"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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Panel at The LGBTQ Community Center Moderated by LaGuardia and Wagner Archives
On May 18, the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives held a panel on the New York City Council District 3, sometimes called the "Gay District," at The LGBTQ Community Center in the West Village. Moderated by Archives historian Stephen Petrus, the panel featured the four openly gay elected officials who have held the seat since 1992: former City Council Member and State Senator Thomas Duane, former Speakers of the City Council Christine Quinn and Corey Johnson, and current Council Member Erik Bottcher. Encompassing Chelsea, the West Village, and Hell's Kitchen, District 3 has been a hub of LGBTQ politics and culture in America for decades. The panel topics included same-sex marriage, AIDS services, decriminalization of sex work, drag story hour, and the funding of LGBTQ organizations. The event was a public program to supplement the Archives exhibit A Seat at the Table on LGBTQ elected officials in the New York City Council and the State Legislature.
Pictured above, left to right: Stephen Petrus, Corey Johnson, Christine Quinn, Thomas Duane, and Erik Bottcher
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LaGuardia Partners with Hispanic Federation to Host Career Expo on Greenway Plaza | |
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Today, LaGuardia Community College hosted a Career Expo, its sixth Greenway Plaza event, in collaboration with Hispanic Federation, Casa de las Américas, and the Center for Career and Professional Development. Approximately 800 students, faculty, staff and community members were welcomed by more than 30 employers.
On May 31, the Greenway Plaza will feature La Casa for an event that celebrates Latinx culture, scholarship and diversity. There will be a Tampu Project workshop at 1 p.m.; and a performance by Los Guachinangos at 2:15 p.m. Join us!
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Big Performances and Big Comedy at “Big Love” by LaGuardia’s Award-Winning Theater Program
Tomatoes were thrown, wedding dresses were worn, and a slow-motion seduction scene marked the recent production of Big Love by LaGuardia Community College/CUNY’s award-winning Theater Program. Big Love, a romantic tragicomedy, is a modern retelling of an ancient Greek play. New Yorkers and members of the LaGuardia community took in six lively performances that featured poetic dialogue, singing, dancing, and fight scenes, on a well-appointed stage outfitted with a cast-iron tub, flowing scarves representing the seaside setting, and an antique gramophone used to cue up music for spirited karaoke-style singing. The performances were staged at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC), May 17–20. Congratulations to the cast and crew!
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Nutrition and Culinary Management Students Learn about Neapolitan-Style Pizza at Eataly
Fifty-eight students from the Nutrition and Culinary Management Program, directed by Dr. Nicolle Fernandes, attended workshops on May 18 and 19 at the downtown Manhattan location of Eataly, a largescale Italian marketplace and cooking school. They learned all about Neapolitan-style pizza and got to try their hands at making dough and pizza from scratch, cooking them in wood-burning ovens, and the best part, sampling the pizzas. The event was funded by a LaGuardia Co-Curricular Grant. Deliziosa!
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SAVE THE DATE: LaGuardia Faculty and Staff Years of Service Ceremony, June 1
LaGuardia students, faculty and staff are invited to celebrate fellow employees who are celebrating significant milestones in their careers at the college. The college will host a recognition ceremony and reception on June 1 at 10 a.m. in the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, where employees will be celebrating 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of service with the college. RSVP by Friday May 26.
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Fresh Vegetables, Bread, and Eggs Available for Students Through LaGuardia CARES
LaGuardia CARES is distributing fresh vegetables, bread, and eggs every Monday through June 26, while supplies last. Faculty are encouraged to bring their classes and spread the word. Distribution is made through the LaGuardia CARES office in C-107. LaGuardia CARES can be reached at (718) 482-5135 or laguardiacare@lagcc.cuny.edu.
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Ad Astra, Undergraduate Research Newsletter is Available
The latest issue of the Ad Astra newsletter is available. Ad Astra provides a unique platform for showcasing the most innovative research projects and scholarly pursuits of students, faculty, and staff from a wide array of disciplines at LaGuardia. Over the past three years, we have published seven issues of Ad Astra, featuring approximately 60 compelling articles. More than 80 students and 30 faculty members have contributed to Ad Astra during this period, fostering a culture that promotes student engagement, learning, and success. To learn more about Ad Astra, the undergraduate newsletter, contact members of the Editorial Board here.
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Changes to On-Campus COVID Testing
The hours of operation for the COVID Testing Site in E-150 have changed. Testing is available Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. through June 15, 2023. For those whose schedules are not accommodated by the new hours, rapid test kits will be provided at the Health Service Center in MB-40 on Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12 to 3 p.m.
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SAVE THE DATE: LaGuardia Community Run
The second annual LaGuardia Community Run will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Registration for the 5K will open in the summer.
