Gerard W. Bryant

The meetings included discussions and approvals for the Budget Committee agenda items and minutes from August 25, 2025. Key actions involved approving earmarks for various initiatives, including Health Services, the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership (CSIL), Quality of Life, Urban Male Initiative (UMI), and the Women's Leadership Collective, totaling $377,200.70. The Board also approved the Audit Committee Report and surplus commitments for Fiscal Year 2025, utilizing approximately $650,000 in surplus for staffing, raises for Association staff, and funding for student clubs. A motion regarding the Student Council scholarship continuity was tabled pending further review by the Auxiliary Corporation. During the Board of Directors session, the acceptance of the Budget Committee report was confirmed, and new business addressed issues with the Student Council's Fruit Basket Initiative collaboration with the Wellness Center regarding food insecurity programming.

The College Council meeting agenda included the adoption of the agenda and the approval of the minutes from the December 9, 2025, meeting. Key discussion items involved committee appointments for the Spring 2026 semester for the FPC, BPC, and PAC committees, with specific representatives named from the Criminal Justice Department. The Council reviewed reports from the Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee, which included proposals for the revision of the BA in Deviance, Crime and Culture, the creation of a New Certificate in Criminal Justice Foundations, and the addition of a new History course, HIS 1XX (135) American Environmental History. The Committee on Graduate Studies presented revisions for the MS in Emergency Management and proposed new graduate courses. A significant policy item on the agenda was the Policy Prohibiting Students from Recording Class Sessions, presented by the President of the Faculty Senate.

This strategic plan outlines goals and outcomes across key areas including Accreditation/External Reporting, Assessment, Institutional Research, Planning, and Strategic Insights. The plan aims to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards, support effective assessment processes for academic quality and student success, provide timely and accurate data for evidence-based decision-making, guide strategic and operational planning, and encourage a culture of evidence-informed decision-making through predictive analytics to enhance institutional effectiveness.

This draft strategic plan for John Jay College of Criminal Justice outlines its vision for an equitable society and its mission to cultivate justice advocates. It focuses on five key goals: bolstering student learning and success through innovative teaching and research, advancing equitable student success through inclusive access and holistic support, elevating the college's leadership in justice and public safety for the public good, fostering an inclusive and supportive campus climate, and enhancing institutional effectiveness and financial sustainability. The plan aims to empower diverse communities, advance social mobility, and serve the public good by developing critical thinkers and principled leaders.

The College Council agenda includes the adoption of the agenda, reports from the Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee and the Committee on Graduate Studies, a presentation on philanthropy at John Jay, and announcements from the Student Council, Faculty Senate, HEO Council, and administrative updates from the President. The Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee will discuss revisions to the BA in Forensic Psychology, BA/MA Program in Forensic Psychology, Accelerated Dual Admission Program in Forensic Psychology, BA in Criminology, BA in Sociology, Minor in Criminology, and Minor in History and Law. They will also discuss new courses and course revisions, as well as revisions to the Academic Integrity Policy and the Incomplete Policy. The Committee on Graduate Studies will discuss revisions to the International Criminal Justice -- MA program, zero-enrolled program discontinuance, and new courses.