LAST PUSH FOR UNIVERSITY STADIUM

Contact the following government officials and voice your support for the Multi Purpose Stadium. Now is the time to let these officials know that you want state funding included in this year's budget. The budget deadline is April 1, 2008... therefore, there is no time to waste. Call, email, and go in person to the following officials now.

There are behind the scenes discussions on what should be attached to this years budget, that wasn't originally requested by former Governor Spitzer, and our stadium is being considered.

Please contact these officials with the utmost respect and with a high level of intellect... please put significant thought into your presentation before contacting them.

Governor Paterson:

Assemblyman Ron Canestrari:
canestr@assembly.state.ny.us

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver:
speaker@assembly.state.ny.us

Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco:
tediscj@ assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblyman John McEneny
mcenenj@assembly.state.ny.us

NYS Senator Hugh Farley
farley@senate.state.ny.us

NYS Senator Neil Breslin
breslin@senate.state.ny.us

NYS Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno:
bruno@senate.state.ny.us

NYS Senate Minority Leader Malcom Smith:
masmith@senate.state.ny.us

City of Albany: Mayor Jennings
mayor@ci.albany.ny.us

UAlbany Interim President George M. Philip
presmail@uamail.albany.edu

UAlbany Interim Provost Susan D. Phillips
sdphil@uamail.albany.edu

A Brief but To The Point Example:

The University of Albany needs your support now. We
need your support to guarantee that UAlbany is
included equally in the Revitalization Effort of the
SUNY system.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT....

Please consider supporting the University of
Albany's proposed Multi Purpose Athletic Stadium,
which has already been approved by SUNY's Board of
Directors and sent to former Governor Spitzer. The
former governor did not include the much needed
stadium in his budget proposal for 2008.

Although SUNY Buffalo and SUNY Stony Brook already
have large multi purpose athletic stadiums on their campus, the
former governor proposed to give both University Centers over 100
million more than the University of Albany in athletic
department funding this year. And even more unfortunate, UAlbany
does not have a stadium, has a field resembling a high school, but plays in Division I FCS football. UAlbany even hosts the NFL's Superbowl Champion New York Giants
training camp each summer.

The former governor has been narrow sighted in focusing on only two of the University Centers of SUNY. The four University centers have been the pillars of the New York Higher Education System. In terms of University Centers and their equality, they all should receive equal funding and attention in the future.

Please support the University of Albany. Please make sure we receive equal funding, which includes our much needed multipurpose athletic stadium.

I speak for many people when I express the concern over what's happening.

Thank you,

Mr. Brent Euler
University of Albany Alumnus ‘93