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Title: Course Catalog 1991
Description: 1991 LaGuardia Community College course catalog.
Subjects: , Course catalog
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: Course Catalog 1988
Description: 1988 LaGuardia Community College course catalog.
Subjects: , Course catalog
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: Marquee sign on the Main Building
Description: Marquee Sign located on the Main Building of LaGuardia Community College
Subjects: , Marquee sign, Main Building
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: The Little Theater in the Main Building
Description: The Little Theater in the Main Building
Subjects: , Little Theater, Main Building
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Queensborough President Claire Shulman and Roberta Matthews
Description: Queensborough President Claire Shulman receives Recognition Award for LaGuardia Community College from Roberta Matthews
Subjects: , Matthews, Roberta, Shulman, Claire
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Working On the Frontlines of COVID-19, with Beside Nurse and LaGuardia Faculty Thomas Haggerty
Description: This news package explores the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and the eruption of the Black Lives Matter protests all over the United States, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The protests raised concerns among officials regarding a spike in COVID-19 cases. Ironically, however, it is the black community that suffered most from COVID due a fundamental lack of healthcare resources. There is no choice but to protest for equity. Sources (for package #3 only) 1) Andrew Cuomo. “Governor Cuomo Announces Western NY Expected to Enter Phase 2 Tomorrow and Capital Region on June 3.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, June 1st, 2020. Web. June 15th, 2020. 2) NYC Mayor’s Office. “Mayor de Blasio Holds Media Availability on COVID-19.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, May 27th, 2020. Web. June 8th, 2020. 3) Hot 97. “Ebro in the Morning Town Hall | Presented By MetroPlus.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, May 7th, 2020. Web. June 7th, 2020. 4) Office of the Public Advocate, “Municipal Leaders From Across the Country to Make Announcement on COVID-19 Racial Disparity.” Online video clip. Facebook Live. Facebook, Week of May 18th, 2020. Web. June 12th, 2020. 5) Rabin, Roni Caryn. “Will Protests Set Off a Second Viral Wave?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 31 May 2020. Bio: Tanushree Sengupta is an Adjunct for the Industrial Design program in the Humanities Department at LaGuardia Community College. These audio news packages were created with the help of the LaGuardia Community College Institutional Archives, as well as students and faculty of LaGuardia Community College. They document how the COVID-19 pandemic affected New York City and the LaGuardia community. They serve as a reminder of the difficulties and challenges that were prevalent during the time. Outside of LaGuardia, Tanushree is a podcaster and educator. Her formal training is in Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering.
Subjects: COVID-19 Expereince, Nurses, Haggerty, Thomas, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Title: Kana Gurug interview
Description: Professor Kyoko Toyama interview her student Kana Gurung about how she has made masks for Elmherst Hospital in response tomask shortages due to COVID-19
Subjects: COVID-19 Experience

Title: Art During Social Distancing
Description: In this news package students Alexandra Park and Felicia Lissaint share their experiences with the pandemic. Although they were vastly different, the one thing they had in common was a unique use of art. They share insight into how regardless of how creativity is affected by social distancing, art will always live. Bio: Tanushree Sengupta is an Adjunct for the Industrial Design program in the Humanities Department at LaGuardia Community College. These audio news packages were created with the help of the LaGuardia Community College Institutional Archives, as well as students and faculty of LaGuardia Community College. They document how the COVID-19 pandemic affected New York City and the LaGuardia community. They serve as a reminder of the difficulties and challenges that were prevalent during the time. Outside of LaGuardia, Tanushree is a podcaster and educator. Her formal training is in Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering.
Subjects: COVID-19 Experience

Title: COVID-19 vs. Black Lives Matter
Description: Tanushree interviews Thomas Haggerty, an adjunct faculty of the nursing department and a bedside nurse at New York Presbyterian. Haggerty discusses how the pandemic created challenges both at the hospital and for his classes, as well as his students. He shares insight into the question of adequate PPE, logistical issues that hospitals can face, and the danger of misinformation on social media. Bio: Tanushree Sengupta is an Adjunct for the Industrial Design program in the Humanities Department at LaGuardia Community College. These audio news packages were created with the help of the LaGuardia Community College Institutional Archives, as well as students and faculty of LaGuardia Community College. They document how the COVID-19 pandemic affected New York City and the LaGuardia community. They serve as a reminder of the difficulties and challenges that were prevalent during the time. Outside of LaGuardia, Tanushree is a podcaster and educator. Her formal training is in Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering.
Subjects: COVID-19 Experience, Black Lives Matter

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: 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: LiveWire, October 2001
Description: The October 2001 issue of LiveWire, a LaGuardia Community College Newsletter, with article addressing 9/11
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

Title: The Bridge, December 2011
Description: A 9/11 10th Anniversary edition of the Bridge, the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

