The College Community,CUNY Public Safety has implemented a body-worn camera program for CUNY Peace Officers across the university system. As of Spring 2026, CUNY Peace Officers are now actively utilizing body-worn cameras in the field. All officers assigned to the program have successfully completed comprehensive training on proper use and governing policies prior to deployment.It is important to clarify how body-worn cameras are used:These cameras do not record continuously and are not used for routine or casual intera ...Continue Reading

*****Hello Faculty* *Affected Application: *CUNY Login Single Sign-On (MFA)*Service Impact:    *Service Restored/ /*Impacted Locations:    *Central Office and All Colleges/ /*Impacted Users/:          /*All Users/    /*Incident*/: /INC0454779*Time Reported:  *10:17AM on 03/23/26*Time Resolved*: 1:43PM on 03/23/26 CIS has restored services following a degradation in the CUNY Login Single Sign-On (MFA) system that ...Continue Reading

Learn how AI tools like YorkGPT and automation are transforming work across campus AI Technology Unleashed Explore how York IT is bringing AI into everyday work. See YorkGPT and other AI tools in action. Discover how automation makes tasks faster and easier. Learn simple, real ways AI is supporting the campus community. Speakers: Gregory Vega ~ Interim AVP/CIO Rafael Nunez ~ Director Web and Business Intelligence Hector Dominguez ~ Information Technology Associate Eric Tyrer ~ Information Technology Senior Associ ...Continue Reading

Dear Faculty,*Affected Application: *CUNY Login Single Sign-On (MFA)*Service Impact:    *Service Degradation/ /*Impacted Locations:    *Central Office and All Colleges/ /*Impacted Users/:          /*All Users/    /*Incident*/: /INC0454779*Time Reported:  *10:17am on 03/23/26 CIS is currently aware of CUNY Login Single Sign-On (MFA) service degradation that is affecting all users. Please be aware that, CUNY Login use ...Continue Reading

*Affected Application: *CUNY Login Single Sign-On (MFA)*Service Impact:    *Service Degradation/ /*Impacted Locations:    *Central Office and All Colleges/ /*Impacted Users/:          /*All Users/    /*Incident*/: /INC0454779*Time Reported:  *10:17am on 03/23/26 CIS is currently aware of CUNY Login Single Sign-On (MFA) service degradation that is affecting all users.  Please be aware that, CUNY Login users: That ...Continue Reading

Dear Campus Community, You are invited to attend the Senate Plenary meeting being held on Tuesday, March 24th , 2026, from 12:15 pm to 2 pm in Room AC-3D01  Please find attached materials for the meeting, we look forward to you joining us!    ...Continue Reading

  Dear Colleagues, The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that *nominations are now open for the 2026 YEMMY Faculty Awards*, celebrating excellence in *Teaching, Service, Mentorship, Assessment, and Supporting Student Success*.*Nomination Deadline:* *March 23, 2026*  Submit to: academicaffairs@PROTECTED*Who May Nominate:* ·         Faculty may nominate colleagues for all categories *except Mentorship*. ·      ...Continue Reading

 The Office of Academic Affairs invites applications from full-time York College faculty (tenured, tenure-track, lecturers) to participate in a 2026-2027/ /_Faculty Publication Workshop_.The /Faculty Publication Workshop /is a year-long faculty development seminar designed to assist York College faculty in their scholarly writing, from proposal to publication. The workshop will enable faculty scholars to develop their current academic writing projects, whether they are books, articles, book chapters, or other ...Continue Reading

Good morning,  *_Enrollment:_* This chart below reflects our *Fall 2026* numbers as of* March 22, 2026.* In addition, I've attached the CUNY Dashboard Report, also dated *3-22-26*. This report compares our enrollment with the other CUNY colleges..*_Date to Date Comparison:_* March 22, 2026 856 March 22, 2025 332*_Enrollment and Retention:_**V-READY *will be available to students on _Wednesdays from 9:30-4pm and Fridays from 9:30-2pm_ so students can get 'registration re ...Continue Reading

