CUNY SPS Magazine is published by CUNY School of Professional Studies | FEATURE ARTICLES: Dear Members of the CUNY SPS Community: Welcome from Interim Dean Jorge Silva-Puras | It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye: CUNY SPS Celebrates Our Departing Academic Directors | Online Orientation at CUNY SPS: Creating a Community of Support | Championing America’s Champions: CUNY SPS Lends Helping Hand to Veteran and Active Military Students | Democracy at Work: Participatory Budgeting Empowers CUNY SPS | Supportive Space: Students Find Advocacy and Encouragement in the Urban Male Scholars Program | CUNY SPS’ Workplace Learning Unit Continues Its Innovative Work for Another Productive Year | We're Back: CUNY SPS Celebrates Graduating Classes in First In-Person Ceremonies Since 2019 | Bridging the Gap: IT Partnership Allows Tech Certification Program Graduates to Earn College Credit | School Briefs | Program Briefs | Backstage at CUNY SPS | Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni Briefs | She Said Yes!