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Title: Perspective, 1989 May
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: Pew Charitable Trusts, Art Selection Committee, M-Building, Middle College High School, Sign Language Program, Moed, Martin, Computers for new lab, Dropout prevention, College for Children, Lieberman, Janet, Horn, Dan

Title: Perspective, 1974 June 28
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: Bond, Julian, Shenker, Joseph, Board of Higher Education, Commencement, Occupational Therapy Program, College Senate, Shenker, Joseph

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: International Insights 2000 Fall
Description
Subjects: , Mellow, Gail, Study Abroad Program, Cuba, Education-Japan, Internships, Porras, Dehlly
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Nursing students at an event for breast cancer
Description: A group of Nursing students - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer - 2009
Subjects: , Students, Nursing program
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Nursing students at AIDS Walk
Description: A group of Nursing students at AIDS Walk 2014
Subjects: , Nursing program, AIDS Walk
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Students in Sculpture class
Description: Students work on their sculpture in their class
Subjects: , Students, Art Program
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Student in the nursing program practices taking a patient's temperature
Description: Student in the nursing program practices taking a patient's temperature
Subjects: , Nursing program, Students
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

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: NYPH Staff photo
Description: "I am an adjunct Professor of Nursing at LAGCC and also a bedside nurse. I cared for adult patients admitted to the New York Presbyterian Hospital ICU where I work. In the attached photo, I am the guy [on the left] with his right thumb up."
Subjects: COVID-19 Experience, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Nurses, Nursing Program