Higher Ed. Campaign
CUNY/CCNY
Funding Tuition Costs
NYPIRG Facts
100

This bill addresses food insecurity among students at public and private higher education institutions?

What is the Hunger Free Campus Act.

100

Who is CCNY's President?

Vincent Boudreau

100

What does FWS stand for?

What is Federal Work Study

100

How many interns are in CCNY's Chapter? Extra 100 if you can name them all. 

9 Interns! Derrick, Odin, Nhat-Dinh, Jeremiah, Lavender, Sornale, Church, Mii, & Moneé

200

Who is the Higher Education Project Leader?

Who is Derrick (They/Them)

200

When was CUNY founded?

What is 1847

200

What is an unsubsidized loan?

What is a loan where interest accrues from the moment it is disbursed.

200

What is NYPIRG

NYPIRG stands for the New York Public Interest Research Group and is, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that advocates for public interest issues in New York.

300

Daily Double

This pilot program connects students with mentors that help students gain access to housing programs, food accessibility, mental health programming, etc. 

This group is from the Bronx!

What is CUNY Cares

300

How much money was given to CUNY in the 2025 state budget?

CUNY was given $5.8 billion.

300

What does TAP stand for?

Tuition Assistance Program

300

This campaign works to ensure that people are not scammed by unscrupulous businesses or landlords?

What is Consumer Justice

400

Currently CUNY only has one mental health advisor for every [blank] students?

What is 2,700 students

400

How many schools are in CUNY?

26 Schools!

400

What is a subsidized loan?

What is a type of federal student loan, that does not grow while you are in school

400

Daily Double

Who are the NYPIRG Project Coordinators?

Who are Justin & Ines

500

Provides KYR trainings and provides pro bono training to help immigrants? 

CUNY's Citizenship Now

500

What kind of institution is CUNY?

What is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)

500

In FY24, the state increased the income eligibility

cap to [blank] and increased the size of the

minimum award from $500 to [blank] for TAP

$125,000 & $1,000

500

This group is composed entirely of students from NYPIRG's various campus chapters who are elected annually.

What is the NYPIRG Board of Directors

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