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  Dear Campus Community,   Have a business idea?  Take your shot at pitching to judges, advancing to the final round, and competing for exciting prices. Must register by *April 7* at yorkcuny.iad1.qualtrics.com**Dr. Joseph Bon Sesay CPA Department of Business and Economics School of Business and Information Systems   *Academic Calendar*   Visit the _online academic calendar_ for the latest updates.  *Campus Events* Visit the _online campus events cale ...Continue Reading

The Studio Museum in Harlem opened its impressive new building last November on West 125th Street with an exhibition by the late artist and community activist Tom Lloyd, a longtime resident of Jamaica, Queens -- home to York College, CUNY.Read the full article: https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2026/this-saturday-3-21-join-york-professor-at-a-panel-discussion-on-tom-lloyd ...Continue Reading

The Studio Museum in Harlem opened its impressive new building last November on West 125th Street with an exhibition by the late artist and community activist Tom Lloyd, a longtime resident of Jamaica, Queens -- home to York College, CUNY.Read the full article: https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2026/this-saturday-3-21-join-york-professor-at-a-panel-discussion-on-tom-lloyd ...Continue Reading

 *The Open Call deadline for the Southeast Queens Film Festival has been extended to March 27!*** The York College Art History Program invites submissions for a juried film selection in the inaugural Southeast Queens Film Festival, taking place April 15–17 in Jamaica, Queens. The festival is organized as part of the Social Practice CUNY initiative, Jamaica Forum for Public Art Otherwise! This festival celebrates the wide range of moving image works that shape our everyday visual culture. We welcome submission ...Continue Reading

The College Community, The College continues to make improvements to campus access in order to support a safe, welcoming, and efficient environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.As part of this effort, ID scanners are now being used at campus entrances. Members of the campus community will be asked to scan their York College ID when entering buildings. Public Safety Officers remain present at entry points to assist and help maintain an orderly flow of access. These updates are designed to support the safet ...Continue Reading

Colleagues, We still have 11 seats available for the ACUE/ Designing Student-Centered Courses/ course (screenshot of the course schedule below).  You will *earn an ACUE badge *for successfully completing this course; in addition, * the course is one of the 4 ACUE pathway courses leading to the nationally recognized /ACUE Teaching Excellence Certification/*. *Register now* directly on the ACUE portal  GreetGreet Van Belle, PhD | Director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Educational Technologi ...Continue Reading

*All the computers in your area are scheduled to be rebooted during the night starting at 10 PM, Thursday, March 19th.* To avoid lost data in documents you are currently maybe working on,   Please save all your documents and close all applications before leaving for the day on Thursday, March 19th. If you are working remotely, close all applications on your office computer. *And do not Shut Down your Computer*  *Why are we rebooting the computers in your area?*   ...Continue Reading

 Dear Colleagues, The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that *nominations are now open for the 2026 YEMMY Faculty Awards*, celebrating excellence in *Teaching, Service, Mentorship, Assessment, and Supporting Student Success*.*Nomination Deadline:* *March 23, 2026*  Submit to: academicaffairs@PROTECTED*Who May Nominate:* ·         Faculty may nominate colleagues for all categories *except Mentorship*. ·       ...Continue Reading

 The Office of Academic Affairs invites applications from full-time York College faculty (tenured, tenure-track, lecturers) to participate in a 2026-2027/ /_Faculty Publication Workshop_.The /Faculty Publication Workshop /is a year-long faculty development seminar designed to assist York College faculty in their scholarly writing, from proposal to publication. The workshop will enable faculty scholars to develop their current academic writing projects, whether they are books, articles, book chapters, or other ...Continue Reading

*All the computers in your area are scheduled to be rebooted during the night starting at 10 PM, Thursday, March 19th.* To avoid lost data in documents you are currently maybe working on,   Please save all your documents and close all applications before leaving for the day on Thursday, March 19th. If you are working remotely, close all applications on your office computer. *And do not Shut Down your Computer*  *Why are we rebooting the computers in your area?*   ...Continue Reading

