Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation and infrastructure, can unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income. Read more at un.org
What We’re Doing
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Campus Awards for Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation
Purchase’s annual “Shark Tank” awards money to fund students’ startup ideas -
Purchase College Leadership Institute Teaches Leadership & Innovation
The Institute is a leadership and innovation development program that provides students with an opportunity to sharpen their leadership skills and abilities -
Purchase LEED Building Requirement
Purchase commits that all new construction and major renovation projects on campus are to be built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver standards or beyond. -
Sustainable Print Management
SUNY launched an initiative to manage printing across all campuses to save money and decrease environmental impact
Ways to Get Involved
- Get involved with students organizations such as The Student Association of Economics, among others.
- Apply to join the Purchase College Leadership Institute
Academics
- Purchase offers classes related to industry, innovation, and infrastructure. Check out courses in Economics, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Communications, to learn more.*
*Contact us if you would like your department course page listed.
What Else We’re Doing
- The Career Development Center connects students to internships, career paths, etc. in a variety of industries.
- Facilities Management maintains buildings and critical infrastructure on campus to increase inclusivity and includes innovative capital projects whenever possible.
- CTS maintains technological infrastructure on campus and offers required trainings for content editors to ensure accessibility.
- The Advising Center utilizes the Starfish system to help improve communication across faculty and staff to connect students to campus support services.
- EOP/MAP shared internet access information to students who needed it during remote learning.
- Offices across campus use digital and electronic resources as much as possible to increase accessibility and decrease environmental impact.
- CTS implemented teleworking and video conferencing systems for all students, faculty and staff to decrease carbon footprints.