LaGuardia Community College

Mindfulness Meditation Wednesdays
2025-10-01 20:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-08 20:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online (Zoom), NY United States, NY, United States
Curious to explore the possibility of generating greater well-being for yourself and others through mindfulness meditation? Organized by The LaGuardia Mindfulness Project, join us for Mindfulness Meditation sessions on Mondays & Thursdays at 12pm & Wednesdays at 8pm. Open to faculty, staff, and students! Sessions include instruction, meditation, and discussion with Q/A. These sessions are here to support you, whether you have a practice or are curious to start one.
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For more information, contact the Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Hub at womencenter@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Mindfulness Meditation Thursdays
2025-10-02 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-09 12:00 - 12:30 | Online (Zoom), NY United States, NY, United States

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training for Students
2025-10-03 09:30 - 17:30 | E-Building, E-242, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, United States
The Wellness Center and Community Health and Wellness Department are glad to offer Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to LaGuardia CC students. MHFA is an evidenced-based training designed to help participants identify and assist students and other members of the community who may be struggling with a mental health challenge. This training gives you the skills you need to feel confident in your ability to reach out and provide initial support to someone in need.
What you will learn:

Common signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use.
How to compassionately interact with a person in crisis.
How to connect the person to appropriate help.
How to apply the MHFA action plan (ALGEE) effectively.
Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjudgmentally
Give reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage self-help and other support strategies

Participants will receive: Access to online self-paced coursework and materials, 3 Year MHFA certification and CEU eligible
Course structure: 8 hour training session from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Instructors: Choden Tenzin, LCSW and Dr. Tameka Battle
Register for this event.
For more information, contact Choden Tenzin, LCSW at ctenzin@lagcc.cuny.edu, Dr. Tameka Battle at tbattle@lagcc.cuny.edu and Catherine Lim-Fernandez at clim-fernandez@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Virtual Friday One Stop Enrollment Office (Zoom)
2025-10-03 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Online (Zoom), NY United States, NY, United States
Get help with admissions, financial aid, international students services, testing, registrar/registration and general information, assistance and referrals on Fridays by a single zoom link.
Virtual Office Zoom Link
For more information, visit www.laguardia.edu/enrollment-management or email the Enrollment Management Division at laguardianews@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Sarimanok
2025-10-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Mainstage Theater, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Celebrate 37 Years of the Foundation for Filipino Artists, Inc. with Sarimanok by the Philippine Ballet Theatre!
Join us for a magical evening of dance, culture, and artistry at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center as we celebrate the Foundation for Filipino Artists, Inc.’s 37th anniversary. The program features the critically acclaimed Philippine Ballet Theatre in a stunning performance of Sarimanok, a mythical tale brought to life through ballet. The evening also includes a performance by a professional ensemble of Filipino-American artists, under the musical direction of Rogelio Peñaverde and Dennis Bernardo.
Presented in cooperation with the Reginald Lewis Foundation, and proudly supported by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, NCCA, and Philippine Airlines.
Purchase tickets.
For more information, contact the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at lpacboxoffice@lagcc.cuny.edu.
Don’t miss this unforgettable celebration of Filipino heritage through the power of ballet and music!

Queens College Fall 2025 Open House
2025-10-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Queens College Dining Hall, 64-36 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11367, United States
Head to Queens College (QC) this weekend for their Fall Open House. You will have the opportunity to join campus tours, a transfer fair with Queens College academic programs and resources, as well as breakout sessions to learn more about specialized programs such as QC Honors.
For more information visit the Queens College website for location and itinerary or contact the Transfer Engagement Initiative at transfer@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Queens Public Library Outreach
2025-10-06 10:30 - 14:30 | E-Building, Atrium, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Queens Public Library (QPL) Outreach Team in collaboration with the Library at the college will inform about Banned Books Week. QPL will provide students and staff on the spot with Queens Public Library Cards and inform about library resources offered to support their academic research.
For more information, contact Dianne Gordon-Conyers at dconyers@lagcc.cuny.edu.

CCPD Host Information Session with Centers for Careers in Government
2025-10-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-06 13:00 - 14:00 | E-Building, E-111, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Looking for a career in government? Now is the best time!
Through the NY HELPS program NY HELPS, the civil service exam requirement for many NY State jobs is temporarily waived. That means if you meet the minimum qualifications, you can apply directly — no exam needed!
Join us for this exclusive info session to learn:

How to land NY State jobs right now
Details on the NY HELPS program & Civil Service system
Employee benefits & career growth opportunities

Featuring: Ms. Jocelyn Morales, Program Outreach Specialist 2
Seats are limited — pick a session, bring your questions, and get the tools to start your NY State career today!
For more information, contact the Center for Career and Professional Development at career@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Mindfulness Meditation Mondays
2025-10-06 12:00 - 12:30 | Online (Zoom), NY United States, NY, United States

