Inaugural Burian Lecture Held 1997 April 7 Inaugural Jarka Burian Lecture given by Professor Marvin Carlson. Burian was a theater director and professor at the University who retired in 1992 and died in 2005.
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.
Formation Of The Albany Crew Alumni Association 1997 April 24 Formation of the Albany Crew Alumni Association, the University's first ever athletic constituency group charter. At the ceremony University President Karen Hitchcock christened a new premier racing boat named in her honor and used exclusively by the women's rowing club.
First "Spring Clean Up Day" Held 1997 April 25 Faculty, staff and administrators join together for the first "Spring Clean-Up Day," a voluntary effort to clean up the campus before Commencement.
Suny Microsystems Donates A Sun Ultra Enterprise 6000 Server To Cestm 1997 Spring Announcement of SUN Microsystems donation of a SUN Ultra Enterprise 6000 server to the Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology Management (CESTM). Early applications will be for database construction, management and retrieval of archival data, and complex system modeling and forecasting....
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...
University Will Move From To Division I Athletics 1997 May 5 University President Karen Hitchcock announces that University will move from NCAA Division II athletics to Division I effective 1999-2000.
Steven D. Gold Endowment For Graduate Research Assistantships In Graduate School Of Public Affairs Established 1997 June 2 The Steven D. Gold Endowment for Graduate Research Assistantships in the Graduate School of Public Affairs (GSPA) is established with a $100,000 gift from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The award will provide $7,500 per year for three years to minority scholars at GSPA pursuing careers in state...
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...