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For domestic travel questions, please email the Office of Environmental, Health, Safety and Risk Management at:  [email protected] .

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For international travel questions, please email the CUNY Study Abroad Office at: [email protected]

NYS Policy and Procedure Adherence

Because CUNY School of Law is an agency of NYS, we follow the policies and procedures of the Office of the NYS Comptroller.  When traveling on official college business, individuals will be reimbursed for ordinary, necessary, and reasonable expenses incurred during the course of conducting Law School business. All employees should follow the guidelines as they appear in the New York State Travel Manual .

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What counts as allowable travel expenses, how do i create an expense report associated with my travel, how do i reconcile travel card (t-card) transactions, cuny policy on international travel.

All international travel may proceed using standard procedures in the  CUNY International Travel Guidelines .

Under these guidelines, travel to destinations that meet specific thresholds under the Department of State travel advisories and/or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Travel Health Notices (THNs) is not permitted, and a waiver must be approved before financial or other commitments to travel are made. Details, as well as required forms and FAQs, are on CUNY’s travel webpage.

• Travel-Expense Security Access Form
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• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) – Per Diem Rates
• U.S. Department of State – Foreign Travel Per Diem Rates
• Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Travel Manual 
• New York Comptroller Directive 6 – Travel, Meals, Lodging, and Miscellaneous Agency Expenses
• Exemption Certificate for Tax on Occupancy of Hotel or Motel Rooms (ST-129)

A breakdown of per diem rates across the continental United States can be found on the Per Diem Rates page of the GSA Portal. This website should be used as a reference any and every time you are preparing to travel on official college business.  Per diems for lodging and meals are based on location.

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1. I want to travel to attend a professional conference or seminar in my field – what do I need to do?

You must first request and attain permission to travel by completing a Travel Authorization via CUNYfirst. Authorization for both out-of-town travel and local travel must be completed and submitted, via CUNYfirst, for approval to the individual’s chairperson/designee and thereafter to the Provost/Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at least six (6) weeks prior to the date of departure.

2. Where can I find the Travel Authorization form?

You will find the Travel Authorization form in the CUNYfirst Travel and Expense Center. Login to the CUNYfirst Financial Supply Chain and follow this path: Employee Self-Service > Travel and Expense Center > Travel Authorization > Create .

3. I don’t have the CUNYfirst Financial Supply Chain link.  What should I do?

To obtain access to the Financial Supply Chain and Travel and Expense Center, please complete the access request form . Your department chairperson/designee should sign the Managerial Request section on Page 3.  After you have completed and signed the form, and your department chairperson/designee has signed the form, bring it to the Office of Accounts Payable, room S712.  While you are visiting the Office of Accounts Payable, please be sure to verify your home address, or elect direct deposit.

4. How do I complete the Travel Authorization form via CUNYfirst?

Learn how to complete a Travel Authorization by viewing the online lesson “ Create Travel Authorization ” – select “Launch” to begin.  This online lesson is a voice guided step-by-step tutorial designed to help you complete your Travel Authorization.

Written instructions are available in the Travel and Expense Reference Guide

5. What funding sources are available to me?

PSC CUNY = up to $1,000 Support for First-time Presenters = up to $500.00 Support for Professional Leadership Activities = up to $750.00

6. What are the per diem rates for travel?

Per diem rates for travel are based on the location traveled to.  Please visit http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100120

7. What are the per diem rates for meals?

Per diem rates for meals are based on the location traveled to.  Please visit https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates/mie-breakdown

Note that the first and last day of travel are paid at a lower rate — see link for more details.

The first and last days of travel per diem meal rates are reduced but if the traveler leaves home at 6:00 p.m., he or she can be reimbursed for dinner only.

When the beginning of the trip necessitates leaving home or primary work station before the following hours:

Breakfast: 7:00 am Lunch: 11:00 am Dinner: 6:00 pm

When the end of the trip necessitates arrival home or primary work station after the following hours:

Breakfast: 8:00 am Lunch: 2:00 pm Dinner: 7:00 pm

8. If per diem is submitted, are receipts required?

Meal allowances are determined by city of lodging. Receipts are not required for tax levy reimbursement

Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) provided by the conference organizers or that are included in the conference registration fees are not reimbursed.

