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Interim President
John R. Ryan |
Ryan
Address Highlights Quality of Incoming Freshman Class,
Innovation in Education, Increased Research Funding
by Greta Petry (May 6, 2004)
Noting the importance of maintaining �our momentum
into the future,� Interim President John R. Ryan focused
his April 28 report to the faculty on the steps UAlbany
is taking to recruit and retain high-quality faculty
and students, and enhance academic and research programs.
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SUNY
Chancellor Honors Top Students with Awards of Excellence
by Greta Petry (May 6, 2004)
State University of New York Chancellor Robert
L. King recently recognized the University�s most outstanding
students with the Chancellor�s Award for Student Excellence.
In all, 245 students from 61 State University campuses,
representing five foreign countries and nine states
with an average GPA of 3.74 were honored. More
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Environmental
Science Major Grows in Popularity
by Greta Petry (May 6, 2004)
Environmental science is a growing major for undergraduates
at the University at Albany. More
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Margaret
Stewart Endows Scholarship
by Michael Messitt (May 6, 2004)
In 1956, North Carolina native Margaret �Meg� Stewart
joined the University�s biology faculty after receiving
her Ph.D. at Cornell. Her distinguished teaching and
research career at the University reflects a focus on
natural history and field biology. Prior to her retirement
in 1997, she championed the launch of the Biodiversity,
Conservation, and Policy Program. As professor emeritus,
she has remained involved with the program�s development.
In December 2003, Stewart made a gift to endow the program
through the establishment of the Margaret M. Stewart
Graduate Scholarship in Biodiversity, Conservation,
and Policy. More >>
 Fudan
University and UAlbany: Partners for 25 years
Fudan University in Shanghai, China and the University
at Albany recently celebrated 25 years of exchange programming
with a �Declaration of Friendship� signed by Interim
UAlbany President John Ryan and Fudan Chancellor Shaode
Qin. From left are Fudan University delegation members
Professor Maoyun Dong, associate dean, School of Law;
Professor Yinzhang Chen, head, External Affairs Office;
Dean Qingwu Jiang, School of Public Health; Ms. Ya Zhou,
director, Chancellor's Office; and Chancellor Shaode
Qin; and UAlbany�s Interim President John Ryan, Provost
Carlos Santiago, Interim Research Vice President Jeryl
Mumpower, and Interim Business Dean Paul Leonard. Associate
Dean Xiongwen Lu, School of Management, is not shown.
Slam Poets
Spread the Word Every Other Wednesday Night
by Tavonna Goodman (May 6, 2004
It is 8 p.m. The lights in the back of Ritazza,
the campus coffee shop, are dimmed. A microphone and
a small round table with a compact portable radio on
top of it, create a stage. The sounds of Brother Ali�s
Shadows on the Sun, Nas�s Illmatic, or Miguel Pinero�s
Lower Eastside may sail into the ears of outsiders as
they stroll by, but the real entertainment inside of
Ritazza is live. More >>
IFW
Forum Connects Women and Technology
by Greta Petry (May 6, 2004)
The Initiatives For Women (IFW) Winter Forum Tech
Valley: Not Just Bits and Bytes in March drew
more than 100 University and community attendees to
the Campus Center. The event was IFW�s 10th annual educational
event, the second focusing on women and technology,
and was co-sponsored by IFW and the NY Tech Valley Chapter
of the Alliance of Technology and Women (ATW). More
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UAlbany
Represented at African Studies Conference
by Greta Petry (May 6, 2004)
Nine students from Nefer Rohu, the Africana Graduate
and Professional Students Organization, participated
in the 28th annual New York African Studies Association
conference (NYASA) April 16-17, hosted by Eastern Connecticut
State University. More
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