Invest in Opportunity

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CUNY has an historic mission.
City College Of New York, Tower, 1905 Museum of
the City of New York, Wurts Bros. Collection
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But increasing tuition and fees prevent students
from gaining access to CUNY and graduating.

• As part of SUNY2020 legislation lawmakers voted
  to increase tuition 1,500 (300/year from 2011
  to 2015) with the understanding that the
  increases would go to enhance education, not
  offset shortfalls in State funding.

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The Promise

• Coupled with the NYSUNY2020 commitment to
  provide a consistent level of State General Fund
  support, the rational tuition policy makes it
  possible for the public university systems to add
  faculty, reduce class size, expand program
  offerings, and improve academic performance.
• Governor Cuomo, 2015 Opportunity Agenda
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PSC/CUNY says, Our working conditions are your
learning conditions. We are a Union of Faculty
and
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Professional Staff
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CUNY students are New York.
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CUNY StudentsCUNY is Their Opportunity
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The SUNY2020 promise has not been kept.

• The promise lawmakers made in SUNY2020 was that
  tuition increases would be used to increase
  funding so students would have access to more
  full-time faculty, smaller classes, improved
  support services, etc.
• State funding has not kept up with basic cost
  increases forcing CUNY to use new tuition revenue
  to keep the lights on.

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At CUNY senior colleges, State funding of
mandatory costs has fallen short every year since
2011.

• CUNYs mandatory costs include supplies and
  equipment, rent, fringe benefits, energy costs,
  new building needs and contractual salary
  increases.

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Because the State did not fully fund mandatory
costs, the entire shortfall in CUNYs FY2016
Budget (revised to 51 million) has to come from
higher tuition.

• Without a true maintenance of effort from the
  State, CUNY cant make the improvements promised
  by SUNY2020. Even with tuition hikes, shortfalls
  in public funding for mandatory costs mean CUNY
  cannot
• Fix its dismal full-time faculty-to-student
  ratio,
• Increase individual attention for students,
• Improve the treatment of adjunct faculty, or
• Provide enough mentors for students.
• The University will remain diminished in its
  ability to compete in the national academic labor
  market as long as mandatory costs remain
  unfunded, and CUNYs student counseling and
  support services will remain unable to fulfill
  all students needs.

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From 1990-91 the proportion of State aid to total
senior college revenue dropped from 74 to 53.

• Tuition and fees have more than doubled as a
  proportion of total senior college revenues since
  1990-91, rising from 21 to 46.

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Senior Colleges
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State aid to CUNY community colleges has
decreased since 1990-91, falling from 36 to 25
of total revenue, far below the 40 level
promised in State law.

• Tuition and fees have more than doubled as a
  proportion of total community college revenues
  since 1990-91, rising from 22 to 45.

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Community Colleges
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If the State wont maintain its effort, CUNY must
rely on adjunct faculty to teach more courses.

• A bit more than half of all CUNY classes are
  taught by 11,727 adjuncts, who have
• No job security
• Fewer benefits
• Lower pay

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If the State wont maintain its effort, CUNY will
continue to depend on a two-tiered labor system
that exploits career adjuncts.
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Keep the Promise Increase Funding to CUNY

• More full-time faculty and instructional staff
  means
• More of the courses students need to graduate,
• More time for mentorship and course preparation,
• Greater opportunity for research,
• Improved counseling and advisement ratios,
• Smaller classes and more attention for students.

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Keep the Promise Increase Funding to CUNY

• Treating adjunct faculty fairly means
• Better pay and working conditions,
• More time to guide and advise students,
• Greater engagement with campus life,
• A better living for CUNYs lowest-paid faculty,
• Respect for adjuncts contributions to CUNY.

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MOE Status

• Passed 146 to 1 in the State Assembly
• Passed 62 to 1 in the State Senate
• Awaiting the Governors Signature

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Sign the Postcard!Were in this together!

• Tell Governor Cuomo that investing in CUNY is
  investing in your future and the future of all
  New Yorkers.
• It is a question of racial and economic justice.