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 Stony Brook University on Long Island and the University at Buffalo.
The State University of New York at Buffalo,commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo,is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst,New York,United States. The university was founded in 1846 as a private medical college and merged with the State University of New York system in 1962. As of 2022,it is one of two flagship institutions of the SUNY system,along with Stony Brook University. As of fall 2020,the university enrolled 32,347 students in 13 schools and colleges,making it the largest public university in the state of New York.
The State University of New York Buffalo State University is a public university in Buffalo,New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Buffalo State University was founded in 1871 as the Buffalo Normal School to train teachers. It offers 79 undergraduate majors with 11 honors options,11 post baccalaureate teacher certification programs,and 64 graduate programs.
D'Youville University is a private university in Buffalo,New York. It was founded as D'Youville College in 1908 and named by the Grey Nuns after the patroness saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville. As of fall 2020 D'Youville College served 2,785 students and had 54 degree majors the health sciences,business,and liberal arts for undergraduate and graduate students. In February 2022,the New York State Board of Regents approved a name change to D'Youville University.
State University of New York at Oswego is a public university in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego,New York. It has two campuses:historic lakeside campus in Oswego and Metro Center in Syracuse,New York.
Le Moyne College is a private Jesuit college in DeWitt,New York. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1946 and named after Jesuit missionary Simon Le Moyne. At its founding,Le Moyne was the first co-educational Jesuit college in the United States.
Nancy L. Zimpher is an American educator,state university leader,and former Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY). Prior to her service at SUNY,Zimpher was a dean and professor of education at Ohio State University;then Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee between 1998 and 2003;and President of the University of Cincinnati from 2003 through May 2009. Zimpher was the first woman to serve as Chancellor of SUNY,UWM's first woman chancellor,and UC's first female president. Zimpher is a native of the village of Gallipolis in southern Ohio.
A provost is a senior academic administrator. At many institutions of higher education,the provost is the chief academic officer,a role that may be combined with being deputy to the chief executive officer. They may also be the chief executive officer of a university,of a branch campus of a university,or of a college within a university.
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of New York and Pennsylvania.
Anthony G. Collins was the 16th President of Clarkson University in Potsdam,New York.
The United East Conference (UEC),formerly known as the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC),is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
Muriel A. Howard is the former president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in Washington,D.C.,and served as the seventh president of Buffalo State College at the State University of New York (SUNY) system from 1996 to 2009. Prior to her presidency at Buffalo State College,she was the vice president for public services and urban affairs at the SUNY educational institution,the University at Buffalo,where she worked for 23 years. Howard was educated at public universities in New York State,as well as at Harvard University,where she graduated from the University's Institute of Management. Howard has been a leader and member of many corporate boards of directors;and councils and committees in higher education and city government. Further,she has been the recipient of many awards and honors throughout her career.
Sir Kenneth Octavius Hall served as the governor-general of Jamaica from 16 February 2006 to 26 February 2009. He was Jamaica's fifth governor-general since independence in 1962.
Gary A. Olson is a scholar of rhetoric and culture,a literary biographer,and president of Daemen University. He has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Idaho State University,dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University,and chief academic officer at the University of South Florida,St. Petersburg.
Deborah Flemma Stanley is an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as president of the State University of New York at Oswego from August 1,1997 until December 2021. In December 2022,she was awarded the honorary title of President Emeritus.
Donald Bruce Johnstone,also known as D. Bruce Johnstone,(born January 13,1941) is an American educator who served as Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY),headquartered in Albany,New York;and President of Buffalo State College,in Buffalo,New York. Johnstone is also Professor Emeritus at the University at Buffalo (UB). He was named SUNY Chancellor Emeritus in 2014.
Elizabeth D. "Betty" Phillips was the Director of University of Florida Online. She resigned abruptly after serving only three months in that position,without explanation. She previously served as provost and executive vice president of Arizona State University (2006-2013) and provost of the University of Florida (1996-1999),among other administrative positions.
R. Barbara Gitenstein was the president of The College of New Jersey. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Duke University ('70) and a Ph.D. in English and American literature from UNC in 1975. Gitenstein was born in Florala,Alabama,a town of 2,000 where hers was one of the few Jewish families. She attended Holton-Arms School,an all-woman's high school. On July 11,2017,Gitenstein announced she would retire at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year.
Satish K. Tripathi is an Indian-American academic,a computer scientist and academic administrator. He is the first foreign-born president of the University at Buffalo (UB),the flagship of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Previously,he served as provost of University at Buffalo from 2004 to 2011. From 1997-2004,Tripathi served as dean of the Bourns College of Engineering at University of California,Riverside.
William R. Greiner was President of the University at Buffalo (UB) in the State University of New York (SUNY) system from 1991 to 2004,where he worked for 42 years. Prior to becoming president,Greiner served in other capacities in the University at Buffalo Law School,and in UB's administration. He was educated at both Yale University and Wesleyan University,earning degrees in economics and law,including a doctorate in law from Yale. Under Greiner's leadership,research,educational,sports,arts,and student living complexes were constructed. Greiner co-wrote two books. He retired from UB in 2009,and died shortly thereafter due to heart surgery complications.
