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- Title
- Andy Saluga
- Description
- Andy Saluga was the College's first Recreation Coordinator Timestamp summary of video: (0:00)Andy was very active when he attended college at Western New York State in 1968 to early 1970s. He was involved in the Student Government and in civil rights. He had decided to leave the college because of issues at the university and may have been shutting down. (2:57)He had worked in construction in the 1970s and was then offered a teaching assistant position at an elementary school. He had liked to help people. (3:38)Andy had attended a special program at Hunter College in 1974 and then came to LaGuardia to attend a program here at the college. Andy didn’t realize there was a college here. He met Fern Khan and Rich Homes a counselor here at LaGCC. The college had been convenient for him to attend from where he was living. (5:36) Andy began to take courses here at LaGCC in education. He had liked the diversity here at the college. In 1976, the Main building was under construction “The Great Hall” was also under construction. It had been used for recreation. (6:36) Andy had graduated with an Associate degree in Education and received encouragement from professors. (7:46)The college had been much smaller and faculty, counselors and Cooperative Education staff all worked together as a team. Andy had worked at the elementary school with 1st and 2nd graders, and had attended college in the evening. The Board of Education was in fiscal crisis and cuts were being made which would not allow Andy to keep his position at the elementary school. Andy was offered an hourly position at LaGCC and had worked with Professor Irwin Feifer. (13:49) The college was awarded a grant and Andy was able to keep his position. He had worked at the Career Resource Center and was hired as a staff member. He had worked with students to provide them with information. In 1977, Andy was appointed to the professional staff and continued his work at the Career Resource Center. (16:08) The college had celebrated its 10th Anniversary and he had worked with the Recreation department on the 10K Race. Andy had been recommended to work at the Recreation department in the 1980s and had joined the department. In the early years of the college, there had not been a recreation facility. They had used “The Great Hall” as the site for recreation. In 1977, there was a new recreation facility. (18:02) Recreation was a voluntary program. The college didn’t offer physical education courses. The LaGCC Recreation department opened 6 days, morning until night and the opportunity to visit is all day long and the pool is also open. (19:48) LaGCC stressed for space so the Recreation area was used as a social space. (21:06) “With increases in enrollment members of the college were asked to talk about any dreams they had for the college. The Recreation department gave the idea of the swimming pool, to the college space committee. Because of 31st Street being closed, we were able to have the swimming pool. We could not have a fitness center in the E building, but the swimming pool was very popular a good decision.” (24:06)Various activities would go through cycles, roller skating during the disco era. Basketball, handball, indoor soccer the Recreation department tried to respond to needs. (25:35)The weight room had intimidated people who didn’t know about weight training, especially female users were not comfortable. Plans were made for a fitness center to have more women using the facilities, they wanted to draw women to the facility. (27:41) “[LaGCC] is always the place to be – the attitude is all things are possible. People of LaGCC are very special and remarkably diverse.” (31:20) “People work hard here at [LaGCC]. [LaGCC] has a sense of community as we get bigger and older I hope we can maintain that.” (32:05) Total time
- Subjects
- , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Saluga, Andy, Recreation Department
- 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
- Perspective, 1977 November
- Description
- Perspective was a newsletter published every two weeks to keep the campus informed about current activities. It ran from 1972 to the 1990's.
- Subjects
- Day Care, Bellamy, Carol, Shenker, Joseph, Dietary Technician Program, Gymnasium, Commencement, Manes, Donald R., Alumni Association, Art Department, Jamaican Culture and Heritage, Beame,Abraham, Leff, Elaine, Shenker, Joseph--Weaver, James
- Title
- Fiorello's Flute, 1979 January
- Description
- Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It superseded The Bridge.
- Subjects
- Science Department--Shenker, Joseph, Student Council, Student Services, Womens Week, Student Clubs, Placement office, Career Resource Center, Student Activities, Shenker, Joseph, Talent show, Pat, Mary, NYPIRG, Nader, Ralph, Cooperative Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)
- Title
- Perspective, 1975 January
- Description
- Perspective was a newsletter published every two weeks to keep the campus informed about current activities. It ran from 1972 to the 1990's.
- Subjects
- Higher Education Task Force, Music Department, Army Pictorial Center, OSHA, Speech Clinic, Student Services, The English Language Center, College Senate elections, Cooperative Education, Leff, Elaine, Davidson, Donald, Gallingane, Gloria
- Title
- Fiorello's Flute,1980 April 8
- Description
- Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It succeeded The Bridge.
- Subjects
- Talent Show, Moed, Martin, Recreation Department, Students with Disabilties, CUNY budget cuts, Social Science Department, Registration, Military draft, Health Fair, Choir, Teach in, Music Program, Student clubs, Student Activities, Financial Aid
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)
- Title
- Fiorello's Flute, 1976 June 1
- Description
- Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1992
- Subjects
- Math Department--Stevenson, John O., Voting, Student Clubs, Student Exchange, Student Activities
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)
- Title
- Fiorello's Flute, 1977 May 6
- Description
- Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It succeeded The Bridge.
- Subjects
- Art Department, Student clubs, Student Council, Radner, Gilda, Student Activities
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)
- 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
- LaGuardia Insider 1997 Spring
- Subjects
- University of Santa Domingo, Theater program, 25th Anniversary, Natural and Applied Sciences Department, Mathematics Department, COPE, Gallo,Jose, Co-operative Education, International High School, 25th anniversary, Hall of Flags, Gottlieb, Michael, Deer-Sterling, Carolyn, Elliot, Richard, Farrell, Catherine, Melick, John, Bowen, Raymond, Eicholz, Gunther
- Title
- It's On - State of Wonder
- Description
- Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews Professors Demetrios Kapetenakos and Jesse Schwartz of the English Department, on the Common Reader Ann Pachett's "State of Wonder" (re-run of an older recording)
- Subjects
- , Kapetanakos, Demetrios, Schwartz, Jesse, English Department
- Publisher
- WLGR Web Radio
- 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 - President Gail Mellow Exit Interview
- Description
- Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews President Gail Mellow for an "Exit Interview"
- Subjects
- , Mellow, Gail, President's Office
- Publisher
- WLGR Web Radio