Julian Bond Graduation 'Speaker GEORGIA LE"G"IS[)\TOR TO KE'rN"OTE SECOND ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT I Julian Bond, Georgia legislator and civil rights activist who was nominated to be vice-president of the U. S, during the stormy 1968 Democratic con· vention, will deliver the keynote address at LaGuard· ia Community College's Second Annual Commence· ment September 8 in Colden Auditorium at College . Bond was a founder of the Student Nonvjolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960 and served ·as Communications Director in that organizatiQn un­ til 1966. During that time he was deeply involved in civil rights drives and voter registration campaigns in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas. Although elected to a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1965, he was barred from tak­ ing office by the Georgia legislators who strongly ob­ jected to his statements on the Vietnam War. Finally, after he had been barred two additional times, the Supreme Court ruled that the Georgia House had err­ ed in refusing him his seat. and won half of the 42 votes allocated to the Georgia In 1968. charging that blacks were being exclud­ delegation. Bond seronded the nomination of peace ed from significant participation in the regular dele­ candidate Eugene McCarthy and his own name was gation headed by Georgia Governor Lester Maddox. placed in nomination for the Vice-Presidency but he Bond led an insurgent delegation to the convention was too young to accept. Promotions Recommended for Eighteen Faculty . . The promotions of 18 LaGuardia Community sion; and Ms. Fern Khan. Director of the Education College faculty members will be recommended by Associates program. President Joseph Shenker to the City University's Faculty who will be recommended for promo­ . Board of Higher Education. tion to the rank of Assistant Professor are : Mr. Rob­ Four members of the LaGuardia faculty will be ert Q'Pray. Business Division; Ms ..Marian Arkin, Lan· recp'!l~ende~ for promotion to tl")e rank of Professor. guage and Culture Division; Ms. Laverg.ne Trawick, These are: Dr. Carol Leland, Chairperson of the Div· Division of Student Services; Mr. Arthur Archer. Lib· ision of Social Science; Dr. Michael Hoban, Chairper­ rary Division; Ms. Mona Fabricant, Natural Environ· son of the Division of Natural Environment; Dr. Dan ment Division; Mr. Richard Holmes, Education Asso· Ehrlich, Director of the Department of tnstitutional ciates Division; Mr. Max Rodriguez, Language and Research; and Dr. John Cato, a member of the fac­ Culture DiviSion; Ms. Barbara Muir. Natural Environ· ulty of the Social Science Division. ment Division; Ms. Francine Brewer, Communicat· Recommended for promotion to the rank of ions Skills Division; Ms. Nancy Birdwell, Business Associate Professor are: Mr. Ron Miller. Business Div· Division; and Mr. F. Stanley Munks, Business Divis· i ~on; Dr. Harvey Weiner, ! anguage and Culture Divi· ion. NEWS NOTES ... NEWS NOTES... NEWS General Chairman of the 1974 Annual State Un­ iversity of Two-year College Conference was Donald A. Davidson, Associate Professor in the College Senate News Data Processing Program at LaGuardia ... Also partici· by Rlch.r~ ~.H ... pating in the conference: Ernest Manshel, Assistant s.c,.tary, Coli•• Senlte Professor in the Business Division, who served as Chairman of the Planning Committee ," Thomas French, Associate Professor in the Div ision of Social As Senate Secretary , I will be writing a column Science ... Benjamin Popper, head of the Communi· in Perspective and in Fiore llo's Flute about once a cations Skills Division .. ' Rose Palmer, Chairman of month, regularly reviewing recent actions of the Sen­ ate and its committees. This will be done so that all the Division of Business '" Marlene Obert, lecturer members of the college community can more readily in the Division of Communication Skills ... Fillmore be kept informed of Senate Committee business. In Peltz, Director of the Midd le College ... Wallace addition, minutes and other material on College Sen­ Appelson, Dean of the Faculty ... Anita Vogel, Di r­ ate actions are avai lable in my office (Room 302) ector of the Human Services Programs. and in a central display in the college library. President Shenker is among those appointed The College Senate is now in the process of recently by the Board of Higher Education to a forming the new committees established in the Gov­ special task force which will make a study of stu­ ernance Plan . It elected seven of its members at its dent activity fees at the City University. The group meeting on May 9 to the Committee on Committees. will examine fee procedures at the 19 colleges of Elected were Jerolyn Minter, Flora Mancuso, Rose Palmer, Ralph Garrett, Farley Arriaga, Calvin Sam­ CUNY and make