Modern Languages Workshop
2025-10-07 11:00 - 13:00 | E-Building, E-242, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, United States
The Modern Languages Workshop aims to promote our language classes and provide all participants with a small “taste” of what our courses offer. We will feature mini-lessons in several of the languages we teach. These sessions will demonstrate not only how we approach language learning, but also how we explore and appreciate different cultures through our classes.
For more information, contact Milagros Bellido at mbellidoguillen@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Master Class with Limón Dance Company
2025-10-08 09:00 - 10:15 | Mainstage Theater, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Join us on Wednesday, October 8th for a Master Class with Limón Lab’s Artistic Director Dante Puleio. This dance workshop is free but please RSVP, space is limited.
Limón Technique:

An investigation of how 20th century modern dance movement vocabulary and principles from the Humphrey/Limón perspective can be accessible for the 21st century artist
Discover weight and momentum with safety and efficiency while embodying dance history
Focus on breath and the pelvis as a connection to deepening the understanding of fall/recovery and suspension/opposition
Fly through and cover space with rhythmic phrasework experimenting with control, release, speed, accuracy and performance
Move through transitions and fine tune the athleticism and artistry needed for the 21st century performer

Limón Repertory:

An opportunity to walk in the steps of the founders of modern dance.
Deconstructing Limón’s phrasework, examining what he created, why he created it, what it meant at the time and how it resonates today.
Harvesting that material, we will find our personal connection to the intention of the work to find agency and bring the individual’s voice to well known and celebrated works.

Register for this event.
For more information, contact the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at lpacboxoffice@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Mindfulness Meditation Wednesdays (In-Person)
2025-10-08 12:00 - 12:30 | M-Building, MB-08, 31-10 Thomson Ave,, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Curious to explore the possibility of generating greater well-being for yourself and others through mindfulness meditation? Organized by The LaGuardia Mindfulness Project, join us for Mindfulness Meditation sessions in-person on Tuesdays 12-12:30pm or Wednesdays from 12-12:30pm. Open to faculty, staff, and students! Sessions include instruction, meditation, and discussion with Q/A. These sessions are here to support you, whether you have a practice or are curious to start one.

For more information, contact Deema Bayrakdar at dbayrakdar@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Philosophy Ideas Exchange
2025-10-08 12:00 - 14:00 | E-Building, Lobby, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
LaGuardia’s Philosophy Program hosts a marketplace of ideas engaging in free-flowing discussion. Meet your local philosophers by Starbucks in the C-Building Lobby as we wonder about questions big and small!
For more information, contact Dana Trusso at datrusso@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Creative Writing Club Meetings featuring Desiree Cooper and Minda Honey
2025-10-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online (Zoom), NY United States, NY, United States
The Creative Writing Club welcomes emerging and established writers to write, for free, in a communal and welcoming space. Please join us from 2-3 p.m., via Zoom, for forty minutes of dedicated writing time.
Our Wed., Oct. 1 meeting will feature award-winning writer Desiree Cooper. Our Wed., Oct. 8 meeting will feature acclaimed journalist Minda Honey. Our guests will talk about their work for the first few minutes, and then we’ll spend forty minutes writing, before regrouping at the end. Zoom information for the meeting is below.
Desiree Cooper is a 2015 Kresge Artist Fellow, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist, former attorney, and editor of the groundbreaking 2026 anthology, Black Summers: Growing up in the Urban Outdoors. Her fiction, poetry and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Daily, MSNBC Daily, Flash Fiction America 2023, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Rumpus, River Teeth, Best African American Fiction 2010, and noted in The Best American Essays 2019. Cooper’s children’s picture book, Nothing Special, is a 2023 Paterson Prizewinner and included on the New York Public Library’s “10 Best Children’s Books of 2022.
Minda Honey’s (she/her) essays on politics and relationships have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Oxford American, Harvard’s Nieman Storyboard, and Longreads. Her work is featured in “Burn It Down: Women Writing About Anger”, “A Measure of Belonging: 21 Writers of Color on the New American South”, and “Sex and the Single Woman: 24 Writers Reimagine Helen Gurley Brown’s Cult Classic.” Her debut memoir, THE HEARTBREAK YEARS (Little A, October 2023), is a hilarious and intimate portrait of a Black woman finding who she is and who she wants to be, one bad date at a time. She also sends out a weekly newsletter, MID., about being mid-life and mid-career.
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For more information, contact Dr. Rochelle Spencer at rspencer@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Club Fest
2025-10-08 14:00 - 16:30 | E-Building, Atrium, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Meet new people, explore 50+ clubs, and find the ones that match your interests. Enjoy music from a live DJ, a variety of vendors, and an exciting campus vibe. With over 900 students expected, it’s the biggest student event of the semester—don’t miss out!
For more information, contact Campus Life at campuslife@lagcc.cuny.edu.

