"Campus Update" is a weekly e-newsletter published by LaGuardia's Division of Communications and External Affairs to provide news and information to the college community. | |
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Commercial Photography Students Meet with An-My Lê at her MoMA Exhibition
On December 7th, students from Professor Maureen Drennan's Color Photography class had the opportunity to meet with acclaimed photographer An-My Lê, featured in the Museum of Modern Art's "An-My Lê: Between Two Rivers" exhibition, which runs through March 16. After exploring the exhibition, students engaged in a Q&A session with Lê, asking questions about her life, artistic process, and experiences as a large-format photographer. Born in Saigon, Lê’s family had to leave Vietnam in 1975. She went on to earn her MFA from the Yale School of Art. As a Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow, her work addresses themes of war, the military, and U.S. race and immigration issues through her photography. A Bard College photography professor, Lê has connected with LaGuardia students before, having spoken and reviewed student work here in the past.
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Academic Calendar Update
Several changes were recently made to LaGuardia’s Academic Calendar. The updated calendar is available online and for download. Please note the following changes:
- Spring 2024 New Student Orientation changed to 2/27/2024
- Spring 2024 Opening Session changed to 2/28/2024
- Deadline for NC Grade in Spring 2024 Session I changed to 6/30/2024
- Deadline for NC Grade in Spring 2024 Session II changed to 8/27/2024
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CEA Restructures Division to Enhance Services to LaGuardia
The Communications and External Affairs (CEA) Division, under the leadership of Vice President Manny Romero, has modified its structure to offer enhanced services to the college.
In 2022, Marketing and Communications department, previously under the Institutional Advancement Division, became its own division and was renamed as Communications and External Affairs when Vice President Romero joined LaGuardia. The Marketing and Communications Department has been modified into two separate departments to better meet the needs of the college and the community. Gina Taraskewich, is the Director of Communications, and CEA recently hired Caridad Muñoz as its new Director of Marketing. Learn more.
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LaGuardia Office of Compliance and Diversity Offer Support for Campus Community
Recognizing the benefits of an inclusive and culturally diverse environment, the mission of the Office of Compliance and Diversity is to educate and develop a workforce that embraces cultural competence, intersectionality, and aids in ensuring compliance with Federal, State, Municipal, and CUNY Policies on Sexual Misconduct and Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination. Learn more.
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Students Invited to Tryout to Become Rebel the Red Hawk, LaGuardia’s Mascot
LaGuardia students are invited to try out to become Rebel the Red Hawk, the college’s official mascot! Rebel, embodies our college’s core values and demonstrates school spirit and pride. Rebel’s role is to exemplify Red Hawk spirit by encouraging enthusiasm, athletic excitement, and LaGuardia pride, while representing the college at sporting, community, and college activities. Students who take on the role as Rebel will earn a stipend per appearance and demonstrate their abilities to entertain, interact with individuals and crowds, while exhibiting professionalism, following instructions, and participating with reliability in scheduled events. Tryouts for the 2024-25 school year will be held in Room E-111 on Thursday, January 18, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. and Thursday, January 25, 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Students interested in trying out must fill out this form. For more information about the tryouts, please contact the Office of Communications and External Affairs at (718) 482-5583, or the Office of Student Affairs at (718) 482-5180.
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Students, Faculty, and Staff Reminded to Present Campus I.D. Before Entering Campus
A friendly reminder: All students, faculty, and staff must show their LaGuardia ID to Public Safety officers before entering the campus. All students, faculty, and staff are required to always have their digital or printed ID cards to gain access to open buildings, events, and educational programs. Visitors who do not have a college ID, will be asked to show some form of picture identification (state ID, IDNYC, Passport, etc.). For more information visit the Public Safety website. Let’s keep LaGuardia safe!
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New Year, New Location!
LaGuardia CARES is excited to announce our relocation to C235, where we'll continue to provide the food pantry and support services. Our hours of operation are Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm. We are also now accepting tax preparation appointments, ensuring you're on track for a stress-free tax season. Plus, fresh produce and Free Lunch is back and will be available every week. For more details or to schedule a tax preparation appointment, drop by our office in C235, or reach out via email at laguardiacares@lagcc.cuny.edu. Here's to a new year filled with positive changes and continued student support!
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Budget Office Announcement
The FY2024 Tax Levy November 30, 2023 Operating Budgets by department are available for viewing.
