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President Hitchcock Announces Edward S. And Frances Gildea George Education Center

1996 November

University President Karen Hitchcock announces that the 102,000 sq. ft. facility on the East Campus (now the Health Sciences Campus) that is the home of the School of Public Health will be named the Edward S. and Frances Gildea George Education Center in honor of their $1 million gift to the...

Suny Campuses Gain Full Control Over Running Of Residence Halls

1997

The State University of New York gives SUNY campuses full control over the running of their residence halls. This will subsequently lead to the rehabilitation of a number of dormitories at UAlbany.

Governor Pataki Formally Dedicates New Center For Environmental Sciences And Technology Management

1997 June 30

New York Governor George Pataki formally dedicates the new Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology Management (CESTM). The new building houses the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) and the Center for Advanced Thin Film Technologies (CAT), incubator businesses and the National...

Nys Budget Contains $10 Million For A Third Expansion Of Cestm and Other University Initiatives

1997 July

The New York State budget contains $10 million for a third expansion of the University's Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology Management (CESTM) which will contain a pilot manufacturing/workforce training facility; a promise of $5 million additional funds if UAlbany and RPI, in...

Release of $100 Million Master Plan For 10 Years Of University Development

1997 Fall

Release of $100 million Master Plan for 10 years of University development. The plan calls for new buildings adjacent to the the Academic Podium, a proposed 75,000 sq. ft. Chemistry building (later the Life Sciences Building), the rehabilitation of the existing podium, and the limitation of auto...

Edward And Frances Gildea George Present University with $1 Million Gift

1997 November 6

Formal announcement of Edward S. and Frances Gildea George's gift of $1 million (at the time, the largest alumni gift to date) and the naming of the 100,000 sq. ft. home of the School of Public Health Building on the East Campus (now the Health Sciences Campus) as the Edward S. and Frances Gildea...

Center For Environmental Sciences And Technology Management Wins "First Award"

1997 November 20

The University's Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology Management wins "First Award" from the American Institute of Architects/Western New York. The building was designed by a team from Cannon of New York City.

President Hitchcock Announces $3.5 Million Campaign To Equip The New [Science] Library

1998 March

President Karen Hitchcock announced a $3.5 million campaign to equip the new [Science] Library. Interim Vice President for Advancement Paul Stec points out that while the State covered approximately $22 million of the $30 million in total cost for the new building, as well as $250,000 to rehab...

New Integrated Undergraduate Physical Geography Laboratory Will Be Funded By $200,000 From The National Science Foundation

1998 October

Announcement that a new Integrated Undergraduate Physical Geography Laboratory (IUPGL) will be funded by $200,000 from the National Science Foundation. The grant is for the Department of Geography and Planning and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to construct three separate...

Barnes & Noble Book Stores Pledges $750,000 To The Science Library And Scholarships

1998 October

President Karen Hitchcock announced that Barnes & Noble Bookstores, Inc. has pledged $750,000 to the Science Library and scholarships. $500,000 will go to the new library and $250,000 to scholarships.