 million. Over the decade, this will expand the regional economy by
$40 million.
The University as a Research Center
University faculty attract over $40 million in research funding each year, confirming the
University’s position as a premier public research center. Research activities over the decade are
expected to bring in over $400 million.
Other Contributions
The University’s faculty and staff - and their spouses - share their knowledge and skills with the
community as consultants and volunteers. The University’s libraries, educational, arts and sports
programs all contribute to the productivity and sophistication of the Region’s labor force, and to
the attractiveness of the Region to business, government and industry. University employee bank
deposits will expand the regional credit base by $172 million in the decade of the 1990s.
The project was initiated by Robert Macfarland, chairman and chief executive officer of Norstar
Bank of Upstate New York and former president of the University Foundation. The study was
carried out under the leadership of the Foundation’s current president, Mark J. Simmons,
president of Vulcan Management and Development Corp.
"In dollars and cents this report shows why every resident of the Capital Region has an interest in
and should support the continued growth of the University at Albany," Macfarland and Simmons
said in an introduction to the report.
In a separate message accompanying the report, Gov. Mario M. Cuomo said that effective and
creative partnerships between educational institutions and a region’s businesses and governments
are "increasingly critical in today’s global economy." The state’s public research universities,
Cuomo said, represent an important component in such partnerships.
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ARTHUR EVE TO SPEAK AT GRADUATE FORUM ~
Jatemtiembeputy Speaker of the New York State Assembly, will provide the
keynote address when the University at Albany hosts Forum ’91, the Upstate New York
Graduate Education Forum for Students of Color, on Saturday, Nov. 9, in the Lecture
Center concourse.
Undergraduate students of color from across New York State and western New
England will be attending this one-day event, which is designed to increase awareness and
preparation for graduate level study.
Eve will speak at 11 a.m. in Lecture Center 18. A video feed to will be provided to
Lecture Center 7 to accommodate any overflow audiences. Information about Forum ’91 is
available through the University’s Office of Graduate Studies at 442-3981.
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Exploration of Arctic Barrens Topic of Next Natural’History —
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‘etiétHarvey-and KathysArmstrong will share their experiences on "A Journey Through
the Arctic Barrens by Canoe" during the next Natural History Lecture Series at the
University at Albany. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. in Lecture
Center 7 on the University’s uptown campus. It is free and open to the public.
Harvey and Armstrong will discuss their 34-day journey by canoe which took
them 500 miles down the Thelon River in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Their
exciting trip included experiences with adverse weather, wolves and grizzly bears. They
will also include slides of the animals and arctic flora, revealing the special beauty of the
area. -
Sponsored by the University’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center and the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the lecture series is
organized by well-known area meteorologist Ray Falconer. This is the 21st year of the
series. An illustrated weather briefing on the latest weather conditions will begin each
lecture.
Donations to sustain the Natural History Lecture Series may be sent to the
University at Albany Fund, Inc., Room AD 231, University at Albany, 1400 Washington
Ave., Albany, New York 12222. Address donations to: "Attention: Ray Falconer Fund."
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MAILER, LORDE, RECEIVE STATE AUTHOR/POET
Governor Mario M. Cuomo will award the designations of New York State author and poet to
T and @MERSIGRBE: Wednesday, Noy. 13, at 4 p.m. in the Hamilton Room of the
Legislative Office Building in Albany.
Mailer will receive the New York State Edith Wharton Citation of Merit for fiction writers and
Lorde the New York State Walt Whitman Citation of Merit for poets, effective for 1991-93. Tributes
will be given by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Kennedy to Mailer, and by current State
Poet Robert Creeley to Lorde.
The citations, established in 1985 by the State Legislature under the aegis of the New York
State Writers Institute, which is based at the University at Albany, are presented biennially to a New
York State writer and poet upon the recommendation of an advisory panel of distinguished writers.
Mailer’s work has displayed a wide scope, a willingness to explore controversial themes and to
experiment with different forms and styles. His first novel, The Naked and the Dead (1948), remains
one of the classic novels of World War II. His combination of fiction and nonfiction narrative in The
Armies of the Night (1968) brought him his first Pulitzer Prize. His 1979 nonfiction novel on the life
and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, The Executioner’s Song, brought him his
second.
