Michael Gormley of the Associated Press writes on LoHud.com about the SUNY Chancellors plan to create an innovation environment throughout the SUNY system that will lead to more inventive ideas, more grants and more jobs. - “State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher is calling for a new “cradle to career” plan for the nation’s largest public university system, aimed at nurturing new jobs for New York graduates to fill.

Her long anticipated “Strategic Plan for 2010 & Beyond” is scheduled to be released Tuesday in Manhattan.

A copy obtained by The Associated Pressshows it includes plans to bolster teacher education to improve students before they reach SUNY, then integrate academics at college with entrepreneurs who create jobs.

She calls for new programs that would connect the 64 campuses to bring an innovative idea to market. She calls it an “entrepreneur mindset.”

“In the 21st century, knowledge creation is no longer enough,” Zimpher’s plan states. “Economic growth depends on translating that knowledge into tangible, measurable benefits — from more patents issued, to more grants won, to more jobs.’

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