Alumni & Giving Stories

More than five decades after returning from Vietnam, Larry Winters still feels the tug of war and the moral injuries left by his service there.

At Empire State University, we often speak about the power of public higher education to change lives. This issue of Connections is a celebration of that transformative spirit.

New Microcredential in Terrorism and Counterterrorism | SUNY Empire Completes Early College Pilot | Alumnus and Co-Founder of TAVS USA Helps Launch Partnership

Gift to Strengthen Early Childhood Educator Training | Funding for Nursing Scholarships

Not a day goes by that John “Jay” Jonas ’97 doesn’t think about the events of 9/11. The harrowing ascent up the North Tower stairwell. The agonizing descent. The deafening whoosh of steel, concrete, and dust, as the tower came crashing down,...

Photojournalist Ricky Flores was home in Westchester County when he saw the first plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. He jumped in his car, wearing sneakers, no socks, raced there, and shot scores of images of the carnage.

One morning last August, New York Public Library conservators visited Pamela Yoder’s Manhattan apartment to collect hundreds of video cassettes. Shopkeepers, office workers, and EMTs had all shared what happened when terrorists attacked the World...

Marcy McGinnis ’09: A View from the Control Room

When Seth Morgan ’23 talks about 9/11, he prefers to focus on the humanity, whether it’s the stranger who walked someone to safety or the business that opened its doors to the public.

For many Americans, September 11 is a day to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks. For Barbara Horn ‘75, it’s also an occasion to pay tribute to another group: the first responders and volunteers who aided in the 9-month...