August 20, 2024: LaGuardia Community College Announces New Major, Academic Department and Expanded Course Offerings.
August 20, 2024: LaGuardia Community College Announces New Major, Academic Department and Expanded Course Offerings.
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August 19, 2024: Ari Richter is a visual artist and comics creator who’s a professor of fine arts at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY. His debut graphic memoir is ‘Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Graphic Family Memoir of Trauma &
LaGuardia Community College Introduces New Major, Academic Department, and Courses for Fall 2024
LaGuardia Community College Introduces New Major, Academic Department, and Courses for Fall 2024 LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (August 16, 2024) — When classes begin on September 5 for the Fall 2024 semester at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, students will have a
August 15, 2024: Feature on ‘Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz,’ a new graphic memoir by Ari Richter, fine arts professor at LaGuardia Community College, part of the City University of New York.
August 2024: As director of LaGuardia CARES, Dr. Rhonda Mouton manages the student support services and emergency funds at LaGuardia Community College, overseeing students receiving funding for books and tuition or money for unmet needs in their daily living expenses,
August 15, 2024: The Queens Film Festival will run from Aug. 22 to 25 at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Long Island City.
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August 12, 2024: LaGuardia Community College is partnering with major hospitals to recruit and train New Yorkers for entry-level health care jobs amid a labor shortage. The positions are for Central Service Technicians (CSTs), whose responsibilities include sterilizing tools used
August 9, 2024: Stephen Petrus, director of public history programs at the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, curated The Battle for Intro. 2: The New York City Gay Rights Bill, 1971 – 1986, a new online exhibit highlighting New York City’s
LaGuardia Community College Partners with Leading NYC Hospitals to Train New Yorkers for Entry-Level Jobs LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (August 8, 2024) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY is partnering with leading New York City hospitals, including Northwell Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
New Partnership with Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Gives LaGuardia Community College Students Clinical Research Experience LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (August 6, 2024) — Through a new partnership with the Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC),
August 2, 2024: Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and the U.S. Treasury Department hosted an outreach event for small business owners in Long Island City on August 2 at LaGuardia Community College.
LaGuardia in the Headlines: August 2024
CHALKBEAT NEW YORK August 29, 2024: Profile of NYC teen Jahsani Peters, a participant in LaGuardia’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). For the past two summers, LaGuardia’s SYEP placed him in paid jobs with Community Capacity Development (CCD), a Queens-based
LaGuardia Community College Students Complete Inaugural Animal Science Discovery Program with Rutgers-New Brunswick LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (July 31, 2024) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY students recently concluded a three-week intensive in the field of animal science at the Douglass Student
July 25, 2024: In March of this year, LaGuardia Community College made headlines by receiving $116.2 million gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, to develop a cutting-edge workforce training center to increase career and technical training opportunities for
Project SEMBRAR Offers Experiential Learning Opportunities for Students Through Innovative Program Collaboration LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (July 22, 2024) — This summer, LaGuardia Community College/CUNY hosted a three-week intensive summer experiential learning program and paid internship, Project SEMBRAR, which concluded
July 21, 2024: Inaugural Animal Science Discovery Program at LaGuardia, a three-week intensive, residential experience, opens pathways for diverse students interested in agriculture and animal science.
The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Foundation Awards LaGuardia Community College Two-Year Grant for Elmezzi Career Fellows Program LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (July 18, 2024) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY was recently awarded a two-year grant of $465,509 by the Thomas and
The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Supports LaGuardia Community College Student Success
The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Supports LaGuardia Community College Student Success LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (July 18, 2024) — Earning a college degree and finding a sustainable career are key to a path of social and economic mobility. With
Nutrition and Food Service Education Foundation Awards LaGuardia’s Nutrition and Culinary Program “Innovator of the Year” LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (July 17, 2024) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY recently earned the “Innovator of the Year” Award from the Nutrition and Food Service
July 10, 2024: Caridad Munoz, a new media technology professor at LaGuardia, comments on Meta’s recent interest in small AI models and how it reflects a broader industry focus on efficiency and accessibility in AI, addressing practical and environmental concerns.
July 3, 2024: Jayashree Kamblé, a professor of English at LaGuardia, on the success of romantasy novels, a genre that blends fantasy’s epic quests and mystical characters with romance’s swooning gestures.
