Talk:Excelsior University/Archive 1

Seal vs. Official Logo as Top Infobox Image
The Wikipedia convention for university and college Infoboxes is for the institution's seal to be at the top of the infobox (the 'image' field of the infobox), and the logo at the bottom (the 'logo' field of the infobox). For reference, see the following university wiki entries:


 * Harvard University
 * Cornell University
 * University of Utah
 * Boston University
 * Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 * Amherst College
 * California Institute of Technology
 * Stanford University
 * Northeastern University
 * University of California, Berkeley
 * (and look up any other established colleges or universities that come to mind)

The name 'Eceditor' and the fact that you have edited mainly this article suggest that you may be a member of Excelsior College's staff. If the college takes issue with the 'fair use' of the seal or logo, please provide documentation of this. Otherwise, let's follow Wikipedia conventions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CSimons (talk • contribs) 22:11, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Noteworthy alumni
Who is "John M. Tutton '98, noted computer scientist"? Can't find him referenced anywhere online. Delete? - Eric (talk) 20:03, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * this list is full of utterly non-notable inviduals.98.240.67.27 (talk) 18:02, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * D. Patrick Geiger, BSL '07 CEO, Cochener Garvey Capital Partners, Inc User:dpgeiger (see history) is another example of a possible non-notable and commercial promotion. However if Mr Geiger is a benefactor, sponsor or patron etc of Excelsior College and/or Wikimedia Foundation (which is worthy of note in my opinion) he should so state and delete the probable commercial promotion. Otherwise, I propose deletion of this entry after 30 days. I will leave a note at his talk page. Excelsior sends, TJ Lynn Jr, AA 1979, BA 1982, Tjlynnjr (talk) 16:34, 28 August 2014 (UTC).

University of the State of New York versus State University of New York
I deleted the following sentence as misleading: "It is a constituent member of The University of the State of New York, and has its own charter and Board of Trustees."

This makes it sound like Excelsior is a member of the State University of New York (SUNY Albany, Binghamton, etc.), which it is not. The "University of the State of New York" is an archaic name, from archaic legislation, for the New York State Board of Regents, which accredits colleges in New York. All colleges in New York are, and must be, members of the University of the State of New York. deisenbe (talk) 16:46, 1 September 2014 (UTC)


 * The sentence was probably poorly worded. I (and heaps of others) have known the difference between        USNY and SUNY since 1978 when I enrolled in Regents External Degree Program (REDE). The reference to USNY was in the History section, which may possibly contain archaic information. NYSED continues to use USNY. See: NYSED/ About  (Retrieved 07 September 2014) so it probably is not "an archaic name, from archaic legislation".
 * I am going to add to external links the organizational chart below for the casual reader who may possibly be confused.
 * See also:


 * New York State Education Department Organization Chart at NYSED.gov (Printable and text versions available). Retrieved: 07 September 2014.
 * University of the State of New York Section: Regents College, specifically Regents External Degree Program. Excelsior Tjlynnjr (talk) 11:30, 7 September 2014 (UTC).