Empire State College

State University of New York-Empire State College

Type| Public university
Established| 1971; 55 years ago (1971)

Parent institution

| State University of New York
Endowment| $14.5 million[1]
President| Lisa Vollendorf

Academic staff

| 182 full time and 1,206 part time[2]
Students| 10,424
Undergraduates| 9,327[3]
Postgraduates| 1,097[3]
Location|

Saratoga Springs, New York

U.S.

Campus| 34 locations across the state of New York
|u}}rs| Orange, blue, black  [4]
Nickname| Bluebirds[4]
Mascot| Blue the Bluebird[4]
Website| www.esc.edu

Empire State College (SUNY Empire or ESC) is a public university headquartered in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Empire State College is a multi-site institution offering associate, bachelor's, master's,[5][6] doctoral degrees, and distance degrees worldwide through the Center for Distance Learning. The college has approximately 10,000 undergraduate students and has an acceptance rate of 51%.[7][8] The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[9]

The School for Graduate Studies offers master's degrees. Empire State College's Center for International Programs also has special programs for students in Lebanon through the American University of Science and Technology, Czech Republic, and Greece. From 2005 to 2010, Empire State College and Anadolu University in Turkey offered a joint MBA program. It also has arranged learning opportunities with UAW-Ford University, United Steelworkers of America, Corporate Noncredit Training, eArmyU, Navy College Program and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Local Union #3). Empire State College administrative offices are located in Saratoga Springs, New York.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Mascot
* 2 Academics
* 3 Locations
* 4 Notable alumni
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

College presidents Name  | Tenure

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James W. Hall  | 1971–1998
Jane Altes (interim*)  | January 1998 - September 2000
Joseph B. Moore  | September 2000 – June 2007
Kimberly Cline (acting*)  | June 2007 – October 2007
Joyce Elliott (interim*)  | October 2007 – July 31, 2008
Alan Davis  | August 1, 2008 – July 31, 2012
Meg Benke (acting*)  | August 1, 2012 - May 8, 2013
Merodie A. Hancock  | May 9, 2013 – March 3, 2018 [10]
Mitchell Nesler (Officer-in-Charge*)  | March 3, 2018 – July 14, 2019[11]
Jim Malatras  | July 15, 2019[12] – August 30, 2020[13]
Beth Berlin (Officer-in-Charge*)  | August 31, 2020[14][13] – June 30, 2022
Lisa Vollendorf  | July 1, 2022 - Present
*title designates acting/interim leaders

Empire State College was designed by then SUNY Chancellor Ernest Boyer in a document titled "Prospectus for a New University College."[15] In 1971, Ernest L. Boyer, chancellor of the State University of New York, conceived a new college for the state's public university: a college dedicated to adult, student-centered education. Empire State College would invite people into higher education by removing impediments to access such as time, location, institutional processes, and even curricular custom, as well as habits of learning and teaching. Students individually would define their academic needs, purposes and efforts. The college would be flexible in supporting them, through its faculty, policies and procedures, to achieve demonstrable college-level learning. This is the animating idea and the root of Empire State College.

### Mascot

Empire State College in 2020 named its first-ever mascot, Blue the Bluebird. A campus-wide vote took place and Blue the Bluebird beat out other finalists, Cam the Chameleon and Van the Vanguard. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni cast 9,922 total votes in the finals. The bluebird is New York's state bird.[4]

## Academics

Empire State College fulfills its mission by providing learning opportunities designed to accommodate students with family, work, and community responsibilities. At the core of the learning-teaching environment, individualized study and the creation of an individual degree plan is supported by a faculty mentor to whom each student is assigned. Empire State College students can take advantage of multiple modes of study including guided independent studies, study groups, intensive residencies, online courses, and blended-learning experiences. The college also was one of the first institutions in the United States to develop a program of prior learning assessment, whereby students may earn college credit through assessment of prior learning from their work and life experiences.

