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Title: Course Catalog 1986
Description: 1986 LaGuardia Community College course catalog.
Subjects: , Course catalog
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: Course Catalog 1980-1981
Description: 1980-1981 LaGuardia Community College course catalog.
Subjects: , Course catalog
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: The Bridge, 1984 November
Description: The Bridge is the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College. Following Fiorello's Flute, it started in 1982 and continues to run today
Subjects: , Reagan, Ronald, Ford Foundation, Campus Safety, Student Government, Shenker, Joseph, IDNCY, Nicaragua, Soviet Union, Marcos, Ferdinand E., Dance Festival, Dean's List, E-Building, Urban Studies, LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, Counseling
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: The Bridge, 1990 February
Description: The Bridge is the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College. Following Fiorello's Flute, it started in 1982 and continues to run today
Subjects: , Math Team, Academic Calendar, Student Press, Student Visas, E-Building, Early Childhood Learning Center, Black History
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: The Bridge, 1982 November
Description: The Bridge is the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College. Following Fiorello's Flute, it started in 1982 and continues to run today
Subjects: , Tuition, Campus Safety, Cooperative Education, Accounting Resources Center, Vassar College program, Mathematics Department, Health Center
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: Barbara Carson
Description: Barbara Carson first came to LaGuardia Community College as a student, but returned as a tutor and stayed on in a variety of teaching and administrative positions. Timestamp summary: (00:42) In 1981, Barbara Carson graduated from LaGCC and at time of interview works in the Theatre department. (1:26) Came to LaGCC for Secretarial Science talks about her decision to switch to Liberal Arts to concentrate on teaching. (3:24) Talks about the coziness and supportiveness of the college, describes the M-Building and the Cooperative Education Division in the L & P Building over the pizza factory (4:17) After she graduated from LaGCC, Carson attended a 4 year college but missed the sense of involvement and encouragement from LaGCC. (4:44) Professor Marian Arkin offered Carson a job in the Writing Center as a tutor, Carson talks about how that affected her educational decisions. Goes on to describe courses and internships (6:48) Describes the Coop Seminar and how it prepared students for the transition between school and work and how to think of your career over the long term. (7:54) Talks about student life on campus (9:21) Gives examples of her personal/direct interactions faculty as a students and how they directed her toward literature and teaching. (10:17) Describes the student body, describes the students as having very realistic goals and going to LaGuardia for the purpose of education for a career. (11:17) Talks about working at LaGuardia while completing a bachelors’ degree at Queens College and the differences between the two schools (13:42) Covers her positions as Assistant to the Dean and Assistant to the Theatre Director and her want to help students (15:01) In 1988/89 she teaches Basic Reading in the Communication Skills department and talks about her positive experience as a teacher (16:14) Talks about how the college has in expanded in size over the years (17:42) “The 25th Anniversary theme sums it up – Tradition of innovation – LaGCC has never been afraid of trying something new if it benefits the student.” Total time is 18:48
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Carson, Barbara, Students, Writing Center
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: Course Catalog 2009-2010
Description: 2009-2010 LaGuardia Community College course catalog.
