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Can't wait for Friday's tour and Saturday's game.
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Not over yet... Need to recover the onside
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If we lose this, it'll be extremely disappointing.
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Very Drew Smithesque.
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Their QB can't throw very well in the pocket, but on the run the dude can fling it for sure. Our D is definitely suspect this year...good thing Osbourne is 'on' today.
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At least they are getting paid.
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I'm wondering if that'll happen on the 13th when the season ticket holders get the tour.
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Got mine about a week ago as well.
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I do not appreciate you taking pleasure in the fact that the New York Jets run on 87 octane as opposed to actual Jet Fuel. You know, like real Jets, which are awesome, would. lol.
Oh well, I'm also a Miami Heat fan (no - not since 2010 lol - since 97) so at least I know I'll be rooting for one winner this winter sports season.
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If we don't improve, this is going to be a LONG year for me...football wise. I'm also a Jets fan.
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Must've fired the camera person LOL
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This feed is embarrassing lol. "Oh and we missed it, great." LOL.
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Its free but man, terrible feed...
This. What is going on? Commercials mixed with people talking? HORRIBLE camera angle (can't see the secondary or Fiacchi drop back sometimes). LOL.
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Just to confirm, what is the best source for the game on saturday? Where is the best quality video available?
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Good pic to use as a reference. Don't know how many of you have been there at night, but the top of the tower glows in a variety of colors. I was riding my sport bike around the 'loop' after class on Tuesday night and noticed it. Pretty nice addition at night.
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I like both the blue and the school colors, but that's because I love that color blue hahah.
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Someday this will be us:
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Albany is becoming quite the city. If only our state government wasn't filled with a bunch of idiots, we'd actually be a pretty amazing city/state.
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In case some of you don't get emails from the school (I'm a student)...regarding the reports in the media:
Dear UAlbany Faculty, Staff, and Students,I am writing to you following yesterday’s media reports about the NYS Comptroller’s audit of UAlbany’s compliance with SUNY Policies for Sabbatical Leaves and for Other Leaves. We strongly disagree with the Comptroller’s findings and with the manner in which they have been portrayed in the media—particularly the characterization of UAlbany as abusing the Policies and providing a “gravy train” for our faculty. This is clearly not the case.
Let me assure you that our campus has carefully followed long-standing SUNY policy requirements for Sabbatical Leaves and for Other Leaves, and also has complied with the terms of the statewide collective bargaining agreement between the United University Professions and New York State that address these Leave programs. This is confirmed in the first line of the Comptroller’s report:
“We found officials complied with applicable formal guidance for most of the sabbatical and other paid leave we reviewed.”
This affirmation of our compliance seems to have been overlooked in the recent portrayal of the findings.
While there were a few oversights and clerical errors identified in the audit, which we acknowledged, they were minor in nature, and we have installed corrective procedures to guide us going forward.
I provided a detailed16-page response to the Comptroller’s audit finding, addressing each individual case, which is included in the published report at [http://www.scribd.com/doc/157230206/130731-UAlbany-Sabbatical-Audit]. I encourage you to read it in full.
I also encourage you to read the controlling documents that govern these Leave programs:
· SUNY Trustees’ Policies related to leaves [http://www.suny.edu/board_of_trustees/pdf/policies.pdf; the policy at issue is found in Article XIII, Title E and Title F, beginning at page 33.]
· The collective bargaining agreement between the statewide UUP and the State of New York [the most recent copy available is at http://uupinfo.org/negotiations/agreement.pdf; the relevant section is Article 23, beginning on page 35.]
The Policies define the requirements for two types of leave, a “Sabbatical Leave” and an “Other Leave,” both of which are nearly universal in both public and private U.S. higher education and have served you and other New York State citizens well for many years in recruiting and retaining high quality faculty and staff, and in ensuring the continuing excellence of our instructional, research and service missions. The requirements and eligibility for the “Sabbatical Leave” and for the “Other Leave” are quite different, but unfortunately the two types of leaves were co-mingled in the media reports.
As a public institution, UAlbany expects and is accustomed to regular review and oversight of our practices. In this case, however, what began as a performance audit within the framework of the SUNY Trustees’ Leave Policies, evolved into a disagreement with those Policies, dating back 22 years to a prior audit, and into divergent judgments about the implementation of those Policies. In brief, the Comptroller argues to install more restrictive requirements, particularly for “Other Leaves.” While this may be a point of consideration for the Board of Trustees and the collective bargaining process in their state-level discussions, it is not something that we as an individual campus would arbitrarily impose. Indeed, we would disagree with the Comptroller’s view, arguing that this would reduce flexibility for the University and diminish our competiveness for faculty and professional staff in the higher education market.
Why Are “Sabbatical Leaves” and “Other Leaves” Critical to our Success?
Sabbatical Leaves and Other Leaves provide valuable opportunities for faculty and staff development—in service of campus mission--at UAlbany, across the SUNY system, and at most other public and private colleges and universities. Throughout SUNY, Sabbatical Leaves are limited to teaching and library faculty and can be for one semester at full pay or two semesters at half pay. Other Leaves are open to faculty and other professional employees and are less restricted as to duration and pay.
Both Sabbatical Leave and Other Leave opportunities are available to provide focused opportunities to advance the institution’s research agenda, to maintain and enhance quality in teaching and mentoring at the highest levels, and to provide service and expertise to our various professional and civic communities. They are not “time off.”
In the realm of research, they often provide a concentrated block of time for field study, data-gathering and writing. In the realm of teaching, they often provide an opportunity for deep exploration in recent professional literature to update courses or to develop new courses or pedagogical methods. They can also be used to develop grant applications, or to serve a defined term at a national or governmental foundation. Each pursuit provides value not only to the individual faculty or staff, but also to the students and to the University.
To demonstrate the value and importance of these opportunities, I’ll soon be sharing with you some of examples of the accomplishments and contributions to the reputation and vitality of our curriculum, service, and research program that have been achieved.
I am impressed daily by the outstanding work of our faculty and staff and the academic achievement of our students. While we will continue to comply with the appropriate accountability requirements, I trust that the recent mischaracterization of our work will not diminish our excitement and enthusiasm for expanding the boundaries of knowledge, for assisting students in pursuing educational opportunity, and for serving our professional and civic communities.
I hope you are having a productive summer, and I look forward to welcoming you in the early days of the 2013 fall semester.
Best wishes,
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rhode Island
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I'll be there. Day off baby! I'll take some pics and try to post them here for anyone who can't make it.