Dear Colleagues—
It has been a month since we returned to campus for the fall 2022 semester. What a joy to see students, staff, and faculty re-engage on our beautiful campus in the important work of advancing our mission after more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Both President Delgado and I participated in our first in-person orientation for new students since 2020 held at the Lovinger Theater. We also welcomed 35 new full-time faculty colleagues to the College at our all-day in-person new faculty orientation, which included a campus resource open luncheon market and a wonderful bus tour of the Bronx. President Delgado and staff hosted a lovely appreciation luncheon for our Budlings and Grounds (B&G) staff at the Amphitheater to thank this extraordinary team for its service of keeping the campus safe and clean throughout the pandemic and in preparation for our in-person return. Members of the administration, staff, and faculty were also in attendance.
For the division of Academic Affairs and Student Success, summer was a particularly busy period as we continued our planning with multiple stakeholders and other divisions and units to ensure a safe return to campus, manage our enrollment plan, officially begin the new School of Business (including identifying a physical location for the dean’s office on the third floor of Carmen Hall), officially begin operations for three new departments in the School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing following the approval of the Board of Trustees to separate and dissolve the department of Health Sciences to better serve increasing regional need for healthcare professionals, shepherd our institutional effectiveness work related to assessment and program review, coordinate outreach to increase student vaccinations, support student registrations for the fall schedule of classes, ensure the adequacy of in-person support services critical for the success of our students, conclude the hiring of faculty needed to fully support fall instruction, and implement the agreement CUNY reached with the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) on the extension of the current remote work protocols through 12/31/22, among others.
In this Provost’s Monthly Report (combined for June through August 2022), I will provide updates on some of the key initiatives and activities in the division of Academic Affairs and Student Success implemented to advance our college mission and strategic priorities. For more updates and announcements from the Office of the Provost, along with past monthly reports, eDigest, and emails to the campus community, please visit the Provost Corner. For updates on COVID-19, please visit the Return to Campus Resources link.
