“Today the SUNY Board of Trustees passed an important resolution concerning shared services between SUNY campuses, and specifically addressed SUNY Potsdam and SUNY Canton. The resolution acknowledged that there have been consultations with campus officials on this issue and as to the notion of whether there should be a shared presidency or separate presidencies, or some other organizational structure or approach that achieves the stated goals. SUNY Central has concluded that, while there is great support for the concept of shared services, there is not that same support for the shared presidency model. The resolution states that the institutions must continue to work together to explore and implement shared services where appropriate and to submit a report to the Chancellor by July 15, 2012 on progress, rather than March 30th.
“This is clearly great news for each campus. I have maintained that while I strongly support shared services, I also supported having each campus retain their president. I have worked closely with SUNY Central and have listened to campus administration, faculty and students, and know that they feel strongly about having each campus retain its president.
“I am also pleased that SUNY Central will be including College Councils and other groups of whose concerns I share as well will be part of the process in terms of review and advisement on the strategic plan for shared services. I believe that their invaluable input will make for a much improved shared services plan.
“I want to thank the Chancellor and her staff, as well as the College Councils, students and faculty at both campuses for their hard work to get to this result. I will continue to work closely with the Chancellor and with both campus presidents and respective administrations to ensure that progress is made for a successful implementation of a comprehensive shared services plan.
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