Dear CUNY community,
I would like to welcome you back from what I hope was a restful Spring Break. We are now in the home stretch of the semester across our colleges, and I am especially looking forward to commencement season, my favorite time of the academic year.
We are closely following COVID-19 data and levels across the city. The CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels remain green (low) in Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens and are yellow (medium) in Manhattan and Staten Island. And the city’s new alert level system that tracks transmission and health care capacity… Read More »
Dear Colleagues,
After yesterday’s horrific subway shooting, many of our community are frightened of returning to their normal commuting routines. As the Chancellor said, the attack taps our deepest fears as New Yorkers. At a time when we have all come through two pandemic years, many in our community are feeling particularly vulnerable. I write to ask you all to be aware of the struggles our students are experiencing and to be understanding of students who may be afraid to return to campus in the immediate aftermath of yesterday’s attack.
Dear CUNY Community,
The shooting on our subway system this morning is the kind of horrifying incident that taps our deepest fears as New Yorkers. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who were personally impacted and their loved ones, and we pray for their full recovery.
The transit system is an integral part of day-to-day life in New York City, including for CUNY’s 300,000 students, faculty and staff. Our reliance on it speaks to our very ability to travel freely and safely and to meet the many obligations of our work, school and lives. It is very natural then… Read More »
Dear Colleagues,
I’m so sorry to be sharing the news that Professor Colin Chase, a beloved member of the Art Department faculty, passed away recently. Professor Chase, in his quiet, persistent and kind way, left a deep impression on the lives of those he encountered. In the art world, he was known as a highly accomplished sculptor, whose works utilized a variety of media and were designed to encourage contemplation in those who beheld them. Indeed, this inclination—the encouragement of and support for contemplation and reflection—marked so many aspects of his life.
He was a… Read More »
Dear College Community:
The Provost and I are pleased to announce the nomination process for the 2022 Faculty Awards. The awards are one of the most important ways that we honor the accomplishments and contributions of faculty to students and to our campus life.
Please review the detailed descriptions of the award nomination guidelines available here and posted on the Academic Affairs website.
President’s Award for Excellence
President’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Service
President’s Award for Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Service
Provost’s Outstanding Teaching… Read More »
Dear Campus Community,
We hope the Spring semester is treating you well! We’re very excited to announce our second CCNY Urban Gardens Planting Day, to be held on Tuesday, May 3rd between 12:00 and 2:00pm (during club hours). If you are interested in joining us, we would advise wearing clothes you wouldn’t mind getting a little dirt on and we'll have all of the seeds, seedlings and tools needed for a great planting day.
If you’re looking to attend RVSP below!
Click here to RSVP
Please join us for a fun and relaxing day! (Please bring sunscreen. If we experience rain May… Read More »
It is my pleasure to formally confirm Rosemarie (Rose) Wesson as The City College of New York’s Associate Provost for Research. It is a role that Rose had taken on well over a year ago on an interim basis, and she continues to support and expand the research enterprise at the College. She has been a great partner to me in our efforts to raise the recognition of the research and creative work done at City College and a strong advocate for the needs of all of you doing that work. In her role as Associate Provost for Research, Rose has launched the Research and Innovation at… Read More »
Dear Members of the Campus community,
It is with deep sadness that I share the news that one of our students, Brent Renaud, was killed in Ukraine this morning. Brent was a student in the MFA program for creative writing, although he arrived on our campus with a fully realized career as a photojournalist and filmmaker. It was in that latter capacity that he traveled to Ukraine, specifically to cover the refugee crisis there. An account of his passing was published in the New York Times, and I include that story here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/world/europe/brent-renaud-… Read More »
Dear Friends,
Last Friday, we announced the passing of Simion Zurka, who worked for years in our mail room. Simion loved his work and treasured his place in our college community. I know that, in particular, he was part of a closely knit team—co-workers and close, close friends--and the members of that team are shattered by his loss. In 2021, in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the maintenance of campus life during the pandemic, Simion was acknowledged as part of the President’s Covid19 Response S.T.A.R. Award. All of us who depended on his work… Read More »
Dear CUNY Community,
In response to revised guidance issued by the CDC last week, we are lifting the temporary mask mandate that has been in place since August 2021 and required all CUNY students, faculty, staff, and visitors to wear masks inside University campuses, office buildings, classrooms, and other non-enclosed spaces. This policy change, which takes effect on Monday, March 7, follows recent announcements by Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams that ended mask mandates for pre-K through 12th-grade schools across New York State and City.… Read More »
Last Updated: 09/04/2019 22:05