Faculty Meeting 2/17/23

• Agenda

1) Governor’s SUNY Budget

2) PDI Designation

SUNY 2023/24 Executive Budget Summary: February 1, 2023

• $53.0M for the salary and benefit costs of new full-time faculty…going forward
• Continued support for “TAP Gap” costs and maintaining Excelsior recipient tuition at ongoing levels
• Create a one-time $75.0M Transformational Initiatives fund supporting innovation, meeting workforce needs of the future, enhancing student support services, improving academic programs, increasing enrollment, and modernizing campus operations.
• Re-envisioning of the $60.0M in former one-time funds from the 2022/23 funding for Enrollment
• Capital support in a $200.0M SUNY-wide Digital Transformation Initiative (acquisition and implementation of equipment, software, hardware, and other services.)
• Increasing Critical Maintenance funding for State-operated Campuses and Statutory Colleges from $550.0M to $650.0M and

• Allocating an additional $100M in flexible capital funding.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PREDOMINANTLY DIVERSE INSTITUTION (PDI Fund) FUND PROPOSAL

To create a Predominantly Diverse Institution Fund (PDI Fund) for the support of institutions serving the highest percentages of students of color. (51% or 51% incoming class)

• NEED: Several factors contribute to the lower retention rates for nonwhite students. These include financial barriers, a lack of academic support, and a lack of belonging or connection to the institution. Nonwhite students may also face discrimination or microaggressions that make it more challenging to succeed in college.
• PDI Fund would provide funding for 1. student recruitment, retention, and success, 2. faculty and staff recruitment and retention, 3. marketing and branding, 4. infrastructural support, and 5. support for a PDI Caucus.