9. What documentation do I need to submit with the Travel Authorization form?

An appropriate brochure and/or conference announcement should be attached when submitting the Travel Authorization form.

You cannot submit a link or URL in lieu of the conference brochure, but you can create a pdf of the conference webpage.

A copy of the final program must be submitted as a scanned attachment to the Expense Report. The agenda / schedule and presentation page (if required) must be included in the attachment.

10. Are some travel or lodging arrangements not eligible for reimbursement?

The conference hotel, other hotels recommended by conference organizers, AIRBNBs are lodgings that can be reimbursed with the submission of the original overnight lodging receipt.

11. What nights are eligible for payment?

Payment for overnight lodging is generally allowed for the evening of any day that business is conducted. To limit lodging costs to the greatest degree practicable, it is expected that the employee will arrive on the day the official business starts and will return immediately on the day the official business concludes.

12. What do we do with the Leadership Activity Funds Request form?

• The completed form for supplemental Leadership Activity Funds must be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs, with the supporting documentation of the leadership position, for review and approval by the Provost & Senior Vice President.
• Reimbursement, up to $750, for the approved Leadership Activity is processed through the Research Foundation by Ena Jordan, Office of Academic Affairs. All original receipts, boarding passes, and the final conference program must be submitted for reimbursement.
• Funds are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

13. The Leadership Activity Funds Request form asks how much was approved from the PSC funds, so are we supposed to submit that separately through CUNYfirst, or just leave that blank for the seventh floor to fill out?

The maximum amount for the standard PSC reimbursement is $1000.

The supplemental funds for Leadership Activities are to be used with the standard PSC $1,000 for one trip per academic year.

The PSC allocation of $1,000 is processed through CUNYFirst.

The Leadership Activity allocation, up to $750, is processed through the Research Foundation by the Office of Academic Affairs.

14. The Leadership Activity Funds Request form also has a blank for research funds. What is that? Do we have to put something there if we will cover some part of expenses from a grant?

If the travel reimbursement is being funded through a grant, the allocated amount should be noted on the form.

Support for Professional Leadership Activities In addition to the current $1,000 reimbursement to conference attendees, the college supports up to $750 ($1,750 maximum) for travel to professional meetings and conferences that result from a full-time faculty member’s election and/or appointment to a professional board or committee (national or regional). Full-time faculty members must seek and obtain prior approval from the Provost/Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Please note the following:

• Funds are limited and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Documentation of professional leadership activities is required for reimbursement.
• Support for First-time Presenters and Support for Professional Leadership Activities cannot be used for the same trip.
• Standard travel regulations and policies must be followed.

15. What happens after I submit my Travel Authorization?

Your department chairperson/designee will review your Travel Authorization and approve it, deny it, or send it back to you for revision.  After approval by the chairperson/designee, it then goes to the Office of Academic Affairs for review and approval.  If the Travel Authorization needs modification it will be sent back to you with instructions in the “comments” field indicating what changes need to be made.

16. How will I know if my Travel Authorization is approved or denied or sent back?

Look for email status updates – you will receive email notices from CUNYfirst advising you that your report has been approved, sent back for revision, or denied.

Login to the CUNYfirst Financial Supply Chain and follow this path to view your Travel Authorization: Employee Self-Service > Travel and Expense Center > Travel Authorization > View .  Scroll to the bottom of the form to view the approval path listing your name, the date and time of submission; the name of your chairperson/designee, the date and time they approved it or sent it back to you; and the name of your Office of Academic Affairs approver, and the date and time they approved it or sent it back to you.  If you see no action date/time stamp next to the name of your approvers, your Travel Authorization is still pending.

17. I have returned from traveling.  What do I need to do to receive reimbursement for my expenses?

Travel Expense Reports must be submitted within 30 days after the date of completion of travel. Failure to comply will be subject to denial of funding. If travel has taken place in the month of June, the Travel Expense Report must be submitted immediately upon return from the trip, so that it can be charged against the correct fiscal year.

You must complete a Travel Expense Report in CUNYfirst. All expenses must be itemized and original receipts and/or copies of canceled checks must be scanned and attached to the Travel Expense Report (credit card receipts and statements alone are not acceptable); an original conference program must also be scanned and attached to the expense report. Reimbursable expenses, subject to maximum allowances, include transportation costs (rental cars are not covered), meals, lodging, and registration fees for conventions and seminars (individual membership fees are not covered).

