Category Archives: Events & Opportunities
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Just Strategies: Pathways to Water, Food and Wellness
Dear Colleagues
The Presidents Society Environment Team and the ECHO Project would like to invite you and your classes to participate in an incredible interactive conversation. Join us on October 30, 2020 from 1-3pm EST via zoom for the event titled Just Strategies: Pathways to Water, Food and Wellness. To register for the event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-strategies-pathways-to-water-food-and-wellness-tickets-126571373385
This cross-pollinating conversation will highlight how communities are navigating the climate crisis and amplify efforts and experiences in NYC, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico that focus on water, food and wellness. Join these activists Ysanet Batista (Woke Foods), Jacqueline Pilati (Reclaim Seed NYC) Olatokunboh Obasi (Omaroti, from the Well of Indigenous Wisdom), and Amara Abdal Figueroa (Tierrafiltra) who will discuss their projects meant to inform, inspire and incite student-led and community-based efforts organized at and adjacent to LaGuardia College. The conversation will be moderated by LAGCC Professor of Anthropology Ryan Mann-Hamilton.
In delving into these conversations we hope to cultivate and share strategies across spaces that help us imagine and create a more just world. You can find a full description, additional information and Bios of the invited speakers at the following page.
Please share with your students and for any additional questions contact rmann-hamilton@lagcc.cuny.edu
You can support and stay connected to the ECHO Project and PS. Environment Program by following us on
Facebook: ECHO Project Group
Instagram @echoprojectlg
Twitter @LaGuardiaPSE
This event is co-sponsored by the Environment Community Humanities Oasis (ECHO) project as part of the Mellon Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research from the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center CUNY, ISER Caribe, the President’s Society Environment Program (PSE) at LaGuardia Community College, and the Rauschenberg Foundation.
Cheers: PS.E Faculty Leaders
Ryan Mann-Hamilton, Joby Jacob, Holly Porter-Morgan
Careers in Foreign Service
Virtual Job Fair
The Center for Career & Professional Development Staff (CCPD) cordially invites students and recent alumni to participate in our Virtual Job & Internship Fair – Fall 2020. This event will be held on Wednesday, November 4th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Career Connect (Symplicity).
In preparation for the virtual fair, we are offering workshops and instructional videos explaining steps to prepare for the fair and what to expect the day of the event.
Virtual Job & Internship Fair – Prep Workshops
Thursday, October 29 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/3be7dbdb2a7348ccae01892a856d25c0
1-571-392-7650 PIN: 320 030 6498
Monday, November 2 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/712df63b561a4f2c9da0ac89855455b3
+1-571-392-7650 PIN: 601 715 9383
Instructional Videos: Everything students need to know about the fair!
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDsG8WcBm1I
Part 1 is the “pre-job fair”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpFVshiM1yI
Part 2 is the “during the fair”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pBbcp390r0
To RSVP and view participating companies, visit https://bit.ly/fairjob2020 or log in to Career Connect
Events<Career Fairs< Virtual Job & Internship Fair-Fall 2020
Please share with students. For more information, please contact us.
Thank you,
Center for Career & Professional Development Team
Jessica Perez
Director, Center for Career & Professional Development
Build • Transform • Lead
LaGuardia Community College-CUNY
Division of Student Affairs
P: 718.482.5170 or 929.277.8127
New York Forum of Amazigh Film (NYFAF)
Dear College Community,
We want to share news of the New York Forum of Amazigh Film (NYFAF) which normally would have held its 6th film festival in the Little Theater. Following our successful spring streaming in May 2020, we would like to continue our “Streaming for a Purpose” initiative. We are thrilled to announce that LPAC and NYFAF will be streaming Mounia Meddour’s “vibrant and touching” (NY Times) film Papicha on November 18th and 19th.
A live discussion will take place via Zoom on Friday November 20th at 1 pm. To RSVP and watch the film: https://lpac.nyc. To attend the live discussion:
Please let us know as soon as possible if you’re planning to watch the film with your class. Here’s a description of the film:
Papicha. Drama – France, Algeria – 2019
In French and Arabic with English Subtitles
Synopsis Algeria, 1990s. Nedjma (Lyna Khoudri), an 18 year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War to keep her from experiencing a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting on a fashion show.
