The Student Leadership Council (SLC) is the sole, student-led organization within CUNY BA.
The SLC is committed to:
- Providing students with the knowledge, support, and resources to lead successful lives;
- Advancing the program’s local and national presence as a leader in individualized study;
- Promoting student engagement within the program and across the university; and
- Strengthening professional relations between students, administration, and alumni.
The SLC holds bi-weekly meetings – open to all members of the CUNY BA community – on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM-11:30 AM (Spring 2025 Meeting Dates: 2/18, 3/4, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, and 5/6)
Executive Board | 2025-26
Aaron Kim, Chairman, is a junior in the CUNY BA program. He began his
journey with the CUNY BA program since freshman year and has been part
of the SLC since the start of that journey. His focus of study is
within philosophy, psychology, with a focus on mortality. He is also
an active member within the philosophy club at CCNY.
Ekaterini Dupi, Secretary, is a CUNY BA senior studying Consciousness
and Justice, a self-designed program combining philosophy and
political science. She is currently the Secretary for the SLC. She has
been working in social justice Orgs for almost a year, furthuring her
knowledge in becoming a labor organizer. Her home college is City
College of New York.
Finley Nguyen, Alumni Relations, is a sophomore in CUNY BA with a
concentration titled Developing Technologies in Music Administration.
He studies the intersection between computer science, music, and
business, focusing on applications to the live music industry. Finley
is currently the President of Macaulay Queer Alliance and a seasonal
Production Assistant at Voices of Ascension. His home campus is Hunter
College.
Raneem Abdelghafar, Media & Communications
My name is Karina Fernandez-Saito, and I am the Director of Event
Planning of CUNY SLC. My home college is Brooklyn College through
Macaulay Honors College, which I will be graduating from in spring
2026. With the CUNY-BA program, my area of concentration is Ethics in
Cognitive Health. Deciding to become a CUNY-BA student was not an easy
task, however, my ongoing research project with the Mellon Mays
Fellowship gave me the confidence to strive for new opportunities in
academia.