Lorde’s first volume of poetry, The First Cities, was published in 1968. Her volume From a
Land Where Other People Live (1973) was nominated for a National Book Award and The Black
Unicorn (1978) is considered to be the apex of her poetic and personal vision. A prose collection,
The Cancer Journals (1981), chronicled Lorde’s bout with cancer and eventual recovery. She is the
founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, which concentrates exclusively on publishing and
distributing works of women of color from various communities.
Legislators and other invited guests will be welcomed by H. Patrick Swygert, president of the
University at Albany. ‘A reception will follow in the well of the L.O.B. from approximately 5 to 6:30
p.m.
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Open House: Child and Adolesecent Fear and Anxiety
Wednesday, November 13, 6-8 p.m.
The Phobia and Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University at Albany’s Center for'Stress-~
andyAnxiety Disordersiis hosting an open house geared to child service providers on
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 6-8 p.m. at 1535 Western Avenue. Dr. David H. Barlow, Center
director and a national expert on panic disorders, and Dr. Anne Marie Albano will be
present to discuss the Center’s current projects and services.
Over the past 10 years, anxiety disorders have become the primary mental health
problem affecting children and adolescents. The Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety
Treatment program is staffed by clinical psychologists and advanced doctoral students.
Under the co-direction of Dr. Barlow and Dr. Albano, the Child Team provides clinical
services and conducts research to further our understanding and ability to treat the anxiety
disorders in children.
The Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program also offers
treatment for adolescents who are experiencing difficulties due to social phobia. This
treatment is conducted in a group format, where four to six teenagers participate in a
16-session program.
For more information call, 456-4127.
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Rockefeller College Honors Distinguished Graduates
ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
will honor eight graduates, including Mary Ann Crotty, director of policy management for Gov. Mario
Cuomo, at the College’s annual Alumni Awards banquet on Monday, Nov. 18. Crotty, who received a
B.S. in economics from the University in 1979 and an M.P.A. from Rockefeller College’s Graduate
School of Public Affairs in 1981, will also be the keynote speaker.
Crotty is responsible for coordinating policy and programs in the Executive Branch. Her duties
include helping to prepare the annual State of the State Message, assisting in the development of the
governor’s annual legislative program and working on policy planning and establishing priorities in
the Executive Budget. Before joining the Executive Chamber, Crotty worked for the Assembly Ways
and Means Committee.
Also scheduled to give brief remarks will be University at Albany President H. Patrick Swygert
and Rockefeller College Provost Richard P. Nathan. Members of the press who are interested in
attending the banquet at the Century House in nearby Latham should contact Candy Griffith at
442-5200. Also receiving Distinguished Alumni Awards will be:
Angelo Falcon, M.A., Graduate School of Public Affairs, now president of the Institute for
Puerto Rican Policy;
Carol S. Nielsen, M.L.S., School of Information Science and Policy, program officer in the
office of the president of the American Library Association;
T. Brian Nielsen, M.L.S., School of Information Science and Policy, head of reference and
coordinator of research at Northwestern University Library;
The late W. Byron Groves, Ph.D., School of Criminal Justice, who was an associate professor
and chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. David Galaty, a
professor at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, will accept the posthumous award.
Socrates G. Lecakes, M.A., School of Criminal Justice, deputy superintendent for administration
for the New York State Police;
Claire S. Dalton, M.S.W., School of Social Welfare, associate budget analyst, New York State
Division of Probation and Correctional Services;
Mark F. Quandt, M.S.W., School of Social Welfare, executive director of the Regional Food
Bank of Northeastern New York.
"The mark of a good school is good students. Each year when we honor distinguished graduates,
we share in their pride of accomplishment," said Nathan.
Rockefeller College, part of the University at Albany, comprises the School of Criminal Justice,
School of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Public Affairs, and School of Information Science and
Policy.
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Rockefeller College Honors Two Evanston Area Graduates
ALBANY, N.Y. - Two Evanston, Ill., residents, Carol S. Nielsen and T. Brian Nielsen,
have received Distinguished Alumni Awards from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and
Policy at the University at Albany, State University of New York.
P comer officeé in the office of the president of the American Library
Association, and ead of reference and coordinator of research at Northwestern
University, were among eight Rockefeller College graduates to be recognized at an awards
banquet on Monday, Nov. 18, in Albany. The Nielsens, who are married, both earned M.L.S.
degrees from Rockefeller College’s School of Information Science and Policy.