18. Where can I find the Travel Expense Report form?

You will find the Travel Expense Report form in the CUNYfirst Travel and Expense Center. Login to the CUNYfirst Financial Supply Chain and follow this path: Employee Self-Service > Travel and Expense Center > Expense Report > Create.

19. How do I complete the Travel Expense Report via CUNYfirst?

Learn how to complete an Expense Report by viewing the online lesson “ Create Expense Report ” – select “Launch” to begin.  This online lesson is a voice guided step-by-step tutorial designed to help you complete your Expense Report.

20. What documentation do I need to submit with the Travel Expense Report form?

Original receipts and conference program should be scanned and attached to the Travel Expense form.

Items to be submitted for reimbursement

• E-ticket receipt (Must show that payment was made with credit card information)
• Regular ticket stubs/receipt (Must contain the $ amount of the ticket)
• Boarding passes
• Original taxi receipts
• Original bus/shuttle receipts
• Hotel receipt (Please note that there is a maximum per diem rate for each city)
• Receipt for conference registration (Individual membership fees are not reimbursed)
• Parking and toll receipts (Parking and tolls are reimbursed if you use your personal car to drive to the conference/seminar)
• Original conference program

21. Do I need to keep my original receipts?

Original receipts and conference program must be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs, room S715D, after completing and submitting the CUNYfirst Travel Expense Report for approval.

22. What happens after I submit my Travel Expense Report?

Your department chairperson/designee will review your Expense Report and approve it, deny it, or send it back to you for revision.  After approval by the chairperson/designee, it then goes to the Office of Academic Affairs for review and approval.  If the Expense Report needs modification it will be sent back to you with instructions in the “comments” field indicating what changes need to be made.

23. How will I know if my Travel Expense Report is approved, denied, or sent back?

Login to the CUNYfirst Financial Supply Chain and follow this path to view your Expense Report: Employee Self-Service > Travel and Expense Center > Expense Report > View .  Scroll to the bottom of the form to view the approval path listing your name, the date and time of submission; the name of your chairperson/designee, the date and time they approved it or sent it back to you; and the name of your Office of Academic Affairs approver, and the date and time they approved it or sent it back to you.  If you see no action date/time stamp next to the name of your approvers, your Expense Report is still pending.

24. I forgot to complete a Travel Expense Report after I returned from traveling. What can I do now?

25. my travel expense report has been approved  when will my check be ready.

All payments are processed by the City of New York and checks are issued by the Office of the Comptroller’s Department of Finance. Checks are mailed to your home address of record. Your home address of record must be updated in the Accounts Payable Office. If you have elected direct deposit for travel reimbursements, your reimbursement will be deposited to your bank account. Please note that the reimbursement process could take several weeks.

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All travel may proceed using standard procedures in the  CUNY Domestic Travel Guidelines.

For international travel, please see CUNY’s International Travel Guidelines and their update on obtaining a Travel Petition .

General Travel Guidelines

Project Directors authorizing travel on their projects for themselves, staff or invitees are expected to be thoroughly familiar with RF Travel Policy and to communicate policy regarding allowable expenses and restrictions to prospective travelers. Failure to comply with policy will result in denial of reimbursement for out-of-policy expenditures.

RF Travel Policy and Procedures cover travel on official business provided that it is consistent with proper stewardship of grant and contract funds and that travelers endeavor to obtain the best available pricing for transportation and lodging, and neither gain nor lose personal funds.

RF Travel Policy and Procedures apply to travel reimbursement for all external entities (invited guests, collaborators, independent contractors, sub-contractors, etc.)

Travel expenses must be appropriate and necessary to the project. The purpose of the trip should be indicated on all travel payment forms and appropriate documentation (invitation, conference brochure, etc.), must be attached to request.

An individual is in travel status when the employee is on official business at a distance of more than 35 miles from the designated place of business or residence.

Which travel expenses are not allowed?

• Personal expenses, such as laundry, valet service, movie rentals, theater tickets, entertainment, and transportation to and from meals are not reimbursable .
• The cost of alcoholic beverages may never be reimbursed.

How do I pay for travel?

