Chancellor on CUNY Beyond career readiness program
The Chancellor describes CUNY Beyond, a career readiness program aiming to triple paid internships and increase employer recruitment by 20%, currently at four campuses with plans to expand to five more.
Last fall, we launched CUNY Beyond, an ambitious plan
that invests career readiness into every aspect of the undergraduate experience and smooths the transition from classroom to the workplace.
The program aims to triple the number of students in paid internships and increase employer recruitment by 20%, ultimately driving a projected $3.3 billion in future wage growth
that translates into increased tax revenue and greater economic mobility.
We started CUNY Beyond with four campuses.
With $6.8 million in state support in next year's budget, we are expanding it to five more this summer.
We are looking to the council for support for two more community colleges
in the next phase.