policy recommendations to the , Board, based on the study. In announcing the task uels, and Joseph. Gutman_ The Committee, chaired by Dean Minter, has force, SHE Chairman Alfred A. Giardino said "the been working very hard to create the new commit­ Board of Higher Education believes that an in­ tees called for in the bylaws. The Committee has dis­ depth study relating to mandated student fees is tributed copies of a committee service applications appropriate and timely. While City University stu­ for committee service. (If you haven't yet submitted dent governments have generall y allocated funds in­ one, contact Dean Minter, Room 143, Ralph Garrett, to constructive and enriching programs, recent alleg­ Room 104, or myself.) ations and questions point to the need for a set of The next Senate meeting is scheduled for July clear and enforceable procedures and criteria for the 10_ The new structure and membership proposed by allocation, expenditure and audit of these funds." the Committee on Committees for the Curriculum, The task force will be co-chaired by Stan lay Gold­ Academic Standing, and Evaluation of Program Eff­ stein, former president of the College Al­ ectiveness Committees will be reviewed then. The re­ umni Association, and Virginia Laughlin, former maining new committees will be established by the Hunter College student body president. Committee on Committees as of the Fall Quarter. The BHE has also appointed a short-term com­ Other forthcoming agenda items will include a report on the Academic Calendar and a review of the mission to recommend policy in the broad area of grading system. All students and staff can submit facu~y personnel practice, including tenure. items for placement on Senate or Senate Committee agendas by sending them in writing to my office or "LETTER OF SUPPORT" FOR by notifying your Senate representative for referral OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM of the item to me. Items intended for discussion at A reviewing team of the Accreditation Commit­ a particular Senate meeting must be received two tee of the American Occupational Therapy Associa­ weeks in advance to be placed on the agenda. Except­ tion has recommended that the LaGuardia Commun­ ions will be dealt with by the Executive Committee. ity College Occupational· Therapy Assistant Program If you have items you would like to see the be given a " letter of support" by AOTA. Senate discuss or act upon, please send them to me. While the "letter o{ support" d'oes not indicate I would also like to remind everyone that Senate a form of pre-accreditation status, it suggests that Meetings are open to the entire college community. the program seems to be headed in the direction We will be meeting July 10th at 2 :00 P.M_ in Room which would lead to ultimate approval, according to 5-143 and generally on the first Wednesday of each officials. month thereafter. 2 • • IN THE PARKS information provided by the Queens Council on the Arts

FRIDAY METROPOLITAN OPERA 5 CONCERT 18 'Turandot" 8:30 pm QueenlbGrough Community Band 8 :00 pm; SATURDAY METROPOLITAN OPERA 6 FRIDAY CONCERT 19 8:30 pm "La Boheme" MUnicipal Concert 8:00 pm Cunningham Park Orchestra SUNDAY CONCERT 7 Seuffert Band 3:00 pm SUNDAY CONCERT 2' Seuffert Band 3:00 pm CONCERT 7 Forest Park Queensborough 4:00 pm Community Band·lndependence Park CONCERT 21 (Flushing Meadow-Corona Park) Queen.borough 4 :00 pm MONDAY MOVIES Community Band Movies in the Park 9:00 pm• Juniper Valley e.ark Juniper Valley Park MONDAY JAZZ CONCERT 22 TUESDAY JAZZ CONCERT 9 New York Musicians Organization 2:00 pm New York Musicians 12:00 pm Brookville Park OrganiZ.8tion..Jamaica Center, WEDNESDAY CONCERT 2. Register Building, 161-04 Jamaica Ave, New York Philharmonic 8:00 pm Jamaica Cunningham Park THURSDAY CHILDREN'S pLAyS THURSDAY CHILDREN'S PLAYS 25 Off Center Theatre 11 :00am" Off Center Theatre 11 :00 8m St. Albans Memorial Park St. Albans Memorial Park FRIDAY MODERN MUSIC CONCERT 12 FRIDAY CONCERT 26 Whiteltone Youth 8:00 pm MuniCipal Concert Orchestra 8:00 pm Musicians Kissena Park Francis Lewis Park MOVIES 26 SATURDAY FOLK MUSIC CONCERT 13 Movies in the Park 9:00 pm Bogart Music Group 2:00 pm Cunningham Park Forest Park SUNDAY CONCERT 28 SYMPHONY CONCERT 13 Sauffert Band 3:00 pm Jamaica Symphony 8:00 pm Forest Park Orcheltrll CONCERT 2. Crocheron Park QUHn.borough Community Band 4 :00 pm SUNDAY CONCERT I. Kissena Park Seuffert Band 3:00 pm BALLET 2. Forest Park Ballet Co. 4:00 pm BALLET I. , Long Island Ballet Co. 4:00 pm Ma in Street, Flushing. MONDAY CONCERT 29 SYMPHONY CONCERT I. Whitestone Youth Musicians 8:00 pm Jamaice Symphony 4:00pm Little Bay Park Orchestra WEDNESDAY CONCERT 31 Independence Park New York Philharmonic 8:00 pm THURSDAY CHILDREN'S PLAYS 18 Crocheron Park Off Center Theatre 11 :00 am St. Albans Memoria' Park 3