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SUNY Chancellor names officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam as school president prepares to step down
POTSDAM, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Wednesday announced the appointment of John Graham as officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam. Graham currently serves as SUNY’s

People news: SUNY Oswego hires VP for student affairs
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has announced the hiring of Kathleen Kerr as its new VP for students affairs, joining the school’s senior leadership team.

Finger Lakes Health names Koczent CFO
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced that it has appointed Trisha Koczent as its treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO). Koczent has more than

Clarkson University President Anthony Collins to step down in June 2022
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University President Anthony Collins announced he plans to step down from his role at the end of the 2021-22 academic year.

Onondaga Community College to go smoke and tobacco free beginning Thursday
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The campus of Onondaga Community College (OCC) will become smoke and tobacco free as of this Thursday. That means smoke, tobacco, electronic

ALBANY, N.Y. — Projects at Cornell University, Clarkson University, Binghamton University, and Seneca Cayuga Yates Counties Chapter NYSARC, Inc. have secured funding in the latest

Syracuse University, City of Syracuse launch SyracuseServes network to help city veterans
Supported by a $500,000 grant from the New York City–based Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, SyracuseServes will support the city’s veterans and military-connected population first through

Utica College master’s degree program in nursing earns accreditation
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College announced that the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Board of Commissioners has granted initial accreditation to its master’s degree program in nursing for five years. Utica College’s post-graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) certificate program also won accreditation for the same period. “The Utica College programs were reviewed under

New Crouse Health center for addiction-treatment services begins operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After a year of construction, Crouse Health’s new Bill and Sandra Pomeroy Treatment Center at 2775 Erie Blvd. East in Syracuse has started operations. The two-story, 42,000 square-foot facility replaces the 100-year-old former location of Crouse’s outpatient-treatment services at 410 South Crouse Ave., which the program had “outgrown,” per a Crouse Health

SUNY approves annual pay, benefits increase for Upstate Medical’s teaching, research-center nurses
SYRACUSE — More than 1,600 teaching and research-center nurses at Upstate Medical University are set for an annual pay and benefits increase. SUNY-system administration has approved the increases. Recognizing the “tireless commitment” of the nursing staff, SUNY and Upstate Medical University worked with the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) to finalize the agreement,
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