Carol Nielsen, a 1972 graduate, assumed her current position last August. She also serves
the American Library Association as project manager for the Standards Revision Project -- a
program undertaken by the Committee on Accreditation to consider revising the standards for
library education. Ms. Nielsen has been an active member of the American Library Association
since 1975.
Ms. Nielsen is program co-chair and vice president of the Board of the Evanston Public
Library Friends. Her professional interests are in the areas of resource development within the
library setting, continuing education needs of librarians, and the development of innovative
library services. Ms. Nielsen specializes in the fields of indexing and abstracting and has served
as a professional consultant for preparing indexes for the American Library Association,
Ferguson Publishing Company, Children’s Press, Kraft, and Libraries Unlimited. She is a
former editor of The Design Index, a comprehensive reference tool covering the fields of
architecture, graphic and industrial design, planning, and landscape architecture.
Brian Nielsen, who received his M.L.S. degree in 1971, was awarded his Ph.D. degree from
the School of Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983. He has
been at Northwestern University Library since 1980 and is currently assistant University librarian
for branch libraries and information services technology, overseeing the Science Engineering,
Transportation, and Schaffner libraries. He is also responsible for library-wide computing
development.
Mr. Nielsen’s professional expertise is in information technology and the role of computing
in librarianship. He has taught several workshops and presented many papers on the use of
computers in libraries. Mr. Nielsen has also been the principal investigator on four research
grants and has worked on a total of eight projects with funding of approximately $500,000. At
Northwestern University, he chairs the Task Force on Computer Data Files and serves on a
variety of other data access committees.
Rockefeller College, part of the University at Albany, comprises the School of Criminal
Justice, School of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Public Affairs, and School of Information
Science and Policy.
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Rockefeller College Honors Angelo Falcon as Distinguished Graduate
ALBANY, N.Y. - Angelo Falcon of Brooklyn, who is president of the Institute for Puerto
Rican Policy, received a Distinguished Alumni Award on Monday, Nov. 18, from Rockefeller
College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany.
Mr. Falcon, who received an M.A. in 1970 from Rockefeller College’s Graduate School of
Public Affairs, was one of eight alumni recognized at the College’s annual Distinguished Alumni
Awards Banquet in Albany. Rockefeller College, part of the University at Albany, comprises the
School of Criminal Justice, School of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Public Affairs, and
School of Information Science and Policy.
Mr. Falcon founded the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy, a Manhattan-based policy center
that addresses Puerto Rican and Latino community issues, in 1972. As president of the Institute,
he is involved in policy analysis and advocacy work. He has directed activities which include the
National Puerto Rican Policy Network, the New York City Project, and the Political
Participation Research and Redistricting Project.
Mr. Falcon also conducts research in urban and racial-ethnic politics in the United States.
He is currently principal investigator of the Latino National Political Survey, the largest survey
of Latino opinion conducted to date in the United States. It has received $1.8 million of funding
from the Ford, Spencer, Tinker, and Rockefeller Foundations. Mr. Falcon is also principal
investigator in a study entitled, "The Spatial and Longitudinal Dimensions of Puerto Rican
Poverty in New York City, 1977-1987," based on analysis of data from the Housing and Vacancy
Survey of New York City.
Recent publications of Mr. Falcon include a chapter, "Black and Latino Politics in New
York City: Race and Ethnicity in a Changing Urban Context," in Latinos and the Political
System (University of Notre Dame Press, 1989), and an article, "Puerto Ricans and the 1989
Mayoral Election in New York, City," in the Hispanic Journal of Behavior Sciences. He is also
co-editor of "Towards a Puerto Rican/Latino Agenda
for New York City" (Institute of Puerto Rican Policy, 1989).
Mr. Falcon serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Support Center of New
York and a trustee of the Community Service Society of New York.
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Rockefeller College Honors Mary Ann Crotty as Distinguished
Graduate
ALBANY. N.Y. _ eT ae of Red Hook in Dutchess County, received a
Distinguished Alumni Award from the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public
Affairs and Policy Monday night.
Crotty, director of policy management for Gov. Mario Cuomo, was one of eight
Rockefeller College graduates who were recognized at the College’s annual Alumni Awards
Dinner at the Century House in nearby Latham. She was also the keynote speaker at the banquet.
Crotty received a B.S. in economics from the University in 1979 and an M.P.A. from
Rockefeller College’s Graduate School of Public Affairs in 1981.
