"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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Students Enjoy Events, Raffles and Entertainment Around Campus
This afternoon had no shortage of activities for students to choose from! Spring Fest featured music by Legacy Women, in addition to games and tables for students to explore. The Transfer Fair featured representatives from more than 50 four-year colleges. And Financial Aid Awareness Day raffled off a $1,000 tuition credit for next semester.
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Celebrating the Power of Women with Council Member Julie Won
On March 24, President Kenneth Adams and Council Member Julie Won (26th District) held a special event at LaGuardia in honor of Women’s History Month. At the event, themed “Celebrating the Power of Women,” eight women from the Queens community, including three honorees from LaGuardia, were recognized for their selfless dedication, commitment to community service, and hard work. The LaGuardia honorees included Claudia Baldonedo, director of Youth Workforce Development Initiatives who oversees LaGuardia’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), Loretta Capuano-Vella, director of the Student Information Center, and Wen (Wendy) Ren, a financial specialist with LaGuardia’s Budget Office. Thank you to the LaGuardia community members who attended and congratulations to all the honorees! Pictured above, left to right: Council Member Julie Won, Loretta Capuano-Vella, Wendy Ren, Claudia Baldonedo, President Kenneth Adams.
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President Adams Participates in the 2023 National Pathways Summit
On March 16, President Adams participated in the 2023 National Pathways Summit, held in Washington, D.C. The 2023 Summit is designed and structured to advance a clear vision for a new educational system that will incorporate a fundamental shift in the paradigm that has long guided U.S. education and enhance the pathways from the classroom, to college to a career.
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LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Host LGBTQ Student Workshop
On Friday, March 24, LaGuardia and Wagner Archives hosted an LGBTQ undergraduate-graduate student workshop on campus. Workshop participants received fellowships from the Archives to utilize archival collections in their research projects. The event afforded LaGuardia students the opportunity to discuss their research with CUNY Graduate Center doctoral candidates writing dissertations on LGBTQ topics. The Ph.D. students reflected on their own personal and professional journeys to graduate school and offered advice to undergraduates interested in pursuing advanced studies. LaGuardia student fellows are researching the LGBTQ and City Council Collections at the Archives as they develop curriculum for New York City high schools, create Wikipedia entries, make short documentary films, and write a scholarly article.
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English Major Nicole Cayton Authors Book of Poetry on Grief
In February 2023, English major Nicole Joan Cayton, 23, self-published a book titled Golden Hearts about the grief process. It is a collection of Nicole’s poems, most of which focus on healing after losing a loved one and the painful experiences that sometimes come with it. She was inspired to write this book after losing her father suddenly in 2019. She wanted to spread awareness to others experiencing grief that they aren’t alone. Nicole is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives. This passion is reflected in the career she plans to pursue as a physician assistant, while continuing to write and advocate for mental health awareness. This fall, Nicole plans to transfer to City College to pursue a bachelor’s in English with a minor in Biology. Currently, she’s working on a novel.
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Campus Update Will Resume After Spring Break
Campus Update will not be published next week on Wednesday, April 5 during Spring Break, and will return on Wednesday, April 12.
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College Website Redevelopment Update
Teams from Communications & External Affairs and Information Technology have been working behind the scenes preparing for our website to migrate to a new content management system. Individuals that provide updates for the site are asked to respond to requests for content review to help ensure information moves accurately to the new system. Edits to website text can be requested online; if you have questions, please contact Gina Taraskewich.
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LaGuardia Community College Co-Hosts CUNY LGBTQI+ Student Conference, March 31
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY is co-hosting the second annual CUNY LGBTQI+ Student Conference on March 31 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., beginning at the Main Stage Theatre. The CUNY LGBTQI+ Student Conference brings together LGBTQI+ students from across City University of New York (CUNY) interested in learning more about leadership and creating change on our campuses and broader communities. The conference includes workshops, a keynote address, and the gathering of Queer & Trans students, faculty, staff, and allies. REGISTER HERE to attend and view conference details.
The theme of this year's conference is “Community, Advocacy, Power, and Healing,” and this year’s keynote speaker is founder of Trans Equity Consulting, Cecilia Gentili (pictured at left). Cecilia started Transgender Equity Consulting in the beginning of 2019 after serving as the Director of Policy at GMHC, the world’s first and leading provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy from 2016 to 2019.
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LAGCC Faculty Sampler Concert, March 30
LaGuardia’s Music Performance and Music Recording Technology faculty invite the college community to attend the Spring 2023 LAGCC Faculty Sampler Concert LIVE in the Little Theatre on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. This free performance features various faculty members of the Music Performance and Music Recording Technology faculty at LAGCC highlighting the vast variety of musical talent that resides in our programs. To learn more contact Thomas Dempsey, professor of Music.
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SAVE THE DATE: LaGuardia Community Greenway Activities Begin April 19
Launched in 2022, the LaGuardia Community Greenway is a vision to create a new open space for Long Island City, and LaGuardia Community College. Together, LaGuardia and the local community are working to reclaim the public streets to create an urban sanctuary that gives people mental and physical respite, and an opportunity to reflect and connect with the environment. The 2023 Greenway events will be presented every Wednesday from April 19 to June 7 at LaGuardia, in partnership with DOT Open Streets. Activities will include workshops, performances, and more! Stay tuned!