• Travelers may incur all travel expenses and request reimbursement by submitting a Travel Expense Request Form for via the e-Payment system (RFCUNY login Required)
• Travelers can request an advance by submitting a Travel Advance Request Form via the e-Payment system (RFCUNY login Required)

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Application deadline: april 5, 2024 at 5pm, event timeline: april-august 2024, application decision notification: may 6-10, 2024, for upcoming application deadlines: click here.

Please plan accordingly and make sure to read our travel procedures before submitting an applic ation.  Please make sure to download the application to your computer before entering any information. All applications must be emailed in PD F format to  [email protected] . 

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Faculty/Staff Travel Policy Guidelines

Faculty travel update 2023-2024.

Please consult Global CUNY before planning your trip.

Contact Debra Maslanko at  [email protected]  with any further questions about travel.

Please follow the normal process of submitting a Travel Authorization form  before  leaving for your trip, as well as an Out-Of-Town Travel Expense Voucher, after the conference is completed with all necessary documentation for either virtual or approved in-person attendance.

Are you a QCC faculty or staff member who is planning to travel locally, domestically or abroad on college business?  If your answer is  YES , your trip must be approved in advance.

You must be a registered vendor with CUNYfirst to receive any travel reimbursement.  If you are not yet a vendor on CUNYfirst, you will need to file forms with Robert Liquori, in Accounting, ext. 5547 or at  [email protected] . Please contact him so he can verify if you are vendor and send you the  Vendor Enrollment Instructions and Forms  if necessary.

Please Note:  If you are traveling with a  Student , please go to:  Tips and Travel site  for compliance and all necessary requirements.

Before planned travel - A Travel Authorization must be submitted to OAA before planned departure

Six weeks before off-campus travel.

Carefully read the Faculty/Staff Travel Policy Guidelines below .

Let your Department Chair or Department Supervisor know when you are planning to travel and why. Faculty members are only allowed to miss three days of teaching per semester as an excused absence for faculty presentation and/or conference attendance. We are asking that you inform your Chair of how you plan coverage for any classes you will miss due to conference travel.

For domestic or foreign travel, complete a Travel Authorization Form. Included is a Checklist to further assist you in completing the form. Have your Chair/Department Supervisor sign the Travel Authorization and submit the original to the Office of Academic Affairs, Room A-503.

Four weeks before Off-Campus Travel:

If you have not received a pre-travel approval e-mail , check with OAA to discuss the details of your trip as to whether the trip has been approved and/or any next steps required.

Within three weeks after planned travel:

All receipts must be submitted to OAA, along with an Out-of-Town Travel Expense Voucher Form. A Checklist is provided to further assist you with completing your form accurately.

Please note for June Travel: If you are traveling in June, all requests for reimbursement must be submitted immediately upon your return as the end of the fiscal year is June 30. Failure to submit on time will result in losing your faculty travel reimbursement funding.

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Faculty are expected to be available through Commencement.

Currently there is an Executive Order banning travel to Mississippi. Please contact the Office of Academic Affairs with any questions regarding travel to this state.

If your trip is cancelled for any reason, please notify the Office of Academic Affairs as soon as possible since your faculty allotment set aside can be used for another faculty member.

Please click on the "button" below for your category of travel; it will prompt you for your QCC Login Username and Password in order to proceed.

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Contraband Literature from the USSR and Eastern Europe

Program Description

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Location:  Tallinn, Estonia

Dates: June 24 – July 19 (tentative)

Credits Offered: 3 credits

• RUSS 25674 (3 credits)

Application Deadline : March 22, 2024

Program Fee : $3,300 ( estimate ) includes housing (single occupancy room in hotel in Tallinn with private bathroom), cultural excursions, breakfast and lunch, and international health and travel insurance. Tuition and airfare are not included in the program fee. If you are not currently a CUNY student and you wish to register for this course, please review tuition rates for non-CUNY, non-degree students here . Non-CUNY students must also submit a Hunter non-degree application , as well as the Hunter Education Abroad office Summer 2024 program application . All students are responsible for arriving at their study abroad location by the first day of the program; this may mean flying the day before. The program fee will be confirmed in late Spring 2024 and communicated to all accepted students.

Tuition and airfare are not included in the program fee.

Travel : Students are responsible for arriving at their study abroad location by the first day of the program; this may mean flying the day before.

Payment Schedule : $350 deposit will be due on or before April 5, 2024. Do not submit your deposit until you have applied and been officially accepted to the program! You will receive an acceptance email from our office to confirm next steps.