York College, in coordination with the City University of New York (CUNY), will transition student email services to a new CUNY-wide Microsoft 365 student email system. This initiative provides students with one secure email mailbox and login across all CUNY colleges, improving communication reliability and integration with Microsoft 365 tools. The transition will take place during Spring Break 2026, and the new student email accounts will be ready when students return to campus.*Effective Date: Monday, April 13, 2026* ...Continue Reading

 *The Open Call deadline for the Southeast Queens Film Festival has been extended to March 27!*** The York College Art History Program invites submissions for a juried film selection in the inaugural Southeast Queens Film Festival, taking place April 15–17 in Jamaica, Queens. The festival is organized as part of the Social Practice CUNY initiative, Jamaica Forum for Public Art Otherwise! This festival celebrates the wide range of moving image works that shape our everyday visual culture. We welcome submission ...Continue Reading

 You’re Invited! Spergel Lecture Series: The Alchemy of Stars Guest Lecturer - Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D., the Henry L. Cox Professor of Astronomy at The Ohio State University   Monday, April 20, 2026 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.Faculty Dining Room – 2D01​*Register Online*.For more information, contact Interim Associate Provost Timothy Paglione at tpaglione@PROTECTED. *THIS WEEK AT YORK* *Calendar*  Visit the online calendar for the latest updates.* * * Communications & Marketing*_S ...Continue Reading

  Dear Faculty, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) is pleased to invite you to our Spring ‘26 session of WAC Talk! Our aim with this session is to reflect on how AI fits into writing in our classrooms. How do we communicate to students that disciplinary writing is still relevant and important in the face of AI? Please bring writing prompts that you use in your classes that are designed to encourage or discourage the use of AI, as this will be an interactive session! Even if you do not teach Writing Intensive cours ...Continue Reading

The Olympic gold medalist made history at the 1968 Summer Olympics with a record-breaking long jump of 29 feet, 2½ inches -- a world record that stood for more than two decades. Read the full article: https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2026/homecoming-for-a-champion-olympic-great-bob-beamon-visits-his-old-haunts ...Continue Reading

The Olympic gold medalist made history at the 1968 Summer Olympics with a record-breaking long jump of 29 feet, 2½ inches -- a world record that stood for more than two decades. Read the full article: https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2026/homecoming-for-a-champion-olympic-great-bob-beamon-visits-his-old-haunts ...Continue Reading

Dr. Heather Robinson of the English Department delivered a presentation in October titled “Assessing Writing at York College.” Read the full article: https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2026/assessing-writing-at-york-college-strengthening-student-learning-through-writing ...Continue Reading

Dr. Heather Robinson of the English Department delivered a presentation in October titled “Assessing Writing at York College.” Read the full article: https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2026/assessing-writing-at-york-college-strengthening-student-learning-through-writing ...Continue Reading

*All the computers in your area are scheduled to be rebooted during the night starting at 10 PM, Thursday, March 19th.* To avoid lost data in documents you are currently maybe working on,   Please save all your documents and close all applications before leaving for the day on Thursday, March 19th. If you are working remotely, close all applications on your office computer. *And do not Shut Down your Computer*  *Why are we rebooting the computers in your area?*   ...Continue Reading

*All the computers in your area are scheduled to be rebooted during the night starting at 10 PM, Thursday, March 19th.* To avoid lost data in documents you are currently maybe working on,   Please save all your documents and close all applications before leaving for the day on Thursday, March 19th. If you are working remotely, close all applications on your office computer. *And do not Shut Down your Computer*  *Why are we rebooting the computers in your area?*   ...Continue Reading

Dr. Donna Chirico, professor of Psychology at York College, recently appeared on the "Arthur Aidala Power Hour" (AM 970) to discuss the 50th anniversary of Italian Americans being recognized as an affirmative action group at the City University of New York (CUNY).Read the full article: https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2026/dr-chiricos-radio-appearance-spotlights-italian-american-representation-at-cuny ...Continue Reading

