student services - SUNY Institute of Technology

A BRIEF HISTORY OF
SUNY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Established by the SUNY Board of Trustees in 1966,
“Upper Division College at Herkimer-Rome-Utica” began
offering graduate education classes in 1969 using classrooms
at West Frankfort Elementary School. In May 1971,
the college began operating in the former Globe Mill building
in West Utica. The former mill was gradually remodeled
into classrooms, offices, and a library. In 1973, the
college was granted authority to offer bachelor’s degree programs;
the first full-time undergraduates began attending
classes in the fall. With growing enrollment, the institution
leased three additional buildings in West Utica, and adopted
a new name in 1977: the State University of New York
College of Technology.
In 1981, groundbreaking ceremonies were held in Marcy,
just north of Utica, for the new campus. The first building,
Kunsela Hall, was completed in 1984. Other buildings followed:
Donovan Hall, the Campus Center, a service building,
and two residential complexes; Adirondack Residence
Hall opened in 1991, Mohawk Residence Hall opened in
1996. The newest addition to the campus, the $14 million
Cayan Library, was dedicated in 2003. Four new buildings
are planned: a $13.6 million student center, a $20 million
field house, a $27.5 million technology center and $20 million
plus residence hall complex.
The campus now includes:
• Donovan Hall, which contains faculty offices and
classrooms, as well as the engineering technology and
science laboratories.
• Kunsela Hall houses a 241-seat lecture hall, administrative
offices, Information Technology Services,
Instructional Resources, the Gannett Gallery, classrooms,
laboratories, mail room, and faculty offices.
• The Cayan Library comprises traditional and technologically
sophisticated library and information
resources.
• The Campus Center contains the student dining hall,
athletic, recreational and social facilities, health and
wellness center and student organization offices.
• The 400-bed Adirondack Residence Hall opened in 1991.
• The 180-bed Mohawk Residence Hall opened in 1996.
• The Service building contains the Facilities Management
offices and workshops.
In 1989, the SUNY Board of Trustees approved “State University
of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome”
as an institutional name more accurately reflecting the
evolving mission and curriculum. A new short-form name
– SUNYIT – was adopted in 2002. Founded as a graduate
and transfer institution, SUNYIT added traditional fouryear
undergraduate degree programs in 2003.
Even as the physical campus continues to develop SU-
NYIT has continued to expand its academic offerings over
the past five years, launching two MBA programs, a B.S.
in Electrical Engineering in cooperation with Binghamton
University, a B.S. in Criminal Justice, and additional graduate
nursing programs.
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PRESIDENT
The president, SUNYIT’s chief administrative officer, is appointed
by the SUNY Board of Trustees on the recommendation
of the College Council and the Chancellor, after consultation
with the representatives of the faculty, staff, and
students.
THE DIVISION OF
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
The vice president for academic affairs serves as the chief
academic officer and reports to the president. SUNYIT is
organized into four academic schools: arts and sciences,
business, information systems and engineering technology,
and nursing and health systems. Each school is headed by a
dean who reports to the vice president for academic affairs.
Academic support services (library services, instructional
resources, information technology services, and the office of
continuing professional education, sponsored research and
conference services) are directly under the jurisdiction of the
vice president for academic affairs.
ADMINISTRATION
A number of business and auxiliary service offices are organized
under the direction of the vice president for administration.
The Bookmark (college bookstore), housing/residential
life, business affairs, facilities management, human
resources, print shop, and university police department
provide important services for SUNYIT’s students, faculty,
and staff.
The vice president for administration also serves as the
execu tive officer of the College Association, which oversees
the dis bursement of funds collected through auxiliary operations.
THE DIVISION OF STUDENT
AFFAIRS AND ENROLLMENT
MANAGEMENT
The Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
consists of the Vice President’s office and a variety of departments:
Athletics and Recreation, Career Services/Office of
Transitions, Student Services Center (Bursar, Financial Aid,
Registrar) Enrollment Management, Student Success Center
(Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program [CSTEP],
Educational Opportunity Program [E.O.P.], International
Student Affairs, Counseling), Campus Life, the Health and
Wellness Center, Student Activities, and Admissions.
In April 1994, the Division adopted a mission statement,
which says, in part: