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Title: Roy McLeod
Description: Dr. Roy McLeod is a “founding” faculty member of the college and Professor of Mathematics. He currently [2019] still teaches in the Mathematics, Engineering & Computer Sciences (MEC) department. (00:55) Talks about the need for a community college for the Long Island City area to help develop economic growth, similar to why Hostos Community College, York College and Medgar Evers College were created. (3:00) Speaks about his earlier career at Hunter College and Nassau Community College and how he came to LaGCC and his excitement about coming to a brand new college and the challenge it would be. (8:20) Faculty did not have an office they just had a desk and a chair and were just excited about starting the college (9:26) The first floor was The Great Hall. Registration and everything was done there in The Great Hall. (10:21) Dr. McLeod said in July, the college had an orientation to get the college ready - that was handled by Dr. Janet Lieberman. (10:53) Dr. McLeod also said they were able to be as innovative as they could. The structure was not rigid, there was creativity. (11:25) The name of the first mathematics course was Symbolic Communication, Dr. McLeod said. He said, we were doing things differently. Dr. McLeod spoke about the grading system he said they call non-cumulative grades and he said they had – E (Excellent) G (Good) P (Pass) and NC (No Credit). (13:05) Shows his first gradebook. (Archivist Note: Dr. McLeod’s gave his first grading book to the Institutional Archives and it is kept with his collection in Division Institutional Advancement) (14:19) The students that attended LaGCC were from around the area, Dr. McLeod said, Astoria, Long Island City. There were about 540 students in the first class. They were excited about coming here. Student were very much on our minds – trying to encourage them. (15:42) During that time there were teams of faculty for advisement, students would talk to them about their classes, Coop, or whatever they needed to address. (16:17) Students felt they could talk to us, Dr. McLeod said, he said it was small so it worked very well. Class size during that time was small from 16-20 students and there was individual attention you couldn’t dream about today – that made a difference, Dr. McLeod said. (21:11) Discusses the split of the Division of Natural Environment into the Mathematics Department and the Division of Natural and Applied Science Department. He had been elected the first Chairperson of the Mathematics Department. Served as Chairperson from 1976 – 1988. (25:48) Talks about the Math Lab and its functions. (26:25) Talks about the Mathematics Department moving around to different locations on campus, Main Building, Sony Building and later the C building. In 1988 became Acting Dean of Faculty (27:37) Dr. McLeod discussed Basic Skills development and assessment tests in reference to remedial courses and the Math Lab. (29:02) Describes the computer courses and the Math Express course (an intensive one week course) and its relation to remedial courses. (31:29) Talks about English Express course that was developed by Professor Daniel Aulicino. (32:29) Discusses the physical growth of the college and challenges the limited space provided such as crowded offices and classrooms. (36:18) “[The college] grew so large so quickly” talks about the attractiveness of the Coop Program and the opportunity to earn income while earning college credit. (38:17) Dr. McLeod also spoke about students coming to LaGCC from many countries and “many come in with extraordinary skills, especially in Math and Science.” (38:57) Dr. McLeod discussed his teaching experiences with students in his classes. (42:12) “What makes LaGuardia special? the way the college started makes the college special – we emphasized on students and focused to be innovative and to have freedom.” He also discussed being a department Chairperson.
