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CUNY SPS Assistant Dean Ruru Rusmin presents on AI in Bronze award-winning CUNYTV broadcast

Bronze Winner: Education & Training Television — Generative AI in Higher Ed: The Future is Now

June 07, 2024

The Telly Awards

Ruru Rusmin, assistant dean of faculty development and instructional technology, who was featured in an episode of CUNY-TV's EdCast that won a bronze Telly Award. In the episode titled "Generative AI in Higher Ed: The Future is Now," moderator Dr. Linda Hirsch facilitates a conversation with Rusmin and Jack Kenigsberg from Hunter College. During the discussion, Rusmin thoroughly unpacks the benefits and challenges that AI presents to academia. The telecast was originally aired on Nov. 12, 2023, and can be viewed online
CUNY SPS Professor Dr. Joseph Foy at IRS training session for students

IRS Trains College Students to Fight Terrorism

June 06, 2024

NY1

CUNY SPS Online Business Programs Professor Dr. Joseph Foy organized and moderated a one-day training session focused on fighting terrorism through financial investigations. The event, held in May, was a partnership between the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) and CUNY. Students from CUNY SPS, John Jay, and Brooklyn Colleges participated. Over 40 accounting and business students were sworn in as honorary Special Agents. Dr. Foy is quoted in this NY1 article describing the event.

Children's Job Moves: May 2024

June 04, 2024

Publisher's Weekly

John Long, an alum of the CUNY SPS BA in Communication and Media program, is featured in this roundup of new hires within publishing for May 2024.

Utilizing ChatGPT to Develop Career Building Skills

May 29, 2024

Transformation CUNY

On May 13, 2024, Dr. Joseph Foy, Assistant Professor/Associate Director, CUNY SPS Online Business Programs, presented to the Chancellor’s Office of Transformation, Career Success Fellows, “Utilizing ChatGPT to Develop Career Building Skills.” The presentation is part of his ongoing important research using AI to enhance pedagogy. The Office of Transformation accelerates and catalyzes transformation within the University to magnify the collective impact of CUNY’s 25 colleges and amplify CUNY’s position as the nation’s premier university for equitable social, economic, and civic impact. Dr. Foy was selected as a Career Success Fellow in the Spring 2023 semester.

Awarding Credit Where It’s Due

May 22, 2024

Inside Higher Ed

CUNY SPS' Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) initiative is highlighted in the Inside Higher Ed article, "Awarding Credit Where It’s Due", which discusses a report about CPL by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and suggests ways that higher education institutions might implement this important program.