ECO-LOUNGE: Agricultural Careers and Federal Resume Critic
2025-10-08 14:00 - 17:00 | M-Building, M-144, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
The ECO-Lounge session will introduce students to diverse careers in agriculture and environmental sciences while providing practical guidance on preparing for federal opportunities. Students will learn how to explore USDA and other federal career pathways, connect with professionals in the field, and receive personalized feedback on their federal résumés to strengthen future applications. In partnership with La Casa de las Americas.
Register for this event.
For more information, contact Omar Salas at omar.salaslopez62@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF): Cooke Transfer Scholarship Virtual Information Session
2025-10-08 14:15 - 15:30 | Online (Zoom), NY United States, NY, United States
JKCF’s Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is a prestigious transfer scholarship program that provides up to $55,000/year to a small group of exceptional promising community college students who plan to begin at a 4-year institution in Fall 2026. Currently, 18 LaGuardia Community College students have received this award throughout the years.
To learn more about eligibility and the application, you can visit: https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarship/
This is a virtual information session led by LaGuardia’s JKCF faculty representative, Dr. Karlyn Koh. You must RSVP to receive the Zoom link to attend.
Register for this event.
For more information, contact the Transfer Engagement Initiative at transfer@lagcc.cuny.edu.

College Senate Meetings
2025-10-08 14:15 - 16:30 | E-Building, E-500, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Join us for the upcoming College Senate meeting, where senators come together to discuss and vote on college policies, share updates, and keep our campus community connected. Meetings are open to the college community.
For more information, contact Senate Leadership at collegesenate@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Career Readiness Seminar Series
2025-10-08 14:30 - 16:30 | E-Building, E-242, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, United States
Whether you’re searching for your first job or hoping to land the right internship, this event is designed to help you take the next step with confidence. Join us to gain valuable insights, practical tips, and resources that will connect you to the opportunities that match your goals.
For more information, contact Carolina Lenes Arreola at clenesarreola@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Weekly Support Circle
2025-10-08 15:30 - 16:30 | M-Building, MB-08, 31-10 Thomson Ave,, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Join us on Wednesdays for a weekly Support Circle at the Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Hub – a no judgement space where students can share, connect, and take a breather. Together we will talk about stress, coping, the ups and downs of student life, the craziness of the world right now—and remind ourselves that community makes it easier. All are welcome!
Register for this event.
For more information, contact the Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Hub at womencenter@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Rutgers Campus Tours
2025-10-09 12:00 - 17:00 | Rutgers University, 59 BIEL ROAD, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Students will have the opportunity to visit Rutgers University – School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and explore its campus, labs, and research facilities. The tours are designed to help LaGuardia students learn more about academic programs, student life, and transfer opportunities through the USDA NextGen 2+2 pathway, while connecting directly with faculty and current Rutgers students.
Register for this event.
For more information, contact Omar Salas at omar.salaslopez62@lagcc.cuny.edu.

BMEC Barbershop Series: The Shop Is Open: Brotherhood, community, and setting goals for the semester
2025-10-09 14:15 - 15:15 | M-Building, M-114, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
BMEC invites you to join our Barbershop Series for engaging and insightful discussions where you can connect, build community, and discuss issues that impact the Black and Latino communities — all while enjoying some food along with free haircuts/shape-up. All are welcome!
Register for this event.
For more information, contact Rachel Romain at rcharles@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Latin Lover
2025-10-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Little Theater, NY, United States
Written like a salsa song infused with love, legacy and liquor, we follow the ritmo of Raul y Mirasol as they find themselves stuck in generational burdens. As beliefs clash and memories become clearer “al compas del son”, their minds channel truths their heart y Dios can’t hide.
About the production:
Latin Lover began its artistic journey with its first workshop presentation at The Chain Theatre’s One-Act Festival in February 2025. The play infuses the stage with live music and Latin flavor, offering a story that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant.
As part of LPAC’s mission to nurture emerging artists, Latin Lover entered a collaborative development process designed to give creators a safe platform for experimentation, feedback, and growth. LPAC also paired the playwright with a dedicated mentor, creating an ongoing space to exchange ideas, refine scenes, and explore new directions between formal development milestones.
The next chapter of this journey arrives in October 2025, when Latin Lover returns to LPAC with Work in Progress Showing(s) that is shaped by months of feedback, mentorship, and creative collaboration. It will offer audiences a fresh opportunity to experience its evolving voice and vision.
All CUNY students, faculty and staff can join us for FREE for any of the Latin Lover performances. Select the STUDENT option when checking out. Please note, your CUNY student/employee ID is required for entry.
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For more information, contact the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at lpacboxoffice@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Drop In, Stand Out: Resumé Reviews on the Go (Fridays in B-114)
2025-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 | B-Building, B-114, Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
Need a quick resume check? Stop by during our Resume Hour for a fast, personalized review—no appointment needed! Whether you’re updating your resume or getting ready for an upcoming job fair, we’re here to help you stand out.
Register for this event.
For more information, contact the Center for Career and Professional Development at career@lagcc.cuny.edu.

n8n AI Automation Workshop
2025-10-10 17:30 - 21:00 | E-Building, Poolside Cafe, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
This community-hosted meetup by MercGen AI brings together automation builders, AI enthusiasts, and professionals who want to share practical experience and learn from each other’s workflows. Expect presentations, live demos, and plenty of networking and pizza.
Register for this event.
For more information, contact David Edghill at MercGen AI at dave@dedghill.com.
