The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) hosted a successful Affinity Group Meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. The event brought together faculty and staff from CICU member campuses across New York State for a day of learning, networking, and collaboration.
This year’s meeting featured four dynamic sessions:
- Innovating Teacher Recruitment: Data, Tools, and Collaboration with TeachNY
- Making the Most of Your Endowment: Strategies for Evaluating Whether, When, and How to Modify Your Endowment with Cullen and Dykman LLP
- Leading Through the AI Transformation: Understanding New Tools, Risks, and Opportunities
- Legal and Regulatory Updates: Emerging Issues in Higher Education with Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys
CICU extends its sincere thanks to our session facilitators for leading engaging and insightful discussions, and to our generous sponsors for making this event possible.
We are especially grateful to The Culinary Institute of America for graciously hosting us on their beautiful campus and providing an exceptional setting for collaboration and conversation.
The day was filled with meaningful dialogue, practical takeaways, and shared commitment to strengthening New York’s independent sector of higher education.