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State University of New York Chancellor Nancyy Zimpher made the announcement Friday atthe college’s Fullerr Road campus. Currently, the college offers only master’s and doctorakl programs. Some undergraduate courses will be offered in the but the first full class of about 50 students will start inthe spring, said Robergt Geer, vice president of academic affairs at the The college plans to grow the freshmab class to 300 to 500 in the next four or five said Alain Kaloyeros, the college’s vice presiden and CEO. The baccalaureate program will be funded througya $10 million endowment, a donationb that includes an undisclosed amount from G.
Thomas who owns The endowment is expected to cover tuition Kaloyeros said. Selfridge also made an endowment when the campus openefin 2001. The stat e approved the four-year program two weeks ago. Initially, Albanuy Nanotech will not add to its staff of 55 Geer said, but that number is expectec to grow to 75 over the next five Friday’s announcement was another milestone for the Albanyu NanoTech campus, where the college is Earlier this week, officials there announced that private, federal and state investments at the campus had topperd $5 billion.
Employment has also exceeded the That’s the number of scientists, engineers, students and facultyy that now work atthe 800,000-square-foot With an average salary of those numbers translate to an annual payroll of $202 Albany NanoTech opened its fourt h building, NanoFab 300 East, this past spring. Zimphere became chancellor June 1. She is touringb SUNY campuses over the nextfew months.