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August 2008

• It's Never Too Late: Sixty-Five Year Old LaGuardia Student to Receive Associate Degree
• LaGuardia Raises over $150,000 for Scholarships at Event Honoring Founding President
• LaGuardia Professor Publishes Paper in CPA Journal
• LaGuardia Partners with FreshDirect To Give Immigrant Workers A Paid Career Boost
• LaGuardia Community College Celebrates its 36th Commencement on September 18
• Fiorello H. LaGuardia Campaign Video is a Precursor to Politicians' Efforts to Reach the Youtube Generation
• LaGuardia Names Its M-Building Joseph Shenker Hall in Honor of Founding President
• Four LaGuardia Students Receive Prestigious Kaplan Scholarships
• LaGuardia Honors its Founding President with Inaugural Leadership Award
• LaGuardia Professor Gets NSF Grant to Capture Arctic Researchers at Work Using Vintage Camera

July 2008

• White castle donates 2 million dollars

June 2008

• LaGuardia Community College Professor Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation Grant for Photography Project in Antarctica

May 2008

• LaGuardia's Phi Theta Honor Society Received Special Commendation
• Professor Joanne Pierre-Louis of the Social Science Department has been awarded a $3,000 summer stipend from the New York City Louis Stokes Alliance to develop the proposed course this summer and begin teaching it in the fall.
• Dr. Carlos Hiraldo of the English Department has Article Published in a National Journal
• LaGuardia's Allied Health Training Initiatives Receive Best Practice Award from the NYC Employment and Training Coalition

April 2008

• Four LaGuardia Community College Students Receive Prestigious Kaplan Educational Foundation Scholarships

March 2008

• LaGuardia Community College's Nursing Program Scheduled for Accreditation Visit From March 17-19
• LaGuardia's Nursing Grads Get Near Perfect Pass Rate on the National Licensure Exam

February 2008

• Vice President Peter Grant Jordan Has Been Appointed to the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Journal's Editorial Board.

January 2008

• Professor Vanessa Bing and Special Assistant Rosemary Talmadge have Published an Article on LaGuardia's Difficult Dialogues Project in an Association of American Colleges and Universities publication.
• The article, “Speaking of Religion: Facilitating Difficult Dialogues,” which was published in the AAC& U's Diversity and Democracy, describes the project's yearlong pedagogy seminar and the series of dialogues on religion that took place in the Queens community.

December 2007

• Professor Nancy Erber's Book, Queer Lives, Has Been Recently Published.
• LaGuardia Community College Awarded $125,000 Grant From the MetLife Foundation
• Dr. Bret Eyon and the Center for Teaching and Learning Receive Award
• Professor Arthur Simms Has Artwork on Display at the Brooklyn Museum

November 2007

• The LaGuardia Community College Foundation Receives A $100,000 Gift for Scholarships
• Adjunct Professor Bessie W. Blake Received a National Book Award
• LaGuardia Students Win a Federal Reserve Bank Competition
• Student Leadership Conference to be Held on November 9

October 2007

• LaGuardia Community College Offers Free GED and College Prep Classes to Veterans
• LaGuardia Offers Two Free College Prep Workshops in November
• LaGuardia'ss Workforce1 Career Center Holding Free Workshop on Careers in Retail on November 14
• Professor Cris Cristofaro Exhibits Work at NYU Gallery Through Nov. 26
• Tribute to Women Jazz Composers of Queens At the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on November 16
• LaGuardia Holds Educational and Cultural Events Throughout the Month of November
• Break of Reality, a Classical Band that Rocks, will Perform at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on November 2
• The LaGuardia Center for the Performing Arts Holds a Halloween Magic Show on October 27
• Professor Thomas Fink Has Poem Published in The Best American Poetry
• LaGuardia and HIP/Centralized Laboratory Services Unveil the College's New Nursing Resource Center on October 16
• LaGuardia and HIP/Centralized Laboratory Services Unveil New Nursing Resource Center on October 16
• LaGuardia Offers Free Six-Week Job Training and Computer Literacy Program for Displaced Homemakers
• LaGuardia Offers a Walking Tour of Queens on October 6
• LaGuardia's Workforce1 Career Center Holding Free Workshop on Careers in Retail on October 25
• LaGuardia's Workforce1 Career Center on October 25 is Conducting Job Interviews for the Association for the Help of Retarded Children
• LaGuardia's Workforce1 Career Center Holds Virtual Retail Job Fair on October 23
• Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular Comes to The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on October 19
• A Show About a Latina's Experience With Breast Cancer Will Be Performed at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on October 26
• LaGuardia Hosts Complementary and Alternative Health and Healing Fair on October 13
• Cuban Singer Albita Rodriquez to Perform October 6 at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
• Professors Arkin and Wilson Receive a $10,000 CUNY Grant
• LaGuardia's NY Designs unveils its new Prototype Lab on October 3
• LaGuardia Receives Over $1.25 Million From the Federal Government for Veterans Education

