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- Title
- International Insights 2000 Fall
- Description
- Subjects
- , Mellow, Gail, Study Abroad Program, Cuba, Education-Japan, Internships, Porras, Dehlly
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College
- Title
- Cooperative Times, Spring 1984
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Cooperative Education, Interviewing, Disney World, Heitner, Joan, CUNY Cooperative Education Council
- Title
- Cooperative Times, Winter 1987
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Cooperative Education, Degree programs, Queens Business Exhibition, Feifer, Irwin, Williams, Dorrie
- Title
- Cooperative Times, Summer 1987
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Tradtional Dinner, Interships, Cooperative Education, Feifer, Irwin, Farrell, Catherine, Williams, Dorrie
- Title
- Cooperative Times, Winter 1988
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Cooperative Education, Transfer Program, LaGuardia Sexual Harassment Task Force, Court Reporting, Williams, Dorrie, Cyril, Janet
- Title
- Cooperative Times, Spring 1988
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Cooperative Education, Computer Information Systems, IBM, Computer graphics, AIDS Education Committee
- Title
- Cooperative Times, Summer - Fall 1996
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Cooperative Education, Summer Olympics, School to Work Program, Internships, 25th Anniversary
- Title
- Cooperative Times, March 2000
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Cooperative Education--Bowen, Raymond, Graduates
- Title
- LaGuardia Insider 1999 Spring
- Subjects
- Internation education, Internationl High School, Queens Urban Partnership, College Now program, Taxi Drivers Institute, Marketing Posters, The Bridge Newspaper, Middle College High School, Charter Schools, Strategic Plan, Lucca, Louis, Hernandez, Yvette, Lieberman, Janet, Saunders, Will, Bowen, Raymond
- Title
- Cooperative Times, no date
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Cooperative Education, Employment and Career Services Center, Student Survey, Williams, Dorrie
- Title
- Cooperative Times, Summer 1986
- Description
- Cooperative Times was the newsletter of the Cooperative Education division at LaGuardia Community College.
- Subjects
- Equitable Bag Co., E-Building, Office Technology department, International High School, Vassar Summer Institute, Sunnyside Home Care Project, Traditional Dinner, Cooperative Education, Williams, Dorrie, Shenker, Joseph
- Title
- It's On - Emily Tai
- Description
- Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews Professor Emily Tai (Queensborough Community College) on her role as Chair of the University Faculty Senate Committee on Higher Education in Prisons
- Subjects
- , Tai, Emily, Higher Education in Prisons
- Publisher
- WLGR Web Radio
- Title
- It's On - Dr. Kimora
- Description
- Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews Dr. Kimora, of John Jay College of Criminal Justice on the Higher Education in the Schools Committee.
- Subjects
- , Kimora, Higher Education in Prisons
- Publisher
- WLGR Web Radio
- Title
- Euysun Choi 1
- Description
- A man in an art sculpture classroom at LaGuardia Community College
- Subjects
- , Sculpture, Education, Long Island City, (New York, N.Y.)
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College
- Title
- Euysun Choi 2
- Description
- A man standing in the hallway where art work is displayed on the walls from the Art department in LaGuardia Community College's Main Building
- Subjects
- , Visual Arts, Education, Long Island City, (New York, N.Y.)
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College
- Title
- It's On - Mark Healy
- Description
- Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews Mark Healy, Vice President of Division of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE)
- Subjects
- , Healy Mark, Adult and Continuing Education (ACE)
- Publisher
- WLGR Web Radio
- Title
- Harry Heinmann
- Description
- Harry Heinemann was Dean of Cooperative Education, he discusses the Cooperative Education program. Timestamp summary of interview (follows Sandra Watson interview on tape): (41:13) Dean Harry Heinemann speaks about how President Joseph Shenker developed the college to integrate the academic curriculum with work experience and to serve the low middle income population of Western Queens. “… families would encourage their sons and daughters – particularly their daughters.” (44:39) Explains the Quarter Calendar. (45:15) “We wanted real jobs- we wanted students to be paid for the work they did” speaking of the Quarter Calendar and Cooperative Education. (46:06) Partnerships with LaGCC started with a lot of ideas – lots of changes had to be made. They had to go out and market Cooperative Education, Dean Heinemann said, He had spoke about IBM and mentioned Professor Dorrie Williams (LaGCC faculty member of Cooperative Education) (48:17) Discusses IBM and LaGCC students being hired and being hired as graduates and moving on to managerial positions. (50:25) “In 1971, before the college opened, we were out there developing jobs – they went to Official Electronics, up the street, and were developing jobs.” (51:40) Speaks about the development of Cooperative Education Prep for students and connecting work experience with classroom experience. (53:17) “Back in the 1970s there was a tremendous demand for secretaries – so it was very easy to develop positions for secretaries. Today, here is a tremendous demand for computer science students and telecommunications majors.” (54:27) Goes into how