Dr. Donna Chirico, professor of Psychology at York College, recently appeared on the "Arthur Aidala Power Hour" (AM 970) to discuss the 50th anniversary of Italian Americans being recognized as an affirmative action group at the City University of New York (CUNY).Read the full article: https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/2026/dr-chiricos-radio-appearance-spotlights-italian-american-representation-at-cuny ...Continue Reading

 *The Open Call deadline for the Southeast Queens Film Festival has been extended to March 27!*** The York College Art History Program invites submissions for a juried film selection in the inaugural Southeast Queens Film Festival, taking place April 15–17 in Jamaica, Queens. The festival is organized as part of the Social Practice CUNY initiative, Jamaica Forum for Public Art Otherwise! This festival celebrates the wide range of moving image works that shape our everyday visual culture. We welcome submission ...Continue Reading

  Dear Colleagues, The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that *nominations are now open for the 2026 YEMMY Faculty Awards*, celebrating excellence in *Teaching, Service, Mentorship, Assessment, and Supporting Student Success*.*Nomination Deadline:* *March 23, 2026*  Submit to: academicaffairs@PROTECTED*Who May Nominate:* ·         Faculty may nominate colleagues for all categories *except Mentorship*. ·      ...Continue Reading

Dear York College Community, Members of the Middle States Self-Study Steering Committee and Working Groups have been engaged in the _self-study process_ since Fall 2024. They have collected evidence and are diligently working to analyze the evidence through the lens of the MSCHE Standards.  This semester, in the spirit of inclusivity, transparency and collaboration that informs all of our self-study work, the MSCHE Self-Study Leadership group invites all members of the York College community to two o ...Continue Reading

 The Office of Academic Affairs invites applications from full-time York College faculty (tenured, tenure-track, lecturers) to participate in a 2026-2027/ /_Faculty Publication Workshop_.The /Faculty Publication Workshop /is a year-long faculty development seminar designed to assist York College faculty in their scholarly writing, from proposal to publication. The workshop will enable faculty scholars to develop their current academic writing projects, whether they are books, articles, book chapters, or other ...Continue Reading

  Dear Faculty, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) is pleased to invite you to our Spring ‘26 session of WAC Talk! Our aim with this session is to reflect on how AI fits into writing in our classrooms. How do we communicate to students that disciplinary writing is still relevant and important in the face of AI? Please bring writing prompts that you use in your classes that are designed to encourage or discourage the use of AI, as this will be an interactive session! Even if you do not teach Writing Intensive cours ...Continue Reading

Good morning,  *_Enrollment:_* This chart below reflects our *Fall 2026* numbers as of* March 12, 2026.* The CUNY Dashboard Report has not yet been updated to include Fall 2026 enrollment.*_Date to Date Comparison:_* March 12, 2026 636 Registration began March 2, 2026 March 12, 2025     0 Registration began March 17, 2025***_Enrollment and Retention:_**V-READY *will be available to students on _Wednesdays from 9:30-4pm and Fridays from 9:30-2pm_ so students can get ...Continue Reading

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*Attention All,* IT is planning a two-hour maintenance window from 11:30pm, Saturday, March 14 to 1:30am, Sunday, March 15, 2026, for windows update on servers.   During the maintenance window, VPN remote desktop access and services may be disrupted. Also, archived email messages will not be available during the maintenance. We do not expect any disruptions to any other services. After the maintenance all the above-mentioned services will be fully functional. If you experience any issu ...Continue Reading

*Affected Application*: Active Directory Servers*Service Impact*: VPN access to remote desktop*Impacted Locations*: Campus*Impacted Users*: All*Start Time:* 8:00 PM on 3/13/2026*End Time*: 11:00 PM on 3/13/2026 All York College Active Directory servers will be upgraded with new windows patches for security. VPN access to the remote desktops may be interrupted during the upgrade temporarily but we do not anticipate any disruption to other services. Report any issues after the update directly to _YConnect Self-S ...Continue Reading

