a separate 10-member council that is appointed by the governor, with one student-elected member. The governor designates the council's chair.
The university has a separate University at Albany Foundation, which conducts fundraising on behalf of the university. For example, when the new library was built, state funds paid for the construction of the building, but the foundation raised $3.5 million to equip the new facility. The foundation has a Board of Directors, which includes three voting member elected by the faculty and one elected by students.
== Academics ==
The university comprises nine colleges and schools, plus an honors college:
=== College of Arts and Sciences ===
The College of Arts and Sciences, comprising 21 departments, forms the largest academic division at the university. Departments of the College of Arts and Sciences include Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Communication, East Asian Studies, Economics, …