internships were developed. Faculty member would join in on meetings with business managers to work out educational needs (55:46) Becomes a member of organizations such as the Queens Personnel Management Association and Queens Chamber of Commerce, to get to know the business community and promote Cooperative Education. (57:24) Describes Changes in the economy and employment in the past 25 years and it’s effects on the Coop program. “We follow the economic pattern in the city and in the region.” (58:51) He also discussed Coop Seminar, bridging work experience and academic credit Speaks about the use of field manuals and described TAR (Teaching Application Reinforcement) handbooks which connect to learning to work experience [Archivist Note: TAR books are kept in Institutional Archives collections] (01:05:13) “LaGCC was really the first mandatory Cooperative Education program in the country at the 2 year college level and the first Cooperative Education that offered academic credit in all majors including Liberal Arts” (01:06:31) Bloomingdale's was one of the first employers to take Coop students (01.09.09) In reference to looking back 25 years – Heinemann spoke about the college changing to the Enhanced Calendar and how it made problems for Cooperative Education - the softening of the economy – internships becoming part-time and unpaid – working with IBM (01:13:29) He said, graduates tend to stay with employers. “Employers are interested in our students, interested in a flexible labor force”.
- Subjects
- , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Heinmann, Harry, Cooperative Education
- 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
- George Hamada
- Description
- Dr. George Hamada was Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Chair of the Natural and Applied Sciences Department and one of the original faculty of the College. He talks about the establishment of the college, the Long Island City area, Cooperative Education and helping develop the Health Sciences program. Timestamp summary of interview: (00:57) Dr. George Hamada discusses the start of LaGCC and the effect of the culture shifts in the 1960’s greatly impacted the mission of the college and how it would be organized. (3:00) Speaks about the faculty at LaGCC during the beginning of the college – “We were a college born in Open Admissions.” Goes onto the talk about the philosophy of the college. (4:10) Talks about coming over to the college from Queens Borough Community College and the differences between the two colleges (5:32) Describes the college as an environment of innovation and allowing for experimentation. (6:33) Goes onto the excitement he felt during that time “Intellectually the most exciting time of my life” and the overall commitment of faculty and staff (7:08) “If we were an alternative college – they were alternative students” Talks about the student body and how it evolved over the years (8:14) Discussed teaching science and his Ecology Intensives course, which involved off campus trips to the beach. (10:24) Describes the first day he walked in and had a room in the M building on the 4th floor and the conditions the building was in (12:56) Talks about the orientation sessions for employees before the college started, including a helicopter ride. (15:23) Describes the area the College was in, such as train tracks on 31st St for the Macys and Gimbels warehouses. (16:00) Hamada discussed the Science and Math area combined with the Math department. Explains how the different divisions were organized compared to the present [1996] (17:01) The college saw itself as a business college because of Coop and Human Services – never saw themselves in health. Talks about the state of the science courses and professors (18:40) Goes on a walk around the college with President Shenker to find a room suitable for the first science lab (20:15) They ran their first class of 13 students, some who eventually worked at the college themselves. (20:55) Curriculum was developing slowly – developed general science – he was coordinating Science – Michael Hoban was Chair of the Department. (21:10) Talks about the inclusion of Occupational Therapy into the college and department (22:48) Makes efforts to modify the college’s Master Plan to include Allied Health as an employment connection for the Health Sciences and to develop the that program. Naomi Greenberg became director of the Occupational Therapy program. Later the Dietetic Technician, Mortuary Science, Animal Health, and Nursing programs were developed. (24:58) Receives a grant in 1975 from the Veterans Administration to collaborate with the VA hospital in Brooklyn (25:42) Discusses the different science programs. (27:17) Returns to talking about the Nursing Program. (29:18) Covers 1980’s nursing shortage and need to increase enrollment. (30:41) Discussed sorting out the Nursing Program to fit the Quarter System and Semester credits, (32:48) Talks about the Mortuary Science program (38:46) Talks about the closeness of the faculty/staff community (1975-1976) and the fiscal crisis and uncertainty of the college’s future in that time (39:42) “We were very unusual – we were making an impact – mission to generate success. Physically we never had enough room – never kept up.” (41:15) Speaks about renovations and moving offices many times (48:12) Hamada talks about changes in the college, and speaks about the 1980s and his position, the different programs and about technology. (52:41) End
- Subjects
- , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Hamada, George, Health Sciences, Cooperative Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)