welcome to the website of the alumni association of the city college of new york. looking at the seal of our college on the top of this page you may note our school’s motto: “respice, adpice, prospice.” those words not only apply to our college but to our alumni association as well: “look back, look at, and look ahead.”yes, we at the alumni association, can look back at our history, our founding as the oldest (1853) public college alumni association in the nation. we look at our present and note the thousands of graduates who are our current members—many of whom have risen to the top of their field, and then we can look ahead to the programs and services we provide to our members and students (our future).