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- 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
- Fiorello's Flute, 1980 February 14
- Description
- Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It superseded The Bridge.
- Subjects
- Tuition, Seekers Club, Financial Aid, Registration, CUNY Board of Trustees, Student Development Center, Talent Show, Student Activities, Veterans Affairs, Military Draft, Plagiarism
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)
- Title
- Campus Activities Office Schedule December 6, 1971
- Description
- The Campus Activities Office Schedule of events and newsletter.
- Subjects
- Student Activities, Veterans Education Center opens, Extended Day session, Clubs, Budget
- 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
- Spectrum, 1987 Fall
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Spectrum, 1987 Summer
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Spectrum, 1988 Spring
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Spectrum, 1988 Summer
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Spectrum, 1989 Fall
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Spectrum, 1991 Summer
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Spectrum, 1989 Winter, Spring
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Spectrum, 1984 Summer
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- Title
- Spectrum, 1985 Spring
- Description
- Subjects
- , Veterans, Education, Adult and Continuing Education
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)
- 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
- Students in the Veterans Program
- Description
- A group of students in The Veterans program listening to their professor in class - Professor Samuel Farrell
- Subjects
- , Students, Veterans Program
- Publisher
- LaGuardia Community College