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, McLeod, Roy, Math, Engineering and Computer Science
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: Terry Parker
Description: Terry Parker, head of the Library’s Media Center, started at LaGuardia Community College as a student, later working in the Media Center recording events and activities across the College. He retired in 2017. (1:00) Talks about the working in the SETA(?) program at York College, and making the decision to start college, eventually attending LaGuardia in 1976 as a full time student. He describes and his first impressions of the college and thinking it was the airport. (5:50) Said students at the time operated in circles and you only notices who was in that circle. He was in the Student Activities Office. (6:24) Describes the students he attended with, mostly older nontraditional students influenced by the late 60’s and the Vietnam war and self-reliant. (7:41) Describes his Social Science class with Professor Reitano who let students interpret history themselves based on primary documents and how it changed his opinion on learning history. (10:02) Talks about his major, different jobs he had on campus and eventually working in with the Audio Visual person with Student Activities, which became his major. Talks about his AV role on campus. (14:47) Compares evening students with the day students, student clubs and the roles of Student Government and Student Activities on campus and their use of the Student Activities Fee. (19:51) Describes being part of the “student patrol”, which supplemented the professional security on campus. (22:56) The full time person at the Student Activities department had left and Terry had graduated and had filled his position. (23:17) Talks about the 1978-1980 Student Government elections and how voting was organized, initially with their own voting machines and then reaching out to an outside vendor to handle the ballots. (27:33) Started a film program and purchased a lot of equipment and was very pro student. His boss had felt he was too pro student. (30:48) Returns to talking about Student Government (31:57) Talks about the growth of the college, changes in student/faculty relations and the need for more space even after the addition of the E-Building. (34:48) Mentions the institutional support students and staff received in the 1970s and 80’s (36:45) Reflects on his time spent as a student at LaGuardia, how the college helped him create a career, and the gratitude he has towards the people he has worked with. “It is more than just a place where you come to work - it is your second home a lot of times it is your first home.” Total time 43:22
Subjects: Student Activities, 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Parker, Terry, Library, Students
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: Sandra Watson
Description: Sandra Watson Director of Family Staff (at time of interview) talks about her experience in the Division of Adult and Continuing Education and as a counselor in the Veterans Program (00:46) Sandra Watson spoke about the founding of LaGCC in the early 1970s -- a period when people struggled during the Civil Rights movement and CUNY was in position to respond – at a time for women and people of color wanted to come into the institution -- it was a time after the Vietnam War. (2:23) Goes on to describe the student body (2:47) Talks about her coming to LaGuardia Community college as a vocational counselor for the Veterans Programs. (4:05) Came to LaGCC in 1974 and said it was a very exciting place. Talks about the Great Hall, Leonard Saremsky who would drive up in his motorcycle right up to the door; tennis courts in the back; partitions separating the space, no offices – a feeling of oneness. (4:47) Talks about Joseph Shenker’s age and the overall young staff. (5:43) The Division of Adult and Continuing Education was written in the Governance Plan – the arm to reach out to the community – a community that was very diverse. (6:53) Speaks about Adult and Continuing Education creating programs which would later be turned into degree programs – The Dean of Adult and Continuing Education was Ann Marcus, Sandra spoke about different faculty lines in Adult and Continuing Education and support for President Shenker. (8:18) Sandra said, most of the people in the division ran program areas and knew how to write grants. (8:47) Mentions the Single College Concept (9:38) “We were told we could fail, we could try, we could experiment” (11:22) Discusses the Veteran’s Program and says it was one of the most challenging programs she ever worked in. Talks about how the counseling and workshops were organized (14:14) Mentions that the Veteran’s program was not funded for the first time in 24 years (1996), in her opinion due to the sharp conservative political turn in government (15:11) Talks about how ACE programs were funded, developed and community involvement in the process. Discusses the Deaf Program (17:55) Speaks about Fern Kahn (18:19) Speaks about collaborating with funding agencies and city agencies (19:19) Goes in depth about the Deaf Program and its diversity (22:31) Discusses the continual need for space in the college, the Great Hall, moving offices (25:44) Speaks about changes in the college now and before, and innovation and LaGCC. (30:11) She also discussed changes and development of programs for changes and the community. Sandra spoke about Queens and the development of programs and going to the community – Children’s College was built. (30:11) Mentions the change of the ESL program – credit and non-credit programs. (36:11) She discussed the college and its growing older. (37:04) Sandra says she comes to a place where she works with social problems and social change – happy to be here. The institution is for the students.
