*Celebration of Graduates History, Philosophy, and Anthropology*    Dear Campus Community, The Department of History, Philosophy, and Anthropology will be honoring department graduates. Excellence Awards will be presented. Come meet department faculty as well as congratulate our graduates!*Date:* Thursday, May 8, 2025*Time:* 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.*Location:* 4M06     *Academic Calendar*  Visit the online academic calendar for the latest updates. *Campus Eve ...Continue Reading

Three York College professors, along with other CUNY faculty, recently participated in an engaging educational trip to Taiwan, where they explored the nation’s higher education system.https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2025/york-college-professors-join-cuny-delegation-on-educational-tour-of-taiwan ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and all faculty and staff at York College are expected to complete annual training to keep our systems and data secure. Please complete this year’s *Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Employees* by *Friday, May 30*. The online course takes *about 40 minutes* and helps you identify and respond to cyber threats. To complete the training: • Log in using your CUNY credentials at _https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/ultra/organizations/_2409458_1/cl/outline_ • Cli ...Continue Reading

* * Join us for public presentations by the finalists for the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at York College. Each candidate will respond to the following prompt:* **Planning with Purpose* Imagine you are serving as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at York College and you have a $100,000 budget. How would you use those funds? What key areas would you invest in? What allocations would you make? Why would you make these decisions? Conclude the talk by addressing how you would grow financial resou ...Continue Reading

 The *NYS Deferred Compensation Plan (457b)* will be hosting multiple webinars next month /specifically for education professionals/. Click the links below to register.  */_The webinars will not be recorded._  /*/Please keep in mind, that you can have both a 403b & a 457b.  / *NYSDCP Pre-Retirement*Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:00 PMhttps://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ac0570e7-df30-4a08-b667-183b8e31667f@22140e4c-d390-45c2-b297-a26c516dc461 Join us for a conversation about important con ...Continue Reading

*Please see the below and attached from CCA@YourService – CUNY’s Employee Assistance Program provider:**Mental Health Awareness Month 2025 – Turn Awareness into Action*Mental health is finally getting the attention it deserves—and that’s a great thing. But awareness is just the first step. This May, during Mental Health Month, let’s take that awareness and turn it into real, everyday action that makes a difference—for ourselves and for the people around us.*Here are 5 things you can do right now for your mental health:* ...Continue Reading

York College honors and celebrates employees with 30 and 35 years of service!*Margarita**Drago*ProfessorWorld Lang, Lit and Humanities30*Sharon**Faust*Adjunct Associate ProfessorOccupational Therapy30*Jean**Garcia*IT AssociateComputer Services30*Linda**Hand*HE OfficerCareer Services30*Wenying**Huang-Stolte*HE AssociateCenter for Teaching & Learning30*Lazne**Stanley*EOC HE AssistantQueens EOC30*Richard**Baslaw*Adjunct LecturerMath & Computer Science35*Marjorie**Brun*HE AssociateMail & Messenger Service35*Robe ...Continue Reading

Dear Faculty and Staff of York College,   The State of New York, Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG) requires all State employees (full- and part-time) to complete ethics training annually.  */(PLEASE NOTE: This is an update from past guidance. State ethics laws require state employees to complete live training once every two years, and an online refresher course in the intervening years.  Because the online refresher course is NOT available to CUNY ...Continue Reading

  The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning will be hosting Let’s Talk Data: Continuing Students on Friday, May 9th from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Zoom.Register Now!After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.Outcomes for this session:Understand the semester to semester persistence of potential continuing students Know the registration activity patterns of continuing students Know the trends in undergraduate degree-seeking continuin ...Continue Reading

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 *The YEmmy Awards*  Dear Campus Community, Join us on *May 20, 2025 at 4 p.m*. for the first of what will be our annual YEmmy Awards celebrating faculty. The YEmmy Awards, a new initiative, is designed to recognize the invaluable contributions of our faculty annually. The name ‘YEmmy’ combines ‘York’ and ‘eminent,’ symbolizing the outstanding commitment of our faculty to student success and learning. It also plays on the word ‘Emmys.’ These individuals show excellence in teaching, ser ...Continue Reading

We are pleased to announce the upgrade and availability of the *HR Document Portal* (https://hrdocs.york.cuny.edu). Since its launch in 2020 to support remote operations, the HR Docs portal has helped streamline the submission and handling of important documents. The system now manages a substantial volume of records and continues to be a vital tool for Human Resources. The upgrade introduces several key improvements:Faster and more responsive user experience Streamlined submission and access to documents Enhanced layo ...Continue Reading

Dear York College Community, Attached is the registration dashboard for Fall 2025. If you have questions about enrollment, please contact VP Karen A. Williams or Mr. Nicholas Jones, Executive Director of Enrollment Management. Thank you.The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning ...Continue Reading