The college offers flexible programs, including distance education, extensive transfers of credits from other universities, prior-learning assessment for knowledge gained through independent studies, standardized evaluations, and the opportunity to design one's own degree with an academic advisor or mentor.[16]

## Locations

* School for Graduate Studies
* Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies
* International Programs
* Athens, Greece
* Beirut, Lebanon
* Eskişehir, Turkey
* Panama City, Panama
* Prague, Czech Republic
* Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
* Thessaloniki, Greece
* Tirana, Albania

* Western New York
* Alfred
* Batavia
* Buffalo/Cheektowaga
* Canandaigua
* Corning/Elmira
* Dunkirk
* Lockport
* Jamestown
* Olean
* Rochester

* Central New York & Capital Region
* Albany
* Auburn
* Binghamton
* Fort Drum
* Ithaca
* Johnstown
* Latham
* Plattsburgh
* Queensbury
* Saratoga
* Schenectady
* Syracuse/East Syracuse
* Utica
* Watertown

* Downstate
* Brooklyn
* Hartsdale
* Hauppauge
* Manhattan
* Nanuet
* Newburgh
* Old Westbury
* Riverhead
* Staten Island

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## Notable alumni

The Coordinating Center at Saratoga Springs, New York Rochester, New York location

* Amy Arbus (2003), photographer[17]
* Ita Aber, artist and curator[18]
* Kenny Barron (1978), jazz pianist[19]
* Ginny Brown-Waite (1976), former US Congresswoman[20]
* Dawoud Bey (1990), photographer[21]
* Frank Enea (1993), musician and composer
* Alice Fulton (1978), English professor, winner of the 1991 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellowship for poetry[22]
* Deborah Gregory (1986), author of Cheetah Girls[23]
* Karl Grossman (1976), professor of journalism SUNY Old Westbury, author, TV program host
* Bob Herbert (1988), New York Times columnist[24]
* Rich Hickey (1992), creator of Clojure programming language[25]
* Erick Johnson, American contemporary artist[26]
* Bernard Kerik (2002), former Commissioner of the New York Police Department[27]
* James J. LeCleir (1974), U.S. Air Force Major General[28]
* Steven McLaughlin, member of the New York State Assembly, County Executive of Rensselaer County, New York[29]
* Kathy Muehlemann (1978), abstract painter & professor[30]
* Elliott Murphy (1988), singer-songwriter & author[31]
* Mae Ngai (1992) historian, Columbia University[32]
* Alan Rachins (1974), television actor[33]
* Mark J.F. Schroeder (1982), New York Commissioner of Motor Vehicles[34]
* Norman Seabrook, former president Of New York City Correction Officers' Benevolent Association (1995-2016), convicted on corruption charges[35]
* James M. Sheppard (1999), chief of the Rochester Police Department and member of the Monroe County Legislature[36]
* Melba Tolliver (1998), journalist, reporter, and news anchor[37]
* Herb Trimpe (1997), artist on "The Incredible Hulk" comic series[38]
* Bob Watson (1999), major league baseball player and executive[39]
* Reggie Witherspoon (1995), college basketball coach[40]

## See also

* University of New York, Tirana
* University of New York, Prague
* SUNY Learning Network
* Non-traditional student

