Report of Regents Cultural Education Committee to The Board of Regents

Your Committee on Cultural Education had its scheduled meeting on January 10, 2022. Regent Roger Tilles and Regent Frances Wills, Co-Chairs of the Cultural Education Committee, submitted the following written report. In attendance were  committee members: Regent Tilles, Co-Chair, Regent Wills, Co-Chair, Regent Cea, Regent Cottrell, Regent Collins, Regent Mead, Regent Hakanson, Regent Reyes and Regent Turner. Regents, in addition to Cultural Education Committee members, in attendance were Chancellor Young, Regent Mittler and Regent Ferrer. Also in attendance were: Commissioner Rosa, Senior Deputy Commissioner Baldwin, Executive Deputy Commissioner Cates-Williams, and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs Morton-Bentley.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

Co-Chairs Regent Tilles and Regent Wills welcomed everyone.

Deputy Commissioner’s Report (Discussion)

Deputy Commissioner Mark Schaming provided an update on the Office of Cultural Education’s programs and services including:

• A collection of 2,000 original photographs by Joel Meyerowitz was gifted to the State Museum by an anonymous donor.
• The New York State Museum served 5,159 students on virtual field trips.
• The State Library is reviewing applications for the $5.5 million in ARPA funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Appointments to the Regents Advisory Council on Museums (Action) 

Deputy Commissioner Mark Schaming presented an appointment to the Regents Advisory Council on Museums for a five-year term:

• Joe Stahlman, PhD, Director of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum

Motion: Regent Cottrell
Second: Regent Collins
Motion carries with unanimous approval.

Appointment to the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries (Action) 

Deputy Commissioner Mark Schaming presented an appointment to the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries for a four-year term:

• Miranda Mims, Director, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at the University of Rochester

Motion: Regent Cottrell
Second: Regent Hakanson
Motion carries with unanimous approval.

Update from the State Archives (Discussion) 

Tom Ruller, Assistant Commissioner of Archives, updated the Regents Committee on the programs and services of the State Archives and reviewed recent accessions to the collection.