Fall 2009 - SUNY Institute of Technology
Fall 2009 - SUNY Institute of Technology Fall 2009 - SUNY Institute of Technology
Alumni Paying tribute, honoring achievement The late Robert Ingalls ’77, a community leader, and Jeffrey Ledda ’87, who worked on the Academy Award-winning film Titanic, were among those SUNYIT alumni honored at the Alumni Association and Wildcat Hall of Fame Awards in September. Ingalls, a criminal justice alumnus, worked in law enforcement and government and was a former director of the Utica Boilermaker Road Race. Ledda, an electrical engineering technology graduate, assisted in the production of Titanic’s opening scenes, working inside a submarine to guide a cameraequipped robot in and around the famous wreck. Finding success in game design SUNYIT graduate James Silva ’05 ’07 was the subject of an Associated Press feature describing how he and other independent game designers are turning a lifelong interest in computer games into successful careers. The AP story was published in the summer of 2008 and appeared on many websites including CNN.com. Silva was one of four winners of Microsoft’s Dream-Build-Play contest, and was awarded a contract to publish his game “The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai” on Xbox Live Arcade. Originally from Clifton Park, N.Y., he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science. Economic impact on the region SUNYIT is a growing economic force in the heart of New York State. With more than 250 employees and an operating budget of more than $19 million, SUNYIT has an estimated economic impact on the community and the region of more than $75 million a year. $100 million in funded campus construction projects will add to the campus’s positive economic influence on the Mohawk Valley and Central New York. College Council Each campus of the State University of New York is advised by a 10-member council. Nine members are appointed by the governor to serve six-year terms; the tenth member is a student elected annually by the student body on each campus. The College Council is entrusted with broad powers of advice and counsel. The members of the council are concerned with all major institutional policy decisions, setting academic standards, budget review, and all manner of decisions that affect students’ well-being. Members in 2008-2009 were: Patrick Brennan, Chair George Aney Joseph Corasanti Patrick Donovan Jonathan Lawrence Sandra Lockwood Theodore Max John L. Murad Sr. J. Douglas Robinson ’88 Zachary Hoffman ’08 ’09 , student President’s Annual Report 2008-2009 Facilities 14 The Bridge Cayan Library Adirondack Residence Hall $27.5 million Technology Center Kunsela Hall Campus Center Donovan Hall $13.6 million Student Center Existing Funded $23.5 million Residence Hall $20 million Field House Mohawk Residence Hall Funding has been secured for four major campus buildings: a $13.6 million student center, $20 million field house, $23.5 million residence hall, and a $27.5 million technology center.
New Look for Campus Entrances Over the summer, crews installed a two-ton monument sign featuring the SUNYIT logo at the main entrance to campus at Horatio Street and Rte. 12, and similar, smaller signs at the Mulaney Road and Edic Road entrances. The completed structure at the Horatio Street entrance is 24 feet high and 18 feet wide. Made of aluminum in SUNYIT’s blue-and-gray school colors, it replaces the original campus entrance sign in place since 1985. Workers used a crane to fit the monument’s three parts over a concrete-and-steel-reinforced supporting structure. At night, the sign’s SUNYIT logo will be lit by hundreds of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps, using less energy and lasting longer than fluorescent or other traditional lighting systems. The entrance signs are part of a capital improvements project that will include new directional signs across campus. The Bridge 15
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Alumni<br />
Paying tribute, honoring achievement<br />
The late Robert Ingalls ’77, a community leader, and<br />
Jeffrey Ledda ’87, who worked on the Academy<br />
Award-winning film Titanic, were among those<br />
<strong>SUNY</strong>IT alumni honored at the Alumni Association<br />
and Wildcat Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame Awards in September.<br />
Ingalls, a criminal justice alumnus, worked in law<br />
enforcement and government and was a former<br />
director <strong>of</strong> the Utica Boilermaker Road Race. Ledda,<br />
an electrical engineering technology graduate,<br />
assisted in the production <strong>of</strong> Titanic’s opening scenes,<br />
working inside a submarine to guide a cameraequipped<br />
robot in and around the famous wreck.<br />
Finding success in<br />
game design<br />
<strong>SUNY</strong>IT graduate James<br />
Silva ’05 ’07 was the<br />
subject <strong>of</strong> an Associated<br />
Press feature describing<br />
how he and other<br />
independent game<br />
designers are turning<br />
a lifelong interest in<br />
computer games into successful careers. The AP story<br />
was published in the summer <strong>of</strong> 2008 and appeared<br />
on many websites including CNN.com. Silva was one<br />
<strong>of</strong> four winners <strong>of</strong> Micros<strong>of</strong>t’s Dream-Build-Play<br />
contest, and was awarded a contract to publish his<br />
game “The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai” on Xbox Live<br />
Arcade. Originally from Clifton Park, N.Y., he earned<br />
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science.<br />
Economic impact on the region<br />
<strong>SUNY</strong>IT is a growing economic force in the heart <strong>of</strong><br />
New York State. With more than 250 employees and<br />
an operating budget <strong>of</strong> more than $19 million, <strong>SUNY</strong>IT<br />
has an estimated economic impact on the community<br />
and the region <strong>of</strong> more than $75 million a year. $100<br />
million in funded campus construction projects will<br />
add to the campus’s positive economic influence on<br />
the Mohawk Valley and Central New York.<br />
College Council<br />
Each campus <strong>of</strong> the State University <strong>of</strong> New York is<br />
advised by a 10-member council. Nine members are<br />
appointed by the governor to serve six-year terms; the<br />
tenth member is a student elected annually by the<br />
student body on each campus. The College Council is<br />
entrusted with broad powers <strong>of</strong> advice and counsel.<br />
The members <strong>of</strong> the council are concerned with all<br />
major institutional policy decisions, setting academic<br />
standards, budget review, and all manner <strong>of</strong> decisions<br />
that affect students’ well-being.<br />
Members in 2008-<strong>2009</strong> were:<br />
Patrick Brennan, Chair<br />
George Aney<br />
Joseph Corasanti<br />
Patrick Donovan<br />
Jonathan Lawrence<br />
Sandra Lockwood<br />
Theodore Max<br />
John L. Murad Sr.<br />
J. Douglas Robinson ’88<br />
Zachary H<strong>of</strong>fman ’08 ’09 , student<br />
President’s Annual Report 2008-<strong>2009</strong><br />
Facilities<br />
14 The Bridge<br />
Cayan Library<br />
Adirondack Residence Hall<br />
$27.5 million<br />
<strong>Technology</strong><br />
Center<br />
Kunsela Hall<br />
Campus Center<br />
Donovan Hall<br />
$13.6 million<br />
Student Center<br />
Existing<br />
Funded<br />
$23.5 million<br />
Residence Hall<br />
$20 million<br />
Field House<br />
Mohawk<br />
Residence Hall<br />
Funding has been secured<br />
for four major campus<br />
buildings: a $13.6 million<br />
student center, $20 million<br />
field house, $23.5 million<br />
residence hall, and a $27.5<br />
million technology center.
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