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Office of the President

23 February 1979

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Office of the President
Rockefeller University
66th Street at York Avenue
New York, New York 10021

Dear President Lederberg:

The attached news clipping is one of scores that have been coming
t to our cicu office in Albany. It is evident that many of our
colleagues in the government-operated sector are attempting to
assign the blame for the proposed SUNY/CUNY increase to us.
This distortion of fact not only imperils our efforts to obtain
needed inflationary adjustments in the Bundy formula, HEOP and
TAP -- it also places in jeopardy existing levels of state
Support to our sector.

You will soon be receiving an Official Call to cIcu's Annual
Meeting, scheduled for April 24-25 in Albany. It is imperative
that our sector use this occasion to demonstrate to elected
state leaders its deep concern about fiscal allocations which
ignore the severe inflationary pressures faced by our campuses.
The theme of our Annual Meeting in Albany is The Independent
Sector as a Public Service Resource for New York State or

"cIcu Loves New York."

 

In addition to various elected officials and Regents who will
be participating, the meeting will consider recommendations of
the cIcu Task Force on Mission and Goals which is chaired by
President Robert A. Plane of Clarkson College of Technology,
my predecessor as chairman of our Trustees. This Task Force
will present us with options for future activities of our
Commission as well as the relationships of our sector to the
University of the State of New York.

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College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914)632 5300
Dr. Joshua Lederberg
23 February 1979
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In view of the substantive policy considerations that the
Task Force will bring before our meeting, and the need for
us to impress upon decision makers in Albany our sectorwide
commitment to public service, it is essential that we have

a strong showing of participation by campus chief executives.

I would be most appreciative if you would respond affirmatively
to the Annual Meeting call when you receive it. In addition

to your own participation, it would be most helpful if you
could bring with you a prominent member of your board of
trustees and a student leader from your campus. We have
scheduled the meeting so that there will be opportunity for
you to call upon elected legislators from your district as

well as the leadership of the Legislature.

I look forward to seeing you in Albany on April 24-25.

Sincerely,

Ossuthy Cg kel il
Dorothy Ann Kelly, 0.S.U.

Chairperson, cIcu Board of Trustees

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