SUNY awards $4.6 million to six North Country campuses

The State University of New York (SUNY) has awarded $4.6 million to six SUNY campuses in the North Country region through the university’s Investment and Performance Fund, according to a recent SUNY news release.

The Investment and Performance Fund is an endowment for campus practices that are designed to increase student access, completion, and success rates, according to the SUNY website.

SUNY Potsdam will receive $750,000 to establish SUNY’s first Center for Applied Learning, which seeks to expand the research, development, testing, and implementation of applied learning with other schools in the SUNY system, according to the release.

SUNY Canton will get $575,000 to expand Jump Start, a summer boot-camp style program that provides remedial instruction for students.

 Jefferson Community College and SUNY Canton will receive $500,000 to expand programs that seek to help veteran students stay enrolled and make it to graduation, according to the SUNY website.  

SUNY Adirondack, with campuses in Queensbury and Wilton, will get $1.8 million for three projects: the creation of the Center for Student Success, the launch of Adirondack Completes, and the Adirondack Experience, according to the SUNY website. All projects are designed to help students plan and monitor their college studies and to complete their degree on time, according to the release.

Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh will receive $470,000 to launch the Clinton Community College Pathway initiative. This program will introduce degree planning for students in area public high schools and encourage them to look for opportunities at SUNY colleges, according to the release.

SUNY Plattsburgh will get $1 million as the lead campus for SUNY Smart Track Re-Enroll to Complete, a program to help withdrawn SUNY students to finish their degree, according to the release.

SUNY Plattsburgh will also receive $250,000 to establish the Common Problem Pedagogy (CP2): Advancing SUNY Excels. This project seeks to help increase student retention through academic engagement, cross-disciplinary work, and increased community and civic engagement on participating campuses. Through an additional $375,000 award, SUNY Plattsburgh will establish a model for partnerships between SUNY colleges and community-based organizations to increase student access and completion.

The Investment and Performance Fund received 211 proposals for $464 million in total funding from across the SUNY system in August, according to the SUNY website.

Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com