York College honors and celebrates employees with 20 and 25 years of service!*Lourdes**Aguilar*College AssistantWorld Lang, Lit and Humanities20*Saakhena**Ali*College AssistantCollaborative Learning Center20*Sundeep**Bisla*Assc ProfessorEnglish20*Letitia**Bridgeman*HE AssistantCollege Now20*Isatou**Colley*Mail Message Svcs WorkerMail & Messenger Service20*Michele**Gregory*ProfessorBehavioral Sciences20*Gertrudis**Hernandez*Adjunct LecturerCollege Now20*Dawn**Hewitt*Research FoundationFinance & Administration20*I ...Continue Reading

On April 30, 2025, York College came alive with energy and purpose as more than 160 students, families, educators, and college professionals gathered for York EmpowerED: Bridging the Gap from High School to College.https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2025/york-empowered-2025-students-taking-flight-toward-their-future ...Continue Reading

The York College community gathered yesterday in honor of , a powerful global movement dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault and standing in solidarity with survivors. This annual observance was inspired by a 1998 court ruling in Italy where a young woman's sexual assault case was overturned because she was wearing tight jeans—the court claimed she must have helped remove them, thereby implying consent. Outraged by this injustice, people around the world began wearing denim to protest victim ...Continue Reading

The City University of New York today launched a civic engagement campaign encouraging its students to vote in the upcoming city primary election. https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2025/york-is-1-of-10-cuny-campuses-to-serve-as-polling-site-for-early-voting ...Continue Reading

There was no mistaking it: something electric was in the air at York College last Thursday. Laughter echoed across the atrium, and a sea of smiling faces, 106 newly admitted students and their families filled the campus for one of the year's most important events: the Accepted Student Reception.https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2025/a-new-chapter-begins-york-college-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-future-cardinals ...Continue Reading

Please see the below reminders regarding compliance with New York State Ethics Requirements for State Employees:*_FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS_* The annual Financial Disclosure Statement ("FDS") filing for calendar year 2024 must be filed by Thursday, *May 15, 2025*, by all employees in “policy-making” positions and by those non-exempt employees who earn over the threshold amount (The filing threshold for financial disclosure will apply to anyone serving in a job title with an annual salary in excess of $1 ...Continue Reading

 *Wear Denim for Denim Day*  For over two decades, Peace Over Violence has led Denim Day, a campaign focused on action, unity, and awareness. Held every April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Denim Day invites people to stand with survivors, question harmful beliefs, and work toward ending sexual violence. The campaign began after the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction, stating that the victim’s jeans suggested consent. In response, members of the Italian Parliament wore jeans to wor ...Continue Reading

York College is proud to announce that the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York has approved its request to honor the iconic Regent Adelaide Sanford.https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2025/york-college-set-to-honor-regent-sanford-at-2025-commencement ...Continue Reading

York College honors and celebrates employees with 15 years of service!*Tokunbo**Adeshina*Non-Teaching Adjunct 3Library*Ekaterina**Belousova*Adjunct Assistant ProfessorHistory-Philosophy-Anthropology*Kristina**Bodetti*Adjunct LecturerHistory-Philosophy-Anthropology*Bulbul**Chakravarti*Adjunct ProfessorChemistry*Deb**Chakravarti*ProfessorChemistry*Nadine**Donahue*Assc ProfessorNursing*Iona**Emsley*Adjunct Assistant ProfessorHealth Professions*Joel**Fernandez*IT Support AsstComputer Services*Edwin**Gomez*Adjunct LecturerWo ...Continue Reading

  The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning will be hosting the next installment of Let’s Talk Data!Let’s Talk Data: Continuing StudentsFriday, May 9: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.Location: ZoomTo Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/RBjx921QRrywvN6aVkqmZA#/registrationOnce you register, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to the session.Outcomes:Understand the semester to semester persistence of potential continuing students Know the registration activity patterns of con ...Continue Reading

Collegues, It’s a fantastic day for teaching and learning, organized for many years by our colleagues in the CUNY Colleges of the Bronx!  The CTLET team will be there, and we want to see you!  Take a quick look at the program below, then REGISTER!Best,Greet*REGISTRATION CLOSES SOON* Join us on *Friday, May 2, 2025*, at *Lehman College* for the 12th annual #BronxEdTech Showcase. This year, we delve into the theme "/Human-AI Synergy: Shaping Education to Promote Digital Equity and ...Continue Reading

Dear Faculty and Staff of York College,   The State of New York, Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG) requires all State employees (full- and part-time) to complete ethics training annually.     As a reminder, we have scheduled a "Live" (via Zoom) ethics training session *today, April 28, 2025, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.  *If you are interested in attending, please register at _https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ATP ...Continue Reading

