"Campus Update" is a weekly e-newsletter published by LaGuardia's Division of Communications and External Affairs to provide news and information to the college community. | |
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The Nursing major at LaGuardia is ranked the best nursing program in New York State, according to a list published online by Beckers Hospital Review on July 16. The rankings are based on passage rates on the National Council Licensure Examination-RN (NCLEX-RN) exam from RN-granting schools, including those that grant associate’s, bachelor’s, and direct-entry master’s degrees. In New York State, 101 schools were compared. The Beckers Hospital Review list is based on rankings from RegisteredNursing.com, initially reported in December 2023 and updated on June 12, 2024. Both times, LaGuardia earned the top spot in New York State with 98.51 out of a maximum of 100 points, for students’ NCLEX-RN results over five years. | |
Mental Health Matters was hosted in the E-Atrium today, July 31 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Originally scheduled as part of this summer's programming on the LaGuardia Community Greenway, the event was moved indoors due to inclement weather. Co-hosted by the Workforce Education Center, Mental Health Matters featured performances from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, an "Ask the Therapist" booth, and more in an effort to promote awareness on the importance of mental and emotional wellness. Additional events scheduled to take place on the Greenway this summer include a Welcome Party on August 27 and another installment of Safe Summer on August 29. For more information about Greenway programming, visit the Greenway's webpage or contact Nayelli Valencia Turrent, Chief of Staff at nvalenciaturrent@lagcc.cuny.edu. | |
Community Capacity Development Hosts Safe Summer 2024 Event on the LaGuardia Community Greenway | |
On Thursday, July 25, the LaGuardia community and Community Capacity Development came together for Safe Summer 2024, a community-driven, multi-city effort aimed at preventing gun violence. The event, which took place on the LaGuardia Community Greenway, aimed to promote safety and security by raising awareness of violent crime in the nation. Attendees of last week’s event included President Kenneth Adams and Council Member Julie Won. Community Capacity Development began the Safe Summer initiative in New York back in the summer of 2016, in response to the historical uptick in violent crime during the summer months. Since then, the initiative has expanded to more than two dozen cities across the United States. Another installment of Safe Summer is scheduled to take place on the LaGuardia Community Greenway next month, on August 29. | |
College Closed on Fridays Through August 9 | | |
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As a reminder, LaGuardia is participating in CUNY’s Summer Four-Day Workweek Program, which remains in effect through August 9. This means that the college will be closed August 2 and 9. Please keep this adjusted summer schedule in mind, and be sure to check individual office hours when seeking assistance from your colleagues in other departments and divisions. | |
Introducing Navigate, LaGuardia's Student Portal | |
Navigate is a platform for you to meet with advisors and connect with other members of the campus community. It replaces My LaGuardia, which shut down earlier this summer. Navigate offers a user-friendly experience for appointment booking, messaging campaigns, shared student notes, and more. Please visit our Navigate landing page to access the portal and for more information, or contact navigate@lagcc.cuny.edu. | |
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Casa de las Américas is Hiring! | | |
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Please encourage students to apply to be La Casa Student Ambassadors. The goal of the La Casa Student Ambassador Program is to provide mentorship, leadership, and civic opportunities to students of Latin American and Caribbean descent in order to enhance and support their experience at LaGuardia Community College. Throughout this ambassadorship, students will learn the moving parts of a college cultural center, which promotes career and personal development, and will prepare students for careers in multiple settings.
La Casa Student Ambassadors can earn up to $2,000 through stipends in the Fall 2024 semester. They will be expected to participate in the ambassadorship activities for 7 hours per week when classes are in session. Check out the position requirements and apply online. Email casa@lagcc.cuny.edu for more information.
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LaGuardia External Affairs Attends Elmcor's Summer Block Party | |
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On Saturday, July 27, Luda Spajic from the LaGuardia External Affairs team attended Elmcor’s Annual Summer Block Party. Elmcor Youth & Adults Activities is a Queens non-profit organization that has been providing community services for more than 55 years. This annual event brought together members of Queens community, various non-profit, and other neighborhood community based organizations. The block party attendees had the chance to learn about LaGuardia's academic and workforce development services and programs, as well as how to apply to the college. The LaGuardia External Affairs team attended a number of events to support the institutions' efforts to establish and preserve relationships with Queens residents and community organizations.
Pictured above: Luda Spajic, LaGuardia Community College External Affairs, with Patricia Lopez, Elmcor’s Community Coordinator.
