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Stavisky Named Higher Ed Chair

Queens lawmaker, Toby Ann Stavisky, has been named Chair of the State Senate Committee on Higher Education.

Mrs. Stavisky was elected to the State Senate in 1999 upon the death of her husband, Leonard Stavisky, a former university professor. Mrs. Stavisky has previously served as the ranking minority member of the Higher Education Committee.

In the past the Senator received recognition from CUNY for her support of public higher education. Mrs. Stavisky holds degrees from Syracuse University, Hunter College and Queens College.

NYS Higher Education Too Expensive

So says the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

“Even if you’re prepared, you’ve got to be able to afford to go,” said Doyle, an assistant professor of higher education at Vanderbilt University. “...Based on our measures, it’s very expensive to attend higher education in New York.”

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Mission Focused

The NYSHEI Governing Board has honed the organization’s mission statement. The new statement (below) is intended underscore NYSHEI’s commitment to influencing public policy and promoting the needs of academic and research libraries.

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ARIA to Maximize State Assets

Jason Kramer, NYSHEI Executive Director, testified on December 2^nd before the New York State Commission on State Asset Maximization.

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Be the Governor

As part of his ongoing effort to fully explain the magnitude of the budget situation challenging the state, Governor Paterson today unveiled a new website.

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It’s Not Rocket Science

At this moment in time, Oxford University has compiled an absolutely, fairly unique list of the ten most irritating phrases in the English language. With all due respect, I personally think it’s a nightmare to limit the list to only ten. But, at the end of the day, Oxford provides a fair start to an effort that should continue 24/7 until all irritating phrases are eliminated.

My nominee for eleventh place on the list, “not for nothing.”

Democrats Dominate

In New York, as in much of the nation, November 4, 2008 was a very good night for the Democrat Party.

For the first time since 1965 Democrats are the majority party in the State Senate.

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NYS Financial Meltdown - $47 billion over 4 years

If you are trying to get a handle on the magnitude of New York’s budget woes, this presentation (PDF) by Governor Paterson’s Budget Director is quite helpful. While it does include some projections that are not universally supported, it does a very good job of putting the current situation into context.

Margolis Named State Librarian

The Board of Regents today announced the appointment of Bernard A. Margolis as the New York State Librarian. He will assume his new responsibilities in January 2009.

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Economic Development Commissioner Named

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that he has nominated Marisa Lago, who is Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), as Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development. Ms. Lago will have complete oversight of economic development issues throughout New York State.

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Fiscal Watch Blogging

NYFiscalWatch.com, the Manhattan Institute’s seven-year-old website focusing on New York budget and finance issues, has been updated and expanded into a blog featuring daily commentary by two of the Institute’s leading analysts - E.J. McMahon and Nicole Gelinas. McMahon, the Institute’s senior fellow for tax and budgetary studies, is also director of the Empire Center for New York State Policy. Gelinas is a Manhattan Institute senior fellow and contributing editor of City Journal.

Hayden on SUNY Cuts

Carl Hayden, Chair of the SUNY Board of Trustees made the following remarks at a one-day conference held at the Rockefeller Institute in Albany, New York. The following paragraphs are lifted from an October 7, 2008 article in New York Newsday.

“Hayden faulted Gov. David Paterson’s directives to cut the SUNY budget along with other branches of state government, saying the strong focus on education and training energized economies in China and Ireland, for example, and there is now ‘a massive competition worldwide’ for intellectual capital that the United States no longer dominates. He said the state needs economic diversification and has come to rely too much on Wall Street.”

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Governor Nice Guy?

New York magazine takes a long look at Governor David Paterson. Though I wonder how long the Governor will be able to keep his “good guy” image while the state budget continues its downward spiral.

State Librarian Search Update

State Librarian Search Update

Five finalists were recently invited to the Cultural Education Center, here in Albany for interviews and all accepted. The interviews have been concluded and on the afternoon of October 2nd the Search Committee met with the Deputy Commissioner for Cultural Education, Jeffrey W. Cannell, to discuss the five finalists.

Deputy Commissioner Cannell is expected to make his recommendation to the Board of Regents shortly. Connell envisions introducing the successful candidate at the forthcoming 2008 New York Library Association Annual Conference scheduled for November 5 - 8, 2008, in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Rawlings on CHE Recommendations

Hunter Rawlings, former Chair of the Governor’s Commission on Higher Education, recently wrote about the status of his commission’s recommendations, which were delivered to the Governor in June of 2008.

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Join the NYSHEI Web Team

NYSHEI is looking for a few good geeks.

In recent months traffic at www.nyshei.org has grown considerably. Now, it needs your help to reach its full potential.

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