August 2007

• Jose Orengo Appointed Treasurer of the Puerto Rican Bar Association
• LaGuardia Community College Offers Free Six-Week Job Training and Computer Literacy Program for Displaced Homemakers
• The Mariana Bekerman Dance Company to Perform At the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on September 7
• Two LaGuardia Community College Students Awarded by an International Honor Society

March 2007

• LaGuardia Hosts Asthma Health Fair on May 1
• Colombian Group Folklore Urbano to Perform at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on April 27
• High School Students From Across the Country Embark on New York City to Learn an Important Lesson in Diversity
• Dean Paul Arcario Receives National Award for Outstanding Freshman Programs
• LaGuardia's Center for Immigrant Education and Training Receives a $50,000 Deutsche Bank Grant
• LaGuardia Hosts Conference on Creativity and Aging on April 12
• LaGuardia Receives $45,000 Grant for Returning Veterans
• LaGuardia Receives National Award for Freshman Program
• LaGuardia Student Receives Prestigious Scholarship
• LaGuardia Professor Named "ESOL Teacher of the Year"
• Telemundo Reconoce LaGuardia
• Daily News Calls LaGuardia a Leader in IT Job Training

February 2007

• LaGuardia Hosts on March 22 an Open House that will Provide Info on its Personal Enrichment and Health and Healing Courses
• LaGuardia Hosts Spring Job Fair on March 21
• Tribute to Women Jazz Composers of Queens At the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on March 16
• Traditional Music of Ghana Comes to the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center's Stage on March 14
• Sitarist Anoushka Shankar Performs at LaGuardia on March 9
• LaGuardia Offers Weekend Workshop On Conflict Resolution on Feb. 24 and 25th
• LaGuardia Receives $100K HIP/CLS Grant
• LaGuardia's Upward Bound Leads Student to Full Scholarship
• Wall Streeter Attributes Her Success to LaGuardia
• Decadance Performs Hip-Hop Ballet at LaGuardia on Feb. 9
• LaGuardia Professor Publishes Book on American Poet
• Make a Fresh Start!
• Asthma Sufferers: Get Free Asthma Kit & Help

January 2007

• LaGuardia Offers 6-Session Course on How to Run for Public Office Beginning March 7
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s Jazz Jam Series Brings Blues Back to Queens on February 16
• LaGuardia Names Seth Bornstein as Assistant Dean for Economic Development
• Retirement Workshop for Baby Boomers on January 25
• Students with Disabilities Excel at LaGuardia

December 2006

• LaGuardia Offers Home Inspection License Program Beginning February 13
• LaGuardia Hosts MLK Celebration on Jan. 9 & 10
• LaGuardia’s Continuing Education Program Offers Stage & Screen Courses This Winter
• Extended Library Hours on Sun. Dec. 10th
• Faculty & Staff: Give to the CUNY Campaign
• Today is Rosa Parks Day & World AIDS Awareness Day
• LaGuardia Continuing Education Offers Classes This Winter
• LaGuardia Welcomes Its First Fulbright Scholar
• LaGuardia Professor Presents at National Conference

July 2007

• Father Enrolled at LaGuardia Community College With His Son
• Former Executive Director of UNICEF Carol Bellamy Will Speak at the College's Young Global Leaders' Summit on July 26
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center will Present Costa Rican Dance Troupe Diquis Tiquis on August 2
• LaGuardia Offers a Free College Prep Workshop on July 31
• LaGuardia Hosts a Queens Business Networking and Information Expo on July 25
• LaGuardia's Workforce1 Career Center is Interviewing for U.S. Open Retail Positions on August 2

November 2006

• Acclaimed Playwright Conducts Two-day Workshop on the Healing Power of Theater at LaGuardia Community College on January 27-28
• LaGuardia's College for Children Offers Academic and Enrichment Classes This Winter
• LaGuardia Presents 'The Nutcracker' on Dec. 16
• Students: Get Advised Now for Spring
• LaGuardia Hosts a Concert that Infuses Music and Color on Dec. 4
• LaGuardia Receives a $500,000 FIPSE Grant to Develop a Basic Math Approach
• LaGuardia Hosts Veterans Resource Day on December 4
• Online Open House Today - Wed., Nov. 29, 2006
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center's Jazz Jam Series Kicks Off its Eighth Season on December 1
• Students: Don't Miss 'First Year Academies' Events in Nov.
• Students: Tell Us Your Opinions About the Library
• LaGuardia Librarian Publishes Article on Blogs
• LaGuardia Students Star in “Dracula Alma” - 7 Shows Only
• Register Now for the Student Leadership Conference
• Bestseller 'Nickel and Dimed' at LaGuardia on Nov. 2nd - 4th