Program fee balance: $2,950 (program fee balance; estimate) is due on or before April 12, 2024. Payments must be made with certified check or money order. No cash, personal checks, or credit cards. Payments should be made at the Office of Education Abroad during office hours .

Students are responsible for meeting the payment deadline regardless of funding source: eg. Macaulay Opportunities Fund, scholarships, loans, or any other type of financial aid. Late fees will be applied to all delayed payments.

Financial Aid : Please be sure to meet with the Financial Aid Office to discuss your particular financial aid package.

Scholarships : In addition to the  Gilman Scholarship ,* students should visit our Scholarships Page for more opportunities. Students interested in applying for the Gilman scholarship should email Stephen Lassonde at [email protected] .

This course is an exploration of the first publications, circulation, and reception of clandestine manuscripts from behind the Iron Curtain first published abroad during the Cold War. Although our main historical framework will be 1956-1991, we will start with earlier examples of “tamizdat” in the nineteenth- and early twentieth centuries (Alexander Herzen, Evgeny Zamyatin) and finish with a discussion of the present-day geopolitical situation, when censorship in Russia is back and many writers, artists, and journalists are forced to publish abroad and/or emigrate. Placed at the intersection of literary studies, history, political science, geography, media studies, and other disciplines, the course will consist of lectures and seminars each devoted to an author or a work of literature written at home but first published abroad, with or without the author’s knowledge or consent (e.g., Lydia Chukovskaya’s  Sofia Petrovna , Varlam Shalamov’s  Kolyma Stories , Andrei Sinyavsky’s “Pkhentz”). Exterritorial publications of contraband Russian literature will not only be situated in the context of other East European “tamizdats” (e.g., Czech, Polish, Ukrainian), but also juxtaposed to those by such Western authors as George Orwell, whose writings were likewise banned on the inner side of the Curtain throughout the Cold War era.

This course will also offer students an opportunity to contribute to Tamizdat Project , a public scholarship initiative for the study of banned books from the former Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc. Depending on their interests and qualifications, they will work with archives in Estonia and elsewhere in Europe, consult émigré periodicals and book collections at local libraries, transcribe and translate historical documents for publication (book reviews, editorial correspondence, and original manuscripts), conduct interviews with representatives of the Russian and East European literary diasporas, compile bibliographies, and more. All tasks contributed to the project throughout the course will be credited, and as a result every student will develop a portfolio of their own. A reading knowledge of Russian or another East European language is welcomed but not required.

This course is taking place in collaboration with the Nemirovsky Summer School on Russian language and culture in Tallinn. Students interested in this Hunter faculty-led program may also participate in their 6-week Russian language course and lectures organized by the summer school at an additional fee. Please contact the Education Abroad office for full details on costs and registration.

Credits & Grades : Students in this program will receive both course credit and letter grades. Grades will count toward their Hunter GPA.

Syllabus can be downloaded here:

• Russ 25674: Contraband Literature from the USSR and Eastern Europe (PDF)

Costs of Attendance

Further inquiries.

Academic Inquiries Faculty: Prof. Yasha Klots [email protected]

Administrative Inquiries Education Abroad Office Room 1447 East Building 212-772-4983 [email protected]

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The CUNY FAST (Financial Aid Support Team) is here to help current and future CUNY students complete the FAFSA, TAP and NYS Dream Act applications for financial aid to make sure you have money to cover your college expenses!

About CUNY FAST The City University of New York is launching the CUNY Financial Aid Support Team to support students and families to access their financial aid given the challenges posed by the delayed and chaotic rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). With funding from the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, CUNY will join forces with the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), HESC, SUNY and New York and Queens public library systems to reach 100,000 high school seniors and current CUNY students and help them complete the FAFSA, TAP and NYS Dream Act.

CUNY Financial Aid Support Team will provide students with support to complete the FAFSA, TAP and NYS Dream Act:

• Students can sign up for 1-1 texting with a FAST Coach
• Student can attend a FAST Event to get 1-1 support!

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CUNY FAST Coaches will be supporting completion events at high schools, CUNY campuses, and public libraries across the city.

Check out our CUNY Events page for session information. Also, check out our CUNY Financial Aid page for tips and tools to help complete financial aid applications.

