Alpha Theta Phi Chapter - Phi Theta Kappa - LaGuardia Community College

Sign up in the ECLC office in MB-09 The daycare center hours will be extended to accomodate participating parents! ATTENTION : If we have a large group of parents going to Albany, CUNY will provide a bus leaving from LaGuardia College!

You may soon be paying more for LaGuardia’s subsidized childcare if the newly proposed bill is passed. In efforts to close the state budget gap, Governor Peterson is proposing a $7.4 billion funding cuts that would directly affect the CUNY/SUNY childcare programs. Here are some ways you can help: Go to the ECLC office located in MB-09 and sign a petition telling the Governor that it is not OK to cut funding for the ECLC program. (The petition is also posted on the door in the Honors House - MB-46) Join other CUNY students on March 2nd on a trip to Albany to talk to our legislators. YOU can make a difference!

Are you a student juggling studying, working and PARENTING? Is your child enrolled in LaGuardia's Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC)? If so, I have created a "Parent Corner" for students just like you. Here you can share your opinions or raise issues you may have with the ECLC program. As your newly elected Parent-Student Executive Board Member, I am here to make sure that your voices are heard. Furthermore, if you have a word of advice that other student-parents could find useful, I invite you to post it here. I look forward to your comments! Klara Kang

Are you a poet? If so, you could be selected to represent LaGuardia College in a national poetry contest and be named LaGuardia's Student Poet Laureate . Click HERE to print out the official entry form and submit it together with your poem to Dr. Kristen Gallagher by February 11th . Put your application in her mailbox in E103 . The entry must meet the following criteria: Entrant must be a currently enrolled Community College student Name of student must NOT appear on poem Attached form must be stapled to the entry as only method of identification Attached form must be signed Poem & Title must fit on ONE page in 12 point font If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Gallagher kgallagher@lagcc.cuny.edu or Dr. Laura Tanenbaum ltanenbaum@laguardia.edu .

By Klara Kang You have probably heard it many times since you came to college but I will remind you anyway: You need to get involved in extracurricular activities on and off campus! Those of you who are already engaged in community service, great job – keep it up! Those of you who are not, I hope you will be inspired as you read on. There are many reasons to volunteer or give back to the community. First of all, it will boost your resume and show your potential employers what you have achieved. In today’s world, with issues ranging from global warming to poverty, many companies are taking on the challenge of being socially responsible. Not only do they donate money to worthwhile causes, they also encourage and in some cases even require their employees to actively participate, whether it’s building homes with Habitat for Humanity, helping in a soup kitchen or volunteering in a hospital. That’s why you should get a head start, so when your dream interview comes you are ready to tel