Subjects: , Course catalog
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: 2011 Innovative Leadership Award - President Mellow, Ed Koch, John Vest and Monica Morales
Description: 2011 Innovative Leadership Award - President Mellow, Ed Koch, John Vest and Monica Morales
Subjects: , Mellow, Gail, Koch, Edward, Vest, John, Morales Monica, Innovative Leadership Award
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Course Catalog 1982-1983
Description: LaGuardia Community College 1982-1983 Catalog
Subjects: , catalog
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Irwin Feifer (left) of the Division of Cooperative Education
Description: Portrait of Irwin Feifer
Subjects: , Feifer, Irwin
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Basketball at LaGuardia
Description: The basketball team has a game
Subjects: , Basketball
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: African-American Literature Marathon- February 1976
Description: Faculty and students attend the African-American Literature Marathon
Subjects: , Talent Show, Puttin on the Hits
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Marie LaGuardia
Description: LaGuardia Community College Tenth Anniversary unveiling of Mayor LaGuardia Statue
Subjects: , LaGuardia, Marie
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: World Trade Center Vigil
Description: A recording of the World Trade Center Vigil held at LaGuardia Community College with college members and local leaders speaking on the 9-11 attacks
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Dorrie Williams
Description: Dorrie Williams at the time of the interview was Associate Dean of Cooperative Education. He talks about establishing the Cooperative Education program at the College, the changes in the college, and the future of work. Timestamp summary of VHS interview: (1:16) Talks about work experience at IBM before coming to LaGCC, finding out about the college and coming in for an interview. (2:27) Meets with Sheila Gordon at the new college, and said he thought he went to the wrong address – “it was not a college”. Goes on to describe the M-Building in its original condition as an empty factory. (5:57) He also meets with Gordon’s co-worker Ben Baim. There were only 2 people and the secretary that made up Cooperative Education. (6:50) They could not hire Williams until they hired the Dean of Cooperative Education – The Dean would make the final decision – but they would recommend Williams to the Dean. (7:29) After an interview with Dean Harry Heinemann Williams was hired and started working on May 1, 1971. (7:55) Williams said, that summer there was lots of work in terms of recruiting. (8:52) He said, Cooperative Education was on the 3rd floor of the Main building, along with all of the other college offices. (9:19) President Joseph Shenker (Williams also mentions Dr. Rose Palmer) had mandated the Cooperative Education program for all students and built the mission of the college around the concept. (10:56) LaGCC had a division of Cooperative Education at the Deans level – reporting directly to the President. (12:28) They had looked around the country at other established Cooperative Education programs at Antioch College in Ohio, and Northeastern University in Boston. Also looked at BMCC’s (Borough of Manhattan Community College) program in the CUNY system. (13:40) Talks about hiring new staff and the general excitement at the college- coming right out of the 60s (15:31) Williams spoke about the history of the idea of cooperative education history starting from the University of Cincinnati – LaGCC looked at all theories and spoke about how to attract students in Western Queens. (17:49) Speaks about the curriculum and relevant education. (18:48) Williams discussed technology and the work environment beginning to change – “We as a society had to better prepare our future workers.” (21:35) He said they all sat down, himself, Dean Heinemann, Sheila Gordon, Ben Bain, and other members and agreed to build a marketing plan. (23:17) Williams said they were lucky to have companies here in the Metropolitan Area - they had established a brochure for Cooperative Education. (29:00) Talks about contacting CEOs or Human Resources managers in the first few years of the college “We would send literature of who we were and what we needed and would get back to them.” (41:43) Williams discussed the changes over the first 25 years of the college– society having evolved, the college growing, and changes in student demographics, especially in the end of the 1970s to the mid-1980s. (50:26) Williams discussed the year 1990 and the changing future of work (52:33) Discussed students learning to work and interact with others. (55:16) Summarizes the Cooperative Education program and how the college served as a model for Coop Education worldwide.
Subjects: , 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Williams, Dorrie, Cooperative Education
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: LaGuardia Community College Institutional Archives
Description: LaGuardia Community College Institutional Archives is the repository of the college, preserving institutional memory and the social and cultural contributions of faculty, staff and students. In the spirit of the college’s motto “Dare to do More” we are an actively collecting archive, aiming to represent as best as possible what it means to be a LaGuardia Community College member, and always on the lookout for new materials. The digital collections on this website are just a selection of our complete collections. If you are interested in visiting us, please get in touch by phone (718-482-5434) or email Thomas Cleary at tcleary@lagcc.cuny.edu.
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Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: COVID-19 Story Project
Description: The COVID-19 Story Project is a collection of images, written works, and audiovisual works that document the experience of LaGuardia Community College members throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. As the pandemic continues we are still collecting materials. If you would like to contribute something that represents your experience during this difficulty time, please visit our submission form here: https://shortlib.org/s/covidstories
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Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: 9-11 Rememberance
Description: A collection of materials that represent LaGuardia Community College's response, reflections and reactions to 9/11 and events following. Materials in this collection are highlighted in the "9/11 through the eyes of LaGuardia students" project created by Professor Cheri Carr and hosted at the LaGuardia & Wagner Archives here: http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/EdPrograms/9-11_StudentsPapers.aspx
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Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: 1987 Yearbook
Description: 1987 LaGuardia Community College yearbook.
Subjects: , yearbook
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: 1984-1985 Student Handbook
Description: 1984-1985 LaGuardia Community College Student handbook.
Subjects: , Student handbook
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

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