Fall 2003

The College at Oneonta proudly announces...

• Renewed Accreditation: The Middle States Association Commission on Higher Education recently reaffirmed the College's accreditation for another ten years. The visiting MSA team cited a number of strengths of the College, including academic programs, the commitment of faculty and staff, and progress in recruiting highly qualified students.
  
  
• Awards for Excellence: In 2003, the State University honored three faculty and staff and 12 students with the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence. Twenty-five students and 77 faculty and staff have received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence since the programs began, and 13 faculty have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors.
  
  
• Alumni Support: Alumni donors and donations reached all-time highs following the previous fiscal year's increases of 27% in donors and 21% in donations to the Alumni Annual Fund. The College offered over 500 scholarship awards, totaling more than $830,000 in annual and endowed scholarships.
  
  
• New Facilities: Construction has begun on a new 200-bed residence hall to accommodate the increasing number of students who want to live on campus. A September 2003 ribbon-cutting will unveil the completely revitalized Human Ecology Building and its new labs for computer-assisted design, chemistry, and food preparation.
  
  
• Recognition for Volunteerism: The Center for Social Responsibility and Community received four of the seven national awards presented at the 2003 conference of the Campus Outreach Opportunity League. Since 1994, College at Oneonta students have performed over 250,000 hours of volunteer service at an estimated value to the community of more than $1.2 million.