College Etiquette
LaGuardia resources
Outliers
Advising Yourself
Grab bag
100
The way you begin an email to a professor.
What is "Dear Professor" or "Dear Dr." or "Dear Mr." or "Dear Ms."?
100
You go here to get help on any kind of writing task.
What is the Writing Center?
100
A data point that defies the normal statistical pattern.
What is an "outlier"?
100
Available online as a pdf on the Laguardia site, it lists all the courses, majors/programs, and policies of the college.
What is the "college catalog"?
100
My full name.
What is Jayashree Kamblé?
200
The way you end an email to a professor.
What is "Yours sincerely/Yours truly/Best regards, (Full student name)"?
200
This office in B 215 helps you with applying to a four-year school.
What is the Transfer office?
200
Canadian professional hockey players are usually born in these two months of the year.
What are January and February?
200
This link is the best way to login and see all the LaGuardia online tools in one place, such as your email, Eportfolio, etc.
What is "MylaGuardia" or the "CUNY portal"?
200
The number of hours Gladwell believes you need to put in to become a master at something.
What is 10,000?
300
This habit involving technology is insulting to your professor and classmates, and hurts your ability to learn.
What is "using your cellphone during class"?
300
When you want to practice for a job interview or learn how to format a resume, this office has you covered.
What is the "Center for Career and Professional Development"?
300
This cultural factor affects how people interact with each other at work and leads to success or failure (such as high rates of plane crashes).
What is "power difference/distance index"?
300
You should use this online system to understand which degree requirements you still need to complete.
What is the "Degree Audit" or "Degree Works"?
300
LaGuardia's school motto.
What is "Dare to Do More"?
400
1 of 3 behaviors that qualify as unprofessional or immature and may hurt your participation grade to the extent of leading to an F.
What is "consistently missing class time," "sleeping in class," or "constantly distracting yourself and your classmates"?
400
They meet every Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 4 and you should join one of them based on your interests.
What are "Student Clubs"?
400
Gladwell believes that this is more important than IQ.
What is "social savvy," "practical intelligence" or the kind of entitlement that results from an upbringing in which you are taught to advocate for yourself?
400
You should use this online tool to look for what courses are being offered by the college during the next semester (and how many sections are open).
What is the "Class Search" in CUNYFirst?
400
The number of majors (including tracks and options) available at LaGuardia.
What is "more than 60"?
500
1 of 3 behaviors that mark you as a sincere student and lead to your success.
What is "punctuality," "being prepared for the day's task," and "ability to focus on what is being taught or asked of you by the professor"?
500
Based in C-249, this office can help when you're troubled because of issues in your personal life.
What is the "Wellness Center"?
500
SSLANT
What is "smile, sit up, listen, ask questions, nod when being spoken to, and track with your eyes"? (Ch 9: Marita's Bargain)
500
The path to get from the main LaGuardia web page to the page that lists each major, its guidebook, its advising team, and a recommended course sequence or curriculum.
What is "Current Students-->Student Advising-->Majors" (or "Current Students-->Academics-->Majors")?
500
Liberal Arts advising is located in room ___ while the Registrar's office is in room ___
What is B102 and C-107?
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