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The committee meeting addressed several academic action items, including the approval of new degree programs such as a Master of Science in Innovation Strategy at Baruch College, a program in Career and Technical Education at Borough of Manhattan Community College, an Associate of Science in Cybersecurity at Hostos Community College, an Associate of Science in Health Studies at LaGuardia Community College, and certificate programs in Aging Studies and Healthcare Compliance and Research at CUNY School of Professional Studies. Additionally, a new Master of Science program in Public Health Data Science was approved for the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. The committee reviewed a progress report on the deregistration of zero-enrollment programs and discussed a resolution to maintain a test-optional policy for undergraduate admissions.

The committee meeting addressed several financial and administrative action items, including the approval of the fiscal 2027 university operating and capital budget allocations. Other agenda items included the authorization of an academic excellence fee for the Master of Science in Clinical Trial Management program at York College, revisions to the pricing structure for Baruch College's executive graduate programs, and the approval of contracts for hazardous waste management, computer equipment, library material delivery, business intelligence software licenses, assessment systems, and student enrollment management systems.

The meeting included several policy resolutions such as naming scholarship funds at Bronx Community College and Hostos Community College, accepting historical nursing items for display at Hunter College, naming the WAVES archives at Lehman College, and establishing new scholarship and microcredential funds at the City University of New York supported by various donors including Uber Technologies, Inc. Additionally, the Committee reviewed marketing campaign updates for the academic year, discussed CUNY events such as CUNY Day at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, reviewed media investment strategies for recruitment, and received an update on the Citizenship Now! immigration assistance project and an overview of current state and city budgets.

The committee reviewed several resolutions for capital improvement projects across multiple campuses. These include a campus-wide restroom facility upgrade for the College of Staten Island, the renovation of the Black Box Theater at Hunter College, a fire alarm system upgrade at the New York City College of Technology's Namm Complex, renovations for the 6th floor of the Pearl Building at the New York City College of Technology, and the modernization of the North Bank escalators at the North Academic Center of The City College of New York. Additionally, the committee received an information item regarding project productivity.

The meeting included reports from the Vice Chancellor and the University Student Senate. Key action items involved resolutions to approve an undergraduate student activity fee increase at Brooklyn College and a change in the earmarking of the University Student Senate fee to reallocate funds from the CUNY Athletic Conference to the operating budget. The meeting also featured reflections from selected students regarding their educational experiences at the university.