Consulate General of Mexico in New York and the City University of New York (CUNY) Strengthen Relationship

• Consul General of Mexico in New York, Diego Gómez Pickering met with the Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), James Milliken and with Senior Vice-Chancellor of University Relations, James Milliken on Tuesday, June 28th. He reaffirmed the importance of continuing the strategic relationship with this academic institution that promotes the development of the Mexican community and access to diverse educational opportunities.
• As a result of the close collaboration between both institutions, Chancellor Milliken’s upcoming work visit to Mexico was highlighted.

One of the first meetings after the arrival of the Consul General of Mexico in New York, Diego Gómez Pickering was last Tuesday June 28th with the Chancellor of the University of New York (CUNY), James Milliken and Senior Vice-Chancellor of University Relations, Jay Hershenson; with the purpose of underlining the Consulate’s commitment to continue working with CUNY to promote access to education for the Mexican community.

The Consulate and CUNY have collaborated for the past 15 years, starting due to the alarming numbers on the extremely low levels of higher education attainment of Mexicans in New York City and the demographic growth in this community. As a result, the Mexican Taskforce at CUNY was established and in 2012 the Mexican Studies Institute, which now bears the name of its great benefactor: Jaime Lucero.

The cooperation throughout these years has been in an array of issues: information fairs and workshops, the IME-Becas Program to benefit with a scholarship students aiming for higher education, certification programs in the hospitality and construction industry, leadership development programs, and the establishment of the Window Educational Opportunities, among others.

In this regard, Chancellor Milliken and Consul Gómez Pickering emphasized their commitment to strengthen already existing programs and explore new opportunities, such as establishing a window of Citizenship and Immigration Services at this Consulate, reactivate Chancellor Milliken´s visit to Mexico and increase the number of academic and exchange students.

The meeting was attended by Jaime Lucero; President of Casa Puebla; Alyshia Gálvez, Director of the Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute; Jesús Pérez, Director of the Mexican Taskforce; Allan Wernick, Director of CUNY Citizenship Now!; Lucinda Zoe, Dean for Undergraduate Students; Gaspar Orozco, Associate Director of the Institute of Mexican Studies Jaime Lucero Director; Christopher Rose, Acting Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Ian James, Representative of the Office of Student Affairs and Elizabeth Peraza, Director of Human Resources and Finance Manager CUNY Citizenship Now! On behalf of the Consulate, Deputy Consul Vívian Juarez and the Consul for Community Affairs, Alexia Núñez participated.