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December 3rd, 2009
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections
Purdue Libraries Contributes to City University of New York 2010 Calendar and Curriculum Project
December 3, 2009– This year, Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections was among more than 100 public colleges and universities in all 50 states that contributed to the 2010 City University of New York’s (CUNY) calendar, website and curriculum project by sharing historic images and milestones from their own past.
Entitled, “Investing in Futures: Public Higher Education in America,” the 2010 calendar project is the sixth such collaboration bringing together CUNY, the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and The New York Times Knowledge Network, with support provided by founding sponsors JPMorgan Chase and TIAA-CREF.
Visit the Investing In Futures calendar/curricula website:
http://www.cuny.edu/publichighered
“We are particularly enthused about this year’s calendar which underscores our country’s historic commitment to advanced learning and the importance of a strong system of public colleges and universities to America’s social and economic well-being,” said Craig Dunn, The New York Times’ Education Partnerships Manager. “Its launch reinforces President Obama’s recent announcement of the American Graduation Initiative and funding for community colleges.”
The LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, which produced the calendar, is housed at CUNY’s LaGuardia Community College in Queens, New York, The launch of the 2010 CUNY calendar, website and curriculum was celebrated at a reception on November 11 at The New York Times Conference Center. Dr. Muriel A. Howard, the president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and a double CUNY alumna who earned her A.A. at the New York City College of Technology and her B.A. at the College of Staten Island, praised the calendar project in her remarks.
Contact
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections
Shauna Borger, Digital Collections Coordinator
LaGuardia and Wagner Archives:
Steven Levine, Coordinator for Educational Programs (718) 482-6067; slevine@lagcc.cuny.edu