State University of New York at Plattsburgh

The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh is a public liberal arts college in Plattsburgh, New York. The college was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The college is part of the State University of New York system and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The college is also a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. SUNY Plattsburgh has 5,704 students, of whom 5,297 are undergraduates.
Former state politician and influential Plattsburgh businessman, Smith M. Weed, championed endlessly the cause to build a state normal school in the city of Plattsburgh. After multiple proposals to the New York state senate going as far back as 1869, The final bill was formally proposed on January 12, 1888 by George S. Weed, Smith Weed's son and then state assemblyman. With the strong backing of Assemblyman General Stephen Moffitt, the Plattsburgh Normal and Training School bill was passed by both houses of the New York State Legislature and signed into law by Governor David B. Hill in June 1889. The board of directors adopted official by-laws for Plattsburgh State Normal and Training School on September 2, 1889.

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