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State University of New York Chancellore Nancy Zimpher made the announcement Friday atthe college’e Fuller Road campus. Currently, the college offers only master’s and doctoral programs. Some undergraduate courses will be offered in the but the first full classd of about 50 studentes will start inthe spring, said Robertr Geer, vice president of academic affairs at the The college plans to grow the freshmahn class to 300 to 500 in the next four or five said Alain Kaloyeros, the college’s vice president and CEO. The baccalaureat e program will be funded througha $10 million a donation that includes an undisclosed amount from G.
Thomas Selfridge, who owns The endowmeny is expected to covertuition costs, Kaloyerods said. Selfridge also made an endowmenft when the campus openeein 2001. The state approved the four-year prograjm two weeks ago. Initially, Alban Nanotech will not add to its staff of 55 Geer said, but that number is expected to grow to 75 over the next five Friday’s announcement was anothef milestone for the Albany NanoTech campus, whered the college is located. Earlier this officials there announcedthat private, federal and statee investments at the campus had topped $5 Employment has also exceeded the 2,500-mark.
That’s the numbert of scientists, researchers, engineers, students and faculty that now work atthe 800,000-square-foort complex. With an average salary of $81,000, thos numbers translate to an annua payrollof $202 million. Albany NanoTech opened its fourth building, NanoFab 300 this past spring. Zimpher becam chancellor June 1. She is tourinvg SUNY campuses over the nextfew