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The PSC has launched an aggressive campaign for more money for the CUNY budget, with regular lobbying.  Below is our messge to the City Council.

The Time Is Now To
Invest In CUNY

Professional Staff Congress/CUNY 

In this, the year of education funding, the Mayor and the City Council need to invest in CUNY.  City funding of CUNY’s operating budget for community and senior colleges is still 17% lower in inflation adjusted dollars than it was in 1990.  The time is now to restore funding levels and enhance CUNY as a critical economic development resource for the City.  However, the Mayor’s Preliminary Operating Budget for CUNY does not permit the University to move forward and repair years of under-funding by fully covering operating costs and financial aid needs and expanding the number of full-time faculty.  (Less than half the courses in the community colleges are taught by full-time faculty.)  

The PSC urges the Mayor to restore needed dollars to his proposed budget and the City Council to continue its historic commitment to invest in the economic, cultural, and intellectual well-being of New Yorkers by approving a net increase in funding for CUNY.

The Mayor’s Preliminary Operating Budget cuts $59 million from CUNY’s request:

►Cuts in operating aid, energy, and fringe benefit costs:

$25.1 million
►Cuts in student financial aid (Vallone Scholars and Safety Net)    $15.7 million

►Cuts in Black Male Initiative, Citizen and Immigration Project, Science, Math and Nursing Scholarships, Workforce Initiative:

 $8.5 million
►City Council member items:

$3.2 million
►Public funds to cover CUNY’s tuition increase request:  $ 6.4 million

The Mayor’s Preliminary Operating Budget proposes $17 million in funding for some new initiatives and budget items, but these increases should not come at the expense of existing and planned programs.

The Mayor’s Preliminary Capital Budget Request also falls short by $39 million:

►City Matching Funds for Fiterman Hall (equal to State share) $27.5 million
►City Matching Funds for construction at Medgar Evers (equal to State) $11.5 million

The PSC supports CUNY’s Operating and Capital Budget Requests.  In addition, the PSC seeks support for:

►The City Council Scholars and Diversity Program: $12 million

This investment would provide funds for 200 additional faculty and professional staff for the community colleges with an emphasis on diversity hiring, mentoring students, and hiring needed faculty counselors.

 

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