Crotty is responsible for coordinating policy and programs in the Executive Branch. Her
duties include helping to prepare the annual State of the State Message, assisting in the
development of the governor’s annual legislative program and working on policy planning and
establishing priorities in the Executive Budget.
Crotty served previously in the Governor’s Office as deputy director of State Operations
and Policy Management and as assistant secretary to the Governor for Transportation. In this
latter position, she was responsible for the development and implementation of New York State
transportation policies affecting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Motor Vehicles and other transportation authorities.
Before joining the Governor’s Office, Crotty worked with the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee, first as a transportation budget analyst and later as deputy budget director. Her
responsibilities included supervising staff in the areas of transportation, housing, environmental
conservation, parks and recreation, and energy. Crotty also served two years in the Division of
the Budget as a budget examiner.
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Rockefeller College Honors Outstanding Graduates, Including Four
from Capital District
ALBANY, N.Y. - Eight graduates of the Rockefeller College Public Affairs and Policy,
including four from the Capital District, received Distinguished:Alumni“A wards at an awards
banquet held in their honor on Monday, Nov. 18.
The four Capital District alumni are:
-Mary Ann Crotty, director of policy management for Gov. Mario Cuomo. Crotty, who
received a B.S. in economics from the University in 1979 and an M.P.A. from Rockefeller
College’s Graduate School of Public Affairs in 1981, was also the keynote speaker. She is a
resident of Rensselaer.
TLA., School of Criminal Justice, deputy superintendent for
administration for the New York State Police;
‘Liaite 8. Dats, M.S.W., School of Social Welfare, associate budget analyst, New York
State Division of Probation and Correctional Services;
M.S.W., School of Social Welfare, executive director of the Regional
Food Bank of Northeastern New York.
Other recipients of the awards included Angelo Falcon, M.A., Graduate School of Public
Affairs, now president of the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy; Carol S. Nielsen, M.L.S., School
of Information Science and Policy, program officer in the office of the president of the American
Library Association; T. Brian Nielsen, M.L.S., School of Information Science and Policy, head
of reference and coordinator of research at Northwestern University Library; and the late W.
Byron Groves, Ph.D. School of Criminal Justice, who was an associate professor and chair of
the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.
"The mark of a good school is good students. Each year when we honor distinguished
graduates, we share in their pride of accomplishment," said Richard P. Nathan, provost of
Rockefeller College and executive director of the SUNY-wide Rockefeller Institute.
Rockefeller College, part of the University at Albany, comprises the School of Criminal
Justice, School of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Public Affairs, and School of Information
Science and Policy.
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Crotty, who currently serves in one of the top positions in New York State government, is
responsible for coordinating policy development and agency-wide programs throughout the
Executive Branch. Her duties include helping in the preparation of the State of the State
message, assisting in the development of the Governor’s annual legislative program, and working
on policy planning and establishing priorities in the executive budget.
Crotty has also served in the Governor’s Office as Deputy Director of State Operations and
Policy Management and as Assistant Secretary to the Governor for Transportation. In this latter
position, she was responsible for the development and implementation of New York State
transportation policies which addressed issues relating to the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Motor Vehicles and other
transportation authorities.
Before joining the Governor’s Office, Ms. Crotty worked with the Assembly Ways and
Means Committee, first as a transportation budget analyst and later as Deputy Budget Director.
Her responsibilities included supervising staff in the areas of transportation, housing,
environmental conservation, parks and recreation, and energy. Ms. Crotty also served two years
in the Division of the Budget as a budget examiner.
Socrates G. Lecakes
Socrates Lecakes received his M.A. degree in Criminal Justice from the University at
Albany in 1971, while on leave from the New York State Police as the recipient of an Executive
Development Fellowship. Colonel Lecakes began his professional career in 1964 as a trooper
with the New York State Police, receiving several promotions culminating in his present position
as Deputy Superintendent of Administration. In this position, his responsibilities include
preparing and administering an annual budget of over $200 million and supervising the Division
Forensic Laboratory, Electronic Data Processing, Public Relations, Communications, and
Records.
Colonel Lecakes worked previously in Employee Relations, first as Staff Inspector
(1984-1987) and then as Assistant Deputy Superintendent (1987-1990). As Staff Inspector,
Colonel Lecakes handled grievances at the final Division level and assisted in negotiations with
the employee unions. Upon his promotion to Assistant Deputy Superintendent, he shared
responsibility for supervising the New York State Police Academy and the Personnel Section.
