Faculty and Staff Information
2024 Commencement
Celebrating LaGuardia’s 52nd Graduating Class
Friday, June 21, 2024 at 9 a.m.
Queens College Quad
Rain or Shine
Faculty and Staff Working at Commencement
Please arrive by 7 a.m. Sign-in at the Rosenthal Library to receive your Commencement Crew t-shirt. Continental breakfast will be available in the Twomey Lounge (lower level of the library).
At 7:30 a.m. Commencement Crew and Captains will report to their assigned areas.
Note: graduates are instructed to arrive at 7:30 a.m.
Platform Party, Faculty and Staff Marching in the Academic Processional, and VIP Guests
Please arrive by 8 a.m. Sign-in at the Rosenthal Library. Continental breakfast will be available in the Twomey Lounge (lower level of the library). Robing for the ceremony will take place in the Twomey Lounge.
Faculty and Staff Attending the Ceremony (not marching in the Academic Processional)
Go directly to the reserved seating section, available on the Quad The ceremony processional begins promptly at 9.am., please be sure to arrive in the 8 o’clock hour.
View Queens College campus map.
If you need accommodations, please contact Jhony Nelson at JHONYN@lagcc.cuny.edu. Accommodations requests must be submitted no later than 5pm on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
Limited parking will be available; please check back for reservation details.
Outdoor Heat Safety Tips:
- Avoid strenuous physical activity.
- Drink plenty of water, even if you are not thirsty.
- Wear light, loose-fitting clothes.
- Put a hat on to protect your face and head.
- Use sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher.
- Avoid drinks with alcohol, caffeine or sugar.
Adapted from NYCEM.
Directions to Queens College
From Long Island:
Take the LIE (495) westbound and watch for Queens College signs. For the main gate, get off at Exit 24 (Kissena Boulevard). Make a left at the light onto Kissena Boulevard. For on-campus parking, get off at Exit 23 (Main St), turn left onto Main Street and make another left onto LIE service road.
From Manhattan:
Take the LIE eastbound (495) and watch for Queens College signs. Get off at Exit 24 (Kissena Boulevard). For main gate, continue down the service road until the first traffic light and make a right onto Kissena Boulevard.
From Manhattan:
7 Train to Flushing/Main Street: On Main Street look for the Queens College Shuttle or take the Q25, Q25-34, Q34 or Q17 bus along Kissena Blvd to the campus.
M, R, E and F trains to Forest Hills/71st-Continental: (E, F run express) Use the “North side – 70 Ave. and 108 St” exit. Take the Q64 bus to Kissena Boulevard (one block south of the campus).
From Queens & Brooklyn:
F Train to Parsons Boulevard: On Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, take the Queens College Shuttle. On Jamaica Avenue and 160th Street or Hillside Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, take the Q25, Q25-34, or Q34 bus. From Hillside Avenue and either 169th or 179th Street, take the Q17 bus to Kissena Boulevard.
E, J, and Z Trains
On Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, take the Queens College Shuttle or from Jamaica Avenue and 160th Street or Hillside Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, take the Q25, Q25-34, or Q34 bus to campus. From Hillside Avenue and either 169th or 179th Street, take the Q17 bus to the campus.
Flushing Station: On Main Street look for the Queens College Shuttle or take the Q25, Q25-34, Q34 or Q17 bus along Kissena Blvd to the campus.
Jamaica Station: (all trains except Port Washington branch). On Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, look for the Queens College Shuttle ; or from Jamaica Avenue and 160th Street or Hillside Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, take the Q25, Q25-34, or Q34 bus to the campus. From Hillside Avenue and either 169th or 179th Street, take the Q17 bus to the campus.
Q17 Runs from Main Street, Flushing (#7 subway and LIRR stations), to the 165th Street terminal in Jamaica (passing the IND 179th Street station). Travels along Kissena Boulevard, LIE service road, 188th Street, and Hillside Avenue. Stops at Kissena and the LIE, two blocks from the main gate.
Q20A/B Runs along Parsons Boulevard, then Union Street, switching to Main Street at Northern Boulevard. Line continues on Main Street until Horace Harding Expressway (LIE), looping along Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue before reversing course. Passes Queens Hall in both directions.
Q25-34 Runs from Main Street, Flushing (#7 subway and LIRR stations), along Kissena (stops at the main gate) and Parsons Boulevards to Jamaica Avenue and 160th Street (BMT and IND).
Q44 Runs from West Farms Square, Bronx (IRT) to Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica (LIRR station). Stops at Main Street and Melbourne Avenue, two blocks west of campus.
Q64 Runs from Continental Avenue, Forest Hills (IND), along Jewel Avenue to 164th Street. Stops one block from campus.
Q88 Runs from Springfield Boulevard and Union Turnpike along Springfield to 73rd Avenue; along (or west on) 73rd Avenue to 188th Street; along 188th Street to the LIE; along the LIE service road to Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard. Stops at Kissena Boulevard and the LIE, two blocks from the main gate.
QM4 Connects midtown Manhattan to Electchester, Queens. Runs between Third Avenue/East 56th Street in Manhattan, and 164th Street/Horace Harding Expressway (LIE) in Queens.