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Title: LaGuardia Urban Forum no date
Description
Subjects: , Urban Studies Newsletter
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: African-America Literature Marathon - February 1976
Description: African-American Marathon participants on the stage
Subjects: , African-American Literature, Reading Marathon, Black History Month
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Early Childhood Learning Center Children with Santa Clause
Description: Early Childhood Learning Center Children with Santa Clause
Subjects: , Early Childhood Learning Center, Santa Clause
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: ECLC Early Childhood Learning Center
Description: Renee Butler (left end ) during that time with faculty and staff members of the Early Childhood Learning Center
Subjects: , Early Childhood Learning Center, Butler, Renee
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Reading Marathon in African-American Literature - Bicentennial Celebration - February 1976
Description: Students at the Reading Marathon in African-American Literature - Bicentennial Celebration - February 1976
Subjects: , African-American Literature, Black History Month, Reading Marathon
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Newsletter of the Third World Faculty and Staff Association of LaGuardia Community College, 1989 Fall
Description
Subjects: , Third World Faculty and Staff Association, Urquhart Yvette C., African American Women, Bathsheba (Poem), A Dry White Season (Motion picture), Miles (Book), Bowen, Raymond C, Opening Sessions, Change and Renewal
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Newsletter of the Third World Faculty and Staff Association of LaGuardia Community College, 1991 Winter, Spring
Description
Subjects: , Third World Faculty and Staff Association, Bowen, Raymond C., Under God (Book), Chinese New Year, ;Comprehensive Regional Center for Minorities (CRCM), Watson, Sandy, Education, Welfare recipients, Cross-Cultural Black Women's Studies Summer Institute
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Newsletter of the Third World Faculty and Staff Association of LaGuardia Community College, 1990 Winter
Description
Subjects: , Third World Faculty and Staff Association, Paton, Alan, Mandela, Nelson story, Bowen, Raymond C., The Phillis Wheatley Book Program for Africans, Perez, Jorge, Drugs and Community, Wu, Clara, PSC CUNY, Driving Miss Daisy (Motion picture), Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Pluralism News, 1994 Spring
Description
Subjects: , LaGuardia Task Force on Pluralism, Task Force on Pluralism Lecture Series, Grants, Language Resource Directory, Bias, Racism, New York City Technical College, Diversity, International Studies, LGBT
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: It's On - Laura Tannebaum
Description: Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews Professor Laura Tanenbaum on the Urban Studies Conference "The Queer City: History and Activism in New York and Beyond"
Subjects: , Tannebaum, Laura, English Department, Urban Studies Conference
Publisher: WLGR Web Radio

Title: It's On - Showing Up for Racial Justice
Description: Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews Rosemany Talmadge, Steven Hitt and Darren Barany on the College's SURJ group (Standing Up or Racial Justice)
Subjects: , Talmadge, Rosemary, Hitt, Steven, Barany, Darren, Showing Up for Radical Justice
Publisher: WLGR Web Radio

Title: It's On - Janeth Pinto Exit Interview
Description: Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews Janet Pinto from the English Language Center (TELC) for her "Exit Inerview"
Subjects: , Pinto, Janeth, The English Language Center
Publisher: WLGR Web Radio

Title: African-America Literature Marathon - February 1976
Description: The Entrance to the original M Building - The African American Literature Marathon - February 1976
Subjects: , African-American Literature, Reading Marathon, Black History Month, original Main Building
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: E Building - LaGuardia Performing Arts Center marquee sign
Description: E Building - LaGuardia Performing Arts Center marquee sign
Subjects: , LaGuardia Performing Arts Center marquee sign
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: LaGuardia Community College Media Studies News: Episode 8
Description: This week we explore the Communication Studies, Media Studies and New Media Technology programs here at LaGuardia. Host Shante Boyd, Camera by Eric Palanza, editing by Eric Palanza and Ken Powell.
Subjects: Boyd, Shante, Communications Department, Lucca, Louis, Rheuban, Joyce, Richardson, James, Hume, Joshua, Media Studies

Title: LaGuardia Community College Media Studies News: Episode 7
Description: This week we look at LaGuardia's students of theater, music, and dance. Media Studies major Eric Palanza interviews Performing Arts Program Director, Lisa DeSpain, and delivers a montage of recent performances, a guest from Broadway, and a peek into the places where students learn to play music and create it. Host Shante Boyd, camera by Eric Palanza and editing by Eric Palanza, Ken Powell with Station Manager Tom Seymour.
Subjects: Boyd, Shante, DeSpain, Lisa, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center(LPAC), Music Department, Rafter, Michael

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: 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: Connecting Threads Online Showcase
Description: Due to COVID-19, the opening showcase for Connecting Threads: Fashion Identity in a Global World was held via zoom. Conecting Threads is a collaboratory exhibit between LaGuardia Community College Fine Arts Program and Bard Graduate Center. The online exhibit can be found here: http://bgcxlaguardia.bgcdml.net
Subjects: Fine Arts, Bard Graduate Center

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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