MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

TWO ASSOCIATED INSTITUTES

33

EVENTS

12 Online, 16 in-person, 5 hybrid

STAFF AND

FACULTY

132

FALL’21 & SPRING ‘22

3993

MAJORS

683

NEW FRESHMEN

441

NEW TRANSFERS

MESSAGE FROM The Dean

Dear Colin Powell School Friends,

This academic year, we lost our founder, namesake, and leader, General Colin L. Powell. We grieve his passing and remain resolute in our determination to fulfill his vision for the school. His character and spirit, and his hopes and expectations for the school that bears his name will always be an inspiration for our students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

General Powell often said that today’s students reminded him of himself as a young man. As a kid in the South Bronx, he was uncertain about his goals. CCNY is where Colin Powell found ROTC, and discovered his passion and purpose. He wanted that same opportunity for discovery of passion and purpose for each of the School’s students. He talked about it often, and it was this belief in our transformative mission that was the foundation for his leadership here.

Today, we serve the young people of New York City just as CCNY did in the 1950s when General Powell was enrolled. Half of our students are immigrants, representing more than 100 nations and speaking nearly as many native languages. Almost two-thirds are the first in their families to go to college. CCNY and the Colin Powell School are engines of social mobility. We change the trajectories of our students’ lives, and they in turn change the lives of their families and communities. With resilience and determination — and supported

FALL’21 TO SUMMER ‘22 GRADUATES

937

UNDERGRADUATES

102

MASTERS STUDENTS

9

PHD CANDIDATES SUMMER ‘21

supported 100 PAID INTERNSHIPS through partnerships with public service organizations and private sector companies

With resilience and determination — and supported by the creativity and compassion of the entire Colin Powell School community — our graduates are the embodiment of the American dream.

by the creativity and compassion of the entire Colin Powell School community — our graduates are the embodiment of the American dream.

In the pages that follow, we are proud to share with you the accomplishments of the students, alumni, faculty, and staff that collectively make this such an extraordinary community. While this has been a year of profound loss, it also has been one of growth and progress on many fronts. We have more students and graduates than ever before. And in 2021-22, we launched new programs and new systems of support for students. We launched new efforts to engage alumni, and we established a new institute — in fact, the first new institute at CCNY in more than a decade. There is much to make us proud. Most importantly, thanks to our collective effort, the excellent CCNY public education that gave General Powell such a solid foundation more than 60 years ago is now preparing the next generation of leaders to step forward and take on the issues facing our city, nation, and the world.

I hope that the accomplishments described in this year’s annual report will reaffirm your pride in being a part of this special community and inspire you to find new ways to support the continued success of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. Thank you for being partners in the Powell School’s mission.

Sincerely,

Andrew Rich

Richard J. Henley and Susan L. Davis Dean