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Title: Umoja Kwaguvu
Description: Umoja Kwaguvu was the Coordinator of Student Activities, a long time staff member and a Family Institute Adjunct. He was involved in organizing many events in the early college years. Timestamp summary of interview [Follows Gil Muller interview on VHS tape]: (41:37) Professor Umoja Kwaguvu began to work in LaGCC in 1972, starting in the Veterans Program teaching English, and then moving to Student Services in 1974. (43:40) Covers organizing theatre shows, student parties and flyering the college buildings for events (45:03) “The Main building was like a factory and there was a little room there they called Student Activities.” (46:00) Talks about all night movie festivals that were organized, the mix of students and faculty at the events (49:33) “We could do almost anything we wanted to do. Bureaucracy had not set in yet.” (51:12) Describes African American Reading Marathon – President Shenker said we were to do something for the 1976 Bicentennial. The event had people continuously reading from February 1st-8th for 200 hours straight. [Archivist Note: Institutional Archives has photographs of the African American Reading Marathon in the photograph collection] (58:38) Became fulltime Coordinator in Student Activities in 1976. (58:53) Describes organizing trips to: Stratford, Connecticut; Montreal, Canada; Jamaica; Brazil; Europe (London, Paris, Rome). Trips were focused on opening students up to the world, many who never left New York City before (01:02:53) Student Services had a performing arts Marathon in the late 1980s/early 90’s. LaGuardia was a regional representative at the Bob Hope Talent Show in 1977/78 [Archivist Note: Institutional Archives also has photographs of the Bob Hope Talent Show in their photograph collection] (01:05:30) Talks about having prominent figures visiting the college including: the comedian Dick Gregory, Judge Bruce Wright, Yolanda King (Dr. King’s daughter), and Attallah Shabazz (Malcolm X’s daughter). (01:13:29) Direction and guidance for events and programs came from the Director of Student Activities – Leo Newball (01:16:20) Talks about the change of events that happened when Student Activities became Student Life (01:80:00) Describes his experience working with students and the changes in the student body, and political in. (01:21:31) Covers the 1989 student takeover and other protests, where students occupied parts of the campus in protest over rising tuition. Describes the students as militant but non-violent during these events. (01:23:40) He discussed what he thought made LaGCC different – "Students get training fit for work – see them professionally doing their work – anywhere you go you find LaGuardia people" (01:25:10) End
Subjects: Kwaguvu, Umoja, Kwaguvu, Umoja, 25th Anniversary, 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Oral History
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: African-America Literature Marathon- Professor Umoja Kwaguva addressing participants - February 1976
Description: Professor Umoja Kwaguva addressing participants at the African-American Literature Marathon
Subjects: , African-America Literature, Reading Marathon, Kwaguva, Umoja, Black History Month
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Umoja Kwaguva, Coordinator (seated) Program Operations - Student Activities
Description: Umoja Kwaguva seated in his office and speaks with a guest
Subjects: , Kwaguva, Umoja
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Umoja Kwaguva(right) Coordinator of College-Wide Programs
Description: Umoja Kwaguva(right) Coordinator of College-Wide Programs speaks with Vincent Banrey
Subjects: , Kwaguva, Umoja, Banrey, Vincent
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Umoja Kwaguva, Coordinator, College-wide programs (speaking) February 1976
Description: Umoja Kwaguva and the 200 hour Marathon for African American Literature
Subjects: , Kwaguva, Umoja
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Fiorello's Flute,1977 July
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1996
Subjects: Student Council--Kwanguvu, Umoja, The Humanist, Blood Drive, Music Department, Art Department, Talent Show, Murray, Bill
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1975 October 14
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1990. It superseded The Bridge.
Subjects: Cooperative Education, CUNY budget cuts, S-Building, Continuing Education, Recreation Center, Extended day, Center for Afro-American Studies, Open Enrollment, Minter, Jerolyn, Newball, Leo, Hamilton, William, Farrell, Catherine, Berman, Alan, Kwanguvu, Umoja, Shenker, Joseph--Hamilton, William--Newball, Leo, Shenker, Joseph, Hamiltion, William
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1973 December
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1985. It was succeeded by The Bridge.
Subjects: Traffic Issues--Kwanguvu, Umoja, Middle College High School/students behavior/letters, Cafeteria, Student council, Poetry, Basketball
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1974 February
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It superseded The Bridge.
Subjects: Hamilton, William, Veterans Affairs, Textbook Prices, Poetry, Cooperative Education, Recreation Department, Human Rights Day, Commencement Committee, Human Rights Day, Student Services, Kwanguvu, Umoja--Shenker, Joseph, Minter, Jerolyn, Internships, Shenker, Joseph, Minter, Jerolyn
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1976 April 19
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It succeeded The Bridge.
Subjects: Middle College High School, Continuing Education, Student Clubs, Bicentennnial Festival, Photo contest, T.A.R., Cooperative Education, Afro-American Culture Club, CUNY Caws Contest Winners, Recreation Center, Intercambio Cultural Club, Daycare Center, CUNY Budget Cuts, Kwanguvu, Umoja, Shenker, Joseph, Minter, Jerolyn, Farrell, Catherine
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1977 December
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1994
Subjects: Student Council--Kwanguvu, Umoja, Cafeteria, Fire Awareness Day, CUNY Audit, Gym, Job placement, Middle College Higt School, Rape, Student Activites Center/Halloween Dance, NYPIRG, Music department, S-Building, Sexual Harassment, Holiday season, LaGuardia, Fiorello
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)