## References

1. ↑ As of June 30, 2011. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011". National Association of College and University Business Officers. January 17, 2012. p. 21. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2011_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values_Final_January_17_2012.pdf.
2. ↑ 2010–2011 Fact Book. Saratoga Springs, New York: Empire State College. p. 95.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 2010–2011 Fact Book. Saratoga Springs, New York: Empire State College. p. 30.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "SUNY Empire Announces First-Ever Mascot, Blue the Bluebird". ESC.edu. 2020-01-28. https://www.esc.edu/news/releases/2020/introducing-blue-the-bluebird.php.
5. ↑ Patricia Lefor; Meg Benke; Evelyn Ting (2001). "Empire State College: The Development Of Online Learning". International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 1 (2): 1–16. http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/viewFile/22/56.
6. ↑ Jack Lindquist (1976). "Empire state college: Can there be an experimenting college?". New Directions for Higher Education 1976 (15): 83–94. doi:10.1002/he.36919761507.
7. ↑ "State University of New York Empire State College - Tuition and Acceptance Rate". https://petersons.com/.
8. ↑ "College Navigator - SUNY Empire State College". Nces.ed.gov. 2010-04-14. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=empire+state+college&s=all&id=196264#enrolmt.
9. ↑ "Accreditation | About Us | SUNY Empire State College" (in en-US). https://www.esc.edu/about/accreditation/.
10. ↑ "Saying farewell to Merodie A. Hancock". Esc.edu. 2017-08-17. https://www.esc.edu/student-connection/issues/issue-132/other-news/saying-farewell-to-merodie-a-hancock.php.
11. ↑ "2018: Mitchell Nesler Named Officer-in-charge of SUNY Empire State College". Esc.edu. 2018-02-26. https://www.esc.edu/news/around-college/2018/mitchell-nesler-named-officer-in-charge-of-suny-empire-state-college.php.
12. ↑ De Socio, Mike (May 9, 2019). "Jim Malatras will be the next SUNY Empire State College president". Albany Business Review (Albany, NY: American City Business Journals). https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2019/05/09/suny-empire-state-college-jim-malatras-president.html.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Office of the President". SUNY Empire State College. https://www.esc.edu/president/.
14. ↑ "Beth Berlin Named Officer-In-Charge To Lead SUNY Empire State After Maltras Departure". Saratoga Business Journal. September 14, 2020. https://www.saratoga.com/saratogabusinessjournal/2020/09/beth-berlin-named-officer-in-charge-to-lead-suny-empire-state-after-maltras-departure/.
15. ↑ "Archived copy". http://suny-empire.esc.edu/media/ocgr/anniversary/esc40th/a-prospectus-for-a-new-university-college.pdf.
16. ↑ James W. Hall; Richard F. Bonnabeau (1993). "Empire State College". New Directions for Higher Education 1993 (82): 55–66. doi:10.1002/he.36919938206.
17. ↑ Edelman, Helen Susan (Spring 2013). "Behind the Lens". Connections (Saratoga Springs, NY: Empire State College): 11. https://www.esc.edu/media/ocgr/publications-presentations/connections/Connections-Spring-2013.pdf.
18. ↑ Barbara J. Love (2006). Feminists who changed America, 1963-1975. University of Illinois Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-252-03189-2. https://archive.org/details/feministswhochan00love. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
19. ↑ Henahan, David M. (July 15, 2013). "Jazz Great Kenny Barron '78 Receives Honorary Doctorate of Music from SUNY". Saratoga Springs, NY: Empire State College. https://www.esc.edu/news/releases/2013/barron-honorary-doctorate-music.php.
20. ↑ "U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite '76". Empire State College Alumni and Student News (Saratoga Springs, NY: Empire State College): 17. Spring 2005. https://esc.edu/media/ocgr/publications-presentations/connections/archive/2005/Empire-News-Spring-2005.pdf.
21. ↑ "Biography, Dawoud Bey". Chicago, IL: The HistoryMakers. https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/dawoud-bey-40.
