February 22, 2024: LaGuardia Community College basketball player Arthur Dukes is named the City University of New York’s Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season.
February 20, 2024: Arthur Dukes, CUNY’s player of the year, went through hard times before he broke out at LaGuardia Community College.
February 18, 2023: LaGuardia Community College professor and sex educator Herbert Samuels (now retired) quoted in article.
February 15, 2024: LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents ‘Working: A Musical’
February 15, 2024: This month the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center is presenting five performances of “Working: A Musical,” the 1978 Tony-nominated musical that was updated with some new music in 2012.
February 14, 2024: The Exploring Transfer program at Vassar College is a summer intensive that immerses currently enrolled community college students in an academically rigorous environment. It was started in 1985 through a partnership with LaGuardia Community College.
February 14, 2024: LaGuardia’s romance professor is interviewed on romance bookstores popping up all over America.
February 13, 2024: Dr. Jayashree Kamblé, LaGuardia professor and president of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, on five myths about romance fiction.
February 12, 2024: LaGuardia Community College, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, and NY Sun Works celebrate opening of hydroponic research lab.
February 10, 2024: Arthur Dukes Jr. had made three false starts at college before becoming the star player for LaGuardia Community College’s scrappy new team.
LaGuardia Launches 36th Year of Summer Youth Employment Program
LaGuardia Launches 36th Year of Summer Youth Employment Program LaGuardia SYEP hopes to serve 3,500 New Yorkers ages 14-24; Applications due March 1 LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (February 9, 2024) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY expects to serve 3,500 New Yorkers
February 8, 2024: LaGuardia Community College’s Arthur Dukes has dominated Division 3 men’s basketball despite spending part of the year homeless. Thankfully, he has a temporary place to live thanks to LaGuardia’s partnership with Airbnb.
February 8, 2024: LaGuardia Community College basketball star scores big on and off the court.
February 8, 2024: LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams attended a February 1 celebration of $10 million in funding for Long Island City from the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
February 7, 2024: LaGuardia President Kenneth Adams stands with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, City Council Member Julie Won, and other community leaders, celebrating $10 million awarded to the Long Island City Partnership (LICP) to revitalize Long Island City.
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents “Working: A Musical”
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents “Working: A Musical” Tickets on sale now for shows on February 15, 16, 23, and 24 LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (February 6, 2024) — The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY will
February 6, 2024: Gospel music hall of famer Bishop Hezekiah Walker headlined a benefit concert for NYC Kids RISE at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center.
February 5, 2024: Formerly homeless star basketball player Arthur Dukes has a temporary place to live thanks to a partnership between Airbnb and LaGuardia Community College.
February 2, 2024: LaGuardia’s star basketball player Arthur Dukes was homeless until Rhonda Mouton of LaGuardia CARES hooked him up with a temporary living situation in Brooklyn through the college’s partnership with AirBnB. In December, Mouton helped set in motion
February 2, 2024: Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that students enrolled in the certified medical administrative assistant program at LaGuardia will be eligible for their schools’ Tuition Assistance Programs.
LaGuardia in the Headlines: February 2024
PIX11 NEWS February 29, 2024: On her Facebook show (beginning around 12:55), reporter Monica Morales speaks with Dr. Rhonda Mouton, director of LaGuardia CARES, a program at LaGuardia Community College that helps get students the resources they need. CNN/ MSN
January 31, 2024: LaGuardia English Professor Dr. Jayashree Kamblé is interviewed on the rising popularity of “romantasy,” a new literary genre mixing romance and fantasy.
January 30, 2024: In collaboration with Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-7th District) and NY Sun Works, LaGuardia Community College has opened a new hydroponic research lab on campus where tomorrow’s climate champions will be trained.
January 29, 2024: LaGuardia President Kenneth Adams spoke on a panel discussion about resources to help families and communities, with hip hop trailblazer Ralph McDaniels (AKA Uncle Ralph), who studied communications at LaGuardia, and Nichol King (LaGuardia’05, Business Administration) of
January 29 2024: LaGuardia invests in the success of diverse and minoritized groups within higher education, e.g., apprentice programs for LaGuardia students with New York–based companies, including Mastercard and Wells Fargo, helping to build diverse talent lines for these leading
January 25, 2024: Homeless to Hoopin’ – LaGuardia Community College basketball star Arthur Dukes on asking for help.
