CICU was proud to participate in the U.S. Department of Education Raise the Bar: Attaining College Excellence and Equity summit this week focused on improving support for transfer students. Read more about the initiative here: ed.gov/news/press-rel…

Thank you Governor Kathy Hochul for your leadership and support for New York's colleges and students. We are also grateful to the NewYorkStatePolice for their security support on campus.

Governor Kathy Hochul New York Student Financial Aid NYS Education Department President of NY's Independent Colleges & Universities Lola Brabham stressed the necessity of looking at inequities within FAFSA completion, calling on leaders to prioritize serving underserved families and first-generation students.

Thank you Jonathan G. Jacobson and Assemblymember Patricia Fahy for joining @sunychancellor Dr. John B. King, Jr. & Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Rodríguez at today’s #FAFSA summit, co-hosted by great partners at NYS Education Department New York Student Financial Aid NY's Independent Colleges & Universities! Senator Andrew Gounardes, thank you for your welcome remarks & championing FAFSA completion!

Congratulations to CICU President Lola W. Brabham on being named to City & State NY's 2023 Upstate Power 100.

cityandstateny.com/power-lists/20…

#highereducation #highereducation matters #nyindependentcollegesanduniversities #upstatepower100

Enjoy this video welcoming students back to campus for the fall semester from CICU's Board Chair and RIT President David Munson

CICU issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court's decision to ban affirmative action:

Read more: cicu.org/statement-from…

#AffirmativeAction #HigherEducation #diversityequityinclusion #nyindependentcolleges #supremecourt

Looks amazing! It's never too old to go back to school! #HigherEducation

Thank you Governor Kathy Hochul for signing into law critical legislation to expand simulation in nursing education! This new flexibility will help students get the training they need and nursing programs expand to meet the state's needs.

This expands the ability of colleges to accept more nursing students instead of turning them away and it will fill much needed jobs in the nursing field. I spent 2 years w/our healthcare workers & colleges to reach this agreement. I was delighted to see it signed into law (2/2)

Yesterday I joined Governor Kathy Hochul , Assemblywomen Fahy and Lupardo and NY's Independent Colleges & Universities to celebrate a new law that will allow nursing students to receive up to a third of their clinical education through simulation. (1/2)

🧑‍⚕️ Governor Kathy Hochul just signed legislation I helped moved through the Higher Ed. committee to allow nurses to complete part of their required training in a simulated learning environment.

NY needs to hire 40,000 nurses by 2030–and this will undoubtedly help get us there.

On Monday, the NYS Legislature passed legislation to help address the shortage of 40,000 nurses New York State is expected to face by 2030. CICU, SUNY - The State University of New York & The City University of New York worked closely together to help lead the way.

#NYnursingprograms #nynurses #highereducation #leadingtheway

THANK YOU Toby Ann Stavisky & Donna Lupardo for leading passage of nursing simulation legislation (S447C/A3076A) to help address NY's nursing shortage crisis. It has been our pleasure to work with you both, Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, as well as our great partners at NY's Independent Colleges & Universities The City University of New York NYS Education Department!

CICU is so appreciative of the students who met with their New York State legislators to #StandUp4StudentAid #EnsuringStudentSuccess #ShowYourLoveForNYsCollegeStudents #InvestInStudentAid and thank them for their support.

November 8 #ElectionDay is right around the corner. Early voting is open now until November 6!

To get more voter information go to: elections.ny.gov

Congrats to both coaches on a historic first matchup between two women coaches in an NCAA men's soccer game. Especially, CICU Member Institution New York University, Coach Kim Wyant!

CICU President Lola W. Brabham & staff went to The College of Saint Rose to meet with capital district Member Presidents & government affairs staff. Thank you to our host The College of Saint Rose President Marcia White & to AssemblyMember's John T. McDonald III - Member of NYS Assembly & Assemblymember Patricia Fahy for joining us.