October 2006

• World's Largest Incubator for Designers is at LaGuardia
• The LaGuardia and Wagner Archives’ Fourth Grade Local History Curriculum Takes Students on a Historical Ride on the New York City Subway System
• Lobbyists & The Power of Money
• First-Ever U.S. Conference on Workforce Development For Immigrants To Be Held At LaGuardia: Oct. 27 & 28
• Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats Perform at LaGuardia on Nov. 10
• Vote for Your College Staff Senators: Oct. 16- 19
• Queensbridge Housing Project Documentary on Fri., Oct. 20
• Founders of Silvercup Studios Give Keynote Address and Receive Award at LaGuardia's Commencement Exercises
• Daily News Reports on LaGuardia's Sept. 27th Job Fair
• McGraw-Hill Picks LaGuardia Professor for Symposium
• Tania Libertad Performs at LaGuardia on Thurs., Oct. 12
• New Issue of LaGuardia Journal on Teaching & Learning
• LaGuardia President Appointed to National Commission
• LaGuardia Professor Makes U.N. Presentation

September 2006

• LaGuardia Hosts Complementary & Alternative Health and Healing Fair on Oct. 20 & 21
• Graduation Ceremonies at Madison Square Garden: Sept. 22
• LaGuardia Professors Collaborate on Article
• Faculty & Staff: Opening Sessions on Wed., Sept. 6
• Opening Sessions for New Students: Thu., Sept. 7
• Students: Registering for Fall Classes?
• Silvercup Studios Founders to Be Honored at Commencement

August 2006

• LaGuardia Holds Free Job Fair on September 27
• LaGuardia College's Workforce1 Career Center Interviewing for Distribution Associates on September 13
• LaGuardia Offers Sign Language Courses for Babies & Children
• LaGuardia Professor Contributes to New Book
• LaGuardia Foundation Raises $1 Million in 3 Years
• LaGuardia International Trade Fair & Symposium: Aug. 22-24
• Public Hearing at LaGuardia on Power Outage: Thur., Aug. 3
• LaGuardia Begins $7 Million Renovation on Center 3
• Resources For Queens Residents Affected by Power Failure
• LaGuardia Staffer Receives Bachelor's After 16 Years
• LaGuardia Professor Featured In the New York Times
• See Argentina's Acclaimed Grupo Krapp on Thurs., Aug. 3
• LaGuardia Student Receives Prestigious National Scholarship
• Asthma Sufferers: Free Asthma Kit & Home Assessment

July 2006

• Amalgamated Bank Awards $50,000 to LaGuardia
• LaGuardia Associate Professor Wins Fulbright Grant
• College Discovery Program Wins Grant

June 2006

• LaGuardia Social Sciences Professor Publishes Book
• LaGuardia Humanities Professor Receives Grant
• Follow World Cup Action at LaGuardia
• College for Children Holds Summer Classes in July
• Students Create Art with White Castle Hamburger Boxes
• Are You Looking for a Good Job?
• Make Your Home Beautiful: Learn From The Pros
• LaGuardia Human Resources Director Presents at Conference
• LaGuardia Professor Emeritus Receives Leadership Award
• Salman Ahmad Performs at LaGuardia on Sat., June 3

May 2006

• LaGuardia Hosts Health Care Recruitment Event on June 16
• CUNY Consortium Receives $1 Million from the U.S. Department of Labor to Train Workers for the Retail and Food Service Industries
• Come to the Asian Heritage Celebration on Wed., May 31st
• Award-Winning Playwright To Give Talk on Wed., May 17
• LaGuardia Welcomes Art Speigelman on Thurs., May 11, 2006
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents a Music Festival on May 19
• LaGuardia Names New Vice President of the Division of Adult and Continuing Education
• LaGuardia Math Professor Publishes Book
• LaGuardia Social Science Professor Presented in April
• LaGuardia Student Receives 2 National Awards
• LaGuardia Students Debut "The Antigone Project": May 23
• LaGuardia Honored As Nation's Best
• Joseito Mateo In Concert Fri., May 12
• Acclaimed Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Performs on May 6
• Attend the Asian Rock Festival on Sat., May 6
• Faculty: Professional Development Opportunities
• LaGuardia Sponsors “New Racism” Conference: Thu., May 4
• 2006 Performance Planet Series Kicks Off in May
• LaGuardia Sponsors Ceremony for New U.S. Citizens

