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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 9, 2005

Statement by William E. Scheuerman,
President of United University Professions
Applauding the SUNY Board of Trustees Vote on
its 2006-07 Budget Request

 “Today’s vote by the SUNY Board of Trustees is long overdue. It’s about time that SUNY had an aggressive budget that meets the needs of the campuses and allows SUNY to grow rather than stagnate.

“This budget will keep the doors of the university open to deserving students, especially the thousands of community college graduates and transfer students looking to enroll in four-year programs at SUNY. It will result in more full-time faculty which will allow students to complete their education on time, and it will provide students with the level of support services they need.

“We strongly urge the Governor to include this realistic budget request in his ’06-’07 Executive Budget.”      

UUP represents more then 34,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 New York State-operated campuses, and is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO and New York State United Teachers (NYSUT).    

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