News at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú
- Awards & Recognition
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Every year, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú honors four exceptional employees with a President’s Award for Excellence and one employee with the President’s Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. According to President Christine M. Riordan, PhD, the honorees “have won the admiration of their peers and colleagues by providing an extraordinary level of service to the University, and working to advance our…
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Every year, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú honors four exceptional employees with a President’s Award for Excellence and one employee with the President’s Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. According to President Christine M. Riordan, the honorees “have won the admiration of their peers and colleagues by providing an extraordinary level of service to the University, and working to advance our shared…
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Rebecca Luther has a lot going for her. She’s pursuing a major in sociology and minors in both psychology and marketing, in addition to being a member of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú’s Honors College. She’s also the president of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú’s Psychology Club. Luther came to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú and joined the Psychology Club in the fall of 2019. She wanted…
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Opportunity to teach in the Madeira Islands honors her Portuguese heritage.
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U.S. News & World Report recently announced rankings of top graduate programs for 2023, including Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú's programs in social work, psychology, nursing and business—adding to other recent honors, including being a U.S. News Best College among national universities.
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Our newest Newman Civic Fellow, Caio Gomes, is an environmentalist and student leader, who speaks five languages. We are committed to nurturing student leaders who want to find and create solutions for challenges in society.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú's 2022 Business Plan Competition will take place on Tuesday, April 26.
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The American Council on Education (ACE) has announced that Diann Cameron Kelly, PhD, associate provost for student success at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2022–2023.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú junior Dhruv Gupta has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Canada Mitacs Globalink Program scholarship. A special program of Fulbright Canada, the award provides summer internship opportunities for 50 top-ranked American undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced research in their academic discipline.
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Early 20th-Century Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú Female Faculty Members Pioneer Lasting Labor Reforms
CategoriesPublished:“[Perkins] insisted New York politicians visit factories and mines across the state to see the conditions themselves.”—Robert Linné, PhD, professor of education and coauthor of The New York City Triangle Factory Fire (Images of America) Professors Frances Perkins and Annie Marion MacLean, PhD, colleagues in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú College’s fledgling sociology department in the early 20th century,…
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There's no limit to how far an Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú background in soccer and a strong work ethic can take you.
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During March—Women’s History Month—Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú’s Student Government Association announces the recipients of the Women’s Recognition Awards. These are awarded to outstanding women who have been nominated for their leadership, service and commitment to excellence that benefit and inspire members of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú community—women such as one of the faculty recipients of the 2021 Women’s Recognition Award: Justyna Widera-Kalinowska, PhD, associate…
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Kristen Capezza, MBA '12, vice president of enrollment management and University communications, has been named one of the Long Island Herald's Premier Business Women of Long Island. The annual award recognizes women for excellence in various fields.
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Going 13 out of 14 is an impressive statistic, especially when it comes to physics. Over the last 14 years, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú's Physics Club has been recognized as an outstanding chapter by the Society of Physics Students National Office (SPS National) a whopping 13 times.
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According to healthaffairs.org, more than 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day—leading to an unprecedented spike in the number of homebound adults relying on home-based primary healthcare. Yet, today, the quality of home-based care for the nation's older adults is highly inconsistent.
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When Juan Jaramillo, PhD, associate professor of decision sciences and marketing, came to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú in 2018, he brought with him more than just the skills and knowledge to help launch the Master of Science in Business Analytics program in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business.
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Paul Serrato, MA ‘98
CategoriesPublished:Paul Serrato, MA ‘98 was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Deciding to move to the East Coast to pursue his passion for music, he attended Boston University, and later, Empire State college, where he received his undergraduate degree in Jazz Composition and Latin Music.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú Named One of America's Top 50 Disability Friendly Colleges and Universities
CategoriesPublished:The website College Choice has cited Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú as one of the country's most accommodating schools for students with physical disabilities, autism spectrum disorder or learning disabilities.
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For nearly two decades, Phyllis and Frank ’77 Angello have been devoted champions of an Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú education and generous benefactors to the University.
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Dr. Betty Vohr ‘62
CategoriesPublished:Betty Vohr ‘62 was born in Brooklyn, NY to immigrant parents. She grew up in upstate New York, where her family relocated to manage an inn. It was there, at the young age of 13, that Betty was first inspired to become a pediatrician. The suggestion came from a psychiatrist who had a summer home in the same town and continued to see pediatric patients during the summer.
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Young and Making an Impact: Two Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú Alumnae Receive Long Island Business News Awar
CategoriesPublished:Every year, through its 30 Under 30 and 40 Under 40 ceremonies, Long Island Business News (LIBN) honors bright and dynamic young professionals across Long Island who have made significant strides in their careers. The 30 Under 30 award recognizes 30 professionals who have made remarkable achievements in their career before turning 30, while the 40 Under 40 award recognizes 40 accomplished professionals under the age of 40.
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After a year at an out-of-state school, Matthew Spirakis is back on Long Island, majoring in business at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú. But the sophomore already has some impressive business experience under his belt.
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Goal 6 of Momentum: Strategic Plan for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú, 2015–2021 committed Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú to taking steps to achieve “global recognition and renown.” Once thought of as a regional “commuter college” and cited as a “hidden jewel,” we aspire to being known across the country and around the world as a modern metropolitan university offering outstanding academics,…
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At Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú, Jack Dowd ‘60 found the perfect place to grow his myriad interests. With the help of basketball Jack Dowd and track scholarships, he came to campus ready to pursue his interest in art.
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Ern Knox ‘75 came to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú first as a commuter student from Roosevelt, and later as a resident student, to study psychology. He found a strong community in the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first Black fraternity on Long Island, as a member of its second pledge class. SharRon McCoy-Knox, an aspiring nurse, commuted from Freeport. SharRon was actively involved in student life and had a role in establishing the first Black sorority at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
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An insufficient number of faculty was the top reason that more than 80,000 qualified applicants to U.S. undergraduate and graduate nursing programs were turned away in 2019, according to an American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) report. This lack of nurse educators, in turn, is leading to a nationwide shortage of nurses that has potentially dire consequences for healthcare—particularly in the midst of an ongoing pandemic.
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In 2012, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú launched the 10 Under 10 Young Alumni Recognition Program to honor alumni who have achieved exceptional career and professional accomplishments, even before celebrating their 10-year Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú reunion.
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Elizabeth Palley, JD, PhD, a professor in the School of Social Work, was awarded an $80,000 grant from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth to research informal, home-based child care providers—often those who care for children from low-income families—and identify challenges providers face in delivering high-quality, affordable care.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú has been nominated in nine categories in the annual Bethpage Best of Long Island competition organized by Schneps Media. Online voting continues through December 15 and winners will be announced early in 2022. Individuals may vote once a day.
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My relationship with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú is a two way street - as much as I have provided for the University, it has done the same for me.