"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. | |
The Division of Communications and External Affairs offers various additional resources to help you share news with the campus, including an event calendar, photography, graphic design, and more. | |
LaGuardia Hosts Thank You Lunch for Employees | |
On August 16, President Kenneth Adams and members of the college administration served a BBQ-style lunch to LaGuardia’s Public Safety, Custodians, Buildings and Grounds, Information Technology, and Human Resources staff to mark the end of summer. | |
The thank-you lunch was provided by MBJ Food Services and featured hamburgers, chicken, corn, green salad, pasta salad, watermelon, and banana pudding (made by Executive Legal Counsel to the President Maria Cook). | |
Staff members enjoyed the weather, music, and the opportunity to engage with fellow staff and administrators. To see more photos from the barbecue, click here. | |
Opening Sessions 2024 will take place Wednesday, September 4. All faculty and staff are invited to attend the event and the various breakout sessions scheduled to take place throughout the day. This year's theme is "Career Readiness & Pathways: Guiding Students Towards Success in Education and Beyond," and the event will feature a keynote address from Dr. Niesha Taylor, Director of Career Readiness at the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The day will begin with a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Mainstage Theater Lobby, followed by the plenary session in the Mainstage Theater at 9 a.m., and various luncheons and workshops throughout the remainder of the day. Learn more here. | |
FYS Textbook Available to Help Students Succeed at LaGuardia | |
The LaGuardia First Year Seminar Textbook was created by a team of faculty, staff, and students to support the overall success of LaGuardia students. While developed with new-to-college students in mind, this free, online textbook offers content of interest to all students. Topics include: campus navigation, finding your community, academic success skills, health and wellbeing, and major exploration. Students played a key role in content creation, resulting in content that is accessible and responsive to LaGuardia’s diverse student population. | |
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Introducing Navigate, LaGuardia’s Student Portal | | |
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Navigate enables LaGuardia students to meet with advisors and connect with other members of the campus community. For students, it replaces My LaGuardia, which shut down earlier this summer. For faculty and staff, it will replace C2C and SEMS; C2C will be deactivated this weekend, while SEMS will be deactivated November 1. 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 learn more, or contact navigate@lagcc.cuny.edu. | |
Sign Up for Professional Headshots for Faculty and Staff | |
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LaGuardia’s Communications and External Affairs Division is hosting a series of “Photo Days” for faculty and staff who need to update their professional headshots! The Photo Days are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Room E-509. Book your timeslot here for one of the following dates:
- September 18
- October 23
- November 13
- December 11
For more information contact Anastasia Figuera, photographer, Ext. 7471.
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Faculty Encouraged to Submit Profiles for LaGuardia Website | | |
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All LaGuardia faculty members are invited to submit personal profiles to be included on the website. Faculty profiles include a personal biography, information about your research interests, contact information, and other relevant details to share with the campus community. These profiles will be accessible through each department's "Faculty and Staff" webpage. You may submit a faculty profile for yourself here. | |
IT Update: Mandatory CUNY Cybersecurity Awareness Training Course | |
Beginning this year, all faculty and staff must complete the 40-minute Cybersecurity Awareness training annually. 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 access the course on Blackboard, under the "Organizations" tab. We encourage you to take it as soon as possible to protect the University's data, as well as your own. If you have any questions regarding the training, please contact Maritza Acero. | |
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New Student Orientation to Take Place August 27 and September 3 | | |
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With summer winding down, it’s almost time for New Student Orientation. Orientation sessions will take place on August 27 and September 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please direct any Orientation-related inquiries from incoming students to CampusLife@lagcc.cuny.edu; students can also find more information about New Student Orientation on our webpage. | |
Welcome Parties Scheduled on the LaGuardia Community Greenway on August 27 and September 3 | |
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend two welcome parties on the LaGuardia Community Greenway, coming up on August 27 and September 3. With the Fall 2024 Semester on the horizon, the welcome parties will give community members an opportunity to catch up with one another before classes begin and enjoy the warm weather before things start to cool down in autumn. There are a handful of other events slated to take place on the Greenway through October, including a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration hosted by La Casa and the FIT to 5K. For more information about Greenway programming, visit our webpage. | |
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MBJ Café Hours: August 12 to September 7 | | |
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As we reach the conclusion of this summer semester, MBJ is adjusting its hours of operation for the next four weeks as follows:
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M Cafeteria: Closed until the first day of classes, September 5.
