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- Title
- Fiorello's Flute, 1977 June
- Description
- Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It succeeded The Bridge.
- Subjects
- The Humanist, Liberal Arts, Daycare Center, Veterans Affairs, Education-Prisons, Radner, Gilder, Photo Club, Social Essence Club, Peer Counseling festival, Talent Show, Student Activities, Murray, Bill
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)
- Title
- George Hamada
- Description
- Dr. George Hamada was Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Chair of the Natural and Applied Sciences Department and one of the original faculty of the College. He talks about the establishment of the college, the Long Island City area, Cooperative Education and helping develop the Health Sciences program. Timestamp summary of interview: (00:57) Dr. George Hamada discusses the start of LaGCC and the effect of the culture shifts in the 1960’s greatly impacted the mission of the college and how it would be organized. (3:00) Speaks about the faculty at LaGCC during the beginning of the college – “We were a college born in Open Admissions.” Goes onto the talk about the philosophy of the college. (4:10) Talks about coming over to the college from Queens Borough Community College and the differences between the two colleges (5:32) Describes the college as an environment of innovation and allowing for experimentation. (6:33) Goes onto the excitement he felt during that time “Intellectually the most exciting time of my life” and the overall commitment of faculty and staff (7:08) “If we were an alternative college – they were alternative students” Talks about the student body and how it evolved over the years (8:14) Discussed teaching science and his Ecology Intensives course, which involved off campus trips to the beach. (10:24) Describes the first day he walked in and had a room in the M building on the 4th floor and the conditions the building was in (12:56) Talks about the orientation sessions for employees before the college started, including a helicopter ride. (15:23) Describes the area the College was in, such as train tracks on 31st St for the Macys and Gimbels warehouses. (16:00) Hamada discussed the Science and Math area combined with the Math department. Explains how the different divisions were organized compared to the present [1996] (17:01) The college saw itself as a business college because of Coop and Human Services – never saw themselves in health. Talks about the state of the science courses and professors (18:40) Goes on a walk around the college with President Shenker to find a room suitable for the first science lab (20:15) They ran their first class of 13 students, some who eventually worked at the college themselves. (20:55) Curriculum was developing slowly – developed general science – he was coordinating Science – Michael Hoban was Chair of the Department. (21:10) Talks about the inclusion of Occupational Therapy into the college and department (22:48) Makes efforts to modify the college’s Master Plan to include Allied Health as an employment connection for the Health Sciences and to develop the that program. Naomi Greenberg became director of the Occupational Therapy program. Later the Dietetic Technician, Mortuary Science, Animal Health, and Nursing programs were developed. (24:58) Receives a grant in 1975 from the Veterans Administration to collaborate with the VA hospital in Brooklyn (25:42) Discusses the different science programs. (27:17) Returns to talking about the Nursing Program. (29:18) Covers 1980’s nursing shortage and need to increase enrollment. (30:41) Discussed sorting out the Nursing Program to fit the Quarter System and Semester credits, (32:48) Talks about the Mortuary Science program (38:46) Talks about the closeness of the faculty/staff community (1975-1976) and the fiscal crisis and uncertainty of the college’s future in that time (39:42) “We were very unusual – we were making an impact – mission to generate success. Physically we never had enough room – never kept up.” (41:15) Speaks about renovations and moving offices many times (48:12) Hamada talks about changes in the college, and speaks about the 1980s and his position, the different programs and about technology. (52:41) End
- Subjects
- , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Hamada, George, Health Sciences, Cooperative Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)
- Title
- Stress and Coping in the time of Covid-19
- Description
- This is a Google Doc completed by students in my SSY241 (Adult Development) class on Stress and Coping in the Time of Covid-19. The students are here anonymously under my name.
- Subjects
- COVID-19 Experience, Social distancing, Stay-at-home life
- Title
- Out the Window, I've seen.
- Description
- My Intro to Creative Writing class wrote a collaborative poem, "Out the Window, I've Seen." It's an Urban Studies Course, and in normal times we compose pieces based on urban observations (field trips, etc.). Since we're staying at home, we wrote a poem about things that we've seen from our windows, each person contributing a line. The names of my students are on the attached document.
- Subjects
- COVID-19 Experience, Stay-at-home life, Social Distancing
- Title
- In Transit, v.6, Spring 2014
- Description
- In Transit The LaGuardia Journal on Teaching and Learning, Spring 2014, v.6
- Subjects
- STEM, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Natural Sciences, Lucca, Louis, Lucca, Louis
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College
- Title
- In Transit, v.7, Fall 2016
- Description
- In Transit The LaGuardia Journal on Teaching and Learning, Fall 2016, v. 7.
- Subjects
- , First Year Seminar, Digital humanities, Natural Sciences, Pedagogy
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Perspective, 1990 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
- LaGuardia, Marie, Lieberman, Janet, Transfer Program, 10k Race, LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, Community School Discrict 30, Natural Sciences Department, Natural and Applied Science department, Kahn, Arlene, Greenberg, Naomi, Grants, Collaborative Curriculum, The Arnhold and Berri Scholarship
- Title
- Perspective, 1977 January 10
- 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
- CUNY Mobilization, Social Sciences, Smoking, American Chicle Company factory explosion, African American History, Basketball game broadcasting, Bulletin
- 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
- 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
- The Progress Note 1978 Spring
- Description
- The Progressive Note
- Subjects
- World Federation of OT Conference, Grants, Natural Sciences, Writers Workshop, AOTA National conference, Alumni, Occupational Therapy Week, Hamada, George
- Title
- Zakaria Ahmed 3
- Description
- Aisha Al-Adawiya showing her United Nations Economic and Social Council ID card.
- Subjects
- Still-life photography, United Nations Economic and Social Council
- Title
- It's On - Ann Feibel
- Description
- Professor Hugo Fernandez interviews Ann Feibel, Dean for the Division of Academic Affairs and Associate Provost, for her "Exit Interview"
- Subjects
- , Feibel, Ann, Natural and Applied Sciences
- Publisher
- WLGR Web Radio