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We Are 1LaGuardia Artwork and Video Competition: Submissions Due April 7
LaGuardia is giving students, faculty and staff the opportunity to answer the question: “Who Are You?” as part of a Campus Climate Project, funded through the City University of New York. The 1LaGuardia competition gives participants the opportunity to express themselves through art and video in the spirit of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion on the LaGuardia campus. Submissions will be accepted through April 7, 2023.
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Sign-up Today for March 30th Campus Blood Drive
The New York Blood Center has declared a blood emergency. Its supply is at a critical level. To address this community need, the New York Blood Center will hold a blood drive at LaGuardia on Thursday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment to make a donation, click here or call (800) 933-2566. Each donation could save up to three lives. The blood drive, coordinated by Luz Ruyol of Health Services, will be held in the Poolside Café.
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M365 Email Migration Only One Week Away! Set Up MFA Today!
That’s right, Microsoft 365 (M365), our new cloud-based email system will be launched one week from today on Wednesday, April 5. We can’t wait! But in order to access M365, you must set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) as soon as possible before April 5. To learn how to set up MFA using a free version of the Microsoft Authenticator mobile app, visit laguardia.edu/m365.
Important Note: On April 5, if you have not set up MFA, you will not be able to access your M365 email or Microsoft Office 365 apps.
Starting April 5, you will begin using the new email system. To make this transfer as seamless as possible and avoid a manual transfer process, our IT Team is taking additional steps to ensure that all your email messages dated prior to April 5 are transferred to your new account on April 5. Please note that messages sent or received on April 5 could take up to 72 hours to appear in your new account.
While your email and calendar are being transferred to M365, we encourage you to prepare now by visiting and taking 10 minutes to read LaGuardia’s Microsoft 365 page. Printing a copy (or saving a PDF) of your Outlook calendar is recommended. View video instructions.
Please look out for future IT email and Campus Update notifications and announcements about M365. To learn more about M365 and the launch, visit the Microsoft 365 website or laguardia.edu/m365.
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CUNY Office of Transformation Names Three LaGuardia Professors as Career Success Fellows
Three LaGuardia faculty members were recently selected as Career Success Fellows by the CUNY Office of Transformation. The new Fellows are Tameka Battle, Professor, Health Sciences; Maureen Doyle, Associate Professor, Health Sciences; and Jason Hendrickson, Professor, English. CUNY’s Career Success Fellows were chosen for their experience, motivation, and their potential to be campus and CUNY-wide leaders of this important initiative. There were 165 applicants from 21 CUNY colleges, and 50 Fellows were selected to represent 21 CUNY colleges.
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Latest Updates from LaGuardia’s Library
- Construction Update: We are beginning construction in the Mezzanine, but it will still be accessible to students by the side staircases and the elevator. The Thomson Reading Room on the second floor is open and accessible by elevator.
- Are you taking an online class, but you’re on campus? Our computer lab behind the Media Help Desk on the first floor has cubicles for more privacy and cameras attached to most monitors.
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Did you get an A on your research paper during this academic year? Then submit it for the 42nd Annual Library Research Review Competition for the chance to win a prize! The deadline is July 8.
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Black Lives Matter Summit 2023: April 21- 28
The 8th annual Black Lives Matter Summit will take place April 21- 27, 2023 and invites anyone who believes in the power of unity and community to join the call of action for justice. Our communities are being plagued by violence and anti-Blackness. We invite students, faculty and staff, to discuss issues of violence, racism and cultural differences in our Black and Brown communities. Now is the time to bring about change and a better future for all. Join us this year to commemorate our 8th Annual Black Lives Matter Summit as we discuss viable solutions to issues faced by people of color in our communities. View full schedule and register to attend on our website.
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Students Encouraged to Apply for CUNY Cultural Cultural Corps
The CUNY Cultural Corps program provides paid internships at cultural arts organizations for CUNY students. The program was started in collaboration with The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs as an effort to foster diversity and equity in NYC’s cultural sector. Through the Cultural Corps program, CUNY students can obtain internship positions at various cultural institutions including: Art & Natural History Museums Theater & Performing Art Centers Botanical Gardens & Zoos Community Centers Historical Societies. Students can work between 10-12 hours a week throughout the fall and spring semesters and are paid $17 an hour. For more information about eligibility requirements and the application process students can visit the CUNY Cultural Corps website. Apply HERE by April 10.
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Important Information About Filing Taxes
It is very important that members of the LaGuardia community—especially students and their families —who are eligible for the EITC to file their tax returns and receive these benefits in addition to any refunds they get. The good news is that the LaGuardia CARES team, in collaboration with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, offers free weekly virtual tax preparation for students, faculty, staff, and the general public until April 13th.
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Campus Worksites Needed for Summer Youth Employment Program
For 35 continuous years, LaGuardia has hosted the largest Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) in Queens, under the direction of Claudia Baldonedo. SYEP offers young adults ages 16- 24 paid summer work experiences, funded by the New York City Department of Youth & Community Development. There is no cost to LaGuardia departments to host SYEP participants—all that is needed is your support, guidance, leadership, and mentoring while they are working with you. LaGuardia faculty and staff are encouraged to host an SYEP participant(s) in their office; there is no cost to do so.
Please speak with your supervisor and then contact Claudia Baldonedo at claudiab@lagcc.cuny.edu or (718) 482-5236
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LAGUARDIA IN THE HEADLINES | |
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Wednesday, March 29
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Monday, April 3
Tuesday, April 4
Wednesday, April 5- Tuesday, April 11
- Spring Recess: No Classes Scheduled
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