April 2006

• Employment & Career Services Job Fair: Wed., April 26, 2006
• LaGuardia Human Resources Director Presents at Conference
• LaGuardia Celebrates Deaf Culture on Fri., April 21, 2006
• Senator Serphin R. Maltese & The State Senate Appropriate $55 Million to CUNY for LaGuardia
• Don't Miss the College Transfer Fair on Wed., April 19, 2006
• LaGuardians Presented at Atlanta Education Conference
• Start Your Path to an Allied Health Career: Wed., April 5, 2006
• Open House for Continuing Education on Wed., April 5, 2006
• New Book Calls LaGuardia 'A True Leader' In Higher Education

March 2006

• LaGuardia Offers One Day Workshop On the Art of Socializing and Networking on April 10, 2006
• LaGuardia Offers Certificate Program in Arts Administration Beginning in April 2006
• LaGuardia Offers Alternative Healing Workshops in April & May 2006
• Professor Arturo Sanchez Moderates Panel Discussion
• Celebrate Women's History Month at LaGuardia
• LaGuardia's African Heritage Celebration Starts March 27, 2006
• Are You Looking For a Good Job?
• LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Publish Fourth Grade Curriculum on Voting Rights and Citizenship
• LaGuardia Community College Holds Job Recruitment Event on March 23, 2006
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center's Jazz Jam Series on April 7, 2006 Features Living Jazz Legend David “Fathead” Newman
• World-Acclaimed Troupe Performs at LaGuardia on March 25, 2006
• LaGuardia Professor Publishes Textbook
• LaGuardia Programs Help NYC's Economic Development
• LaGuardia Launches New Faculty & Staff Publication

February 2006

• Never-Before-Published Photos Documenting New York City Public Housing Now on the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Website
• LaGuardia Holds Free Lecture March 20 on Shamanism and Peacemaking
• Admissions Office Extends Hours Through March 3, 2006
• Prep Courses for the Regents Exam
• Legendary Jazz Singer Sheila Jordan Performs March 10, 2006 at The Performing Arts Center's Popular Jazz Jam Series
• LaGuardia Holds Free Financial Management Workshops on February 22, 2006
• LaGuardia Holds Free Workshop on Home Ownership on February 28, 2006
• White Castle Raises Funds for The LaGuardia Foundation
• Are You Looking For A Job As A Security Guard?
• LaGuardia Receives Grant to Conduct Restaurant Survey
• Faculty Publishes Article on College Library Laptop Program
• LaGuardia Recognized as "Top Performer" In National Survey
• 7 LaGuardia Graduates Transfer to NYU for Their Bachelor's
• Apply Now For Spring!

January 2006

• LaGuardia's Workforce1 Can Help You Find A Job
• Office of Economic Development Hosted Business Workshops
• LaGuardia's Librarians Present in New York and Toronto
• LaGuardia Receives $500K+ for Minority & Veteran Teacher Development
• Learn About Jobs with the MTA on Fri., Jan. 13, 2006
• LaGuardia Faculty Contributes to 'Best Humanities Website'
• LaGuardia Faculty Publishes Article in Journal
• Ford Foundation Awards $100K Grant to LaGuardia

December 2005

• International High School Photo and Essay Exhibit At the Queens Museum of Art From January 7-23
• SAT Prep Courses Start January 21st
• LaGuardia's College for Children Offers Academic and Art Classes This Winter
• Citigroup Awards $10,000 Grant to LaGuardia
• CUNY Chancellor's Compact for Public Education Funding
• Looking for A Job in NYC Transit?
• LaGuardia Professor Publishes in The History Teacher
• LaGuardia Professor Publishes Book on Edith Wharton
• LaGuardia's 2006 Calendar on Women in American History
• Students: Be Session II Smart!
• NYS Dept. of Labor Awards LaGuardia $170K Grant

November 2005

• President Mellow Proclaims December 1 as Rosa Parks Day
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents The Nutcracker on December 17
• LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Hosts Free Open Mic Night on December 3
• Green Marketing Expert Jacquelyn Ottman to Conduct a Workshop at NY Designs on December 10
• Council Member Kendall Stewart Visits LaGuardia's Center for Immigrant Education and Training
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Hosts “Jazz for the Holiday” on December 9
• LaGuardia Faculty Publish Research Paper Guide
• Faculty Members Publish Article on Integrated Learning
• LaGuardia Offers Sign Language Course For Young Children
• Jobs for Bilingual English and Spanish Speakers
• Tamar Muskal Performs at LaGuardia on Tues., Nov. 29
• LaGuardia Launches Asthma Assessment & Prevention Project
• November is CUNY Month
• Register Now for the Student Leadership Conference
• Daily News Hails LaGuardia Student Manju Poudel
• LaGuardia Begins Research on NYC Entrepreneurial Patterns
• LaGuardia Opens Center with Free Help For Job Seekers
• Chile's Acclaimed Inti-Illimani at LaGuardia on Sat., Nov. 5

