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Professors Eileen Abrahams & Lewis Schwartz

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Kent Akin

Albany ENT

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AYCO Company

Victoria R. Barber

Louise Basa

Gabe & Diane Basil

June Benenson

Alyson Bingham

Stanley Blanchard & Johanna Petersen

Aili Blank

Vladia Boniewski '71 & Daniel Vallely '76

Mr. & Mrs. Frank T. Bosher, Jr.

Ms. Reneé Bradley, M.A.

Regina Bremser

Dr. David Brough '81 & Mary Birbilis Brough '95

William G. Broughton Charitable Private Foundation, Inc.

Nancy Brown

Ann Fleming Brown & Michael Brown

Ellen Browne

Paul & Margaret Bryant

Jocelyn Bryant '16

Blanche Bucci

Joseph Bucci

Caroline A. Buff

Harry C. Buffardi

Kevin R. Buhrmaster

Judy Burke

Tammy Calhoun

Carianne Trotta

Karin Carreau

George Christian

Mark '74 & Deborah ’73 Cieslak

Dr. David Clickner

Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region

Margaret Connoly

Ron & Kathy Cooke

Ken Countermine

George & Katarina Curtis

Harry & Janet Czosnykowski

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Czub

Marisa C. Daigle

Daily Gazette

Sandra & James De Waal Malefyt

Joan R. Dembinski

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C. Dieffenbach

Anargyros Dikas

Susan & John Donohue

Ellen Donovan

Vera L. & Jonathan Dordick

Mary Dornbush

Mary C. Doyle

Christine Duguid

Christopher M. Dzikowski ’11

The Ehlinger Family

Kimberly Emerson

Envision Architects PC

Margaret A. Evans '81

Mark Evans

Fenimore Asset Management, Inc.

Martin & Ann Finn

Sharon Flood

Jamison & Sarah Flora

Donald & Amy France

Katherine Franke

Edward French, III

Judith R. Fruiterman

Faculty Student Association

Galesi Group

General Electric Foundation

Jessica Gilbert

Ray Gillen

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Gioia

Alan Goldberg

George & Justina Goldhoff

George Gould

Richard Greene

Peter & Kimberly Gregory

Scott C. Gresens '01

Grey Fox Blue Grass Festival

Lynn Harkness

David A. Harris

Dr. Lorena Harris

Tim Hartnett

Dr. Penny Haynes

Kathleen Hollingsworth

Kirk & Laurie Homrighouse

Peter J. Houghton

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Joseph Isabella

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Harron L. James

Hon. Karen Brown Johnson

Davide Jones

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Sharon Jordan

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Kimberly C. Kirker

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Stephen Light

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Barbara & David Marhafer

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Kathryn Martin

Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP

Victor L. Mazzotti, Esq.

Mary Katherine Marx

Ronald Marzitelli

David & Juanita Maswick

Carol Matos

Angelo Mazzone '74

Mazzone Hospitality

The McCall Family

Dr. DeShawn N. McGarrity

Sabrina McGinty '17

E. Norman McGrattan

Sean M. Maguire

Bart & Stacy McIlduff

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Musicians of Ma'alwyck

MVP Health Care

National Grid

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Vaughn & Hugh Nevin

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John & Ingrid O'Connell

Paula Sementilli Ohlhous '87

Joe Opalka

Kim Otis

Carmel Patrick

Marilyn A. Pendergast

Gary E. Perkins

Terry & Anne Phillips

Price Chopper's Golub Foundation

Mary Pritchard

Richard Purga

Chef & Mrs. Yono Purnomo

Jenny & James Quirk

Michelle L. Ragucci

Mitchell Ramsey

David Raycroft

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Retirees Association of SCCC

Martha & Ken Reynolds

Charles J. Richardson

Alicia Richardson

Janet Robbins

Dr. Michael Roggow

Donald F. Rohr

Terry Ross '71

Ellie & Gene Rowland

Patrick & Monica Ryan

Michael Rynasko & Susan Troll

Tracy Salvage

Betsy Sandberg & Steven Nissen

Sandra Sarnowski

SUNY Schenectady Career Services

Kim Scheuerman

Robert Schwartz

Dr. Joshua S. Schwartz

Anthony J. Schwartz

Carol Schweizer

Aubrey Seppa-Hodgkins

Patricia Seyfert

Andy Shafran

Patricia Shapiro

Lesley Shimer

Alfred Sive

Debra Smith

Chantel Smith

Deborah Spass

Michael J. Stamets

Stewart's Shops

Stockade Investors Group

Fred Strauss

Stanley Strauss

Esther M. Swanker*

Randolph Thomas '79

Michael & Betsy Tobin

Tara Tobler

Dr. Aaron R. Tolbert

Terry & Alina Treis

Tri-County Council of Vietnam Era Veterans

Sandy Troiano

Trustco Bank

Lynette & Michael Tucker

UHY Advisors, Inc.

