January 2009

Membership drive in full swing...

By: Lisa Thompson
Brockport
SUNYCAP Secretary

I just wanted to give you a 'gentle nudge' to renew your SUNYCAP membership. Your continued support within and for the organization shows your commitment to SUNY and the many communities that we serve. Read More...

In these scary economic times...

By: Tom Nesbitt
Potsdam
SUNYCAP Past President

With the country - and more importantly New York State - in the midst of a fiscal crisis, many offices are figuring out how to do more with less. Read More...

New SUNYCAP website is here...

By: Pat Mente
Delhi
SUNYCAP Vice President

I want to make you aware of an exciting new change for the organization this fall - a new SUNYCAP website! Read More...

Ways To Maintain Sanity...

By: Karen Brown
Oneonta
SUNYCAP President

At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that. Read More...

Admissions Reality...

By: Maureen Pio
Purchase
University College Representative

The staff at Purchase College is full of die hard reality TV fans. While not a reality TV fan, I still find myself oddly intrigued by the discussions taking place the mornings after Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmare, or Shear Genius. Read More...

International Recruiting 101...

By: Darla Maffei
Onondaga CC
International Admissions

Thanks to a SUNYCAP General Professional Development Grant, I attended the AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) Summer Institute for International Admissions in Washington, DC this past July. The targeted nature of the conference, coupled with networking among colleagues, supported my professional development goals as an international... Read More...