UTICA, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a new name for the system’s technology schools.
The recently merged SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE)/SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) will be known as the SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), the system said in a news release.
The SUNY Poly name unifies the Albany and Utica–Rome campuses and reflects the “expanded academic programs and opportunities available to students,” SUNY said.
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The decision represents “so much more than a new name,” Nancy Zimpher, SUNY Chancellor, said in the news release.
“It is a celebration of a new cutting-edge SUNY campus with statewide reach, and it has incredible relevance to New York State residents, students, researchers, and employers,” Zimpher said.
Under the leadership of Alain Kaloyeros, SUNY Poly will “further enable” SUNY’s capacity to drive workforce development across a number of high-tech industries, Zimpher added.
Kaloyeros serves as the CEO and officer in charge of SUNY Poly, according to the news release.
“When Gov. Andrew Cuomo first brought these campuses together to help realize his Nano Utica initiative, he was catalyzing a golden opportunity to create a cutting edge, multi-faceted academic and economic engine for the state. We applaud our students, faculty, and staff for their support and assistance in identifying a name that unifies our campuses while preserving our original missions and unique identities,” said Kaloyeros.
The SUNY board of trustees on March 19 unanimously approved Zimpher’s recommendation to merge CNSE and SUNYIT.
SUNY Poly boasts more than $20 billion in high-tech investments, over 300 corporate partners, and maintains a statewide footprint, according to the SUNY news release.
SUNY Poly founded and manages the computer-chip commercialization center (Quad-C) on its Utica campus, and is lead developer of the Marcy Nanocenter site.
It serves in the same role for the Buffalo high-tech manufacturing complex; Buffalo information technologies innovation and commercialization hub; and the medical innovation and commercialization hub in the same city.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