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York College proudly hosted its annual Spring Mini-Open House in late March, offering prospective students and their families an exciting glimpse into life as a future Cardinal. With over 100 attendees, the event provided an in-depth exploration of York's vibrant campus community, diverse academic programs, and comprehensive support services.https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2025/spring-mini-open-house-welcomes-future-cardinals-to-york-college ...Continue Reading

Dear Faculty and Staff of York College,   The State of New York, Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG) requires all State employees (full- and part-time) to complete ethics training annually.    As a reminder, we have scheduled a "Live" (via Zoom) ethics training session on *_Monday,_ April 28, 2025, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.  *If you are interested in attending, please register at _https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ...Continue Reading

Dear Faculty and Staff of York College,   The State of New York, Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG) requires all State employees (full- and part-time) to complete ethics training annually.     As a reminder, we have scheduled a "Live" (via Zoom) ethics training session on * Friday, April 28, 2025, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.  *If you are interested in attending, please register at _https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ...Continue Reading

Dear York College Community Attached for your information is the registration activity report for Fall 2025.  If you have questions about enrollment, please contact VP Karen A. Williams or Mr. Nicholas Jones, Executive Director of Enrollment Management. Thank youThe Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning ...Continue Reading

Congratulations to Adjunct Lecturer Andrew “Sekou” Jackson (Black Studies), who has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Publishing citation by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2025/adjunct-lecturer-sekou-awarded-outstanding-contribution-to-publishing-citation ...Continue Reading

Dear College Community, Representatives from the Central Procurement Office will host a training/overview on *Monday, May 19, 2025, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM** *about the new procure-to-pay platform, CUNYBuy, for all *York College* team members. The training will be held at York College, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Academic Core Building - Lecture Hall 3D01, Jamaica, NY 11451.  *All users** (**AP Analyst, AP Approvers, Buyers, Category Approvers, Creators, Department Approvers, General Receivers, Inspectors, ...Continue Reading

Earth Day 2025 was a momentous occasion at York College, as our community of students, faculty, and staff united to rejuvenate our campus with a vibrant planting project, a testament to our shared commitment to sustainability and beauty.https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2025/roots-and-remembrance-york-blooms-for-earth-day ...Continue Reading

As part of the University-wide Network Modernization Project (NMP), York IT will be upgrading the switching infrastructure to enhance network performance and reliability. In this phase of NMP, we will upgrade the data center core  and access switches, which requires scheduled maintenance on the following dates:  *Scheduled Cutovers:* Friday, April 25th,     5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Sunday, April 27th   9:00 AM – 5:00 PM  *What to Expect*  * ...Continue Reading

Good morning Faculty, We are currently conducting a survey on Advisement. The President's Advisement Council needs the information to inform recommendations. The link to the survey is on the Cardinal App: https://yorkcuny.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6omBIse51RWeBLM Please encourage your students to participate. Thank youLori Lori Hoeffner, PhD (she/her)Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic PlanningMSCHE Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)CUNY York Collegelhoeffner@PROTECT ...Continue Reading

Dear College Community, Representatives from the Central Procurement Office will host a training/overview on *Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM *about the new procure-to-pay platform, CUNYBuy, for all *York College* team members. The training will be held at York College, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Academic Core Building - Lecture Hall 3D01, Jamaica, NY 11451.  All users (*AP Analyst, AP Approvers, Buyers, Category Approvers, Creators, Department Approvers, General Receivers, Inspectors, and PO Approvers ...Continue Reading

*York College Staffing Update 4/22/2025*Separation*Employee Name**Title**Department**Contact**Email*Dejan OdobasicOilerBuildings & GroundsJohn Mezzacappa_jmezzacappa@PROTECTED_Nona ReeceHE AssistantRegistrarRamena Jailall_rjailall@PROTECTED_Sandra BuenoHE AssociateAdmissionsFrankie Solorzanofsolorzano@PROTECTEDBeverly Brown (Travia Leave)HE OfficerFinancial AidNicholas Jonesnjones@PROTECTEDNew hire*Employee Name**Title**Department**Email*Lydie KengneEOC enrollment SpecialistQueens EOClkengne@PROTECTEDShahnaz MoinCam ...Continue Reading

Dear CUNY PSC Colleagues CUNY HR have provided below the confirmed dates for payment of the ratification bonus, negotiated wage increases and retroactive payment - per State Payroll (OSC). They are as follows: Ratification Bonus:        State Payroll (CUNY Senior Colleges): 5/15/2025Wage Increases:           State Payroll (CUNY Senior Colleges): 8/7/2025Retroactive pay:         ...Continue Reading

York Network Upgrades scheduled for Friday, April 25th and Sunday, April 27th ( as part of the University-wide Network Modernization Project NMP) have been *postponed* due to some unforeseen situation. We will inform the campus when the upgrades are rescheduled.      If you have any questions or concern please contact our helpdesk  at _helpdesk@PROTECTED_   York IT ...Continue Reading

