CUNY Master Plan 2012-2016

CONCLUSION:
CUNY— A Dynamic University in a Changing World.
This Master Plan showcases CUNY’s accomplishments since 2008 and articulates a vision toward
2016. More than a decade ago, the University’s Master Plan for 2000-2004, developed during a
challenging time, put forth a strategy of institutional renewal. The next two plans offered a
vision of a reinvigorated institution, building on substantial progress.
Now, in 2012, CUNY is well positioned. At the end of this academic year CUNY will be at its highest
enrollment, with the largest number of campuses and programs in the history of the University. The scale of
operation will be at a level of public service to the city, state, and nation that is unprecedented in the history
of New York City. CUNY is becoming known as the leading urban university in the nation for good reason.
The University’s accomplishments are making it a desirable partner in many endeavors. Earlier, this
document described the new simulation center for study in the health sciences, an unprecedented collaboration
between CUNY and the NYU Langone Medical Center. CUNY’s new buildings, and the renovations
that preserve its historic buildings, are being designed by some of the finest architectural firms in
the country. CUNY’s students and graduates are earning Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater, and other prestigious
scholarships and fellowships. CUNY’s faculty earn prestigious awards and are invited to join the
National Academies in their fields of study.
Under Chancellor Matthew Goldstein’s leadership, CUNY has experienced a widely lauded transformation.
The University has raised academic standards, improved student performance, increased enrollment,
taken steps to build its faculty corps, created new colleges and schools, and expanded its research
capacity. Looking back, CUNY has much to be proud of. Looking forward, CUNY is confident in its ability
to undertake the significant amount of work that still needs to be done.
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