LaGuardia Community College, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and NY Sun Works Celebrate Opening of Hydroponic Research Lab LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (January 24, 2024) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, in collaboration with Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-7th District) and NY Sun Works, has opened
January 23, 2024: LaGuardia Community College and Airbnb are working together to provide semester-long housing for students experiencing homelessness.
January 22, 2024: LaGuardia is one of 19 Queens organizations to receive part of over $4 million in grants from the nonprofit Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to advance health equity for underserved members of the community.
January 17, 2024: In New York State, LaGuardia’s Nursing Program has the highest pass-rate on the national licensing exam for Registered Nurses, the NCLEX-RN, at 98.51%.
January 17, 2024: LaGuardia Performing Arts Center will present “Working, A Musical” on February 15, 16, 23 and 24. For showtimes and to purchase tickets, please click here.
January 11, 2024: Profile of Paula Michelin, director of LaGuardia’s Center for Immigrant Education and Training (CIET), educational case manager Ava Nandez, and program graduate Antonia Rodriguez. Antonia became re-licensed as an R.N. in the U.S. after immigrating from the
Communications and External Affairs Restructures Division to Enhance Service to LaGuardia
Communications and External Affairs Restructures Division to Enhance Service to LaGuardia LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (January 10, 2024) — The Communications and External Affairs (CEA) Division, under the leadership of Vice President Manny Romero, has modified its structure to offer
LaGuardia in the Headlines: January 2024
PBS NEWSHOUR January 31, 2024: LaGuardia English Professor Dr. Jayashree Kamblé is interviewed on the rising popularity of “romantasy,” a new literary genre mixing romance and fantasy. AACC 21ST CENTURY BLOG January 30, 2024: In collaboration with Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez
December 27, 2023: At an event at LaGuardia on December 11, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced a more than $600 million initiative to build new pathways for the city’s young people to discover their passion, receive hands-on career experience, and,
LaGuardia Community College Celebrates Graduates from its Top-Ranked Nursing Program
LaGuardia Community College Celebrates Graduates from its Top-Ranked Nursing Program LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (December 20, 2023) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY is celebrating 43 Registered Nursing (RN) graduates with an RN Pinning Ceremony scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on December
President Kenneth Adams Shares Remarks with Second Cohort of NYCHA Clean Energy Academy
President Kenneth Adams Shares Remarks with Second Cohort of NYCHA Clean Energy Academy LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (December 19, 2023) — The second cohort of the New York Housing Authority (NYCHA) Clean Energy Academy graduated on December 19, with a
December 19, 2023: LaGuardia is the home of one of five Queens Tech Incubators, helping home-grown tech startups to thrive.
LaGuardia Theater Program’s Production Of ‘Everybody’ to be Featured at KCACTF Region 1 Festival 56
LaGuardia Theater Program’s Production Of ‘Everybody’ to be Featured at KCACTF Region 1 Festival 56 LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (December 19, 2023) — Local audiences recently experienced LaGuardia Community College/CUNY’s Theater Program fall production of Everybody, a dark comedy by
LaGuardia Community College Thanks Partners and Elected Officials for Supporting Student Success
LaGuardia Community College Thanks Partners and Elected Officials for Supporting Student Success Event Marked Launch of LaGuardia and Wagner Archives’ 2024 Calendar, “Pleasure and Protest: Public Spaces in New York City” LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (December 18, 2023) — LaGuardia Community
December 14, 2023: Hip Hip Hooray, New York Community Trust awards $7.5M to address critical needs, including grants to support scholarships for workforce training and staff at LaGuardia.
December 14, 2023: On a classroom expedition with LaGuardia environmental science students, Dr. Sarah Durand discovered that Newtown Creek has all kinds of invertebrate life, a lot of mussels, living in there. It is not “dead water,” as previously thought.
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