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LaGuardia Community College Team Participates at Annual LIC Partnership Event and Makes Connections with the Long Island City Community
On Saturday, May 20th, LaGuardia Community College participated in the 10th LIC Springs Community Block Festival on Vernon Boulevard, hosted by LIC Partnership. The event featured live entertainment, interactive lessons, various classes, activities, games and more from over 100 local businesses and community-based organizations. LaGuardia tabled the event with resources regarding the college’s various programs and benefits. LAGCC representatives in attendance were Lyudmila Spajic from External Affairs (pictured left), along with Ruddy Blondet Villafana (pictured right) and Katherine Padilla from the Center for Immigrant Education & Training, and Nedelka Sotelo, from the Office of Credit for Prior Learning.
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Assembly Member Steven Raga tours LaGuardia Community College
On Friday, May 19th, Assembly Member Steven Raga stopped by LaGuardia Community College and met with President Adams to learn more about the courses we offer, and our wealth of workforce development programs. The Assembly Member had the opportunity to stop by our EKG class where students practice taking vital signs and set up EKG machines. He also stopped by our ESOL classes where he connected with our students on some of the challenges they faced while learning English.
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LaGuardia Community College attends Congress Member Nydia Velazquez Open House
On Friday, May 19, Claudia Chan (pictured left) from LaGuardia's External Affairs team stopped by an open house event in Sunnyside, hosted by Congress Member Nydia Velazquez (pictured center), to celebrate her new local office space. There the College was able to connect with neighbors and community groups in Western Queens, including Rise Light & Power representative Wil Fisher (pictured right).
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LAGUARDIA AND WAGNER ARCHIVES | |
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ServiceNow is Live!
ServiceNow, our new cloud-based ticketing system, is available for use. Visit the ServiceNow webpage to learn more. To open a ticket in ServiceNow, read the “How to Create an Incident or Request on ServiceNow” guide. For more details, watch the CUNY IT Help Portal Overview video created by CUNY/CIS. The LaGuardia community can also access ServiceNow on the Faculty & Staff Portal. In the first column, under Request Support, click on the service area where you need support. Note: If you click on the “IT HelpDesk”, please select the area that best describes the support you need
Zoom training sessions are available:
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Thursday, May 25: 9:15–10 a.m.; Zoom Link Passcode: 985882
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Friday, May 26: 10–11 a.m.; Zoom Link Passcode: 890404
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Tuesday, May 30: 10–11 a.m.; Zoom Link Passcode: 004579
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Latest Updates from LaGuardia’s Library
- Even though construction in the Library continues, we have plenty of seating available. Other than the first floor, the Mezzanine is still accessible to students by the side staircases and the elevator. The Thomson Reading Room on the second floor is open and accessible by elevator.
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Need a one-credit class for Spring II? Sign up for LRC 103, our Internet Research Strategies class. You can find more information here.
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Have you signed up for the free newspapers? CUNY students, staff, and faculty are eligible for free digital subscriptions to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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CUNY Research Scholars Program Symposium Coming to LaGuardia on May 26
For the first time ever, LaGuardia Community College will host the upcoming CUNY Research Scholars Program (CRSP) Symposium. This distinguished event will bring together the brightest minds from across the City University of New York colleges, providing a platform for them to share their research works through poster sessions and featured presentations. The Symposium is scheduled for Friday, May 26th, and will take place in the Little Theater, Poolside Cafe, and E-Atrium. Showcasing over 120 research posters and 10 featured presentations spanning STEM and Social Sciences disciplines, the symposium presents the impressive research being conducted across all CUNY colleges. LaGuardia will be represented by 18 poster presentations featuring projects from a wide array of fields, ranging from Nuclear Physics and Computer Science to History and Psychology. The featured talk representing LaGuardia, titled "Mesh Effect on Computer Simulation of a Loaded Simply Supported Composite Beam," will be delivered by LaGuardia student, Nang Kham Hsi Liang. The research was conducted under the expert supervision of Dr. Yves Ngabonziza from the MEC department.
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Innovation Grant Showcase for Project Conexión on May 31
On Wednesday, May 31, from 2:30-4 p.m. in E-500, Academic Affairs will host an Innovation Grant Showcase for Project Conexión, a Title V Developing Hispanic Institution Grant from the U.S. Education Department that LaGuardia has held since 2019. Hosted by Professor Hugo Fernandez, the showcase will feature 10 co-curricular and experiential learning projects developed by LaGuardia faculty and staff to support students’ career exploration and transfer readiness. Many of these projects were developed initially through the 2021 Innovation Grant Design Challenge. The event will be live-streamed through LaGuardia Web Radio. With any questions, please contact Kasey Powers, project coordinator for Project Conexión.
