State University Strategic Planning Open Forum Set for SUNY Delhi

DELHI, NY (12/30/2009)(readMedia)-- The State University of New York will hold an open forum Monday, January 11, in the Resnick Library Café at SUNY Delhi from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. as part of the SUNY-wide strategic planning process.

The purpose of the SUNY Strategic Planning Open Forum is to receive testimony and statements from individuals concerning the Strategic Planning process for the State University of New York. The open forum at SUNY Delhi will focus on "Diversity in the World." The forum will also address the University's future direction and role for the State of New York.

This ambitious statewide collaborative planning process, initiated by Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, includes gathering observations, suggestions, ideas and comments, and engaging many stakeholders through outreach. The Delhi session is the fourth of seven state-wide conversations being conducted as part of SUNY's Strategic Planning Process. More than 200 participants are expected to attend, including a cross-section of SUNY stakeholders comprised of faculty, staff, system administrators, students, alumni, and community leaders. More detailed information on SUNY's Strategic Planning Process is available online at www.suny.edu.

The public is invited to present at the open forum:

• Persons wishing to attend the open forum or who wish to present testimony are requested to write to StrategicPlanning@suny.edu or fax to 518-320-1558; such communication to be received no later than 12 noon on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. In your letter, please identify in a brief fashion the subject of your testimony and provide an email address, telephone number, and mailing address. Please provide a complete copy of your oral testimony. Such testimony will be limited to three minutes.

• Persons who wish to make brief extemporaneous comments of no more than three minutes are requested to file their names with the Forum Registration Officer on the day of the Forum, in advance of the beginning of the Forum. Time permitting, such persons will be called upon in the order in which they register with the Forum Registration Officer.

• Persons unable to attend the Open Forum will have the opportunity to provide direct input online through the use of Facebook. Input provided in this way will be accepted throughout the entire Strategic Planning process. Any input received before the start of the Open Forum will be read aloud, time permitting. To submit this input, persons can utilize the "Discussions" tab at www.facebook.com/generationsuny.