CUNY Chancellor F\u00e9lix Matos Rodr\u00edguez amplified his commitment towards a vibrant CUNY community as an agent for students\u2019 successful futures on Oct. 29 during his State University Address at Hostos Community College.<\/p>\n
According to CUNY Newswire<\/a>, the address encouraged CUNY students to act on the opportunities presented to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re not just a model in our ads\u2014you\u2019re a model of what\u2019s possible at CUNY,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said.<\/p>\n Rodr\u00edguez also lauded many elected officials, professors and Daisy Cocco De Filippis, the president of Hostos Community College, for their instrumental role in making the address possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n The chancellor accounted for an overall 3.6% increase in CUNY enrollment, with the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, Guttman Community College, City College, Borough of Manhattan Community College and LaGuardia Community College securing the notable mentions.<\/p>\n \u201cIn total we expect over 8,000 new students to have joined our university this fall, for a combined total of nearly 20,000 since 2022,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez reported.<\/p>\n This overall upward trend indicates that CUNY\u2019s influence is spreading, allowing more people to be college-ready.<\/p>\n Rodriguez further attributed this success to an extensive advertising campaign<\/a>, \u201cA Degree for Every Dream,\u201d launched on Oct. 2, 2023, throughout New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n He also mentioned working towards appealing to the future generation of students who had not yet had a taste of the college experience.<\/p>\n \u201cWe achieve that largely through our deepening partnership with New York City Public Schools,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The chancellor announced the launch of the Computing Integrated Teacher Education, a $14 million initiative that aims to prepare future educators to incorporate more computer-based teaching in NYC public schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n This was in response to an urgent need to improve reading instruction and outcomes in K-12 schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAll of this momentum \u2014 the enrollment gains, the expanded partnerships and the outreach to high school seniors \u2014 is about one thing: opening the doors of opportunity wider than ever before,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said.<\/p>\n Rodr\u00edguez emphasized that CUNY\u2019s mission is to equip students to handle the careers and demands of the real world.\u00a0<\/p>\n He praised CUNY\u2019s five-year partnership<\/a> with the New York Jobs CEO Council, which provided jobs to approximately 10,000 CUNY graduates.\u00a0<\/p>\n