Ed '77 & Karen '77 Uttberg

Tom Venne

Tina C. Versaci, Esq.

Roland Vinyard

Mrs. Emma Walker-Thomas & Mr. Jacob Scott Thomas

Catriona Wallis

Renee Walrath

Brenda & Kenneth Walsh

Antonia M. Walsh

Barbara L. Walton and Ernest E. Walton, Sr.

Barbara Bishop Ward

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Watroba

Chester Watson

Cathie & Robert Wells

Brett Wery

Sharon Wesley

Dr. Angela West-Davis

Andrew Wexler

David Regan White

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

Mary Widger

Drs. John & Jean Wilkinson

Dina Williams

Kimberly Williams

Dr. Leslyn E. Williamson

Paul Winkeller

Richard & Frances Wolf

Susan M. Zampier '99

Al & Cindy Zielaskowski

Kathleen Ziobrowski

Susan M. Zongrone '85


ENHANCE THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $2,000,000

At SUNY Schenectady we are passionate about people. Key to our community’s future is a college that provides a support system that helps our students make the leap from high school to the workplace and four-year colleges. A college that transforms students from jobs into careers, from entry level positions to management, from one industry to another, and from economic instability to financial independence. Many SUNY Schenectady students cannot launch or complete their education when life is complicated by worries about jobs, family, food, security or housing. They simply don’t have the bandwidth to focus on their studies.

SUNY SCHENECTADY'S TUITION IS THE SECOND MOST AFFORDABLE IN THE STATE, BUT THE HARD COST OF EDUCATION IS STILL THE #1 BARRIER TO POTENTIAL STUDENTS' ENROLLMENT AND TO THEIR ABILITY TO COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAM OF STUDY.

  • 80% of students who drop out have family or work-related issues;
  • Since our students rarely meet eligibility requirements that favor traditional four-year residential college students, fewer than 100 SUNY Schenectady students received New York’s Excelsior scholarships.

State funding for SUNY Schenectady is directly linked to graduation and retention rates making student success urgent and imperative. Scholarships are a huge part of that equation. SUNY Schenectady has also been awarded a Title III federal grant and has the opportunity to leverage $200,000 in matching funds for endowed scholarship gifts. Your investment in the Campaign will remove barriers and help students reach new heights. The Campaign will increase existing endowments, and create new endowed scholarships - including the Promise Fund - that will provide funding for more scholarships each and every year. Your legacy will endure forever by transforming lives in perpetuity.


BUILD A MODERN LEARNING COMMONS TO PROVIDE CENTRALIZED ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES: $500,000

When our students and faculty leave their classrooms today, they still face academic barriers that can keep them from achieving transformational success. SUNY Schenectady’s lacks the multi-media tools students need to research and collaborate with their peers. Learning services are scattered across the campus and students must go to different buildings to access tutoring and labs for math and writing help. At SUNY Schenectady, there are no quiet rooms where students can write or prepare for an exam. There are no group study rooms where teams of students can collaborate on a project, and no spaces to practice giving presentations using the technology found in today’s workplace.


THE NEW LEARNING COMMONS WILL MEAN HIGHER LEVELS OF SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH MATH, WRITING, AND ACCOUNTING LABS AND A TUTORING CENTER. IT WILL ALSO HOUSE THE ONLY ROOMS ON CAMPUS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GROUP STUDY AND PROJECTS.


The Promise of Our Common Future will fund the renovation of the 1st and 2nd floors of the Begley Building to create the Learning Commons, a space where students can learn outside the classroom and where students and faculty can get the support they need to succeed. In the Learning Commons students will have access to a comprehensive Learning Center that houses labs for math, writing, and accounting, a Tutoring Center, meeting rooms for collaboration with peers, and a small café. The renovated 2nd floor will feature consolidated stacks and a reading area surrounded by offices, quiet study rooms, and group study spaces.

Your investment in the Campaign will give faculty access to a new Center for Excellence in Teaching in the new Learning Commons. Called for in our strategic plan, the Center will focus on improving teaching practices and developing new pedagogies that enhance student learning. SUNY Schenectady’s Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Learning Commons as part of our facilities master plan. While the county and state will each fund 50% of the construction costs, private donations will fund everything inside—from technology to the resources available at the math and writing lab.