Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
S.P.A.C. Objectives
Voter Registration Drive, Food And Clothing Drive, Public Viewing of a Video, and bringing knowledge to the campus of our Professors not having a contract but still passionately teaching us. We would like to also shed light on our all too true and realistic dwindleing rights as Americans, such as the S. 1959 that has been recently passed by our congress. I wish well for all and look foward to these goals. To another semester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Check out the article on "State not meeting commitment to community colleges"
This was in the Times Herald-Record pertaining to Education Law 6304 (1/3rd agreement) on Dec. 5th 2007 under Opinion section, My View Sub-section.
State not meeting commitment to community colleges
December 05, 2007'
By Joseph. P. Candela
As president of the SUNY Orange Student Senate, I am writing regarding an issue that we believe has been ignored by all branches of government in New York. We are presenting this issue because it affects us not only as students, but it also essentially affects all persons living in the state.
It is important to make college attainable for all students today. Local community colleges have long been the most economical option available to state residents who want that higher education. With increasing tuition and fees it is becoming more and more difficult for the average person to afford the education that a local community college offers.
We now live in a society where education is the basis of training for the workforce, and it is important that we continue to make the opportunity possible for all residents who desire to obtain this education.
During the Fall 2007 Student Assembly Conference in Binghamton, members unanimously passed Resolution 10 of 2007-08 to renew the call for the governor, state Legislature and local governments to respect the laws of the state and fund community colleges at the level mandated by law.
State government has not been faithful in complying with the one-third agreement, also known as Education Law 6304, since 1975-76 when the governor and the Legislature gave the SUNY community colleges the full 40 percent mandated by the law. Last year, the state allocated only 25.37 percent of the costs to SUNY Orange from the 2006-07 budget, 14.63 percent less than the proper amount.
Millions of dollars have been withheld from SUNY Orange this past year alone. The effect has been an increase in tuition and fees.
An article printed in the Times Herald-Record ("College Support Lags") said, "Tuition and fees make New York's community colleges the fourth most expensive in the nation, costing more than the national average."
The Student Association of SUNY Orange is concerned that if underfunding is allowed to continue, higher education will become more difficult for the average resident to attain, thereby limiting the growth of our great state. The Student Association is looking for our state and local leaders to stand with us in asking the governor and state Legislature to invest in New York's future by funding local community colleges as mandated by state law.
Joseph. P. Candela is president of the SUNY Orange Student Senate.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask just call the senate office!
Joseph P. Candela II
State not meeting commitment to community colleges
December 05, 2007'
By Joseph. P. Candela
As president of the SUNY Orange Student Senate, I am writing regarding an issue that we believe has been ignored by all branches of government in New York. We are presenting this issue because it affects us not only as students, but it also essentially affects all persons living in the state.
It is important to make college attainable for all students today. Local community colleges have long been the most economical option available to state residents who want that higher education. With increasing tuition and fees it is becoming more and more difficult for the average person to afford the education that a local community college offers.
We now live in a society where education is the basis of training for the workforce, and it is important that we continue to make the opportunity possible for all residents who desire to obtain this education.
During the Fall 2007 Student Assembly Conference in Binghamton, members unanimously passed Resolution 10 of 2007-08 to renew the call for the governor, state Legislature and local governments to respect the laws of the state and fund community colleges at the level mandated by law.
State government has not been faithful in complying with the one-third agreement, also known as Education Law 6304, since 1975-76 when the governor and the Legislature gave the SUNY community colleges the full 40 percent mandated by the law. Last year, the state allocated only 25.37 percent of the costs to SUNY Orange from the 2006-07 budget, 14.63 percent less than the proper amount.
Millions of dollars have been withheld from SUNY Orange this past year alone. The effect has been an increase in tuition and fees.
An article printed in the Times Herald-Record ("College Support Lags") said, "Tuition and fees make New York's community colleges the fourth most expensive in the nation, costing more than the national average."
The Student Association of SUNY Orange is concerned that if underfunding is allowed to continue, higher education will become more difficult for the average resident to attain, thereby limiting the growth of our great state. The Student Association is looking for our state and local leaders to stand with us in asking the governor and state Legislature to invest in New York's future by funding local community colleges as mandated by state law.
Joseph. P. Candela is president of the SUNY Orange Student Senate.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask just call the senate office!
Joseph P. Candela II
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