Mounia Meddour was born and raised in Algeria. At the age of 18, she moved to France with her family as a result of death threats they received during the Algerian Civil War. She studied journalism before joining the summer directing program at La Fémis in Paris. Her first short film, Edwige (2011) won the Ciné+ Award at the Saint-Jean-de- Luz Festival, the UniFrance Short Film Award and was featured in several festivals.
We hope you join us!
Best,
Habiba, Caron, Lucy, and the rest of the NYFAF team
Paid Internship: LAGCC & Bard partnership
Opportunities at the The Center for Career & Professional Development
The Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) is offering a series of employer information sessions providing students the opportunity to virtually network with professionals from various industries and explore internship and job opportunities. All students are encouraged to register for the events in advance and will receive a confirmation email with event link. Click on hyperlink for event flyers.
JP Morgan Information Session and Career Advice, Asset and Wealth Management
Learn more about opportunities within JP Morgan. Seldric Blocker will be leading the session to give you an overview of our difference career opportunities while also focusing on general career advice.
Date: Tuesday, October 20
Time: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Register in advance at: https://jpmc.recsolu.com/external/events/azjkPNR236PaqpFkNLyfjg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Learn more about the Field Representative employment opportunity with the US Census Bureau in NYC 5 boroughs. The position is working remotely and traveling in your assigned area explaining the purpose of survey, recording responses and canvasing respondents. Position pays $19.33 per hour. For more info email new.york.recruit@census.gov.
Date: Wednesday, October 21st
Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Register in advance at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuduCvpjwuGtAiTCrx4eiWoIn5N1ZWd-rv
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
U.S. Secret Services
Date: Wednesday, October 28
Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
TBA: information will be available in Career Connect
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Date: Wednesday, November 4
Time: 12:00 PM-4:00 PM
Location: Career Connect
Our Job Fair is designed to introduce upcoming graduates, recent graduates, and alumni to employers who are interested in recruiting for entry-level and mid-level openings. With the diversity of employers, students will be able to put into use variety of skills and work experience.
To RSVP, students:
- Log in to your My LaGuardia Page
- Click on the Career Connect icon, under E-Tools
- Select the Events Tab
- Click on “Career Fairs” to view more information and register.
You can also register and view participating employers by visiting the event page at https://bit.ly/fairjob2020. Instructional workshops and videos coming soon!
Parker Dewey: Micro-Internships
Innovative companies across industries are using Micro-Internships to identify, connect, engage, and hire high potential college students and recent graduates. Join this session to learn more about micro-internships and how to apply. For more information about Parker Dewey, visit http://bit.ly/parkerdewey.
Date: Thursday, November 12th
Time: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ofumupzssE9YeZ8OdLZgWNtJXYOxbJWM1
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
JP Morgan Chase & Co.: Careers in Finance Panel
Join us for an informative and interactive conversation with LaGuardia and CUNY Alumni at JP Morgan Chase. Alumni will speak about their career path, professional background, and recommendations for a successful career in the field.
Date: Friday, November 13
Time: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Register in advance at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkc-GvrT4jGNREjywcrSLQn5AFPi0S-5EO
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Careers in the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT provides for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York. Join this session to learn and explore career opportunities from engineers to planners in the NYC DOT.
Date: Friday, November 20
Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Register in advance at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdeyvqj8qGdbC3Gq3W84XPC5njB1gS2cx
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions
National Day on Writing
Hello all,
The National Day on Writing is an initiative started by the National Council of Teachers of English to celebrate writing — in all its glorious forms. For this year’s celebration on Tuesday, October 20, we’re asking: “How does writing keep you connected?” Please visit our site to answer this question via GoogleForm by Saturday, October 17, and share with students and colleagues at LaGuardia: https://dayonwriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/collaborative-poem/
We’ll be shaping these responses into a collaborative poem, which we’ll read via Zoom on October 20th at 2pm. Please join us for the reading of the collaborative poem, and faculty should feel free to invite their classes! You can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcO-oqDMoHN0UEeo7dt72utzmSQCinjep
Throughout the day on October 20th, we’ll also be sharing videos of LaGuardia writers (faculty, staff, students & alum) reading and talking about their work, along with pre-recorded panels/workshops and activities/prompts to get writers started. All of these videos will be housed on our site as well, for folks to visit at any time beyond the National Day on Writing: https://dayonwriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/.
Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you can participate in some way in our Day on Writing celebrations at LaGuardia! Social media participation is also encouraged (hashtags and accounts to tag are listed in the flyer designed by Dr. Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez below).
Thanks,
Bethany Holmstrom
Grace Leadership Program
