Colleagues,
Many of you have asked how you can connect into the New York State budget
process for FY 2021 that is in full gear now and in particular, how you can
help our students.
In addition to teams working on advancing several research priorities that
fund our centers and other academic enterprises, your personal support
is particularly
poignant this month for efforts to secure an increase in the state’s
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) which provides financial aid to students
from low- and moderate-incomes. More than 650 Clarkson students access
this aid that gives them the gateway to launch great careers from the
education we provide.
The family income limits have not changed in 20 years and award levels have
been adjusted only once (by $165) during that same period. As a
consequence, over the past five years, funding for TAP has decreased 13
percent and the number of beneficiaries has declined by 9 percent. This
trend will continue until the Legislature acts to expand TAP. See below
for proposals that are on the table now.
Now that budget negotiations are in earnest, there is an opportunity to get
involved. CICU has created an E-advocacy letter
<http://cqrcengage.com/cicu/app/onestep-write-a-letter?0&engagementId=506109>
platform, which can be personalized and used by any member of our campus
community. If you would like to write you own letter, I’ve attached the
list of elected officials for each of our campuses and a URL if you do not
know who represents you. I’ve also attached several more background items
on TAP to familiarize you with the issues as interested.
If you have any questions about how to lend your voice to this issue or
want more background materials, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at
kchezum(a)clarkson.edu or ext. 4483.
Kelly O. Chezum ’04
VP for External Relations
*Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)*
*The Commission for Independent Colleges & Universities is asking for a
three-year phase-in to increase the income eligibility to $110,000,
increase the maximum award to $6,000, and increase the minimum award to
$1,000.*
1. TAP is a key source of aid for more than 330,000 New Yorkers at
public, private, and proprietary colleges and universities.
2. The program is 50 years old and needs to be modernized.
3. The maximum income threshold has not been increased from $80,000
since 2000, even though average family incomes in New York increased 7%
from 2005 to 2017. That means fewer families are eligible for TAP each
year.
4. The maximum award amount, $5,165, and minimum award amount, $500,
have also been stagnant for many years.
*Kelly O. Chezum, MBA '04, DLP*
*Vice President for Marketing & External Relations*
*Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees*
*[image:
https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1MWEYwidmje-smeq-o5fuQyaCPH5M…
MARKETING & EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Box 5500
Cora & Bayard Clarkson Science Center - Room 333
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13699
Office: 315-268-4483
Cell: 315-345-5454
kchezum(a)clarkson.edu
Meetings by appointment;
Clarkson University Capital Region Campus
80 Nott Terrace
Schenectady, NY 12308
Clarkson University Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries
199 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
The Biology Seminar Speaker, James Greene has cancelled the seminar for
Friday, February 28.
--
*Diana Richardson*
*Administrative Assistant*
BIOLOGY and PSYCHOLOGY
Box 5805, 177 Science Center
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13699
315-268-3723
drichard(a)clarkson.edu
For an upcoming event I have been creating a Google-Form for registration
and uploading of presentation abstracts. Unfortunately Google-Forms will
only allow uploads from someone using a g-mail email account. This
would not work for all of our registrants. Is anyone using any other
registration open that would allow all to upload?
Thank you.
*Elizabeth McCarran*
*Administrative Assistant*
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCE
Box 5810
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13699
315-268-6658
emccarra(a)clarkson.edu
Stephen Bird will deliver the 2020 Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Clarkson Keynote Lecture today at 4:00 pm in Snell 213. Dr. Bird will
present *A Thin Line Between Love and Hate: Polarization & Energy in Canada
and the U.S.*
The lecture will also be available via Zoom with the information below.
Please see attached flyer for more info. Thank you.
Join Zoom Meeting https://clarkson.zoom.us/j/638886692
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*Angela Rodriguez*
*Administrative Coordinator*
INSTITUTE FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
Box 5715
8 Clarkson Avenue
<https://maps.google.com/?q=8+Clarkson+Avenue+Potsdam,+NY+13699&entry=gmail&…>
Potsdam, NY 13699
<https://maps.google.com/?q=8+Clarkson+Avenue+Potsdam,+NY+13699&entry=gmail&…>
315-268-3856
arodriguez(a)clarkson.edu
Two cabinets are available! They are marked as free to take. They are
located in the ERC atrium.
one Cream colored cabinet - 28 1/2' deep, 21 1/4" wide, and 29" tall
[image: creamdrawer.jpg]
One grey cabinet - 28 1/2" deep, 20" wide, 38" tall
[image: greydrawers.jpg]
*Barbara Osgood*
*Senior Library Paraprofessional*
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Box 5590
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13699
315-268-4456
bosgood(a)clarkson.edu
Good Morning,
Our department is in need of a small table to hold microwave, etc. in
faculty office. If you are letting go of anything that fits that
description please send a photo to emccarra(a)clarkson.edu.
Thanks so much.
*Elizabeth McCarran*
*Administrative Assistant*
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCE
Box 5810
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13699
315-268-6658
emccarra(a)clarkson.edu
Thank you, we found a bulletin board!!
Lorraine Hicks
___________________________________________________________________
*From:* general_discussion-bounces(a)lists.clarkson.edu <
general_discussion-bounces(a)lists.clarkson.edu> *On Behalf Of *Lorraine Hicks
*Sent:* Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:52 AM
*To:* General_Discussion(a)lists.clarkson.edu
*Subject:* [CU Discussion] Looking for a Bulletin Board
The Student Success Center is looking for a large Bulletin Board or White
Board (approximately 5’W x 4’H or there about)
If anyone has one and looking to get rid of please let me know.
Thank you, have a great day!!!
* Lorraine*
* Lorraine Hicks*
* Assistant to Associate Vice President *
STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
Box 5648
8 Clarkson Avenue
<https://maps.google.com/?q=8+Clarkson+Avenue+Potsdam,+NY+13699&entry=gmail&…>
Potsdam, NY 13699
<https://maps.google.com/?q=8+Clarkson+Avenue+Potsdam,+NY+13699&entry=gmail&…>
315-268-2209
lhicks(a)clarkson.edu
* "Wake up and realize that every day is a gift, so enjoy!"*
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