October 2005

• LaGuardia Graduate is Finalist in the 2005 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
• LaGuardia Offers Bereavement Training Course on November 5 and the 19th
• LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Kicks Off 7th Season of Jazz Jam Series on November 18
• 'A Christmas Carol' To Be Performed at the LaGuardia on November 18 & 19th
• LaGuardia Sponsors Student Photography Exhibit
• LaGuardia Offers A Free Program For Allied Health Career Seekers
• LaGuardia's GED Program on WNBC-TV: Tue. Oct. 18
• LaGuardia Professor on WNET/Channel 13: Tue., Oct. 18
• 2005-2006 Senate Elections Today from 1-4pm
• Kick-off for LaGuardia's EPA Asthma Study: Wed., Oct. 19
• LaGuardia Student Wins Exclusive Scholarship
• White Castle Chooses LaGuardia for October Promotion
• Faculty: Join Tuesday's Brown Bag Discussion
• Need a Venue For Your Event?
• LaGuardia Continuing Education Classes Start in October
• Free Introductory ASL Workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 11
• LaGuardia Wins $500K Hospitality Training Grant
• Help for Students Enrolled at Colleges in Gulf Coast States

September 2005

• International High Schools Boast Higher Graduation and Lower Dropout Rates Than Traditional High Schools
• LaGuardia Offers Free EMT Course For Low Income Women Beginning October 24
• El Diario Publisher Rossana Rosado to Give Keynote Address at LaGuardia Community College’s 33rd Annual Commencement on September 20
• Small Business Owners: Compete for Government Contracts
• LaGuardia Commencement Exercises on Tues., Sept. 20
• LaGuardia Honors Night on Tues., Sept. 13
• Seniors: See Tap Diva Mable Lee on Tues., Sept. 27
• LaGuardia Offers Certificate Program in Arts Administration
• Learn How to Start, Grow & Finance Your Own Business
• Alternative Health & Healing Fair on Sat., Oct. 1
• LaGuardia Graduate Wins National Scholarship to Swarthmore
• 100+ LaGuardia GED Program Graduates Are College-Bound
• Students: Apply Now for Fall Semester Scholarships
• LaGuardia's Enrollment Services Center Now Open

August 2005

• Wed., August 31 Admission Deadline for Exempt Students
• Free Citizenship Workshop on Thurs., Aug. 18
• Scholarships for 2 LaGuardia Students Who Began With GEDs
• LaGuardia Media Studies Majors Win Accolades From AVID
• LaGuardia Students Named to All-New York Academic Team

July 2005

• LaGuardia Library Leads Video Conference with South Africa

June 2005

• LaGuardia Speech Contest Winners Announced
• Ribbon Cutting for Enrollment Services Center - Mon., June 6
• LaGuardia Intern Of The Month: Lily Aminova '06
• LaGuardia Presents Kevin So on Tues., June 14
• LaGuardia Presents 'The Laramie Project'

May 2005

• Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony on Thurs, June 2nd
• LaGuardia Annual Speech Contest on Thurs., June 2nd
• Students: Enter the Common Reading Essay Competition
• Holocaust Remembrance Event on Tues., May 24
• Attend the LaGuardia Business Forum on Tues., May 31
• 'Bad Seed' Performances on Sat., May 21
• Students: Meet The Majors on Thurs., May 26
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents the History of Salsa on June 4
• Performing Arts Center's Latin Jazz Finale on June 10 Features Acclaimed Trumpeter Ray Vega
• Celebrate LaGuardia's COPE Program on Tues., May 17
• Faculty: New Professional Development Opportunities
• Mayor Bloomberg Proposes $23.47 Million Dollar Capital Allocation to LaGuardia
• LaGuardia Celebrates Asian Success on Wed., May 11
• 10th Anniverary of LaGuardia's COPE Program on Tue., May 17
• Students: Study in Costa Rica This Summer
• Meet Survivors of Japanese Atomic Bombings on Tue., May 3
• LaGuardia Chosen for Latino Student Success Research
• New York State Gives LaGuardia $21.7 Million
• New York Times Writer Speaks at LaGuardia on Wed.,May 11
• May is Asian Heritage Month at LaGuardia
• LaGuardia Presents "Crossing the BLVD" on Mon., May 23
• CUNY Integrative Learning Conference on Friday, May 6
• Raices Habaneras Visit LaGuardia on Sat., May 7
• LaGuardia Graduate Awarded Yale Fellowship

