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Civic Hall and CUNY Tech Prep Announce New Partnership to Expand Tech Pathways for CUNY Students
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New York, NY—Civic Hall and CUNY Tech Prep announced a partnership to have CUNY Tech Prep students engage with Civic Hall’s network of employers, innovators, and civic leaders. Civic Hall and CUNY Tech Prep will partner on a range of initiatives, including:
- Technical and professional development workshops for CUNY students as well as the open to the general public
- Hosting CUNY Tech Prep Demo Nights and graduation events at Civic Hall
- Creating participant pipelines between CUNY Tech Prep and existing Civic Hall partner programs serving CUNY students
- Developing mentorship and hiring pipelines connecting Civic Hall partners with CUNY Tech Prep students
- Connecting CUNY Tech Prep alumni to Civic Hall membership and related resources
- Expanding professional networks and strengthening community across New York City’s tech and civic sectors
“Civic Hall was created to bring people, ideas, and institutions together to solve real-world challenges,” said Jim Malatras, Managing Director, Civic Hall. “Partnering with CUNY Tech Prep is a natural extension of that mission. Together, we are creating more on-ramps for CUNY students and alumni to access professional networks, meaningful mentorship, and high-quality career opportunities in tech and innovation.”
“CUNY Tech Prep exists to ensure that talented CUNY students have a clear pathway into New York City’s tech workforce,” said Dr. Ted Brown, Executive Director of CUNY Tech Prep. “By partnering with Civic Hall, we are expanding what’s possible for our students and alumni—connecting them to a broader ecosystem of employers, mentors, and civic-minded organizations that can help accelerate their careers.”
The partnership brings together Civic Hall’s convening power and collaborative space with CUNY Tech Prep’s proven model for preparing students for careers in technology, creating opportunities that extend beyond training and into long-term professional growth.
About Civic Hall
Civic Hall’s Bernard Goldstein Center at Union Square is a collaborative innovation center that brings together civic-minded technologists, social entrepreneurs, government officials, and community leaders to develop technology solutions for the public good. Located in Union Square—the heart of New York City’s burgeoning tech sector, Civic Hall fosters a vibrant ecosystem of knowledge sharing and cooperative action. Civic Hall’s mission is to support and enable best-in-class programs that help close the digital skills divide and plan for the needs of tomorrow’s workforce. Civic Hall facilitates groundbreaking partnerships among high-impact organizations, civic and social innovators, workforce training partners, and New York’s employer ecosystem to work collectively to meet the educational and professional needs of all New Yorkers, especially those from communities too often left behind. Civic Hall also serves as a tech incubator and accelerator, support network for profit and nonprofit organizations and start-ups, and place to spur new innovations and ideas. For more information about membership, training, and event opportunities please visit civichall.org. Civic Hall is an organization of The Fedcap Group.
About CUNY Tech Prep
CUNY Tech Prep (CTP) is a year-long technical and professional development program for City University of New York computer science and related majors to learn in-demand technologies, master professional soft skills, and land great tech jobs in NYC and beyond. Developed and delivered with the CUNY Institute for Software Design and Development and industry leaders, CTP is designed to provide students with software development and data science best practices, as well as mentorship and employment opportunities from our industry partners. We are supported by the NYC Department of Small Business Services and the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline, a multi-million industry partnership designed to support the growth of the City's tech sector and deliver quality jobs for New Yorkers and quality talent for New York’s businesses.
Media Contact:
Josh Vlasto, josh@joshvlasto.com
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