SHARED SERVICES NEWSLETTER, FEBRUARY 2013
While preserving the unique identity, culture and traditions of excellence of each campus, SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam are continuing
to explore shared services initiatives that will streamline and bolster services on both campuses.
Forums: Faculty, staff and students from both campuses are invited to open campus forums on shared services, featuring SUNY Potsdam
President Dr. John F. Schwaller and SUNY Canton Interim President Dr. Carli C. Schiffner. Two forums are currently scheduled:
• The first will be held at SUNY Canton this Thursday, February 7 at 4 p.m. in the Kingston Theater, located in the Miller Campus
Center. Parking is available in Lots 6, 7 or 8. For SUNY Canton campus maps, please visit http://www.canton.edu/map.
• The second will be held at SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday, February 12 at 4 p.m. in Kellas Hall Room 106. Parking is available in Lots
2 or 6. For SUNY Potsdam campus maps, please visit www.potsdam.edu/about/visit/maps.cfm.
Since May 2012, there have been a number of developments in shared services at SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam. As we embark on the
Spring 2013 semester, here is a look back on some of the achievements that the two campuses have partnered on in recent months:
Shared hires:
Shared Services:
Partnerships:
• Patrick Massaro, an alumnus of both
• Payroll: SUNY Potsdam and SUNY
• Student Life: In a show of solidarity,
colleges, was appointed as the shared
Canton are in the midst of a phased
both SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam
veterans affairs officer for both SUNY
integration of the payroll function. By
students held simultaneous Civility SitPotsdam and SUNY Canton in May 2012.
March 2013, payroll will be processed
Ins in October 2012. At Canton, student
He is the primary point of contact for
completely as one unit for both
leaders created Character, Acts of
veterans, active duty military members
campuses.
Kindness, Respect, Environment and
and their families.
Spirituality (CARES), and Potsdam
• Human Resources: Formerly the HR
created Be Ethical And Responsible at
• In June 2012, the two colleges
director at SUNY Potsdam, Mary K. Dolan
SUNY Potsdam (BEAR @ Potsdam). Both
appointed the first chief financial officer
is now overseeing the creation of one
organizations support efforts to create
to serve both campuses. Natalie Higley is
Office of Human Resources for both
campus environments rich in courtesy
now the shared vice president of
campuses. David M. Rourke has been
and respect for others.
business affairs and administrative
hired as the personnel associate at SUNY
services for both institutions.
Canton. The two campuses are working • Residence Life: A new partnership will
on implementing the same online
allow SUNY Potsdam graduate students
• Glen R. Bogardus began work as the
applicant system, among other
to earn free room and board, and tuition
colleges’ new shared interlibrary loan
efficiencies.
for up to nine graduate-level credit
officer in November 2012.
hours, plus a stipend, by working as
•
Budget:
The
Potsdam
and
Canton
• Additionally, the two colleges are also
residence hall directors at SUNY Canton.
budget offices are working closely on a
working together to hire a shared
Andrew Metz, who oversees Heritage
new budget policies and procedures
executive director of budgets, and a
Residence Hall at Canton, is the first
manual, as well as the rollout of a
shared sustainability officer.
Potsdam student to benefit from the
standardized budget process. Both
opportunity.
campus budgets will continue to remain
Shared Appointments:
independent.
• Mary K. Dolan has been named the
• Environmental Health & Safety: SUNY
assistant vice president for human
Canton has hired the Colden
resources, overseeing the shared HR
Corporation to oversee a third-party
office for both campuses. Betty Connolly,
assessment of environmental health and
the former director of HR at SUNY
safety, to complete a comprehensive
Canton, accepted a position there as the
analysis to guide the creation of a
assistant vice president for
compliance framework and guide.
administration.
Canton will also hire an EH&S
• Calvin Smith is now the director of
professional to fulfill the campus’s
environmental health and safety for
For more information about
needs.
both campuses. Coming from his
shared services visit:
position at Potsdam, Smith will oversee • University Police: The SUNY Canton
www.potsdam.edu/sharedservices
and SUNY Potsdam University Police
the creation of an EH&S office at Canton,
www.canton.edu/shared
departments are conducting a
which did not previously have one.
comprehensive assessment of their
• John Kaplan assumed the position of
operations to evaluate opportunities for
Chief of Police for both SUNY Potsdam
sharing services and improve upon how
and SUNY Canton in January 2013.
they operate. The forces will remain
Former SUNY Canton University Police
independent, hiring deputy chiefs for
Chief Lisa E. Colbert has returned to the
both campuses.
classroom as an associate professor of
criminal justice there.