LaGuardia Summer Youth Employment Program Gives High School Student Work When Barista Jobs Didn’t Hire LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (July 2, 2024) — Jahsani Peters had imagined spending his summer working as a barista, like many teenagers, but when that
July 1, 2024: Daryl Griffin, veteran resource center co-manager at LaGuardia Community College, comments on insurance options for the military community.
LaGuardia in the Headlines: July 2024
INSIDE PHILANTHROPY July 25, 2024: In March of this year, LaGuardia Community College made headlines by receiving $116.2 million gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, to develop a cutting-edge workforce training center to increase career and technical training
June 27, 2024: Since launching at LaGuardia in 2012, the CUNY Fatherhood Academy has helped roughly 1,400 fathers, mostly Black and Hispanic first-generation students, earn their GEDs and figure out how higher education can help them reach their goals as
June 27, 2024: LAGCC Fine Arts Major Named 2024 Queens Creator by Mets & New Balance.
June 27, 2024: LAGCC Graduates 1,909 at 52nd Commencement, Class of 2024.
June 26, 2024: LaGuardia Community College Celebrates Class of 2024 at 52nd Commencement.
New LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Online Exhibit Explores 15-Year Fight for New York City Gay Rights Bill LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (June 25, 2024) — The LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY have a new exhibition exploring the
June 24, 2024: LaGuardia Community College celebrated the graduation of the 1,909 members of LaGuardia’s Class of 2024, the college’s 52nd graduating class, at a Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 21, on the Queens College quad.
LaGuardia Community College Graduates 1,909 at 52nd Commencement for Class of 2024
LaGuardia Community College Graduates 1,909 at 52nd Commencement for Class of 2024 To view/download photos from Commencement 2024, click here and here. LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (June 21, 2024) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY celebrated the graduation of the 1,909 members of
June 21, 2024: Stephen Petrus, director of Public History Programs at LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College and curator of “The Battle for Intro. 2: The New York City Gay Rights Bill, 1971 – 1986,” talks about the
June 21, 2024: Isaac Ramos (LaGuardia’24, Fine Arts) was named 2024 Queens Creator by the New York Mets and New Balance Athletics, Inc. As the 2024 Queens Creator, Isaac collaborated with Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor to design a T-shirt honoring
LaGuardia Community College Fine Arts Major Isaac Ramos is Named 2024 Queens Creator by the New York Mets and New Balance LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (June 20, 2024) — The New York Mets and New Balance Athletics, Inc. (New Balance)
LaGuardia Community College Hires Mary DiGangi as Executive Director of Human Resources
LaGuardia Community College Hires Mary DiGangi as Executive Director of Human Resources LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (June 18, 2024) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY has hired Mary C. DiGangi as its new Executive Director of Human Resources. Mary, who officially began
June 17, 2024: Launched in 2012 at LaGuardia Community College, the CUNY Fatherhood Academy offers young fathers access to education, employment, and professional development. Two recent Fatherhood graduates are Tyshawn Washington, who earned a degree in accounting from LaGuardia and
DIVERSE: ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
June 14, 2024: The CUNY Fatherhood Academy has supported 1,400 fathers, ages 18-30, since its 2012 launch at LaGuardia Community College. It has since expanded to Hostos Community College and Kingsborough Community College. Quotes Chancellor Matos Rodríguez. The academy is
LaGuardia Community College Celebrates More Than 2,000 Graduates at 52nd Commencement on Friday, June 21 Ceremony begins at 9 a.m., June 21, Queens College Quad (rain or shine) QUEENS, NY (June 13, 2024) — On Friday, June 21st, the nearly
June 13, 2024: The seventh annual Pridefest, which took place on Friday, June 7, recognized and celebrated diversity and inclusion in the World’s Borough. Support from the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium, in partnership with LaGuardia Community College and other local institutions,
LaGuardia Community College Celebrates Red Hawks Rising and the Class of 2024!
LaGuardia Community College Celebrates Red Hawks Rising and the Class of 2024! LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (June 12, 2024) — On Friday, June 21, the nearly 2,000 members of the LaGuardia Community College/CUNY Class of 2024 will celebrate earning
LaGuardia in the Headlines: June 2024
INSIDE HIGHER ED June 27, 2024: Since launching at LaGuardia in 2012, the CUNY Fatherhood Academy has helped roughly 1,400 fathers, mostly Black and Hispanic first-generation students, earn their GEDs and figure out how higher education can help them reach
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