His duties included the coordination of recruitment programs and state-wide exams for the
position of trooper, which received approximately 20,000 applications. He also assisted in the
development of a continuous, revolving eligibility list.
In 1982, Colonel Lecakes was promoted to major in the Traffic Section, where he was
responsible for all Traffic programs. He previously served as Captain (1979-1982) on the
Interstate Highway Task Force, a 150-member detail dedicated to enforcement of the 55 m.p.h.
national maximum speed limit. As Lieutenant (1974-1979), Lecakes helped plan and implement
the four-year, $8 million federal grant, "Interstate Highway Task Force," aimed at reducing the
speed limit and the number of fatal traffic accidents. He lives in Albany.
Claire S. Dalton
Claire Dalton received her M.S.W. degree with a management concentration from the
University at Albany in 1977. She has worked for the New York State Division of Probation and
Correctional Alternatives since 1984. In her current position as Associate Budget Analyst in the
Planning Unit, she assists with the development of the Division’s strategic plan and annual
budget request. Ms. Dalton also works with a design team directing organizational development
forums for agency staff.
From 1984 to 1987, Ms. Dalton was Criminal Justice Program Representative in the
Division program development assistance for 20 statewide alternatives-to-incarceration
programs.
Prior to her tenure with the Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives, Ms. Dalton
served with the New York State Division of the Budget as Senior Budget Examiner for five
years. She was responsible for analyzing and developing budget recommendations and
implementing the budgets for the Divisions of Parole and Probation, the Commission of
Correction, the Crime Victims Board, the Division of Veteran’s Affairs, the Division of Military
and Naval Affairs, and a portion of the budget for the Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities.
Ms. Dalton launched her professional career in 1977 as a Health Planner with the Health
Planning Commission in the New York State Department of Health. Ms. Dalton also served as a
Field Instructor in the School of Social Welfare at Rockefeller College from 1977 to 1979. In
this position, she directed graduate internships and taught management theory. She lives in
Rensselaer.
Mark F. Quandt
Mark Quandt of Berne received his M.S.W. degree in Social Work in 1983 from the
University at Albany. He has devoted his career to human services and currently serves as
Executive Director for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. Employed in 1984
as the second staff member for this program, then one year old, Mr. Quandt has worked in
virtually all areas of the organization. He has seen the annual distribution of food to needy
families from the Food Bank grow from 700,000 to over 8 million pounds. At its inception, the
Food Bank served 100 agencies in 11 counties with two staff members; it now serves nearly 500
agencies in a 24-county area of northeastern New York with 21 employees.
As Executive Director of the Food Bank, Mr. Quandt is responsible for the overall administration
of the organization, and he has been instrumental in its tremendous growth. In 1989, the Food
Bank built and moved into a large, fully-equipped warehouse in Latham. In 1990, the
organization 6pened a branch warehouse in Newburgh to provide better service to the programs
in the Lower Hudson Valley.
Before earning his graduate degree, Mr. Quandt worked at the Wyndham Lawn Home for
Children (1976-1981) as a child care worker providing supervision and counseling for
emotionally disturbed adolescents. Mr. Quandt has been very active in community service. He
became involved in human services while at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York as a
volunteer at the Warming House, a drop-in center for the low-income and elderly. He has also
worked as an evening and weekend on-call worker for Homeless and Traveler’s Aid. He
currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Hunger Action Network of New York State
and Barnraisers, Inc.
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Five Rivers Topic of Next Natural/History Lecture!Series
neem local nature and wildlife photographer, will be the presenter at the next
Natural History Lecture Series at the University at Albany. The lecture will be held on
Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. in Lecture Center 7 on the University’s uptown campus. This
is the final lecture of the season. It is free and open to the public.
Morse will show slides depicting the wonderful diversity of wildflowers and other
plant life, animals, and scenes of Five Rivers throughout the seasons. The New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Five Rivers Environmental Education
Center is located in Delmar.
Sponsored by the University’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center and the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the lecture series is
organized by well-known area meteorologist Ray Falconer. This is the 21st year of the
series. An illustrated weather briefing on the latest weather conditions will begin each
lecture.
