In order to address the critical issues of providing access to and support for the technologies that will ensure the success of CUNY students and faculty with disabilities, the University proposes th creation of the CUNY Clearinghouse for Assistive Computing Technology to augment our current efforts. This service is conceived as a clearinghouse for assistive technology decisions and support across the University. The CUNY Counseling Assistantship Program, launched five years ago as a pilot program with 12 students, has become an integral part of student service operations throughout the University. The program employs graduate students, who hold CUNY baccalaureate degrees, as part-time advisors, mentors, counseling assistants, tutors, researchers, and administrative assistants. These students, whose ages range from 23 to 70, who represent a broad range of graduate study, provide critical support to the campuses.
Flexible scheduling allows colleges to meet better the demands of key time periods.
To free doctoral students from full-time work so they can concentrate more on their studies and advance more rapidly to their degrees, most universities provide a significant amount of financial aid. Aid consists of tuition waivers and fellowships, especially in the first two years, teaching and research assistantships in the middle years, and dissertation support in the final year. Doctoral student financial aid at CUNY has failed to keep pace with enrollment growth, tuition increases, and inflation. Tuition Reimbursement Enrollment and tuition increases have dramatically increased CUNY's tuition reimbursement requirements. The State's 1995-96 appropriation was responsive to this need.