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Watson, Sandra, Veterans Affairs, Adult and Continuing Education, Program for Deaf Adults
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: Shirley Saulsbury
Description: Shirley Saulsbury, Executive Associate to the Dean and Assistant Dean of Affirmative Action at the time of interview, started at LaGuardia Community College in 1974 as an employee, later becoming a student at LaGuardia which served to help her continue both her professional and academic careers. Timestamped summary of video (follows Andy Saluga on tape): (33:28) Saulsbury started as an hourly worker in 1974 in the Adult and Continuing Education department. She was convinced by a counselor at the time to begin to attend LaGCC. Talks about the student side of the registration process in the 70’s (36:00) Talks about working in the Human Services department and Augusta Kaplan, one of the department’s chairs. (37:14) Describes the positive classroom environment and professors she had as a student, as well as crowding issues. Mentions Professor’s Deborah Harrell and Elaine Leff. (39:16) “Students were vibrant and vocal, they knew how to voice their opinion and there was student unity.” (41:09) Describes her Coop Seminar with Professor Janet Cyril. (42:16) Talks about physical growth of the college “…it’s so large we barely know the people in our immediate area. It’s changed.” (43:00) Talks about getting her Bachelors Degree at York College and Master’s Degree and Baruch College. (45:30) Goes into her career at LaGuardia working for Human Services, Adult and Continuing Education, and then Assistant to the President. Describes writing grants, specifically for the Sheet Metal Program. (50:24) Describes the evolving campus, E-Building and Main Building (52:55) Talks about her role as Vice President of the Alumni Association and working with President Shenker to develop a more diverse Alumni program. (53:55) 1989 is interviews and hired by President Bowen as Assistant to the President. Talks about the Deans and Administrators and their involvement with the college. (1:00:01) End
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Saulsbury, Shirley, President's Office, Cooperative Education
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: Raymond Schoenberg
Description: At the time of the interview, Raymond Schoenberg was Director of the Registrar Office. He talks in depth about the college’s early years and how the campus developed over the years. Timestamp summary of interview (follows John Hyland’s interview on tape): (45:23) Raymond Schoenberg started at LaGCC in its first semester in Fall 1971. Talks about his career at Hunter College and seeing the sign for Community College Number 9 and his first meeting with Mary Ryan, Assistant to the Dean of Faculty, Freeman Sleeper, Dean of Faculty, Raymond Bowen, Associate Dean of Faculty, and Janet Lieberman, Assistant Dean of Faculty. (47:54) Sees starting at a new college as an opportunity. (48:40) Talks about the Great Hall which had an area to the side for the Registrar Office, it was also used for classes, for tennis and registration, anything that required a large area and it was were all the action was at the college. (50:35) Mentions how faculty would drive their motorcycles into the back of the building and park their bikes in the Great Hall until they left. (51:11) Talks about working during the summer of 1971 and how the Registrar had needed paper. They received paper from the College of Staten Island with the Staten Island logo and had to remind students for several years that LaGCC was not in Staten Island and it was in Queens. (52:38) Says what was unique about LaGCC all the offices would put their feelings and input into the college. Talks about luncheons at a restaurant on Queens Blvd to discuss the policy of the college. (56:00) Mentions that the College Senate was called the Academic Programming Committee. (56:29) Speaks about technology in the workplace and in the Registrar Office at the time and compares his experience to that at Hunter College. (01:00:39) Schoenberg discussed the changes over the years at the Registrar Office. He had left the Registrar in 1983 – he spoke about the functions of the Registrar office. (01:05:06) He also spoke about the college and service with students and the procedures with computers and technology. (01:11:55) Discusses grades and students and the mail and calling systems. (01:12:29) Talks about the college’s need to grow and the different buildings such as the Satellite Building (Sony Building), Center 3 Building, and the L and P Building (01:12:58) He discussed wider CUNY growth in headcount which continuously grows and says there is a tremendous demand on space. (01:20:43) He discusses the importance of Cooperative Education and students. And the word on the street was LaGuardia cared. (01:24:20) Ends on graduation and changes in credits needed to graduate. Schoenberg mentioned technology and student mobility. He also discusses change in later years.
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Schoenberg, Raymond, Registrar, Great Hall, M-Building
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: LaGuardia Community College Media Studies News: Episode 1
Description: This week we take a look at the LaGuardia College student elections as well as the Performing Arts program.
Subjects: Celentano, Holly, Hitt, Steven, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC), Vending machines, B Building, Student Government, Baston, Michael, Sosa, Irene, Batts, Jeffrey, HIV (Viruses)--Testing, Classes

Title: LaGuardia Community College Media Studies News: Episode 2
Description: This week the our news team takes a look back at the history of LaGuardia Community College.
