LaGuardia Community College/CUNY (LaGuardia) and Queens College/CUNY (QC) this past month celebrated an innovative partnership aimed at increasing the number of Hispanic and low-income students pursuing STEM majors.
LaGuardia President Kenneth Adams and Queens College President Frank H. Wu signed an agreement formalizing the partnership for the Queens STEM Academy (Q-STEM), which enhances STEM education, creates a seamless transfer pathway between the two institutions, and provides students with holistic support both in and out of the classroom. See photo caption, below.
“The innovative Q-Stem partnership addresses several key University priorities by preparing CUNY students for careers in high-demand fields, promoting a seamless transfer experience between colleges and reducing longstanding equity gaps for Latinos and members of other groups that are underrepresented in STEM,” said CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez. “Kudos to Presidents Adams and Wu, and to the faculty and staff members at LaGuardia Community College and Queens College, for their collaborative efforts to benefit CUNY, our students and New York.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Queens College on the Queens STEM Academy and are grateful for the U.S. Department of Education’s support that has made this possible. LaGuardia graduates more STEM majors than any other community college in the CUNY system, and many LaGuardia students aim to transfer to Queens College for its strong STEM programs,” said President Adams. “This program will help ease the transfer process and help make jobs in STEM, where there’s high demand and financial reward, more accessible for residents of Queens and beyond.”
“We are delighted to partner with LaGuardia Community College in preparing Hispanic and low-income students to enter STEM-related fields,” said President Wu. “As a federally-designated Hispanic-Serving Institution—with a full-time undergraduate student enrollment that is at least 25 percent Hispanic—we are deeply committed to this effort for the scope of opportunities that it offers students while strengthening their skills in preparation for postgraduate research and employment.”
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