SUNY Brockport President Heidi Macpherson was named to the Rochester Business Journal’s (RBJ) Power 100 list for the fifth consecutive year. The RBJ announced its annual Power 100 list on February 21, 2025, which highlights “100 power players in the Rochester community” across various industries.
Macpherson discussed SUNY Brockport’s connection to the city of Rochester and its impact on the University: “One of the goals of our strategic plan is to be ‘a university engaged with its community.’ We are proud to serve Rochester both directly and indirectly, with a number of faculty, staff, and administrators sitting on local boards. Rochester businesses regularly offer internship opportunities for our students – or jobs after graduation. We continue to seek opportunities to build strategic relationships with community partners.”
Macpherson also shared the community initiative she is most excited about engaging with in 2025: “Later this year we will enter the public phase of our latest Comprehensive Campaign, which will offer an opportunity for SUNY Brockport to forge new relationships and strengthen existing ones. I always enjoy being able to showcase to our community partners how investing in SUNY Brockport students can benefit their organizations and our entire region. In addition, we will work with the historic Morgan-Manning House, located in the Village of Brockport, in any way we can as they work to rebuild after their terrible fire earlier this year.”
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