Dear York College Community, We are sharing an important cybersecurity advisory from NYC Cyber Command regarding increased malicious cyber activity targeting sectors such as *education, healthcare, emergency management, and water/wastewater systems*. Because higher education institutions are among the named targets, we ask all students, faculty, and staff to remain especially vigilant. NYC Cyber Command has observed threats including DDoS attacks, spear phishing, and attempts to compromise operational technology. To he ...Continue Reading

The City University of New York (CUNY) has awarded $3 million to support 113 campus-led initiatives through its new AI Innovation Fund, a one-year, systemwide grant program funded as part of Governor Hochul's ongoing commitment to position New York as a leader in artificial intelligence. Designed to leverage AI to advance teaching, research and student success, the program initiatives include micro-credentials and certificates as well as efforts to combat food insecurity and enhance career readiness.Read the full articl ...Continue Reading

York College, in coordination with the City University of New York (CUNY), will transition student email services to a new CUNY-wide Microsoft 365 student email system. This initiative provides students with one secure email mailbox and login across all CUNY colleges, improving communication reliability and integration with Microsoft 365 tools. The transition will take place during Spring Break 2026, and the new student email accounts will be ready when students return to campus.*Effective Date: Monday, April 13, 2026* ...Continue Reading

 *The Open Call deadline for the Southeast Queens Film Festival has been extended to March 27!*** The York College Art History Program invites submissions for a juried film selection in the inaugural Southeast Queens Film Festival, taking place April 15–17 in Jamaica, Queens. The festival is organized as part of the Social Practice CUNY initiative, Jamaica Forum for Public Art Otherwise! This festival celebrates the wide range of moving image works that shape our everyday visual culture. We welcome submission ...Continue Reading

*All the computers in your area are scheduled to be rebooted during the night starting at 10 PM, Thursday, March 12th.* To avoid lost data in documents you are currently maybe working on,   Please save all your documents and close all applications before leaving for the day on Thursday, March 12th. If you are working remotely, close all applications on your office computer. *And do not Shut Down your Computer*  *Why are we rebooting the computers in your area?*   ...Continue Reading

 The Office of Academic Affairs invites applications from full-time York College faculty (tenured, tenure-track, lecturers) to participate in a 2026-2027/ /_Faculty Publication Workshop_.The /Faculty Publication Workshop /is a year-long faculty development seminar designed to assist York College faculty in their scholarly writing, from proposal to publication. The workshop will enable faculty scholars to develop their current academic writing projects, whether they are books, articles, book chapters, or other ...Continue Reading

  Good Afternoon York Community, You are cordially invited to a special celebration hosted by the Department of History, Philosophy, and Anthropology, honoring the life and legacy of *Cpl. Madeleine Coleman Roach *a   6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion WWII Mail Pioneer York College Alumna Community Advocate This special event will take this evening*, March 12*, from *6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.* at the *Africana Resource Center at York College* (*94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.,* *Jamaica, NY 114 ...Continue Reading

  Dear Colleagues, The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that *nominations are now open for the 2026 YEMMY Faculty Awards*, celebrating excellence in *Teaching, Service, Mentorship, Assessment, and Supporting Student Success*.*Nomination Deadline:* *March 23, 2026*  Submit to: academicaffairs@PROTECTED*Who May Nominate:* ·         Faculty may nominate colleagues for all categories *except Mentorship*. ·      ...Continue Reading

 Dear Colleagues, The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that *nominations are now open for the 2026 YEMMY Faculty Awards*, celebrating excellence in *Teaching, Service, Mentorship, Assessment, and Supporting Student Success*.*Nomination Deadline:* *March 23, 2026*  Submit to: academicaffairs@PROTECTED*Who May Nominate:* ·         Faculty may nominate colleagues for all categories *except Mentorship*. ·       ...Continue Reading