Subjects: Celentano, Holly, 40th Anniversary of LaGuardia Community College, Katopes, Peter, Mellow, Gail, Shenker, Joseph, LaGuardia, Fiorello, Enrollment

Title: LaGuardia Community College Media Studies News: Episode 3
Description: This week our news team explores the world famous 5 Pointz Aerosol Art Center in Long Island City. Go to 5PTZ.com for more information.
Subjects: Celentano,Holly, Long Island City (New York, N.Y.), 5 Pointz, Cohen, Johnathan Meres, Students

Title: LaGuardia Community College Media Studies News: Episode 4
Description: In celebration of the upcoming 10th year anniversary of the Thomson Avenue Film Festival on May 31st at 6pm in M122, our news team takes a look back at the previous years of this very important event.
Subjects: Celentano, Holly, Thomson Avenue Film Festival, Baston, Michael, Parker, Terry, Rhueban, Joyce

Title: The Door by Rene Sing Brooks
Description: An experimental film created by René Sing Brooks. This piece was the final project in (Lecturer) Thomas Seymour's Video Production class this Spring II semester. The artist statement is below. Growing up under the back then kerosene lamp nights of Bluefields, a small city on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, had a strong influence on my film and writing sensibilities. My Caribbean childhood and early adolescence have nurtured a lifelong concern with time, memory and personal/communal story, which is reflected in most of my work to date. I have been a digital filmmaker for nearly nine years, mostly as a short form documentarian covering issues of justice system involved individuals and of other community protagonists—mainly fellow artists—dedicated to social-justice struggles. Although my artistic sensibility is significantly shaped by socio-political concerns, this does not preclude the aesthetic exploration of filmmaking’s form and structure for implications beyond—or beneath—the “message”, which in my case draws from dream textures and narrative flows derived from Nicaragua’s African, aboriginal and mestizo magical imaginings. Along the road, I have gathered influences from Béla Tarr, Andrei Tarkovsky and Chris Marker, among others. These creators deftly explore the relationship of form, structure, tempo and meaning, an exploration that is at the heart of my creative concerns and that guides my efforts to develop a personal voice that isn’t alienated from the visual and narrative syntax of my evolving communal experiencing.
Subjects: The Door, Brooks, Rene Sing

Title: 16th Annual Thomson Avenue Film Festival
Description: This years festival was hosted by the student Danita Jenkins! Terry Parker and Dr. Joyce Rheuban started the Thomson Avenue Film Festival 16 years ago to showcase the best of our student filmmakers. Professor David Stott bring us this story. Shot and edited by Oswald Barrios and Pedro Urena with student volunteer Brady Vasquez. Produced by Thomas Seymour WebTV Station Manager.
Subjects: Stott, David, Fernandez, Hugo, Rodriguez, Michael, Tapper, Gordon, Thomson Avenue Film Festival, Why I Love LaGuardia

Title: Media Studies News Episode 30: The Film and Media Club present an Inside look at the Red Hawks!
Description: Our courtside reporters, Niara Johnson, Danita Jenkins, and Malik Walker give us an inside look at the LaGuardia Red Hawks basketball team! Special thanks to Brian Goldstein. Produced by the Film & Media Club and Professor David Stott Shot by Oswald Barrios and Lydia Kan Edited Jordan Yagiello
Subjects: LaGuardia Red Hawks, Chobhaphand, Ben, Alfaro, Anthony, Basketball

Title: World Trade Center Vigil
Description: A recording of the World Trade Center Vigil held at LaGuardia Community College with college members and local leaders speaking on the 9-11 attacks
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Andy Saluga
Description: Andy Saluga was the College's first Recreation Coordinator Timestamp summary of video: (0:00)Andy was very active when he attended college at Western New York State in 1968 to early 1970s. He was involved in the Student Government and in civil rights. He had decided to leave the college because of issues at the university and may have been shutting down. (2:57)He had worked in construction in the 1970s and was then offered a teaching assistant position at an elementary school. He had liked to help people. (3:38)Andy had attended a special program at Hunter College in 1974 and then came to LaGuardia to attend a program here at the college. Andy didn’t realize there was a college here. He met Fern Khan and Rich Homes a counselor here at LaGCC. The college had been convenient for him to attend from where he was living. (5:36) Andy began to take courses here at LaGCC in education. He had liked the diversity here at the college. In 1976, the Main building was under construction “The Great Hall” was also under construction. It had been used for recreation. (6:36) Andy had graduated with an Associate degree in Education and received encouragement from professors. (7:46)The college had been much