•   Largest comprehensive college 
                                                                    within State University of New  
                                                                   York, approximately 17,000  
                                                                   students
                                                               •   Distributed campus
                                                                    – 33 locations
                                                                    – 7 international programs
                                                                    – Large online enrollment (Half of  
                                                                       college at10,000, 7000 blended)  
                                                                       serving students in and out of state, 
                                                                        averageage 35
                                                               •   Open Admission/Social Justice--  
                                                                   1% enter with no previous college 
                                                                    experience
                                                               •   Largely undergraduate degree  
                                                                   completion in business, human  
                                                                   services, social sciences, STEM.
                                                               •   Partner for apprenticeship  
                                                                   programs with labor organizations 
                                                                    for two year degrees.
                                                               •   Graduate degrees MBA, teacher  
                                                                   education, educational technology,  
                                                                   data analytics, liberal studies, policy 
                                                                    studies, labor studies, soon EdD
                                                               •   Evolved approach to online, larger 
                                                                    scale , SUNY system approach to 
                                                                    growth
                        Polic
                        y
              The context of policy has shifted over the years. In  
              the mid-1990s the European Commission  
              developed a more robust assessment of the role of 
               lifelong learning than in earlier years when the  
              roles of UNESCO and OECD were stronger and  “…
              tended to focus on social cohesion and active  
              citizenship. The humanistic perspective of adult  
              lifelong learning participation, which was very  
              holistic, democratic and social in nature, has thus  
              shifted towards a strong economic perspective.
              Discourses around participation should be  
              interpreted through the lens of this changing  
              policy context. While the two aims of lifelong  
              learning are still maintained, it is generally agreed 
               that the economic aim dominates nowadays.”  
              (Boeren, Ellen)
                Policy and Practice 
                Evolve
                      “Through participation (in lifelong learning), it is believed  
                      that both the individual and society are able to profit in two  
                      ways (Laal & Salamati, 2012). On the one hand,  
                      participation and the generation of new skills and knowledge 
                       are likely to result in monetary benefits, both for the  
                      individual in terms of a higher salary, and for society as a  
                      whole in terms of an increased level of economic production. 
                       On the other hand, participation might result in strong non-  
                      monetary benefits, including higher levels of well-being and  
                      happiness for the individual, and a more peaceful and  
                      tolerant society at the structural level.” (Boeren, Ellen)