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Offices Of International Student Services And International Programs Are Merged

1999

Offices of International Student Services and International Programs are merged reflecting the increasing number of international students attending the University and University students studying abroad.

President Hitchcock Announces Freshman Enrollment For 1998 1999 Is 2,3176

1998 October 13

President Hitchcock announces freshman enrollment for 1998-1999 is 2,376 and that SAT scores had risen from 1149 to 1161. She also promised that the 12 year decline in faculty, from 629 FTE in 1987-1988, will be reversed by 20 new positions resulting in a net increase in the faculty ranks. She...

Suny Provost Peter Salinas Explains Resource Allocation Method

1998 October 1

SUNY Provost Peter Salinas told State Senate and Assembly the new State University of New York Resource Allocation Method (RAM) would credit campuses fully with the tuition their students pay, and would allocate State tax dollars based on the cost of instruction at different academic levels and...

Transfer Agreement With Berkshire Community College

1998 June

The University entered into a transfer agreement with Berkshire Community College (BCC), the first transfer agreement with a non-New York State community college. The agreement provides for BCC students with associates degrees in selected fields such as business administration, computer...

New York State Budget Includes $130.1 Million Over Five Years To Carry Out The University's Master Plan

1998 April

The New York State budget included $130.1 million over five years to carry out the University's Master Plan. Included in the Higher Education Capital Construction Plan is funding for a new wing for the Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology Management; a new Life Sciences building;...

Formation Of Vice President's Advisory Council On Aids Prevention

1997 Spring

Announcement of formation of Vice President's Advisory Council on AIDS Prevention. The Advisory Council, chaired by Dean of the School of Health David Carpenter and including student representation, will meet four times a year and advise Vice President for Student Affairs James P. Doellfeld and...

John R. Ryan Named 12th SUNY Chancellor

1997 April 21

The SUNY Board of Trustees appointed John R. Ryan as the 12th Chancellor. Ryan had been serving for nine months as interim chancellor. UAlbany President Karen Hitchcock was a member of the 24-person chancellor search committee which reviewed more than 100 nominees.

Karen Hitchcock Inaugurated As 16th President

1996 November 8

University Adopts New Smoking Policy

1996 Fall

University adopts a new smoking policy that restricts smoking to designated suites and bedrooms in Residence Halls, and prohibits it within ten feet of building entrances and windows and in all exterior stairwells. Smoking is prohibited in private offices and all other indoor spaces.

University Has $1.3 Million Cut From Its $97 Million 1994-1995 State And Tuition Revenues

1995 February

Announcement that UAlbany had $1.3 million, or 42.2 jobs, cut from its $97 million in 1994-1995 state and tuition revenues. Of the cuts, 7.0 would come from faculty support, 3.2 in academic related positions, 6 in library staff, 3.4 in student affairs, 12.1 in maintenance, and 10.5 in...