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University Acquires Two House Lots On Ontario Street From The Faculty Student Association For $18,800 And Interest (Map # 23)

1968 April??

University acquires two house lots on Ontario Street from the Faculty Student Association for $18,800 and interest (Map # 23). The houses have already been torn down and the land seeded.

Oil Portrait Of President Collins By Philip Pearlstein Presented To The University

1968

Oil portrait of President Collins by Philip Pearlstein presented to the University by “Friends of the University”.

Faculty Student Association Sells 18 & 22 South Lake Ave. For $90,000

1968

Faculty Student Association sells 18 & 22 South Lake Ave. for $90,000. The buildings had served for 15 years as undergraduate and graduate housing.

Martin Luther King Fund Established For Grants In Aid To “Disadvantaged Students....[Who] Will Not Be Students Normally Admitted To The University.”

1968 June

-–Martin Luther King Fund established for grants in aid to “disadvantaged students....[who] will not be students normally admitted to the University.” The announcement of the fund hoped to raise $25,000.00 to allow grants of $200.00 to $1,000.00 per year.

Students Added To Faculty Senate Councils

1968 September

-–Students added to Faculty Senate Councils. The faculty voted at an open meeting on September 12 to amend the Faculty By-Laws and admit students to all Faculty Councils. The vote was formally approved by the Faculty Senate at its meeting on September 30th. Previously students had been admitted...

All Of Colonial Quad Now Seeded

1968 June 6

All of Colonial Quad now seeded. Tisdale predicts an end to dust storms on campus since only Indian Quad is now bare, though he points out that the bare State Police Academy on the Harriman campus may bring dust.

Packaged Kosher Dinners Are Made Available Through The B’nai B’rith Hillel Society

1968 September

-–Packaged Kosher dinners are made available through The B’nai B’rith Hillel Society.

Physics Building Is Named The Joseph Henry Physics Building

1968 October 4-

-Physics building is named the Joseph Henry Physics Building after the prominent Albany scientist.

University Library Dedicated

1968 November 15

University Library dedicated.

School Of Education Dean Dr. Randolph S. Gardner Announces New Off Campus Teaching Centers Involving Sunya Students And Faculty

1967 September 1