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CUNY Career Launch to Hold Info Sessions for Students
The CUNY Career Launch program will be hosting a series of info sessions this month and next to inform students about how the program can connect them with internship programs. Through CUNY Career Launch, students can work in paid ($20/ hour) summer internships specifically designed for CUNY students who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, STEM, marketing, or social services, among other fields. If you know a student who might be interested, direct them to apply here or register for an info session here to learn more.
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LaGuardia Collaborates with UNC to Publish “Dialogues in Social Justice”
Faculty members from LaGuardia’s Social Science Department collaborated with faculty from the University of North Carolina to publish a special issue of the scholarly online journal Dialogues in Social Justice. Dr. John Chaney, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at LaGuardia said, LaGuardia’s involvement with the journal began in 2018 when, in recognition of her extensive scholarship in adult education, UNC offered LaGuardia Humanities Professor Dr. Joni Schwartz a position as its senior editor. “Since 2015 the highly respected international online journal had been a pathway for many of our LaGuardia faculty who have published peer reviewed articles to complete promotion and tenure requirements.” This issue includes a book review from LaGuardia Assistant Professor Kyle Hollar-Gregory.
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Faculty Asked to Complete the Generative AI Use Survey
The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Library have formed a small working group to help develop critical AI literacy at LaGuardia. The working group is currently conducting a survey to gather information on the ways that faculty are incorporating generative AI tools like ChatGPT into their classes (or not).The survey will help the working group gain a baseline assessment of the familiarity with generative AI tools and the extent of their use among faculty. Survey respondents will be invited to attend roundtable discussions in February and March to share resources and knowledge about generative AI tools and engage in discussions about their many implications. Complete the survey here.
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Women’s Basketball
- Jan. 13, 2 p.m. at Rockland CC
- Jan. 18, 6 p.m. vs. Westchester CC
- Jan. 20, 12 p.m. vs. Monroe CC
- Jan. 23, 5 p.m. at BMCC
- Jan. 25, 5:30 p.m. at Queensborough CC
- Jan. 27, 1 p.m. at Ulster CC
- Jan. 30, 6 p.m. vs. Suffolk CC
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Men’s Basketball
- Jan. 18, 6 p.m. vs. Westchester CC
- Jan. 20, 2 p.m. vs. Monroe CC
- Jan. 23, 7 p.m. at BMCC
- Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m. at Queensborough CC
- Jan. 30, 8 p.m. vs. Suffolk CC
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Updates from LaGuardia’s Library
- The Library will be closed on Sundays through Fall II. Sunday hours will resume with the Spring I semester Please check our Library Hours before making the trip.
- Our Media Lab is open! Come to the second floor to use our computers, print, log into your online class, etc.
- We have financial literacy resources available for you! Make sure to check out the MoneyBoss website and the FinLit for Life zero-cost textbook.
- The 43rd Annual Library Research Review Competition is open to all students who have research papers with a grade of A. Find out how you can win an award here.
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Help Your Career – Log Your Professional Development Activities
Continued training, education and professional development can help you positively impact your career progression, develop new skills and increase your value to your team. As part of CUNY’s university-wide strategic initiative regarding professional development opportunities for employees, the University Human Resources (UHR) Professional Development & Learning (PDL) Office will begin tracking all employee professional development activities on a consistent basis. To keep your training record up-to-date, you are encouraged to log all professional development activities from January 2023 to present by completing the CUNY Professional Development Tracking Form. This includes professional development activity hosted by CUNY or external vendors, including webinars, in-person sessions, conferences, LinkedIn Learning programs, Lunch and Learns, etc. Completed forms must also include a certificate of completion or a confirmation of attendance. Please note: DCAS (New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services) trainings do not need to be entered in this form. For any questions about the form, please contact the PDL office via email at University.Training@cuny.edu. Visit the Professional Development & Learning page for information about CUNY’s many professional development programs, resources and opportunities.
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Protect Your Data! Take the CUNY Cybersecurity Awareness Training Course Today!
Given the rapidly increasing threats to our cybersecurity, CUNY is taking various actions to safeguard the security of our data. To that end, CUNY recently created a 40-minute Cybersecurity Awareness training course, designed specifically for faculty and staff. This course covers many cybersecurity risks, such as phishing attacks, spam, and hacked accounts, and best practices for safeguarding your data. You can view the course on Blackboard.
All LaGuardia faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to take this course as soon as possible to protect their own and the University's data. If you have any questions regarding the training, please contact Maritza Acero.
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"Campus Update" is produced and published by the Communications and External Affairs Division. Faculty and staff who wish to submit items for publication can email CampusUpdate@lagcc.cuny.edu. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Monday to be considered for publication on Wednesday. |
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