Maxine Lance

Description

Maxine Lance was a student in the first graduating class of LaGCC in 1973. She later became a CUNY Office Assistant, eventually working in College Discovery and retiring in 2019.

Timestamp summary of interview:
(1:05) Maxine Lance said she decided to attend LaGCC because all of her friends were applying to college. She didn’t want to be left out so she applied to LaGCC.
(1:53) Talks about meeting people through Student Activities and her major in Data Processing
(2:52) Describes the M-Building and Great Hall and how encouraged interaction and impacted student life.
(4:15) She discussed prices in the cafeteria for breakfast and lunch and compares them to the present time.
(5:16) Talks about being part of the first graduating class
(7:01) Talks about her courses, especially in Data Processing and her professors
(8:13) Describes how the college and student body has changed since she was a student (having remained at the college as an employee) and how she thinks it has affected student life.
(10:32) Speaks about her experience with Cooperative Education and the challenges of attending class and while working. Talks about the different internships she had, including working in the Extended Day department with Ralph Garrett.
(14:05) Continued to work at LaGCC in the Registrar office. She said during that time she believed Eileen Murray was the Director and she had also worked in the Adult and Continuing Education Department part-time with Allen Goldberg. She now working at Student Affairs in the College Discovery program and is working there for 13 years.
(18:05) Goes on to talk about the Cooperative Education program and the opportunities and skills it builds.
(19:23) Lance talks about her work history at the college, working as a hourly for about 10 or 11 years and now she is Civil Service for almost 9 years.
(20:01) End