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Title: C-SPAN Correspondence
Description: A fax from Chuckie Wandu to Patti Zarnowski about C-SPAN taping Richie Havens
Subjects: Wangdu, Chukie, Havens, Richie, C-SPAN, Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: Call of Hall of Flags Committee Members
Description: A memo from President Bowen inviting the College community to join the Hall of Flags Committee.
Subjects: Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: In Transit, v.4, Fall 2009
Description: In Transit The LaGuardia Journal on Teaching and Learning, Fall 2009, v. 4.
Subjects: , Rhetoric, Critical thinking, Reflective learning, Nursing--Study and teaching (Associate degree), Libraries, Education (Continuing education), Wikipedia, STEM
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: Unveiling of The Hall of Flags
Description: A "Request for Coverage" sent out by the college to media outlets describing the International Hall of Flags and the upcoming dedication ceremony.
Subjects: Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: List of Donated Flags
Description: A list sent out by Irene Sosa of the flags that were donated by the different Permanent Missions to the United Nations to LaGuardia Community College for the Hall of Flags.
Subjects: Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: Suggested Answers to Question from Media
Description: A guide given to President Bowen suggesting possible answers to questions that may be asked by the media in regards to the Hall of Flags.
Subjects: Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: In Transit, v.5, Spring 2011
Description: In Transit The LaGuardia Journal on Teaching and Learning, Spring 2011, v.5
Subjects: Sociology, Animal health technology, Community colleges, Culture jamming, Web Radio, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Talmadge, Rosemary
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Dedication Ceremony Pamphlet
Description: Pamphlet handed out at the International Hall of Flags Dedication Ceremony. It includes a list of Countries and the lyrics to "Let There be Peace on Earth."
Subjects: Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: In Transit, v.6, Spring 2014
Description: In Transit The LaGuardia Journal on Teaching and Learning, Spring 2014, v.6
Subjects: STEM, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Natural Sciences, Lucca, Louis, Lucca, Louis
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Greek Flag Donation
Description: A letter from the Greek National Tourist Organization in regards to donating the Greek Flag to the Hall of Flags
Subjects: Greek Flag, 25th Anniversary, Hall of Flags

Title: Russian Flag Donation
Description: Letter from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to The United Nations in regards to donation of the Russian Flag to the Hall of Flags
Subjects: Russian Flag, Hall of Flags, Porras, Dehlly, 25th Anniversary

Title: The Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for The Hall of Flags
Description: (Left to right)Professor Jack Lynch, President Raymond Bowen (center) and Professor Harry Heinemann (2nd from the right) - Dean of Cooperative Education and International Programs at the Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Hall of Flags
Subjects: , Bowen, Raymond, Hall of Flags, Lynch, Jack, Heinemann, Harry
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Professor John Bihn with student in Science Lab
Description: Professor John Bihn with student in Science Lab
Subjects: , Bihn, John, Science Lab
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Richie Havens - Performing at the International Hall of Flags
Description: Richie Havens - Performing at the International Hall of Flags
Subjects: , Havens, Richie, International Hall of Flags
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: The Great Hall located in the original Main Building
Description: Students seated in The Great Hall which had been located in the original Main Building
Subjects: , The Great Hall, Main Building
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

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: Vincent Banrey
Description: Mr. Vincent Banrey graduated from the college in 1977 and at the time of the interview was Associate Director of the Student Health Office. Timestamp summary [Interview follows the interview with Enock Charlotin on VHS tape]: (22:19) Introductions and discusses coming to the college as a student because of the Cooperative Education Program and his impressions of the college as a student. (24:41) “The college wasn’t very big so there was a sense of people knowing each other” (25:00) Describes the layout of the building, covering the cafeteria, “Sangria Junction,” and the multi-purpose Great Hall. (28:40) Discusses the different faculty and staff that helped him as a student and the counselors the college provided (31:20) Banrey discussed the closeness of the college in the early years and knowing people from different departments (32:53) Covers the Cooperative Education Program and mentions how the Writing for Business and Coop Seminar courses helped him prepare for writing resume and interviews. (36:07) Had an internship at the Brooklyn Navy Yards. He was a Research Analysis Assistant. (37:11) Talks about how internships helped him decide his career path. (40:00) Goes into the growth of the college, construction and the changing physical space of the college and changing administrative structure. (45:12) Covers the different support services and student resources on campus and how they have changed and grown over the years (48:32) Talks about changes in the student body and points out the large number of veterans who attended the college in the 1970’s, coming from Vietnam and benefiting from open admissions (51:35 ) In reference to the question “what makes LaGCC distinct,” Banrey said, “The slogan that was used – LaGuardia Works – because it cares about the people.”
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Students, Great Hall, Cooperative Education, Banrey, Vincent
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

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: Gianni Sanchez and Jorge Rodriguez 1
Description: A portrait of a New York City Council member for District 27.
Subjects: Portrait photography, New York (N.Y.). City Council

Title: Fiorello's Flute,1980 April 8
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It succeeded The Bridge.
Subjects: Talent Show, Moed, Martin, Recreation Department, Students with Disabilties, CUNY budget cuts, Social Science Department, Registration, Military draft, Health Fair, Choir, Teach in, Music Program, Student clubs, Student Activities, Financial Aid
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

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