About Us
Our Mission
CUNY’s College Now program empowers NYC public high school students to raise expectations for their future, envision options, make informed choices about college, and learn how their education can lead to rewarding careers.
Our Goals
The program’s goals are to help students earn college credits and/or become college-ready before graduating from high schools and learn about college and career process and access. Specifically, College Now at Baruch College emphasizes its commitment to the necessity of a strong foundation in the arts and sciences and supports the development of the following:
- Written and oral communication skills
- A strong foundation in mathematics and technology
- Advanced coursework to supplement the high school curriculum
- Information literacy skills
- Skills in critical thinking and problem solving
Administration
- Yohaly Navarrete – Interim Director of College Now & Collaborative Programs
- Brendon Gonzalez – Assistant Director of College Now & Collaborative Programs
- Nelly Caceres – College Assistant
- Lily Chen – College Assistant
Faculty
- James Caracciolo, MBA – Business Fundamentals (BUS 1011)
- Pheona Hunt, MA, MS, EdM – STEM Research Academy/Reading Science (BIO 3002)
- Nicholas Juzczak, MA – General Psychology (PSY 1001)
- Celida Maldonado, MS – Critical Health Issues (HED 1911)
- Shirley Reynozo, MA – Black & Latino Studies (BLS 1003)
- Gail Robinson, BA – Journalistic Writing (JRN 3050)
- Suman Sabastin, MBA, MS – Business Fundamentals (BUS 1011)
- Noelle Sinclair, MBA – Personal Finance (FIN 1601)
- Leonidas Vournelis, PhD – Cultural Anthropology (ANT 1001) & Sociology (SOC 1005)
- Academy for Software Engineering
- 47 ASL – American Sign Language
- Baruch College Campus High School
- The Clinton School
- Emma Lazarus High School
- HS for Health Professions and Human Services
- HS for Fashion Industries
- High School for Language and Diplomacy
- Humanities Preparatory Academy
- Institute for Collaborative Education
- James Baldwin High School
- Lower Manhattan Arts Academy
- Manhattan Business Academy
- Manhattan Village Academy
- Millennium High School
- Murry Bergtraum High School
- Murry Hill Academy
- NEST+m
- NYC Lab School
- NYC Museum School
- Quest to Learn
- School of the Future
- Union Square Academy for Health Sciences
- University Neighborhood High School
To learn more about your high school’s College Now partnership visit the CUNY-wide College Now website.
Information and Technology Building:
151 East 25th Street (between Lexington and 3rd Avenue)
Room H-720 (7th floor)
New York, NY 10010
Directions Within Manhattan:
By Subway – Take the #1, #6, F, N, or R to 23rd Street Station.
By Bus – Take the M1, 2,3,5,6,7,15,18, 101, or 102 to 23rd Street.