 *Celebrate Earth Day with Us!*  Dear Campus Community, Join us on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, for a special Earth Day planting project starting on the York College Plaza! Bring your green thumbs and help us fill the planters from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. This meaningful initiative, organized by the Office of the President, Institutional Advancement/Marketing & Communications, will honor the memory of the late Professor and Alumna Winsome Smikle of the Department of Behavioral ...Continue Reading

 *5th Annual Assessment Celebration Event* *April 24, 2025 • 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.* In this year’s Celebration Event, we will: Recognize the assessment work led by the three college-wide assessment committees Describe the assessment of Critical Thinking in General Education and the expansion of General Education assessment to upper division courses, Professor Phebe KirkhamDescribe how assessment results have been used to make improvements in the Exercise Science program, Drs. Galila Werber-Zion and ...Continue Reading

 *5th Annual Assessment Celebration Event* *April 24, 2025 • 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.* In this year’s Celebration Event, we will: Recognize the assessment work led by the three college-wide assessment committees Describe the assessment of Critical Thinking in General Education and the expansion of General Education assessment to upper division courses, Professor Phebe KirkhamDescribe how assessment results have been used to make improvements in the Exercise Science program, Drs. Galila Werber-Zion and ...Continue Reading

Dear York College Community,We are excited to share the latest updates on our ongoing campus projects. Our commitment to enhancing the facilities and infrastructure at York College continues to drive significant progress across various initiatives. Below is a summary of the current status of key projects:Academic Core Building:Café Renovation: 90% complete, with an anticipated opening in May. ADA Bathroom Upgrades: Contracting phase is underway, with a recommendation to award the contract to the winning bidd ...Continue Reading

 You’re Invited!Spergel Lecture Series: Pharmaceutical Forensics Guest Lecturer - Ravi KalyanaramanMonday, April 21, 2025 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Faculty Dining Room – 2D01 *RSVP* Dr. Ravi Kalyanaraman is the Director of the Forensics and Innovative Technologies (FIT) group at Bristol-Myers Squibb. With a PhD from the University of Idaho and post-doctoral work at the University of Puerto Rico, he has led the development of novel analytical techniques for detecting pharmaceutical counterfeits. He focuses on s ...Continue Reading

*Dear Email users:*  As part of the CUNY-wide Proofpoint implementation, on April 21, CIS will start delivering up to twice-daily Proofpoint quarantine digest emails (from _proofpoint-digest@PROTECTED_) to all Microsoft 365 email accounts in the CUNY907 tenant. This means that you will receive separate Proofpoint quarantine digests for your: York College email gateways (which you may be already receiving). Microsoft 365 email accounts (@login.cuny.edu) in the CUNY907 tenant (which you may receive only if CUNY ...Continue Reading

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 You’re Invited!Spergel Lecture Series: Pharmaceutical Forensics Guest Lecturer - Ravi KalyanaramanMonday, April 21, 2025 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Faculty Dining Room – 2D01 *RSVP* Dr. Ravi Kalyanaraman is the Director of the Forensics and Innovative Technologies (FIT) group at Bristol-Myers Squibb. With a PhD from the University of Idaho and post-doctoral work at the University of Puerto Rico, he has led the development of novel analytical techniques for detecting pharmaceutical counterfeits. He focuses on s ...Continue Reading

Good Morning Cardinals! You are invited to attend the Senate Plenary meeting being held on *Tuesday, April 22, 2025*, from 12:15 pm to 2 pm in Room AC-3DO1. The following links contain documents for the meeting which will be held in person only:_Senate Plenary Agenda, April 22, 2025_             _Curriculum Report__Unapproved Senate Plenary Minutes from March 25, 2025__ __ __Upcoming 2025 Senate Plenaries_ Tuesday, May 13, 2025   ...Continue Reading

 *Provost Announces Interim Leadership **Appointments in Academic Affairs*  Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the following interim appointments within the Office of Academic Affairs: *Dr. Maureen Becker* has been named *Interim Associate Provost of Academic Affairs*. In this role, Dr. Becker will provide strategic leadership and management for academic policies, curriculum development, grant procurement and administration, and retention initiatives. Her responsibilities will include o ...Continue Reading

*Dear Email users:*   As part of the CUNY-wide Proofpoint implementation, on April 21, CIS will start delivering up to twice-daily Proofpoint quarantine digest emails (from _proofpoint-digest@PROTECTED_) to all Microsoft 365 email accounts in the CUNY907 tenant. This means that you will receive separate Proofpoint quarantine digests for your: York College email gateways (which you may be already receiving). Microsoft 365 email accounts (@login.cuny.edu) in the CUNY907 tenant (which you may receive only if CUN ...Continue Reading