Empire State College was designed by then SUNY Chancellor Ernest Boyer in a document titled "Prospectus for a New University College."[6] In 1971, Ernest L. Boyer, chancellor of the State University of New York, conceived a new college for the state's public university: a college dedicated to adult, student-centered education. Empire State College was designed removing impediments to access such as time, location, institutional processes, and curricular customs. In this design, students would individually define their academic needs, purposes, and efforts. The college would be flexible in supporting them through its faculty, policies, and procedures, to achieve college-level learning.[citation needed]
Mascot
In 2020, Empire State University named its first-ever mascot, Blue the Bluebird. A campus-wide vote took place and Blue the Bluebird beat out other finalists, Cam the Chameleon and Van the Vanguard. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni cast 9,922 total votes in the finals. The bluebird is New York's state bird.[2]
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^"U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite '76" (PDF). Empire State College Alumni and Student News. Saratoga Springs, NY: Empire State College. Spring 2005. p. 17.
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^Henahan, David M. (March 9, 2017). "Empire State College Alumnus Bob Herbert Hosts Segment of PBS Documentary, "Chasing the Dream"". News and Information. Saratoga Springs, NY: Empire State College.
^Edelman, Helen S. (2008). "Thinking Out of the "Cube"" (PDF). SUNY Empire State College.
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^Edelman, Helen (October 7, 2013). "Meet Alan Rachins '74". Empire State College. Saratoga Springs, NY.
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^"Melba Tolliver '98 Receives Distinguished Alumni Award". Empire State College. Saratoga Springs, NY. May 7, 2015.
^"Herb Trimpe '97, Legendary Comic Book Artist and College Alumnus Has Died". Empire State College. Saratoga Springs, NY. April 22, 2015.
^Ferguson, Hope (Spring 2004). "Destined to Play Ball" (PDF). Empire State College Alumni and Student News. Saratoga Springs, NY: Empire State College. pp. 5, 7.
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