<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/04-14/06-puttman-student-experience.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>04/14/2026 02:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Dr. Jeffrey Putman: A Steady Presence Behind the Student Experience</title><sub-title/><description>Jeffrey S. Putman, Ed.D., serves as Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, where he is Chief Student Affairs Officer, Chief Enrollment Officer, and Deputy Chief Academic Officer. He also holds a faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. In this role, he oversees student services across all five schools and colleges. He helps shape the student experience from admission through graduation, coordinating the systems that support students at every stage of their academic journey.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/04-14/_images/puttman-match-day.jpg" alt="Jeffrey Puttman"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/04-14/06-puttman-student-experience.xml</loc><tags><tag>Academic and Student Affairs</tag></tags><categories/></item>