The State University of New York is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States. Led by chancellor John B. King, the SUNY system has 91,182 employees, including 32,496 faculty members, and some 7,660 degree and certificate programs overall and a $13.37 billion budget. Its flagship universities are SUNY Stony Brook on Long Island in southeastern New York and SUNY Buffalo in the west. Its research university centers also include SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Albany.
Brockport is a village in the Town of Sweden, with two tiny portions in the Town of Clarkson, in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 7,104 at the 2020 U.S. Census. The name is derived from Heil Brockway, an early settler. It is also home to SUNY Brockport which has an average class size of 5,966 students.
The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), formerly the New Jersey State Athletic Conference, is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. All of its current full members are public universities in New Jersey, although it will add one new full member from New York in 2026. Affiliate members are located in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
State University of New York Brockport is a public university in Brockport, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY).
The Rochester Area Colleges is a consortium of higher education institutions in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area in the United States. Founded in 1970, Rochester Area Colleges has numerous area public and private colleges as members and provides collaborative working opportunities for colleges and their students. The association aims to support career development, placement, and experiential education in the region. The University of Rochester is generally regarded as the premier institution within the consortium.
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, consisting of schools in the State University of New York system. It was chartered in 1958 as the New York State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The Empire 8 (E8) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. The E8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball. The E8 shares offices with the United Volleyball Conference, a separate Division III league that competes solely in men's volleyball.
John R. Halstead is an American educator and administrator who served as the 25th president of Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and as the sixth president of the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Brockport.
Paul Yu was a Chinese-American academic who was the President of State University of New York at Brockport between 1997–2004.
The New York State University Police (NYSUP) is the law enforcement agency of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Approximately 600 uniformed officers and investigators, as well as sixty-four chiefs, serve the 29 state college and university campuses throughout the state.
Jim May is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League.
John "Jay" Accorsi Jr. is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Rowan University, an NCAA Division III program in Glassboro, New Jersey. He began coaching at Rowan in 2002, and in his first season he led the Profs to a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championship, which was their second in a row. He has guided them to seven outright or tied NJAC championships in all. In 2010, Rowan was the co-champion with Montclair State, but due to a tiebreaker they did not qualify for the postseason. In 2013, Rowan received the playoff bid because of their tiebreaker over SUNY Brockport. He retired following the 2023 season.
The Plymouth State Panthers football team represents Plymouth State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Panthers are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Panthers play their home games at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
The Brockport Golden Eagles are composed of 23 teams representing The College at Brockport, State University of New York in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball, football, ice hockey, and wrestling. Women's sports include field hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, tennis, and softball. The Golden Eagles compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the State University of New York Athletic Conference for most sports, except for the football team, which competes in the Empire 8 Conference.
The Brockport Golden Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the State University of New York at Brockport located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes in NCAA Division III and are members of the Empire 8. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium in Brockport, New York. The Golden Eagles are coached by Jason Mangone. Brockport participates yearly in the Courage Bowl.
Peter Lawrence is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2015 to 2021. A Republican, he represented Hilton, Spencerport and Greece in Monroe County.
The Courage Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game that has been played every year starting in 2005.
Mauro Panaggio was an American basketball coach at the high school, college, and professional levels. He holds the record for the most coaching wins in the history of the Continental Basketball Association, and was named to the CBA's 50th Anniversary team as coach.
Michael Kemp is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for SUNY Erie, a position he has held since 2021. He was previously an assistant coach for Brockport High School, Brockport, Springfield, St. Lawrence, UConn, Penn, Cortland, Holly Senior-Junior High School, Elba / Byron–Bergen High School, Norwich, and SUNY Erie. He was the head coach for the Plymouth State Panthers football team from 1996 to 1998 and was the first head coach in program history for the Utica Pioneers football team from 2000 to 2007. He also coached the York–Pavilion High School football team in 2015.
Robert Ellsworth Boozer was an American athletic director and college athletics coach. He was the athletic director for State University of New York at Brockport—now known as SUNY Brockport—from the 1950s to 1971. He was the head football coach for the school from 1947 to 1959.
