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Speakers Announced for 2025 Commencement Ceremonies

rime — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:03:03 +0000

Speakers Announced for 2025 Commencement Ceremonies rime Tue, 04/15/2025 - 09:03

President Battles Attends Governor Hochul's Women's History Month Reception

khowell — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:42:32 +0000

President Battles Attends Governor Hochul's Women's History Month Reception

Thursday, March 20, 2025

khowell Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:42

Office of the President News

President Denise A. Battles attended a Women's History Month reception on March 18 at New York Governor Kathy Hochul's mansion. Female leaders from around New York State participated in the invitation-only affair.

At the event, Governor Hochul proclaimed March 2025 as Women's History Month in the Empire State and paid tribute to "women in education who motivate students to embrace knowledge and whose positive impact on our future leaders is moving our world forward.

"We commend them for being role models for young women who are reaching new horizons of research, innovation, and discovery, and, throughout this month-long observance, New Yorkers gratefully acknowledge the immeasurable benefits they continue to have on all our lives."

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and �鶹��ý�Ŷ� President Denise Battles (Credit/Photo Provider: Darren McGee/ Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

�鶹��ý�Ŷ� President Denise A. Battles Selected as 2025 Women of Excellence Honoree

rime — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:08:20 +0000

�鶹��ý�Ŷ� President Denise A. Battles Selected as 2025 Women of Excellence Honoree rime Tue, 03/18/2025 - 15:08

Battles Named One of Rochester's Power 100

khowell — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:52:15 +0000

Battles Named One of Rochester's Power 100

Friday, February 21, 2025

khowell Fri, 02/21/2025 - 12:52

Office of the President News

The Rochester Business Journal recently revealed its annual Power 100, a list of 100 movers and shakers in the Greater Rochester area. President Denise Battles has made the list each year since its inception.

Get to Know the President: 8 Questions

dreessen — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:20:03 +0000

Get to Know the President: 8 Questions dreessen Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:20

�鶹��ý�Ŷ� to Receive $1.6M from 2025 NYS Budget

khowell — Tue, 07 May 2024 10:38:21 +0000

�鶹��ý�Ŷ� to Receive $1.6M from 2025 NYS Budget

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

khowell Tue, 05/07/2024 - 06:38

Office of the President News

Last week, SUNY’s Board of Trustees announced details regarding New York’s investment in public higher education provided by the 2024–25 New York State budget. �鶹��ý�Ŷ� is slated to receive an increase of about $1.6 million in ongoing State support. Including the increase the campus received this year, the campus has received nearly $4.2 million in State support over the past two years.

"We are deeply grateful to Governor Hochul, our elected officials, and Chancellor King for their dedication and support of SUNY," said �鶹��ý�Ŷ� President Denise A. Battles. "At �鶹��ý�Ŷ�, we punch above our weight and deliver strong outcomes for our students, and this additional funding helps us to build on our efforts to improve student success."

The increase in operating aid will help offset annual cost increases, such as the well-deserved negotiated salary increases for faculty and staff and additional rising costs due to inflation and other factors.

�鶹��ý�Ŷ� is also benefiting from one-time Transformational Investment Funding (2023-24), which is helping to support multicultural student success, additional scholarships and increased tutoring services, recruitment, business career counseling, and pre-health advisement, among other initiatives.

The State is also providing ongoing support for specific initiatives and activities, including:

additional student internship experiences to improve student success
faculty and student research
students with disabilities
student mental health
student food insecurity
reduction of mandatory fees for graduate student workers

The State’s aggregate investments bolster �鶹��ý�Ŷ�’s status as New York’s public honors college.

The "announcement marks a historic investment in our nation-leading statewide public higher education system and will inject critical funding to support our students and faculty," said SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. "Governor Hochul and the State Legislature’s commitment to public higher education is clear in this year’s budget."

Battles Attends Presidents Dinner for Women in Higher Education

khowell — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:43:20 +0000

Battles Attends Presidents Dinner for Women in Higher Education

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

khowell Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:43

Office of the President News

President Denise Battles joined Governor Kathy Hochul for dinner on April 23 with fellow women serving as presidents of higher education institutions in New York State. There, she participated in a conversation covering critical topics ranging from enrollment and retention to artificial intelligence and workforce development.

Courtesy: Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

President Battles Speaks at UCLA

khowell — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:25:54 +0000

President Battles Speaks at UCLA

Friday, March 8, 2024

khowell Fri, 03/08/2024 - 12:25

Office of the President News

Denise A. Battles, PhD, president of �鶹��ý�Ŷ�, was the featured speaker at UCLA’s College of Physical Sciences’ Earth, Planetary & Space Sciences Distinguished Alumni Lecture on February 21. Her talk was titled “The Case for Public Higher Education: A Personal Perspective on a Public Good.”

Denise Battles is pictured with Kathy Jackson, the widow of former UCLA EPSS faculty member Dr. David Jackson (left) and Diana Monaco '95. (Photo Courtesy of UCLA)

Lieutenant Governor Visits �鶹��ý�Ŷ�

khowell — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:04:12 +0000

Lieutenant Governor Visits �鶹��ý�Ŷ� khowell Fri, 02/02/2024 - 09:04

Physics Gets Nod from Chancellor

patenaude — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:15:40 +0000

Physics Gets Nod from Chancellor patenaude Fri, 01/26/2024 - 10:15