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LaGuardia Student Invited to Participate in Science New Wave Festival | |
LaGuardia student Miranda Schrade, an Applied Mathematics major, was recently invited to participate in the 17th Annual Science New Wave Festival. Miranda’s project, "Maritime Forest, Provincelands," has been selected for inclusion and is part of the Labocine's "Scenes from the Forest" initiative. Each year, the festival curates an impressive lineup of 64 works, including documentaries, fiction, animation, video art, data, fieldwork, and creative hybrids that explore the intersections of science and art. “When looking at natural and social environments, video storytelling is a great primary source,” Miranda said she initially encountered Labocine in her search for additional undergraduate research opportunities for her upcoming Massachusetts Institute of Technology transfer application. “’Maritime Forest’ is an immersive view of the Provincelands on the National Seashore,” Miranda says. “Despite its remote location, human presence is still evident in the forest through unseen cars speeding by and people screaming. The project aims to document maritime trees, but the humans and animals who visit them make natural appearances. My goal is to inspire others to appreciate the importance of scientific discovery and inquiry in improving our world.” | |
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Fine Arts Professor Ari Richter Speaks About New Graphic Memoir with New York Times Editor Rachel Dry | | |
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On July 25, Professor Ari Richter spoke about his forthcoming graphic memoir, Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Graphic Family Memoir of Trauma & Inheritance at Books are Magic in Brooklyn Heights. The book weaves together two haunting stories—Richter’s grand- and great-grandparents’ imprisonment in Dachau, Buchenwald, and Auschwitz, and his own awakening to the contemporary rise of authoritarianism and the continuing crisis of anti-Semitism. In conversation with Rachel Dry of The New York Times, Professor Richter presented a few pages of the memoir and answered questions from audience members. Pictured to the left are Professor Richter, Vera Albrecht, Chairperson of the Humanities Department, and President Kenneth Adams with copies of Professor Richter’s memoir. If you missed the event, you can watch a recording on Books are Magic’s YouTube channel. | |
Students looking for enrollment services support can now access virtual office hours every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Virtual One Stop takes place on Zoom and allows students to drop in and meet with staff from the Admissions, International Student Services, Registrar, Student Financial Services, Student Information Center, Transfer Credit Evaluation and Testing offices. | |
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Updates from LaGuardia’s Library | | |
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- The Library will be closed Friday, August 2, as part of CUNY Summer Fridays. Please make sure to check our calendar before heading in.
- Group Study Rooms are open! Students can reserve a room here.
- Not sure what to read for fun next? Let the LaGuardia Librarians make some recommendations (for you or your child). Complete this form and a LaGuardia librarian will email you a list of five titles (from our collection, and within CUNY and SUNY) we think you might enjoy borrowing and reading.
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HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL UPDATES | |
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Need Help? Have Questions? Contact Us!
The Human Resources Department is here to support employees while they carry out the mission of the college. In order to best serve you, we want to be sure that you have the contact information where you can get answers for your most frequently asked questions.
Please make a note of our email addresses and phone numbers.
Human Resources Main Office
Mary C. DiGangi
Executive Director
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IT Update: Mandatory CUNY Cybersecurity Awareness Training Course
CUNY has announced that the 40-minute Cybersecurity Awareness training course, designed specifically for faculty and staff, is now mandatory annually, beginning this year. This course will help safeguard the security of our data against increasing cybersecurity risks, such as phishing attacks, spam, and hacked accounts, while providing best practices for safeguarding your data. You can view the course on Blackboard. All LaGuardia faculty and staff are required to take this course and we encourage you to take it as soon as possible to protect your own and the University's data. If you have any questions regarding the training, please contact Maritza Acero.
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Security Alert: Guard Against Increasing Phishing Email Attacks
There has been an increase in phishing attacks directed at CUNY from a variety of Gmail accounts. Most are of the familiar job scam variety which students are prone to acting on. CUNY/CIS teams are working with Microsoft to block these attacks, which are not “spammy” or “phishy” in nature so they aren’t automatically blocked by email security measures. CUNY/CIS urges all to guard against responding to potential phishing emails, as well as to communicate with colleagues and students to generate greater awareness about the scam increase.
Recommended User Actions Include:
- DO NOT reply to unexpected or unusual emails.
- DO NOT reply to emails with personal information or passwords.
- DO NOT click links or open attachments in unsolicited emails.
- DO read the CUNY Ransomware and Phishing Advisories.
- DO complete security awareness training at security.cuny.edu.
If you suspect you’ve received a suspicious or phishing email, please forward it to spam@lagcc.cuny.edu. Do not forward it to the LAG Information Technology Division or other group distribution lists or employees, including IT personnel. If you already responded to a phishing email, immediately contact our IT HelpDesk by submitting a ticket through the Faculty & Staff Portal or by email at ITHelp@lagcc.cuny.edu, or call 718-482-6134. If you have questions, please contact LaGuardia's Information Security team.
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LAGUARDIA IN THE HEADLINES | |
"Campus Update" is produced and published by the Communications and External Affairs Division. Faculty and staff who wish to submit items for publication can email CampusUpdate@lagcc.cuny.edu. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Monday to be considered for publication on Wednesday. |
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