COVID-19

We are happy to announce that IT has provided us with software that integrates the Everbridge health screening app with the building access rights database. Effective on Monday October 26, you will be able to enter a building by showing the appropriate "badge" on your phone (or paper or any device), with no cross checking of names on an access list. You will still use the Everbridge screening app, and access privileges are still granted in the same way through the online request system, but after filling out the Everbridge health screen, you will receive an e-mail from CCNY… Read More »


CUNY's normal annual leave calendar runs from September 1st through August 31st. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University has extended the annual leave year-end from August 31, 2020 to December 31, 2020. This applies to all full-time employees. Please read below for additional information: ECPs Member (President, Provost, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, Executive Directors) & PSC-CUNY members (HEO series, CLT and Research Associate/Assistants): Annual leave above the designated cap as of the close of business 8/31/20 may be carried into the annual… Read More »


Dear CCNY Campus Community, This message provides some important updates to the message we sent on Friday about the new campus access procedure. Starting this Wednesday, August 26th, 2020, we will be implementing the CUNY-wide Health Screening app, called Everbridge.  This is mandatory for all persons entering a CUNY building, including all buildings on the CCNY campus and the Center for Workers Education campus at 25 Broadway.  While a Health Screen is mandatory, remember, you may not come to our campus unless you are authorized to do so by following the request… Read More »


We hope this letter finds you safe and well. These are difficult times for all of us. As we approach the start of the Fall 2020 semester, we are implementing a new procedure for getting approval to come to campus. For the time being, we expect the campus population to be only about 25% or less of the full population, but we know that a small number of classes will require an in-person presence and there are other occasional needs for faculty, staff and students to come to campus. Beginning Monday, a request for access to campus will be made online. Instructions for making the… Read More »


To the City College Community, I’m pleased to announce the very first "Community Reads" project at CCNY. Our project is an effort to pull the entire CCNY community together around an effort to read, and discuss, a work that carries particular significance to our campus, especially in these difficult times. Conceived initially as a way to welcome new students to the college by engaging them in a joint exploration of a text, we are happy to include anyone on campus who would like to join. Members of our faculty, staff, and student body worked diligently in committee over the… Read More »


Human Resources would like to remind you that the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Americans is available until December 31, 2020. FFCRA provides paid sick leave and/or expanded family and medical leave to employees for specific reasons related to COVID-19. Please go to https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/families-first-coronavirus-response-act-ffcra-or-act  on the Human Resources’ webpage to view the Department of Labor’s FFCRA notice.  As a reminder, please note following:… Read More »


Dear Members of the City College Community, We hope this note finds you well, that you're keeping yourself safe and managing the challenges of this entirely strange and straining time that we're in. We write to update you on a few matters regarding our posture for the coming year.  Additional updates will come as we approach the fall semester. Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our campus community, and our planning over the past weeks has centered on an effort to preserve that safety without entirely pausing the vital educational work of the… Read More »


As per the directive issued by New York State, training is required for all employees who will be on-site at The City College of New York or any other City University of New York offices/facilities going forward.  This includes employees returning to work according to approved plans and employees deemed essential already working onsite. To facilitate this training, employees have been registered for the New York State COVID- 19 Response: Return to Work Training.  This asynchronous training, which takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, is provided via CUNY… Read More »


Dear Faculty & Staff, In response to increased rates of COVID-19 transmission in certain states within the United States, and to protect New York’s successful containment of COVID-19, the State has issued a travel advisory. Specifically, individuals traveling for 24 hours or longer to a restricted state will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon their return. Detailed information about New York's travel advisory is provided in the memorandum dated July 1, 2020, from the Governor’s Office of State Operations and Infrastructure. Please go to the link below for the up-to-… Read More »


Dear Faculty and Staff: As in previous years, please be advised that some health insurance premiums are changing as of July 1, 2020. Please click on the links below to view the Health Insurance rate chart and the comparison rate chart that compares the current rates with the July 1st rates and a column that highlights the increase or decrease in some cases. Health Benefits Program Rate Changes Notice and Rates Health Insurance Premiums 2020 Comparison Chart (GHI-CBP/EBCBS rates are subject to change) Please note that there are noteworthy increases in some of the plans such as… Read More »


Last Updated: 07/23/2020 13:57