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What will I need to fill out the FAFSA? To complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), you will need:

• Your Federal Student Aid account username and password (FSA ID) Note : This may take time to process, so we recommend creating your account several days prior to filing the FAFSA. Visit StudentAid.gov/fsa-id to create your account.
• Your Social Security Number or Your Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
• Your federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned. Note :  If you complete your FAFSA online, you will automatically retrieve your income and tax data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and have it transferred into your FAFSA. The Federal Aid Direct Data Exchange is the preferred method to complete the FAFSA.
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If you are a dependent student , then you will also need most of the above information for your parent(s).

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Faculty travel update 2023-2024.

Please consult Global CUNY before planning your trip.

Contact Debra Maslanko at  [email protected]  with any further questions about travel.

Please follow the normal process of submitting a Travel Authorization form  before  leaving for your trip, as well as an Out-Of-Town Travel Expense Voucher, after the conference is completed with all necessary documentation for either virtual or approved in-person attendance.

Are you a QCC faculty or staff member who is planning to travel locally, domestically or abroad on college business?  If your answer is  YES , your trip must be approved in advance.

You must be a registered vendor with CUNYfirst to receive any travel reimbursement.  If you are not yet a vendor on CUNYfirst, you will need to file forms with Robert Liquori, in Accounting, ext. 5547 or at  [email protected] . Please contact him so he can verify if you are vendor and send you the  Vendor Enrollment Instructions and Forms  if necessary.

Please Note:  If you are traveling with a  Student , please go to:  Tips and Travel site  for compliance and all necessary requirements.

Before planned travel - A Travel Authorization must be submitted to OAA before planned departure

Six weeks before off-campus travel.

Carefully read the Faculty/Staff Travel Policy Guidelines below .

Let your Department Chair or Department Supervisor know when you are planning to travel and why. Faculty members are only allowed to miss three days of teaching per semester as an excused absence for faculty presentation and/or conference attendance. We are asking that you inform your Chair of how you plan coverage for any classes you will miss due to conference travel.

For domestic or foreign travel, complete a Travel Authorization Form. Included is a Checklist to further assist you in completing the form. Have your Chair/Department Supervisor sign the Travel Authorization and submit the original to the Office of Academic Affairs, Room A-503.

Four weeks before Off-Campus Travel:

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Please note for June Travel: If you are traveling in June, all requests for reimbursement must be submitted immediately upon your return as the end of the fiscal year is June 30. Failure to submit on time will result in losing your faculty travel reimbursement funding.

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Cabinet meeting minutes february 5, 2024, cabinet meeting monday, february 5, 2024 10:00 am - noon.

• Vince Boudreau, President
• Doris Cintron, Senior Associate Provost
• Alex Couzis, Dean, Grove School of Engineering
• Ramon De Los Santos, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs
• Ranajeet Ghose, Interim Associate Provost for Research
• Scott Gurba, Chief Operating Officer
• Marta Gutman, Dean, Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
• Ken Ihrer, Chief Information Officer
• Sheryl Konigsberg, Chief Diversity Officer
• Edwin Lamboy, Dean, School of Education
• Renata Miller, Dean, Division of Humanities and the Arts
• Naomi Nwosu-Stewart, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management
• Paul Occhiogrosso, Executive Counsel to the President
• Marie Owumi, Special Projects Manager, Office of the President
• Susan Perkins, Dean, Division of Science
• Lesly Pierre, Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management
• Teresa Scala, Chief of Staff, Office of the Provost
• Ruth Stark, Chairperson, Faculty Committee on Personnel Matters
• Andrew Rich, Dean, The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
• Mary Ruth Strzeszewski, Associate Provost for Academic Programs
• Carmen Green, Dean, CUNY School of Medicine
• David Jeruzalmi, Chairman, The Faculty Senate
• Tony Liss, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Juan Carlos Mercado, Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies at CWE & Professional Continuing Studies
• Dee Dee Mozeleski, Senior Advisor to the President and VP & Executive Director, Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications and External Relations and The Foundation for City College
• Vanessa Valdes, Associate Provost for Community Engagement

The meeting was called to order at 10:01 am by President Boudreau. He moved into his announcements which were as follows:

• He gave an update on the City in Your CIty fundraising travel swing with VP Mozeleski, with stops in Texas, Louisiana and California.
• At the student protest which took place on Thursday, January 25, a security issue arose with protesters entering the NAC building. President Boudreau, Director Morena and AVP De Los Santos have drafted measures to prevent such occurrences in the future, and a plan for disciplinary action will be put in place if the measures are not followed.
• He spoke on the current progress of the lobbying meetings with district elected officials, and the upcoming trips to Albany that himself and other CUNY officials will be taking in the next month.