Title: The Bridge, September 2006
Description: An issue of the Bridge, the college's student newspaper, with articles commemorating the 5th anniversary of 9/11.
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

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: World Trade Center Vigil
Description: A recording of the World Trade Center Vigil held at LaGuardia Community College with college members and local leaders speaking on the 9-11 attacks
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Course Catalog 2011-2012
Description: 2011-2012 LaGuardia Community College course catalog.
Subjects: , Course catalog
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: Dorrie Williams
Description: Dorrie Williams at the time of the interview was Associate Dean of Cooperative Education. He talks about establishing the Cooperative Education program at the College, the changes in the college, and the future of work. Timestamp summary of VHS interview: (1:16) Talks about work experience at IBM before coming to LaGCC, finding out about the college and coming in for an interview. (2:27) Meets with Sheila Gordon at the new college, and said he thought he went to the wrong address – “it was not a college”. Goes on to describe the M-Building in its original condition as an empty factory. (5:57) He also meets with Gordon’s co-worker Ben Baim. There were only 2 people and the secretary that made up Cooperative Education. (6:50) They could not hire Williams until they hired the Dean of Cooperative Education – The Dean would make the final decision – but they would recommend Williams to the Dean. (7:29) After an interview with Dean Harry Heinemann Williams was hired and started working on May 1, 1971. (7:55) Williams said, that summer there was lots of work in terms of recruiting. (8:52) He said, Cooperative Education was on the 3rd floor of the Main building, along with all of the other college offices. (9:19) President Joseph Shenker (Williams also mentions Dr. Rose Palmer) had mandated the Cooperative Education program for all students and built the mission of the college around the concept. (10:56) LaGCC had a division of Cooperative Education at the Deans level – reporting directly to the President. (12:28) They had looked around the country at other established Cooperative Education programs at Antioch College in Ohio, and Northeastern University in Boston. Also looked at BMCC’s (Borough of Manhattan Community College) program in the CUNY system. (13:40) Talks about hiring new staff and the general excitement at the college- coming right out of the 60s (15:31) Williams spoke about the history of the idea of cooperative education history starting from the University of Cincinnati – LaGCC looked at all theories and spoke about how to attract students in Western Queens. (17:49) Speaks about the curriculum and relevant education. (18:48) Williams discussed technology and the work environment beginning to change – “We as a society had to better prepare our future workers.” (21:35) He said they all sat down, himself, Dean Heinemann, Sheila Gordon, Ben Bain, and other members and agreed to build a marketing plan. (23:17) Williams said they were lucky to have companies here in the Metropolitan Area - they had established a brochure for Cooperative Education. (29:00) Talks about contacting CEOs or Human Resources managers in the first few years of the college “We would send literature of who we were and what we needed and would get back to them.” (41:43) Williams discussed the changes over the first 25 years of the college– society having evolved, the college growing, and changes in student demographics, especially in the end of the 1970s to the mid-1980s. (50:26) Williams discussed the year 1990 and the changing future of work (52:33) Discussed students learning to work and interact with others. (55:16) Summarizes the Cooperative Education program and how the college served as a model for Coop Education worldwide.
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Williams, Dorrie, Cooperative Education
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: Enock Charlotin
Description: Enock Charlotin was a student in the Cooperative Education program and talks about his experiences immigrating from Haiti and attending the college. Timestamp summary interview: (1:23) Enock Charlotin came to attend LaGCC in 1989 after his sister referred him to the Cooperative Education program. (2:48) After being accepted, talks about his motivations and how LaGCC supported his goals (3:08) In 1980, he had decided he wanted to learn more about computers and his parents sent him to New York from Haiti, talks about that experience (4:05) Had Professor Washington for his first course Intro to Computers. Describes Professor Washington as a teacher and role model about (5:06) Talks about the quality technology resources at the college and being ahead of other colleges (6:48) In regard to the social setting here at LaGCC – “your friends were from different backgrounds and we were all students we could talk to one another.” (7:43) Charlotin discussed the counselors and how that worked with the Coop Ed PROGRAM (9:32) Talks about his first internship at UAPC/University Application Processing Center in Brooklyn and his current work at UAPC at LaGuardia. (11:20) Talks about the Coop Seminar and guidance he had received. (14:05) Most of the teachers here at LaGCC take the time with students. Goes on to describe several areas and departments of the college that he had help from when he was a student here. (15:20) Was a member of a student club, mentions Ed Hollis, Luis Merchant of Student Services. (19:03) Spoke about the opening of the E building, how that made the college bigger, and how in his opinion made the college more professional and attractive to more students.
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Charlotin, Enock, Cooperative Education, Students, Immigration
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: World Trade Center History Project
Description: A series of reflections on 9/11 written by students in Professor's John Caffee's HUP101 "The Students of Introduction to Philosophy." Richard Lieberman of LaGuardia & Wagner Archives
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Philosophy & Critical Thinking

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