Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair Herman D. Farrell, Jr.
Senate Contact: (518) 455-2264
Assembly Contact: (518) 455-3888
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
2011-2012 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing
Higher Education
Thursday, February 10 - 9:30 A.M.
Hearing Room B - Legislative Office Building, Albany
Senate Finance Committee Chair John A. DeFrancisco and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair Herman D. Farrell, Jr. today announced the Joint Legislative Budget Hearings will continue on Thursday, February 10, with a focus on Higher Education in New York State.
Joint legislative budget hearings will continue through March 3, 2011 and are available for live viewing on the Senate and Assembly websites and the Legislative Channel (available on cable systems throughout the state), but will be preempted when the houses are in session. At the conclusion of legislative deliberations, live televised coverage of the hearings will resume.
Among those scheduled to testify are:
State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Nancy Zimpher
City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Dr. Matthew Goldstein
Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) Executive Vice President and Acting President Elsa Magee
NYS Education Department Commissioner David Steiner
New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), Executive Vice President Andrew Pallotta
NYSUT, United University Professions President Dr. Phillip H. Smith
NYSUT, Professional Staff Congress President Dr. Barbara Bowen
Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) President Laura Anglin
Association of Proprietary Colleges, Monroe College Dean of Academics Karen Ann Carty
Association of Proprietary Colleges, Bryant and Stratton College Campus Director Susan Cumoletti
Association of Proprietary Colleges, LIM College Dean of Student Financial Services Christopher Barto
New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) Legislative Director Blair Horner
NYPIRG Board of Directors Chair Patrick Krug
NYPIRG Legislative Associate Uriy Skeikh
SUNY Student Assembly President Julie Gondor
CUNY Student Senate Student Trustee Chairperson Corey Provost
CUNY Student Senate Vice-Chair for Legislative Affairs Steven Rodriguez
CUNY Student Senate Vice-Chair for Evening/Part-time Students Vladimir Charles
The Schuyler Center of Analysis and Advocacy President & CEO Kate Breslin