<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-104bda47-7fff-59bf-0238-98edd7ec328e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Campus Community,</span><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">I am excited to share the news that SUNY Plattsburgh has been awarded $770,000 one-time dollars to grow and sustain student enrollment, enhance student services, promote equity and inclusion, and support other initiatives that will drive our Plattsburgh Next work forward.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These funds are part of the </span><a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-113-million-increase-suny-enrollment-and-college-completion-rates" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">direct funding from New York State</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> announced earlier this year to increase student services and student support across the SUNY system. Our selected items were advanced by each division of the college and reflect initiatives across the full campus.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Details on items included in our award are attached to this message. </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Overall, the funding provides for:

</font></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">$280,000 to immediately support student retention and recruitment.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">$139,350 to enhance academic programs.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">$81,500 to support operational efficiencies.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">$125,000 to further develop DEI initiatives.</font></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">This award is in addition to funding SUNY will provide for seven new faculty lines. That spending is awaiting system approval. We are also developing plans to strategically invest nearly $2 million of our own Plattsburgh Next funds to further grow and sustain student enrollment, which is key to our stability as an institution and our ability to serve our current and future students well.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Together, these targeted investments align with the four pillars and objectives of our Plattsburgh Next Strategic Plan and reaffirm our commitment to academic excellence and student success.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">More news and updates to come.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Thank you.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-to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