Donations to sustain the Natural History Lecture Series may be sent to the
University at Albany Fund, Inc., Room AD 231, University at Albany, 1400 Washington
Ave., Albany, New York 12222. Address donations to: "Attention: Ray Falconer Fund."
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
(For Immediate Release)
Contact: Joel Blumenthal
518-442-3070
Swygert Testifies Before State Senate Campus Security Task Force
ALBANY, NY (Nov. 18) -- University at Albany President H. Patrick Swygert was
among those officials who testified today before the New York State Senate Majority Task
Force on Campus Security, chaired by State Senator Stephen Saland (R-C, Columbia and
Dutchess Counties).
Following is the text of President Swygert’s testimony:
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For Immediate Release, Nov. 19, 1991
Contact: Joel Blumenthal
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Swygert Proposes Mission-Based Tuition
For Maintaining Access to Quality Public Higher Education
ALBANY, NY (Nov. 19) -- The best way to continue providing access to quality
public higher education in New York State is to "find additional resources," such as initiating
campaigns seeking private donations and allowing SUNY University Centers to charge
different tuitions than their four-year and two-year counterparts, University at Albany
President H. Patrick Swygert said today.
Testifying today in the Legislative Office Building before an Assembly Committee
on Higher Education hearing on "Maintaining Access to Public Higher Education," Swygert
said that it is clear, "in the face of a second year of budget reductions and the prospects of
further cuts next fiscal year that access -- as we define it -- is in jeopardy."
SUNY ’s unique mission is to "provide access for those students whose academic
potential is great but whose economic means may be modest," Swygert said. Within the
system, he noted, "that role and responsibility falls primarily to" the University Centers at
Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, and Stony Brook.
"Undergraduate education at research universities is different from that at four-year
arts and sciences colleges, and the costs are different as well," President Swygert said. "And I
am afraid that we cannot long continue to provide the kind of undergraduate experience that
we have offered in the past if we do not tind some appropriate mechanism for funding that
type of education. That is the threat to access that I see, and that troubles me deeply as a
person who is committed to increasing access at the University at Albany and throughout the
State University."
The complete text of President Swygert’s remarks follows, along with remarks he
had previously made on the subject to the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
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Nov. 27, 1991
Contact: Joel Blumenthal
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or
Elizabeth Ricci
NYNEX
(914) 644-6051
A $150,000 GAUNTLET--NYNEX Corp., parent company of New York Telephone,
recently presented the University at Albany’s Professional Development Center at
Albany’s Livingston Middle School a check for $50,000, the first installment of a
$150,000 challenge grant in support of the center’s programs. Attending the
presentation were, left to right: (seated) H. Patrick Swygert, president, University at
Albany; Kim Hayden, NYNEX staff manager-contributions; John Bach, Albany City
Schools superintendent; (standing) Mark Simmons, president, University at Albany
Foundation; Nelson Armlin, associate director, Capital Area School Development
Association (CASDA); Philip Thomson, University at Albany Foundation; Richard
Amadon, director of community relations, New York Telephone; Richard Clark,
interim dean, University at Albany School of Education; Gerald Guzik, principal,
Livingston Middle School; Dee Warner, assistant director, CASDA; and Erin Apostol,
teacher, Livingston Middle School. NYNEX hopes other businesses will join it in
supporting the center, which provides pre-service and in-service professional
development opportunities for teachers, as well as programs and materials for students.
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
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Contact: Vincent Reda
RESEARCHER TO MEASURE ULTRAVIOLET EFFECTS FOR U.S.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research Service has
awarded $540,000 to Dr. Lee Harrison of the University at Albany’s Atmospheric Sciences
Research Center for the development and design of improved ultraviolet spectroradiometers.
These instruments will form the core of a new biosphere network that will measure ultraviolet
effects at The Earth’s surface.
Under the guidelines of the project, Harrison and his research team will build and
operate two of these specialized instruments at specific sites. One of the locations will be at
Ponca City, Okla., at the first cloud and radiation testbed site of the Atmospheric Radiation
Measurement program. The second site is to be selected from atmospheric observatories in the
U.S. and Canada.
Harrison estimates that instrument development will take approximately nine months,
and will be calibrated by the National Institute for Standards and Technology. Installation will
take three months, and Harrison’s team will then operate the sites for one year. The resulting
biosphere network will be continued and expanded via further proposals upon the successful
completion of the original work.
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