22. ↑ "Biography: Alice Fulton". New York, NY: American Academy of Poets. https://poets.org/poet/alice-fulton.
23. ↑ Henahan, David M. (July 24, 2014). "SUNY Empire State College's Metropolitan New York Center recognized Deborah Gregory". Saratoga Springs, NY. https://www.esc.edu/news/around-college/2014/author-gregory-honored.php.
24. ↑ Henahan, David M. (March 9, 2017). "Empire State College Alumnus Bob Herbert Hosts Segment of PBS Documentary, "Chasing the Dream"". Saratoga Springs, NY: Empire State College. https://www.esc.edu/news/around-college/2017/empire-state-college-alumnus-bob-herbert-hosts-pbs-documentary.php.
25. ↑ Edelman, Helen S. (2008). "Thinking Out of the “Cube”" (PDF). https://www.esc.edu/media/ocgr/publications-presentations/connections/archive/2008/Empire-News-Fall-2008.pdf.
26. ↑ "Artist Biography: Erick Johnson". New York, NY: Artspace, LLC. https://www.artspace.com/artist/erick_johnson.
27. ↑ Drew, Christopher (December 3, 2004). "A Street Cop's Rise From High School Dropout to Cabinet Nominee". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/03/nyregion/a-street-cops-rise-from-high-school-dropout-to-cabinet-nominee.html.
28. ↑ "Biography, Major General James J. LeCleir". Arlington, VA: U.S. Air Force. July 1, 1992. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106453/major-general-james-j-lecleir/.
29. ↑ "Assembly contests featured across region". The Record (Troy, NY). November 1, 2014. https://www.troyrecord.com/news/assembly-contests-featured-across-region/article_2433c235-6ca0-514a-b076-3dfa342f1a57.html.
30. ↑ "Biography, Kathy Muehlemann". Lynchburg, VA: Randolph College. http://www.randolphcollege.edu/art/faculty/.
31. ↑ Kolbert, Elizabeth (January 3, 1988). "Getting Credit For Life's Experiences". The New York Times (New York, NY): p. 12. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/03/education/getting-credit-for-life-s-experiences.html.
32. ↑ "Biography, Mae Ngai". Boston, MA: Boston College. March 21, 2013. https://www.bc.edu/sites/sesquicentennial/events/migrationpastpresentfuture/speakerbiographies.html/.
33. ↑ Edelman, Helen (October 7, 2013). "Meet Alan Rachins '74". Empire State College (Saratoga Springs, NY). https://www.esc.edu/student-connection/student-alumni-profiles/rachins-alan.php.
34. ↑ "Mark J. Schroeder". League of Women Voters. http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/11/07/ny/state/vote/schroeder_m/.
35. ↑ Klein, Jeffrey D. (March 2, 2011). "Klein Honors Everyday Heroes At His Annual Black History Month Celebration Breakfast". Newsroom: Former New York State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein (Albany, NY: New York State Senate). https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/jeffrey-d-klein/klein-honors-everyday-heroes-his-annual-black-history-month.
36. ↑ Henahan, David (June 13, 2013). "Meet James Sheppard '99". Empire State College Student/Alumni Profiles (Saratoga Springs, NY). https://www.esc.edu/student-connection/student-alumni-profiles/sheppard-james-.php.
37. ↑ "Melba Tolliver '98 Receives Distinguished Alumni Award". Empire State College (Saratoga Springs, NY). May 7, 2015. https://www.esc.edu/news/releases/2015/melba-tolliver-accidental-anchorwoman-distinguished-alumni-black-history.php.
38. ↑ "Herb Trimpe '97, Legendary Comic Book Artist and College Alumnus Has Died". Empire State College (Saratoga Springs, NY). April 22, 2015. https://www.esc.edu/news/around-college/2015/trimpe-marvel-comics-hulk-fantasic-four.php.
39. ↑ Ferguson, Hope (Spring 2004). "Destined to Play Ball". Empire State College Alumni and Student News (Saratoga Springs, NY: Empire State College): 5, 7. https://www.esc.edu/media/ocgr/publications-presentations/connections/archive/2004/Empire-News-Spring-2004.pdf.
40. ↑ "Reggie Witherspoon Named Canisius Men's Basketball Coach". MAACSports.com (Edison, NJ). May 28, 2016. https://maacsports.com/news/2016/5/28/210983287.aspx.

## External links

* Official website

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