College Leaders
The College Leaders of the College of Arts and Science College Cohort Program serve as role models, mentors, and sources of support for incoming first-year students. College Leaders are essential in facilitating the adjustment of new students to the College of Arts and Science and New York University throughout CAS Orientation and the course of the academic year. Through their role as part of CAS Orientation and the College Cohort Program, College Leaders assist to promote and sustain the four overarching themes of the College: Academic Success, Personal and Career Development, Community Engagement, and Leadership Experience.
Meet the 2022-2023 College Leaders!
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Apply to be a 2023-2024 College Leader by Sunday, February 5 at 11:59pm ET!
Second-Year Leadership Institute
The Second-Year Leadership Institute (SYLI) is an opportunity for interested rising second-year students to enhance their own leadership, personal, and professional development skills. SYLI participants take part in the Leadership Development Series, a program that helps students develop meaningful and transferrable skills, which better prepare them for leadership roles in and outside of NYU.
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Meet the Fall 2022 Second-Year Leaders!
Transfer Orientation Leaders
As peer leaders and point people for new external transfers, Transfer Orientation Leaders play a key role in helping students acclimate to life at NYU by sharing resources and knowledge from their own college experiences.
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CAS Student Council
The CAS Student Council is the governing body for the NYU College of Arts and Science. CAS Student Council's mission is two-fold: Student Advocacy and Programming. The Student Council meets weekly throughout the academic year, plans a variety of programs and events and works closely with the NYU CAS clubs and organizations. Each class has a class board, which plans
First-Year Class Board
The First-Year Class Board is a collaboration between CAS Student Council and the College Cohort Program. The board, led by the First-Year Class President, creates programs that connect students to campus resources and opportunities needed to facilitate their transition and growth as new college students.
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Second-Year Class Board
The Second-Year Class Board is a collaboration between CAS Student Council and the College Cohort Program. The board, led by the Second-Year Class President, creates programs that connect students to campus resources and opportunities, to extend their Cohort experience beyond the first year.
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Junior Class Board
The Junior Class Board is a collaboration between CAS Student Council and the College Cohort Program. The board, led by the Junior Class President, creates programs that connect students to campus resources and opportunities needed to develop important skills for their final years in college, such as networking and job-searching, as well as welcoming internal transfers into CAS.
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Senior Class Board
The Senior Class Board is a collaboration between CAS Student Council and the College Cohort Program. The board, led by the Senior Class President, creates programs that connect students to campus resources and opportunities needed to transition out of college and into the world, all the while celebrating their Senior year as they finish their time in CAS.
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Proud to Be First Mentors
Proud to be First seeks to engage and support first-generation students. The program is designed to assist first-generation first-year students in making a successful transition to NYU while cultivating investment and engagement in the College and University Community.
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CAS Academic Achievement Program (AAP)
AAP is an academic and leadership program for underrepresented students of color at the College—specifically, Black, Latino, and Native American students. The program fosters a sense of community for students of color at NYU. AAP members meet at