April 2005

• Jazz Great Slide Hampton to Jam at the Performing Arts Center on May 20
• Faculty: Professional Development Opportunities in 2005 & 2006
• Students: Choose Your Campus Representatives This Week
• 'Career Opportunities for Deaf Professionals': Wed. April 20th
• Bravo! Latino Student Appreciation Day: Wed. at 2pm in the Cobblestone Courtyard
• Record Number of LaGuardia Students Make Dean's List
• Vet Tech Grads Get Perfect Pass Rate on Licensing Exam
• Meet Moises Kaufman on Wed., April 6
• LaGuardia Establishes Student Exchange Program with the Universidad Central in Chile
• Students: An Exciting One Week 'Study Abroad' Opportunity
• LaGuardia Student Elected Regional Vice President Of International Honor Society
• LaGuardia Wins National Award For Its Writing Progams
• “Performance Planet” To Feature Gino Sitson Thurs., April 14
• Free Indian & Bengali Concerts: Thurs., April 7 & Sat., April 9
• LaGuardia Student Wins Sallie Mae Scholarship
• LaGuardia Wins Award for Honor Society Membership Growth
• Faculty & Staff: Tell Us About Your Published Works

June 2007

• Steven Ovadia of the Library Has Article Published in Library Journal
• LaGuardia Offers Free Six-Week Job Training and Computer Literacy Program for Displaced Homemakers
• LaGuardia Community College's Workforce1 Career Center Holds Job Recruitment Fairs in June. Free and open to the public.
• LaGuardia Community College s Workforce1 Career Center Holding Free Workshop on Careers in Retail on June 21. Registration Now Through June 19
• LaGuardia Community College s College for Children Hosts a Fun Day for Kids on July 7. Free and open to the public.

March 2005

• LaGuardia Celebrates African Heritage March 29 & 30
• Aquatics Club Member Sets New American Record
• Borough’s Adult Education Classes Under Threat
• Queens Borough President Helen Marshall Reviews LaGuardia's New Security System That She Funded
• Meet Author Jeffrey Paul Chan on Tues., March 22 at 2:30pm
• LaGuardia Celebrates Women's History Month
• LaGuardia Offers Certificate Program in Arts Administration
• See the Academy Award Nominated Film 'Super Size Me' on Tues., March 8 at 4pm
• LaGuardia ESL Programs in the News
• Palo Flamenco U.S. Premiere on Sat., March 12 at LaGuardia
• Interested in Taking A Non-Credit Class At LaGuardia?
• Students: Are You Thinking About Running for Student Government?
• Haale In Concert at LaGuardia on Thurs., March 24

February 2005

• LaGuardia and Queens Network of New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Develop the Borough’s First Practical Nursing Program
• The Paper Bag Players Come to the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on March 19
• Jazz Vocalist Mark Murphy to Perform at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on March 18
• LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Launches 'Performance Planet' on March 12
• Students: Study at Barnard College This Summer!
• 6 LaGuardia Graduates Receive Scholarships to Polytechnic University
• LaGuardia Student Chosen for Prestigious UN/NYC Internship

January 2005

• Allied Health Career Fair on Wed., Jan. 26 at 10am
• LaGuardia Summit on How To Help Tsunami Survivors - Wed., Jan. 19 at 4:30pm
• Celebrate the Life & Work of Dr. King on Jan. 12 & 13!
• 'Getting Out of Debt & Building Wealth' on Wed. Jan. 26
• LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Receives Grant to Publish Fourth Grade Curriculum
• Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Visits LaGuardia on Sat., Jan. 22
• Record Number of LaGuardia Students Make Dean's List
• Students: Study at Vassar College This Summer

December 2004

• LaGuardia Receives ASL Interpreters Grant from U.S. Dept. of Education
• LaGuardia Lecturer Honored as an Outstanding Teacher
• LaGuardia Student Chosen for Caucus/Scholars Internship
• Gates Foundation Awards LaGuardia $6 Million
• Audition for 'The Laramie Project' on Dec. 8 & 9
• Auditions for 'The Bad Seed' on Thurs., December 2
• See "The Nutcracker" on Sat., December 18
• Recording Artist Yolanda Wyns to Appear Sat., December 11
• Hans Christian Anderson's 'The Snow Queen' on Sat., Dec. 4

November 2004

• 3 LaGuardia Students Receive Scholarships From Italian Charities in Elmhurst
• Sterling National Bank Donates $2,500 to LaGuardia Fundraising Campaign
• LaGuardia's Fall Student Enrollment Up 8%
• Kenyan U.N. Ambassador to Speak at LaGuardia on Nov. 10
• Register Now: Student Leadership Conference on Sat., Nov. 6
• Attend the Fall College Transfer Fair: Wed., Nov. 10
• November is CUNY Month
• Faculty: A Call For Papers for LaGuardia's Journal of Teaching & Learning
• LaGuardia Holds Admissions Events Throughout November

