PRESIDENT WILLIAM R. GREINER has announced reassignments in the Office of the President, the Office of the Senior Vice President and the Office of the Vice President for University Advancement and Development. The reassignments take effect immediately.

Governmental Relations has been transferred to the Office of the President. In her new assignment, Molly McKeown will carry the title of Deputy to the President for University Relations. She will continue her work in governmental relations and assume additional responsibility as liaison to the SUNY trustees and the media.

The News Bureau has been reassigned to University Services and will report to Carole Smith Petro, who currently is responsible for Publications and WBFO. The News Bureau will carry a new name, to be determined by the Senior Vice President.

"The purpose of these changes is to better position the university to meet our needs for significantly increased gift support, increased advocacy and improved marketing and communication, without the need to recruit any additional staff. These reassignments were worked out after extensive consultation with the vice presidents," said Greiner.

"I am especially grateful to Senior Vice President Wagner and Vice President Stein for the good counsel they gave me regarding the need for a highly focused effort in advancement and development, and regarding the need for a coordinated and very professional approach to institutional communications. All of us are grateful to Molly McKeown and Carole Petro, who have agreed to assume expanded responsibilities at a time when doing more with what we have is especially important."