smaller and faculty, counselors and Cooperative Education staff all worked together as a team. Andy had worked at the elementary school with 1st and 2nd graders, and had attended college in the evening. The Board of Education was in fiscal crisis and cuts were being made which would not allow Andy to keep his position at the elementary school. Andy was offered an hourly position at LaGCC and had worked with Professor Irwin Feifer. (13:49) The college was awarded a grant and Andy was able to keep his position. He had worked at the Career Resource Center and was hired as a staff member. He had worked with students to provide them with information. In 1977, Andy was appointed to the professional staff and continued his work at the Career Resource Center. (16:08) The college had celebrated its 10th Anniversary and he had worked with the Recreation department on the 10K Race. Andy had been recommended to work at the Recreation department in the 1980s and had joined the department. In the early years of the college, there had not been a recreation facility. They had used “The Great Hall” as the site for recreation. In 1977, there was a new recreation facility. (18:02) Recreation was a voluntary program. The college didn’t offer physical education courses. The LaGCC Recreation department opened 6 days, morning until night and the opportunity to visit is all day long and the pool is also open. (19:48) LaGCC stressed for space so the Recreation area was used as a social space. (21:06) “With increases in enrollment members of the college were asked to talk about any dreams they had for the college. The Recreation department gave the idea of the swimming pool, to the college space committee. Because of 31st Street being closed, we were able to have the swimming pool. We could not have a fitness center in the E building, but the swimming pool was very popular a good decision.” (24:06)Various activities would go through cycles, roller skating during the disco era. Basketball, handball, indoor soccer the Recreation department tried to respond to needs. (25:35)The weight room had intimidated people who didn’t know about weight training, especially female users were not comfortable. Plans were made for a fitness center to have more women using the facilities, they wanted to draw women to the facility. (27:41) “[LaGCC] is always the place to be – the attitude is all things are possible. People of LaGCC are very special and remarkably diverse.” (31:20) “People work hard here at [LaGCC]. [LaGCC] has a sense of community as we get bigger and older I hope we can maintain that.” (32:05) Total time
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Saluga, Andy, Recreation Department
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: Barbara Carson
Description: Barbara Carson first came to LaGuardia Community College as a student, but returned as a tutor and stayed on in a variety of teaching and administrative positions. Timestamp summary: (00:42) In 1981, Barbara Carson graduated from LaGCC and at time of interview works in the Theatre department. (1:26) Came to LaGCC for Secretarial Science talks about her decision to switch to Liberal Arts to concentrate on teaching. (3:24) Talks about the coziness and supportiveness of the college, describes the M-Building and the Cooperative Education Division in the L & P Building over the pizza factory (4:17) After she graduated from LaGCC, Carson attended a 4 year college but missed the sense of involvement and encouragement from LaGCC. (4:44) Professor Marian Arkin offered Carson a job in the Writing Center as a tutor, Carson talks about how that affected her educational decisions. Goes on to describe courses and internships (6:48) Describes the Coop Seminar and how it prepared students for the transition between school and work and how to think of your career over the long term. (7:54) Talks about student life on campus (9:21) Gives examples of her personal/direct interactions faculty as a students and how they directed her toward literature and teaching. (10:17) Describes the student body, describes the students as having very realistic goals and going to LaGuardia for the purpose of education for a career. (11:17) Talks about working at LaGuardia while completing a bachelors’ degree at Queens College and the differences between the two schools (13:42) Covers her positions as Assistant to the Dean and Assistant to the Theatre Director and her want to help students (15:01) In 1988/89 she teaches Basic Reading in the Communication Skills department and talks about her positive experience as a teacher (16:14) Talks about how the college has in expanded in size over the years (17:42) “The 25th Anniversary theme sums it up – Tradition of innovation – LaGCC has never been afraid of trying something new if it benefits the student.” Total time is 18:48
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Carson, Barbara, Students, Writing Center
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

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