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Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1974 October 31
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It superseded The Bridge.
Subjects: Consumer Assistance Bureau, Independent Study Program, Student Council, New York State Intercollegiate Mock Senate, GI Bill, Student Clubs, Construction, Cyril, Janet, Newball, Leo, Watson, Sandra, Weithermer, David, Williams, Dorrie, Wittek, Emil
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1982 June
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It was succeeded by The Bridge.
Subjects: International Dance Festival, Student Council, CUNY Budget Cuts, CUNY Tuition, Body Building Contest, LaGuardia, Fiorello, Astoria Center, Who's Who, Poetry, Ridgewood - Bushwick campus, Campus issues- Ventilation, Health Services, Blood Drive, Program for Deaf Adults, Board of Higher Education, Medgar Evers College, Nuclear disarmament, Extended Day
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

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: The Bridge, 1982 November
Description: The Bridge is the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College. Following Fiorello's Flute, it started in 1982 and continues to run today
Subjects: , Tuition, Campus Safety, Cooperative Education, Accounting Resources Center, Vassar College program, Mathematics Department, Health Center
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

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: First Group of Graduates of the Dietetic Assistant Evening Program - 1982
Description: First Group of Graduates of the Dietetic Assistant Evening Program - 1982
Subjects: , Dietetic Assistant Program
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Students in the Veterans Program
Description: A group of students in The Veterans program listening to their professor in class - Professor Samuel Farrell
Subjects: , Students, Veterans Program
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: NYS Governor Mario Cuomo and President Shenker visit - Program for Deaf Adults - Dietetic Technician Program
Description: New York State Governor Mario Cuomo and President Shenker visit LaGuardia Community College Cafeteria - Program for Deaf Adults - Dietetic Technician Program -1985
Subjects: , Cuomo, Mario, Shenker, Joseph, Dietetic Technician Program
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Students in Art class
Description: A student paints at an easel in Art class
Subjects: , Students, Art Program
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Nursing students at AIDS Walk
Description: A group of Nursing students at AIDS Walk 2014
Subjects: , Nursing program, AIDS Walk
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Students in Sculpture class
Description: Students work on their sculpture in their class
Subjects: , Students, Art Program
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Student in the nursing program practices taking a patient's temperature
Description: Student in the nursing program practices taking a patient's temperature
Subjects: , Nursing program, Students
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: CUNY employees lost at World Trade
Description: An article from the Clarion remembering CUNY employees who died in 9/11
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, PSC (Professional Staff Congrees), Mazza, Kathy, Powell, Shawn

Title: Clarion, October 2001
Description: An excerpt of 9/11 articles from Clarion, the newspaper of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the faculty and staff union of CUNY
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--PSC (Professional Staff Union)

Title: NYPH Staff photo
Description: "I am an adjunct Professor of Nursing at LAGCC and also a bedside nurse. I cared for adult patients admitted to the New York Presbyterian Hospital ICU where I work. In the attached photo, I am the guy [on the left] with his right thumb up."
Subjects: COVID-19 Experience, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Nurses, Nursing Program

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)

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