October 2004

• LaGuardia Performing Arts Center' Jazz Jam Series Features Two Highly Acclaimed Saxophonists on November 19
• Listening to Our Community: Intolerance - Wed., Oct. 27
• "Chisholm ’72" Screening on Wed., Oct. 27
• A Record Number of LaGuardia Students Achieve Dean’s List
• VIVOS to Perform at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
• Learn About Transfer Opportunities & Scholarships at Mount Holyoke, Smith, & Wellesley
• Two LaGuardia Educators Receive Prestigious Award
• Student Job Fair - Wed., Oct. 6th
• LaGuardia Faculty Council Awards Scholarships
• ESL: Come to Learn English...Stay for a Degree or Career

September 2004

• Performing Arts Center Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a Night of Latin Jazz on October 22 Percussionist Steve Kroon is guest musician
• LaGuardia Offers Expanded Health Services to Students
• Lunch with a Side Order of Music at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s Lunchtime Concert on October 20
• LaGuardia Offers an Array of Continuing Education Classes This Fall
• "Listening to Our Community: Homophobia" - Wed., Sept. 29
• Democracy In Crisis: An All-Day Event on Mon., Sept. 20
• LaGuardia Sponsors Queens Business & Government Procurement Expo on Oct. 6
• Continuing Education Open House: Tues., Sept. 21
• Students: Join or Start a Club on Wed., Sept. 22
• LaGuardia Graduation Exercises on Thurs., Sept. 23
• New Student Scholarships for Fall & Spring
• LaGuardia Art Student Reviewed by New York Times

August 2004

• LaGuardia Offers Certificate Program in Arts Administration
• LaGuardia Open As Usual During GOP Convention
• Opening Sessions for Faculty & Staff
• Opening Sessions for Students on Thurs., Sept. 2nd.
• Today is the Last Day to Apply for Fall
• Interior Design Magazine Showcases LaGuardia’s Incubator, NY Designs
• LaGuardia Named One of the Top 3 Large Community Colleges in the U.S.

May 2007

• A Book by Professor Mary Beth Early to be Translated into Korean
• LaGuardia Student Receives Full Scholarship to NYU
• Jazz and Funk Trombonist Fred Wesley Featured at LPAC's Black Music Month Celebration on June 15
• LaGuardia Student Receives Award from the Hospital for Special Surgery
• Learn About LaGuardia's New Degree Program in Music Recording Technology on May 22
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents a Music Festival on June 7
• LaGuardia Co-sponsors Annual QueensBusiness and Government Procurement Expo on June 8
• Special ASAP Information Session on May 19th
• LaGuardia Hosts Culminating Event of its Difficult Dialogues Project on May 30
• Call for Papers for In Transit: the LaGuardia Journal on Teaching and Learning. Proposals Due June 29.
• LaGuardia Offers Free Six-Week Job Training and Computer Literacy Program for Displaced Homemakers
• Ben Hunt Receives Award for His Center's Work with Veterans
• Professors Diane Ducat and Lisa Orbe to Present Study on ESL Students
• LaGuardia on May 17 Hosts Two Free Lectures on Global Warming and Disease Prevention
• LaGuardia's Workforce1 Career Center Holds Job Recruitment Fairs in May
• LaGuardia Veterinary Technology Student Receives Scholarship for Her Work with Exotic Animals

July 2004

• Free Home Appliance & Electronics Training Program For Women
• Learn About Free Grants for Women Small Business Owners on Tues., July 20 at 6pm!
• LaGuardia #1 in Graduating Asian Students
• Borough President Helen Marshall Honored by LaGuardia Students
• LaGuardia Receives Grant To Teach Youth How to Manage Finances
• Latino Art Festival Dance Performance on August 5
• New York Times Hails LaGuardia & Wagner Archives Photo Exhibit
• LaGuardia Student Wins National PBS Competition
• Apply Now for Fall and Be Admitted Within 60 Minutes!
• St. John’s University Signs Their First University-Wide Articulation Agreement With A Community College: LaGuardia!

June 2004

• LaGuardia GED Graduate/Current College Student Receives CUNY Scholarship
• New York Times Profiles LaGuardia & CUNY’s GED Programs
• The 2nd Annual Thomson Film Festival To Be Held on Thursday, June 10
• LaGuardia Student Named "Intern Of The Year"
• Visiting Filmmaker Series: Producer Tony Grazia To Screen "NARC" on Thursday, June 3 at 3:30pm
• LaGuardia’s Exchange Program with Barnard College Funded for $1.5 Million
• Latino String Quartet Celebrates Haiti’s Bicentennial With A Free Concert on June 9
• LaGuardia Social Science Professor Wins Fulbright Award
• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Hailed As One Of The Best