President Boudreau turned the meeting over to COO Gurba to speak on the City College Capital Planning Overview. He invited Sam Martinez, a project manager from CUNY, to sit in on the presentation and answer pertinent questions that may have arisen. COO Gurba spoke on the plans that he had for the college, largely categorized under:

• Infrastructure
• Common spaces
• Teaching and Learning

He has hopes that the Capital Plan will integrate smoothly with the College Strategic Master Plan.

The Cabinet Members discussed Provost Liss’ report on Navigate, and potential planning around it. He gave a special mention to faculty members who have contributed greatly to the Navigate strategy thus far. President Boudreau urged members to use departmental and review meetings to encourage faculty utilization of Navigate. In the next meeting, there will be a conversation regarding adjunct participation in Navigate, and strategies for improvement.

Cabinet members discussed the current campus climate, especially after the protest on the first day of classes. The conversation included topics such as the rights of students on campus, communication with alumni about campus events targeted at alleviating student anxiety. Some members shared the plans that they have for the semester to address the current climate:

• CDO Konigsberg is in touch with New York City Department of Human Rights to schedule a talk series with huments to discuss antisemitism and islamophobia, with the running title of “Battling Dehumanization”.
• AVP De Los Santos and the Student Affairs team are planning workshops centered on communicating with emotional intelligence, and understanding protected speech.
• Dean Rich spoke of an event series hosted by the Colin Powell School which will include scholars from both Jewish and Palestinian origins.
• Dean Lamboy is currently working on a program with Diana Punales-Moejon and the Counseling Center to address issues of violence in public schools.

All members were encouraged to put in an appearance at the student clubs tabling event which would take place from 12 to 2pm on Thursday, February 8 in the Great Hall. The security measures that were utilized at the January 25 protest were discussed and potential future strategies were brought up, including entrance and exit routes, repositioning Public Safety officers, and potential diffusion measures.

AVP Nwosu-Stewart and COO Gurba gave an update on the student deregistration list which has steadily declined based on conversations with students thus far. COO Gurba suggested including student demographic information into the deregistration list to get a more detailed analysis. The first “Funding Your Education” workshop was held in Fall 2023 and students will be followed up with regarding their FAFSA applications.

President Boudreau has written an article for the Alumnus Magazine surrounding prejudice and free speech on campus to give the alumni an understanding of current events and how they are addressed. This article will be distributed to all Cabinet members.

AVP Nwosu-Stewart also gave a brief report on the state of enrollment currently. Associate Provost Mary Ruth Strzeszewski announced that there will be email updates about the Middle States Review and a meeting for Deans and Chairs on February 20. Deans may invite anyone they believe should be attending this meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:57am.

February 26 Cabinet Meeting Agenda

• Approval of February 5 Minutes
• President’s Announcements (when he arrives)
• New staff introductions - Chief Financial Officer, Ismael Perez
• Commencement
• 4 semester scheduling (Deans)
• Campus Climate check in (All Cabinet)
• Strategies for Adjunct Participation in Navigate (Deans)
• Retention Report (Provost Liss, Nikisha Williams)

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NSF Data Science Corps Grant – Full Proposal Due June 21, 2024

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Published on: 04/01/2024

The objective of the  NSF Data Science Corps (DSC) Program  is to help build a strong national data science infrastructure and workforce. The DSC program seeks to engage data science students in real-world data science implementation projects. This engagement will help bridge the data-to-knowledge gap in organizations and communities at all levels, including local, state, and national, and will empower better use of data for more effective decision making.  DSC participants will be able to sharpen their skills in data science by working on real-world projects focused on specific community needs, including rural communities, urban communities, academia, industry, or government. This partnership between communities and data scientists will serve the nation by helping produce a workforce-ready cohort of data scientists and technologists, who have experience with data science in action in real-world settings. The program welcomes proposals that seek to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and STEM education.