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Dear Campus Community As of Monday, 12/6/21, we will be discontinuing the use of the V-22 sticker and the Excelsior Pass for campus access (please see my memo on Random COVID Testing).  This means you will need to know how to access your Cleared4 pass. It is best that you practice this before you come to campus.  Please remember that each person has a "personal" link to Cleared4.  This is why we cannot send you generic instructions on how to access your pass.  If you do not know your link or cannot locate it, please send an email to covidtesting@ccny.cuny… Read More »


*Please take a moment to read the corresponding notice from VP, Ken Ihrer.  https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/vp-operations/blog/cleared4-access  Dear CCNY Community, As communicated to you through a memo by EVC Batista on Wednesday, November 17th, CUNY has started random testing of vaccinated faculty, staff and students who come to campus.  If you are selected for random testing, you will have seven days to complete your testing at one of the CUNY testing centers, including the CCNY center in the NAC building.  The test does not require an appointment. If you… Read More »


All guests visiting the CCNY campus must be registered in order to enter our buildings. The system we use is called Cleared4 and in order to register, the user must enter information about themselves, including their vaccination data or a recent negative PCR test.   To register, please send your guest the following link: https://www.c4wrk.com/ytST2qjjBM6DGMWKA Once they have registered and loaded their information, they will receive an email that contains their link to access campus. If you have any questions or problems, Anthony Perez, aperez@ccny.cuny.edu , can… Read More »


Dear Faculty and Students, Procedures for COVID in the Classroom When a student reports to an Instructor or to the CCNY COVID team that they have received a positive COVID test or that they are feeling ill and will not be attending class, the following should take place immediately: Respond back to the student telling them not to come to campus and that the College COVID team will be contacting them. An email should be sent to our nurse, Romy Fabal ( RFabal@ccny.cuny.edu ), with a copy to Richard Belgrave ( RBelgrave@ccny.cuny.edu ), our COVID Liaison, indicating… Read More »


Dear CCNY Community, The University has moved from the Everbridge application’s VaxPass, for proof of vaccination, to a system called Cleared4.  The Cleared4 system has been in use since the beginning of the semester for those unvaccinated individuals in order to schedule testing and to show evidence of a negative COVID test.  The Cleared4 application will now handle both testing and vaccination status for the University and Everbridge will be retired. When you receive an email from Cleared4, it is legitimate and you should follow the instructions for registration.… Read More »


Dear CCNY Community, This is a reminder for students that the Vaccine Mandate, issued by CUNY, is fast approaching, and the last day to receive the Johnson and Johnson vaccination is September 23rd. All vaccines must be loaded into CUNY First before September 27th in order to remain registered for your in-person or hybrid courses. Additionally, even students who are not taking an in-person or hybrid course must be vaccinated in order to visit any CUNY Campus. Please note that currently there is an NYC Health and Human Services Mobile Vaccination Clinic on campus now through… Read More »


Dear Campus Community,​​  After careful evaluation of the surrounding transportation systems, it is clear that making your way to campus tomorrow (9/3) could be quite the challenge.  In the interest of safety, we have decided to close the campus, this Friday, for all but those individuals who are required during weather-related events (if you are not sure if you are in this category, please contact your supervisor).  Please stay safe and continue your work remotely during this timeframe as this is still a scheduled workday.  All student support… Read More »


Dear CCNY Faculty and Staff, The campus will be open tomorrow, September 3rd, 2021 even though classes are closed for the Labor Day break, which runs from 9/3 through 9/8.  Please work according to your agreed-upon schedule. Thank you Ken Ihrer Vice President of Operations Chief Information Officer The City College of New York 160 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031


Dear Campus Community, Last night’s storm caused a great deal of flooding on campus. We also lost multiple trees and the campus is in rough shape. The campus is closed to all but those individuals needing to support critical functions. We are asking you to work remotely, teach remotely and learn remotely for today. If you are part of our staff that is required to come in, please take all caution getting to campus and while working on campus. Sincerely, Ken Ihrer VP of Operations and CIO COVID Coordinator The City College of New York


Dear Campus Community, I am writing to update you on the state of the CCNY phone system. Back in June, a fire in a Con Edison manhole caused the copper wires to melt that support our phone system. The CCNY Telecommunications team work diligently with Verizon to install an emergency solution that uses antennas to carry our phone signals, instead of the original copper wires.  This was always a temporary measure and work continues on repairing the damaged copper.  In the meantime, our phone system relies on this temporary solution, and because of the technology, some of… Read More »


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Last Updated: 12/16/2020 17:43