State University of New York

The State University of New York, or SUNY for short, is a network of public colleges and institutions located across the state of New York. It is one of the most comprehensive university, college, and community college systems in the United States, and it is one of the biggest of its kind. The State University of New York (SUNY) system is administered by Chancellor John B. King and has a total of 91,182 workers, including 32,496 faculty members; about 7,660 degree and certificate programmes; and a budget of $13,080,000,000. The University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University are considered to be the system's flagship institutions.

The main administrative building for SUNY may found in Albany, which is the capital of the state, and the university also has offices in Manhattan and in Washington, District of Columbia. The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry has over 25,000 acres of land, making it the largest campus in the SUNY system. It is located nearby the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, which is also the largest employer in the SUNY system, with over 10,959 workers.

Governor Thomas E. Dewey was responsible for establishing the State University of New York in 1948. This was accomplished by putting the recommendations of the Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University into legislative action (1946–1948). Owen D. Young, who was serving as the Chairman of General Electric at the time, was elected to lead the commission and serve as its head. During the tenure of former Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, who took a personal interest in the design and building of new SUNY campuses around the state, the system was significantly enlarged.