The University in Buffalo is the flagship campus of the State University of New York .
The system does not have an official flagship university campus , though Binghamton , Buffalo , and Stony Brook have at times sought to be designated system flagship. < /ref > < ref > < /refThe State University of New York was established in 1948 by Governor Thomas E. Dewey , through legislative implementation of recommendations made by the Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University ( 1946–1948 ) .
State University of New York