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CUNYfirst is an initiative to implement a single, unified ERP system on all of the CUNY campuses. CUNYfirst will play a key role in the transformation of the University and the promotion of an integrated CUNY. It is a suite of software that will replace aging computer systems overseeing Student Administration, Finance and Human Resources that have served CUNY for over a generation. The overall implementation of CUNYfirst will be conducted in multiple phases over the duration of approximately five years.
CUNYfirst is
  • Integration
      Have an interconnected University-wide system that effectively ties into and manages students’ education and records; faculty/staff employment and benefits information; and all college business operations.

  • Industry Best Practices
      Put into place systems and procedures that comply with CUNY’s common goal of providing the best customer service to our students, faculty, staff and community.

  • Standardization without loss of identity
      Put into place common processes that can be accepted across the University while allowing campuses to continue their unique missions.

  • Self-Service
      Make available modern systems and processes that allow the user more control and flexibility.

  • Accurate and timely information to better serve students, faculty and staff
      Have information when we need it so we can perform our work on our timetable.

  • Replacement of aging computer systems
      Our main systems for human resources and student administration are now a generation old and have reached their capacity. We need the most modern educational and business systems to meet the high standards of CUNY, its students, faculty and staff and all of our customers.

Next Generation Technology

CUNYfirst applications will replace older systems like SIMS and CUPS, helping us streamline and standardize many of the things we do at our colleges. FIRST represents the City University of New York’s project to implement the Oracle/Peoplesoft ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) set of applications to all members of the CUNY family from students to faculty to staff.

Who will CUNYfirst affect?

Everyone from the students, to the faculty and staff will be positively affected by CUNYfirst, and everything from Student Administration to Human Resources and Finance Information will upgraded. How we at CUNY do everything—from registering for classes to paying our bills—will be changed for the better.

Under this new integration, our students’ records will connect to the systems that run our businesses, as well as the systems that keep personnel records of our faculty and staff. It has always been the goal of CUNY to provide the best customer service to our students, staffers, community, and CUNYfirst will comply with the procedures and standards to continually meet this common goal.

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