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E Kiosk: Open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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C Kiosk: Open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (closed on Saturday, August 31 and September 7)
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LaGuardia is offering a new major this fall. Business Administration: Facilities Management is designed for students interested in business operations and maintaining a business’s physical space. New courses were developed in collaboration with the International Facility Management Association Foundation, and include BTM113 Introduction to Facilities Management, BTM206 Building Systems: Anatomy of a Building, and BTM208 Project Management. A new academic department, Community Health and Wellness, has also been introduced to house non-clinical healthcare related majors. These majors, which include Human Services: Mental Health and Public and Community Health, were previously part of Health Sciences. The addition of the new department is intended to clarify advisement and career pathways for students, and enhance faculty, scholarship, research and development, says Dr. Dionne Miller, associate dean for Academic Affairs. Dr. Nicolle Fernandes, professor of nutrition and culinary management, will chair the new Community Health and Wellness Department. | |
Students looking for enrollment services support can now access virtual office hours every Friday 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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The LaGuardia Red Hawks are gearing up for the 2024-25 Athletics season with the start of Men’s Soccer, the return of Men’s and Women’s Basketball and Cross Country, and the debut of Women’s Volleyball. LaGuardia Athletics Director Andrew Walker says the 2024-2025 “looks very promising.” “With the addition of Women’s Volleyball we’ve expanded LaGuardia Athletics by over 150% adding three new sports in three years,” Walker said. “In past years LaGuardia had only Men’s and Women’s Basketball. Now we have Men’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, and Men’s and Women’s Cross Country.” The 2023-24 academic year brought the return of the Athletics programming at LaGuardia Community College. This season coaches hope to capitalize on their successes and learn from the challenges they faced last year. Walker says each coach is prepared to work with student athletes to ensure their academic eligibility and capture more wins for each team. | |
Updates from LaGuardia’s Library | | |
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During intersession, the Library has reduced hours. Please see our full list of Library services and hours. | |
HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL UPDATES | |
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In-Person New Employee Orientations Are Back!
We’re happy to announce the return of in-person new employee orientations. They’re a great way to help new employees feel more comfortable by learning more about LaGuardia’s history, values, work environment, culture, employee resources and more. Orientations are also a terrific opportunity for new employees to meet other newly hired colleagues and begin establishing strong working relationships.
Scheduled for September and October:
- September 25 – New Employee Orientation - Faculty and HEO Series
- October 2 – New Employee Orientation – Adjuncts
- October 9 – New Employee Orientation – All Classified Staff – Full and Part Time
Save the date that applies to you. More information will follow in future issues of Campus Update and other College communications channels.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, contact Human Resources at HRHelp@lagcc.cuny.edu or at (718) 482-5075.
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Reminder: Remote Work Agreement in Effect | |
As we prepare to welcome students back to campus over the next few weeks, please keep in mind that beginning Monday, August 12, staff members are required to work 70% of the time in person, just as in Spring 2024 and Fall 2023. This means seven in-person days and three remote days for every two weeks that full-time staff work. The remote work agreement is currently in effect through June 30, 2025. Completed and signed remote work agreements are due to Human Resources by Friday, September 13. Please see the email delivered on Monday, August 12 with the subject line "New Remote Work Agreement w/ Schedule A&B Option for 70/30" for more information. You can also review the CUNY Flexible Work Arrangements to learn more. If you have any questions, please speak to your supervisor, or contact Human Resources at HRHelp@lagcc.cuny.edu or at (718) 482-5075. | |
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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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"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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