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Title: Phillippine Flag donation
Description: Letter from the Consulate General of the Philippines for the donation of the Philippine Flag to the Hall of Flags
Subjects: Phillippine Flag, Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: Croation Flag donation
Description: Letter from Antun Golik to President Bowen in regards to the Croatian flag donation.
Subjects: Croatian Flag, Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: Flag of Thailand donation
Description: Correspondence from Ambassador Thakur Phanit of the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations to President Bowen in regards to donating the flag of Thailand to the Hall of Flags
Subjects: Flag of Thailand, Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: Trinidad and Tobago Flag Donation
Description: Correspondence from L. Lutens-Joseph of the Trinidad and Tobago Mission to the United Nations.
Subjects: Trinidad and Tobago Flag, Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: German Flag donation
Description: Correspondence from Thomas Schoppa of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany to President Bowen in regards to donating a German Flag to the Hall of Flags.
Subjects: German Flag, Hall of Flags, 25th Anniversary

Title: Campus Activities Office Schedule January 17, 1972
Description: The Campus Activities Office Schedule of events and newsletter.
Subjects: Student Activities, Exhibition, Women's Group, Information Resource Center, Health Services, Extended Day program, Games and recreation equipment, Davidson, Winston

Title: Campus Activities Office Schedule January 3, 1972
Description: The Campus Activities Office Schedule of events and newsletter.
Subjects: Student Activities, Events, Change of program, Parking permits, Students and travel, Freshman Profile, Black Unity Organization, Change of grade procedure, ID cards

Title: Campus Activities Office Schedule January 10, 1972
Description: The Campus Activities Office Schedule of events and newsletter.
Subjects: Student Activities, Student Faculty Association, Change of grade procedure, Clubs, Ski trip

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1980 February 14
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It superseded The Bridge.
Subjects: Tuition, Seekers Club, Financial Aid, Registration, CUNY Board of Trustees, Student Development Center, Talent Show, Student Activities, Veterans Affairs, Military Draft, Plagiarism
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

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: Lina Reyes 1
Description: A person's hands cleaning a fish
Subjects: , Fishes, Dressing of, Chile
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

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)