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©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19with the State University of New York.On behalf of Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson, I would like to thank Chairperson Stavisky, members of the Senate, and legislative staff for allowing me this opportunity to discuss a matter Important to all of us: ensuring an affordable and high quality education f new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19or all New Yorkers.And I would also like to acknowledge and thank Chairman Merryl Tlsch, our entire SUNY Board of Trustees for their leadership and sunew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
pport, and the great work of our executive leadership team and presidents across all 64 of SUNY’s colleges and campuses.SUNY is in the process of fina©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19 January or February. However, I appreciate the opportunity to share the most recent data we have on New York's transformative approach to an affordable and quality public higher education.I know that you are aware that SUNY is the largest comprehensive system of postsecondary education in the natio new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19n. We serve more than 400,000 full-time students every year, and with credit bearing courses, continuing education, and community outreach programs, tnew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
hat total Increases to nearly 1.4 million annually. We are a unique system and therefore have unique challenges: In addition to our community colleges©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19port of Governor Cuomo and state legislators, despite the challenges of a vast system with diverse needs, we have grown our commitment to being accessible and affordable, while continuing to excel on the quality of the education that we provide every student entering through our doors. In fact, I am new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19 very pleased to share that professor M. Stanley Whittingham of Binghamton University was just awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for one of the mosnew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
t profound Inventions of our day, the lithium-ion battery. Every time you charge your smartphone, you can thank Dr. Whittingham for his work while at ©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19ased its rankings last month of the nation’s best colleges and 21 of ours were listed on the National and Northeastern lists, including Stony Brook University, University at Albany, University at Buffalo, SUNY Oswego, FIT and many more. Further, Forbes recently released its list of the 2019 Best Val new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19ue Colleges, and 10 different SUNY schools topped the list, including Farmingdale State College, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Maritime and others.23 of SUNY'snew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
30 four-year colleges were also featured in CNN/MONEY's 2019 list of Best Colleges for Your Money, including Buffalo State College, SUNY Purchase, SU©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19schools made that select listYour ongoing support for our Infrastructure and academic facilities that help to attract the best teachers and which deliver groundbreaking research, will help to further build on these achievements.Page 2 of 443766Because of the support Governor Cuomo and legislators ha new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19ve delivered on affordability, and because of the innovation of programs like the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and the Excelsior Scholarship, Newnew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
York is truly set apart from many other states. You have prioritized affordable and quality education, and its showing in one of the most important me©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19tate.Because of this, one-third of the State's college-educated workforce have a degree from the State University of New York, with 55 percent of resident undergraduate students attending SUNY and CUNY tuition free.How does that break down?Pell, TAP and ExcelsiorIn 2017/18,90,656 students at all SUN new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19Y campuses were offered a Pell grant; 51,004 (or 56.3% of Pell recipients) were offered the maximum Pell award allowable ($5,920). Alongside Governornew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
Cuomo and his team, we are working with New York's congressional delegation to see additional resources and better eligibility requirements for Pell -©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19for hundreds of thousands of students. Across all campuses last academic year, 108,095 students were offered a TAP grant; 63,319 (or 62.3% of TAP recipients) were offered the maximum TAP award.And the Excelsior Scholarship program has opened the door to 24,000 SUNY and CUNY students In just its 2nd new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19year of enrollment. This has been a particularly powerful resource for students at our Community Colleges where, because of the support from Governornew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
Cuomo and legislators, students are able to focus on learning: Excelsior students at community colleges have a graduation rate of 30% compared, nearly©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19olarship freshman taking 15 or more credits their first semester increasing by 7.5%.EOPSince Its inception more than SOyears ago, the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) has graduated more than 75,000 people who otherwise may not have gone to college, or have the supports needed to succeed while w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19ith US. Today, we have 11,284 EOP students enrolled at 48 campuses. These students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with a family Incnew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
ome of less than $46,435 per year for a family of 4. They are academically underprepared when they start their time with SUNY, averaging 6-11 points l©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19nd services we are able to provide, EOP students have a first-time, full-time retention rate of 82.2% at our 4-year campuses, and a higher overall graduation rate than their non-EOP peers. Chancellor Johnson recently held the very first program honoring EOP students fortheir academic excellence, cam new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19pus leadership, and perseverance at the 1“ Norman R. McConney, Jr. Awards for EOP Student Excellence - named for the man who helped Assemblyman Arthurnew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
Eve shepherd this program Into the success that It Is today.Page 3 of 443766Re-enroll to CompleteThis past summer, we announced the first results of ©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.192 campuses in the months before their first student loan payment comes due, and I am proud to share that so far, 6,013 have come back to SUNY. More than half have returned as full-time students. In the process of re-enrolling these students, Re-Enroll to Complete has recovered over $12 million in tu new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19ition revenue for SUNY campuses. In addition to recovered tuition, the project is expected to increase retention/completion rates and reduce the numbenew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
r of students who fall into student loan delinquency or default.I want to highlight that this effort was the direct result of PIF funding - another in©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost w new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19rs delivered much-needed support for our community colleges with increased funding. These campuses are the lifeblood of the communities they serve, providing workforce training skills and economic security. In a good economy, when fewer people are looking for work, community colleges generally suffe new_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19r enrollment declines. Because of the support you provided, they are better able to plan for future growth and local training needs.It has been a privnew_paltz_written_testimony_10.28.19
ilege to come before you on behalf of The State University of New York, and I look forward to working with all of you during the upcoming legislative ©The State University of New YorkSenate Higher Education Hearing Testimony‘The Cost of Public Higher Education'43766Hello. I am Tod Laursen, Provost wGọi ngay
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