Edited sentence: As a response to the retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students, particularly men of color, in 2004 the City University of New York created CUNY BMI, Black Male Initiative to offer academic support, career counseling, and mentorship opportunities.In 2017, CUNY BMI, in partnership with Birthright AFRICA, introduced a groundbreaking program to sending CUNY students of the African diaspora on a journey of self-discovery and actualization as the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs.In direct response to Hurricane Sandy in 2013, the City University of New York launched CUNY Service Corps, an experiential and service learning program in which students, faculty and staff to work on projects that improve the short and long-term civic, economic and environmental sustainability of New York City.The program has garnered national attention, and in response to Hurricane Maria began to make an global imprint with CUNY Service Corps Puerto Rico in collaboration with Governor Andrew Cuomo's New York Stands with Puerto Rico Recovery & Rebuilding Initiative