<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">Students do not have much involvement with the local economic development despite having the resources available to do so. Organizations like SUNY best bring together a whole host of local professionals downtown to create awareness, but the number of students that attend these meetups are surprisingly low.</span><span class="s2">Students are They unfortunately either have no awareness / or are aware of the economic and social issues that persist in the city around the universitybut nothing is done to resolve these issues. The school does not have a dedicated staff members to bridge the gap between the university undergraduate population and the surrounding community.</span></span></span>