May 2004

• Urban Encounters: A Film and Panel Discussion on Tuesday, June 1 at 4pm
• "Urban Encounters" - Film & Discussion on May 24 at 2:30pm in the Little Theater
• Celebrate Asian Heritage Day on Wed., May 26 at 2pm
• "International Day" Celebration on Wed., May 19th
• The Center for Teaching & Learning Announces Faculty Development Opportunities For Next Year
• LaGuardia Community College Sponsors Queens Business and Government Procurement Expo on June 11
• Student Leadership Conference on Thursday, May 6th from 11am-4pm
• "Damn Yankees" opens Tuesday, May 11th
• Melba Moore to Play the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
• 2 LaGuardia Students Win Contest for Upcoming PBS Documentary "My Journey Home"

April 2004

• Book Calls LaGuardia "A True Leader in American Higher Education"
• See "Brother Joombo’s Magic History Soup" Today at 2:30 in the Mainstage Theater
• LaGuardia Nursing Professor Wins State Honors
• Author Elizabeth Nunez to Visit LaGuardia on Tuesday, May 11th at 10:30am
• The Semi-Annual College Transfer Fair Takes Place Today from 2pm-7pm
• Vote in the Student Government Elections Today
• Conversational Spanish Course for Beginners Begins on May 10
• Microsoft Access Course Begins May 22
• PowerPoint Presentation Course Begins on May 8
• On-Line Certificate Program in Web Page Design Begins on May 19
• Museum Of Modern Art Confirms Its Ongoing Partnership with LaGuardia After Move Back to Manhattan
• Learn About Career and Transfer Opportunities in Social Work and the Human Services Field on Thursday, April 15th at 4pm
• Telemundo Television To Hail the Success of Our Small Business Development Center on Monday, April 12.

March 2004

• LaGuardia To Host City University of New York’s Queer V Conference on Saturday, May 1
• The LaGuardia Small Business Development Center To Be Featured on CUNY TV This Week
• Tony Award Winning Actress Melba Moore To Be Guest Artist-In-Residence
• Jazz Great Lou Donaldson to Perform at the Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 30
• LaGuardia Community College Receives $150,000 Grant To Increase the City’s "Green" Businesses
• Author Paul Kivel To Present A Workshop on "Men’s Work: How To Stop the Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart" on Monday, March 29 at 1pm
• Accounting and Managerial Studies Professor Co-Authors Article in Academic Exchange Quarterly
• "The Future of Us All: Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender: Can We All Get Along?" - Tuesday, March 30 at 9:15am
• Museum of Modern Art Acquires Fine Arts Professor’s Work
• Math Professor Publishes Article in FOCUS
• Performing Arts Center Presents "The Silly Jellyfish" on Saturday, March 21
• Small Business Development Center Director Featured in the New York Times
• 2 Students Named to the All-New York Academic Team
• UCLA and LaGuardia Are This Year’s Recipients of the Theodore M. Hesburgh Certificate
• 2 Students Win Awards at National Arts Competition

February 2004

• English Professor’s Screenplay Purchased by Neve Campbell
• LaGuardia Foundation Awards Scholarships to 32 Students

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• LaGuardia Student Takes First Place in the First CUNY-wide Speech Contest
• Jazz Great James Spaulding Performs May 11 at a LaGuardia Performing Arts Center s Jazz Jam Session
• Police Apprehend Two Middle College High School Students in Connection with a Threatening Message
• LaGuardia Hosts Second Annual New Media Technology Day on May 16
• Diane Darcy Recognized by an Honor Society For Her Service to Students
• The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents a Performance Planet Concert on May 18
• LaGuardia Holds Emergency Preparedness Forum for Community Leaders on May 4
• LaGuardia Administrator Raises Funds to Build a School in Africa
• LaGuardia Hosts Celebration of Deaf History, Culture and Language on April 20
• LaGuardia Community College Holds Job Recruitment Event on April 17
• LaGuardia Appoints Vice President for External and Community Affairs

October 2003

• LaGuardia Community College Foundation Awards 32 Scholarships to LaGuardia Students
• Living Jazz Legends Featured at the Kick-Off of LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s Fifth Annual Jazz Jam Series on October 31
• Hansel and Gretel to be Performed at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on October 18
• LaGuardia Community College Offers Certificate Program in Arts Administration
• LaGuardia Lecturer Wins Obie!
• Are you registered for the CUNY Proficiency Exam?

September 2003

• LaGuardia Community College Pool Manager Named coach of the year by a national swimming organization
• Novelist Tamim Ansary to Speak to Students at LaGuardia Community College on October 8
• Councilmember Gioia to be Keynote Speaker and Award Recipient at LaGuardia Community College’s Thirty-first Commencement Exercises on September 30
• LaGuardia Ranks 5th in the Nation in Graduating Hispanic Students
• Peter Koo donates $10K to LaGuardia Foundation.