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Equity considerations in allocating restored PEG funds
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Council Member Brannan questions CUNY officials about their approach to equity when allocating restored PEG funds across different colleges. Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez explains the factors considered in this process.
- Enrollment trends at different colleges are a key factor in fund allocation
- Overall fiscal health of campuses is taken into account
- New opportunities in high-demand fields are considered
- Lessons learned from programs like CUNY Reconnect inform allocation decisions
Justin Brannan
0:20:30
And when you what is the the what's the plan for now that you have some of the PEG restorations, seeing things through an equity lens in terms of all your colleges?
0:20:45
How do you triage and prioritize who gets what?
Félix Matos Rodríguez
0:20:51
I mean, that is a conversation that we have with our college presidents.
0:20:56
Right?
0:20:56
Some of the factors that will be included there is the enrollment trends in some of those colleges.
0:21:03
Right?
0:21:03
In terms of some of the support that they might I mean, enrollment drives some of the funding for some of the colleges.
0:21:12
We're also watching the overall fiscal health of the campuses, right?
0:21:16
The CFO and the team work very closely with the campuses in addressing some of those things.
0:21:23
There might be some new opportunities in terms of new programs either both in fields that are in demand that we want to make sure that we have them for folks.
0:21:33
We've also been very fortunate with programs like CUNY Reconnect.
0:21:37
Right?
0:21:38
It's been not just really great for the students that have come back.
0:21:41
But in doing all that, we have learned a lot how to better serve students who have been out there with no degree but some college credits.
0:21:51
So we'll be taking some of those lessons to work with the colleges in the staffing.
0:21:57
I don't if you wanna add anything else, Sharif.
Sherif Soliman
0:22:00
Nope.
0:22:00
I think that's perfect.