Wikipedia:Peer review/List of City University of New York institutions/archive1
List of City University of New York units[edit]
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I've listed this article for peer review because I created it and have improved it a great deal and would like to take it to FLC someday.
Thanks, MBisanz talk 20:13, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Brianboulton comments:-
- Lead: I got confused in the lead by the various similar names and acronyms – couldn't work out the interrelationships or what fitted where. Then I found the paragraph, below, in the USNY article, which made things a bit clearer, though I assume that where it says "...without being chartered by NYSED and being a USNY member" it means "USNY or CUNY member". Would it be possible to paraphrase some of this information into the lead for this article?
- The 64 SUNY and 23 CUNY campus units are all part of USNY. However, the power of SUNY and CUNY units to grant degrees exists by mandate of the State Legislature; a private college or university in New York State would be allowed to grant degrees by virtue of a charter granted by the USNY Board of Regents. No institution in New York State can call itself, per New York State law, a "college" or "university" nor award academic degrees without being chartered by NYSED and being a USNY member. Institutions in the state can, however, offer nondegree "certificate" programs without adhering to State requirements.
- History
- The quote in the first paragraph (beginning "a Free academy for the purposes of...") needs to be cited to a source.
- So does the remaining information in this paragraph.
- The short third paragraph is poorly worded. I suggest: "The City College is the oldest member of CUNY, having been founded in 1847. Established in 2008, the School of Public Health is the newest addition to the University. Hunter College, with over 20,000 students, is the largest institution in the CUNY system."
- Third paragraph information all needs citing.
- List: generally this looks in good order – clear, and easy to follow. Just a couple of suggestions:-
- Enrollment: the column heading should be date-specific, e.g. "Enrollment: Fall 2007" What are your intentions for keeping this information up-to-date?
- Presentational point: The mdashs in the Notes column should be centered. I've done the first one; it will be tiresome to do the others, but worth it I think.
That's all, really. If you have any query with the review, please contact my talkpage, as I am unable to watch all my peer reviews. Good luck with the article. Brianboulton (talk) 17:02, 8 June 2009 (UTC)