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Fine Arts Professor Dahlia Elsayed Invited to CUNY Review Committee
Congratulations to Fine Arts Professor Dahlia Elsayed, who has been invited to serve as a member of the Common Core Course Review Committee (CCCRC). Committee members will review courses via the CUNYfirst course review system and discuss/vote on courses throughout the academic year.
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The Peer Academy is Hiring
The Peer Advisor Academy is recruiting current, successful LaGuardia students to provide academic planning guidance to fellow students. Peer Advisors are LaGuardia students who help students understand the College’s advisement process. Using their own student experiences, along with their established connections to departmental staff, Peer Advisors provide advising guidance by helping students with academic planning and digital tools, as well as introducing them to key campus and major-specific resources. Students can learn more and apply online.
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Members Sought for CTL Advisory Council
The Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Council is looking to recruit new members based on a self-nomination process to replace the members who are leaving this year. The Advisory Council has been designed to provide more input on the work in the CTL and to foster more collaboration around our professional development practices. This volunteer group consists of approximately 15 members with rotating 2-year participation and with the expectation to meet approximately 3 times a semester. We seek participation from faculty and staff from across the campus whose diverse perspectives will contribute to the shape of CTL professional development activities and events. If you’re interested in participating starting in Fall 2023, please complete the short application form by June 1. Please contact Ljubica Depovic for more information.
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Spring 2023 EDIT Grants Awarded
Congratulations to the 17 faculty recipients of a Spring 2023 EDIT grant! Educational Development Initiative Team (EDIT) is a sub-committee of the College Senate’s Committee on Professional Development. Grants awarded by EDIT cover costs incurred by LaGuardia faculty in designing and implementing professional development projects including but not limited to research and scholarship. The Spring 2023 recipients are: Sarada Rauch, Habiba Boumlik, Bukurie Gjoci, Jayashree Kamble, Daniel Capic, Paul Fess, Belkis Gonzalez, Lloyd Klein, Fern Luskin, Arianna Martinez, Ann Matsuuchi, Karen Miller, Lucie Mingla, Poppy Slocum, Lilla Toke, Jason Hendrickson, and M. Anne O’Reilly.
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Queens STEM Academy Annual Collegewide Conference
Join us at the Queens STEM Academy Conference on June 15, 9:30 a.m.- 12 p.m., Room E-242 (breakfast at 9 a.m.). The event includes updates on the Academy's launch, progress, alignment with the College's strategic plan, and an overview from key collaborators. We'll discuss milestones achieved, seek feedback on various Academy activities, and highlight the benefits and opportunities of Q-STEM. This is a chance to network, share best practices, and explore potential collaborations across the College. Please RSVP to attend.
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Soccer Tryouts Kick Off Next Week
Students in good academic standing (minimum 2.0 GPA) are invited to tryout for the Fall 2023 soccer team! Head to the Gym (M-Building Basement) on Wednesdays May 24 and May 31; 4:30–6 p.m. For more information, contact Michael Rubinfeld at michael.rubinfeld25@login.cuny.edu or Andrew Walker at awalker@lagcc.cuny.edu.
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HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL UPDATES | |
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ESPARC and Workplace Violence Prevention Trainings Must Be Completed by May 31, 2023
All active employees are required to complete compliance trainings annually and have until May 31, 2023 to do so. Please log into your Blackboard account and complete the ESPARC and WVP trainings under My Organizations to begin as soon as possible. For any additional questions, please reach out to Bonnie Brown or Marta Clark.
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Training Opportunities Offered
CIS Training is being offered through CUNY. Starting June 6, webinars are being offered on Word and Excel topics, as well as other MS Suite applications. The schedule is as follows:
- Word: Basics - June 6, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Excel: Basics - June 7, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Word: Basics for Mac - June 8, 10-11:30 a.m.
- Excel: Charts - June 13, 1-2 p.m.
- Word: Tables & Mail Merge - June 14, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Excel: VLOOKUP & more - June 15, 1-2 p.m.
- Word: Styles, Tables of Content - June 20, 1-2 p.m.
- PowerPoint: Good to Know - June 21, 1- p.m.
- Excel: PivotTables & PivotCharts - June 22, 1-2 p.m.
- Excel: Basics for Mac - June 23, 10-11:30 a.m.
- Word: Advanced Find & Replace - June 27, 1-2 p.m.
- Outlook: Just the Best - June 29, 10-11 a.m.
- Microsoft Macros - July 6, 1-2 p.m.
This training calendar, class descriptions, and registration links are available on the SharePoint website along with a variety of other training resources. There are new links to external training opportunities and self-paced modules on Microsoft 365 apps. Click here for previously recorded webinar recordings.
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LAGUARDIA IN THE HEADLINES | |
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Thursday, May 25
Friday, May 26
Monday, May 29
- Memorial Day; College Closed
Tuesday, May 30
Wednesday, May 31
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