News at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú
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Our students are fostering an environment of greater belonging and inclusion—at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú and beyond. Our community recently launched three meaningful examples of student-centered initiatives: the Equitable Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú Action Team, the Indigenous Peoples Awareness Coalition (IPAC) and InQUEERies.
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If you're on campus the week of August 16, you may notice camera crews. That's because The College Tour is coming to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú has been awarded the 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant from internet and software services provider Kajeet. The grant comes with the provision of free internet connectivity hardware and managed service on Kajeet's platform, Sentinel.
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Like many first-year students, Alberto Cruz didn't come to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú with a career planned out. He was from nearby Hicksville, New York, and wanted to stay local. He also knew he wanted to help people. “Coming out of high school, I wanted either to be a nurse or a social worker," he said, adding that Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú offered him a scholarship and had strong programs in both fields.
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For nearly a decade, accounting students from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú have helped low-income individuals and families on Long Island prepare their tax returns. The students, working together with Bethpage Federal Credit Union, are part of a nationwide Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
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For the fourth consecutive year, an Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú student has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact. Miguel Velasquez, a sophomore in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú’s prestigious Levermore Global Scholars program who is majoring in history in the accelerated 4+1 Scholar Teacher Education Program (STEP), has been selected as a 2021–2022 Newman Civic Fellow.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú is determined to advance women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. See how our mentoring approach, small class sizes and commitment to overcome a historic imbalance are yielding results.
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In 2007, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú launched Bridges to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú, an award-winning program that helps students on the autism spectrum or who have nonverbal learning disabilities transition to college life and succeed academically and socially.
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Admission to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú will continue to be standardized test optional for current high school juniors applying for admission this coming year, recognizing the difficulty of taking SATs or ACTs during the pandemic.
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With travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19 aligned with the widespread implementation of remote learning, international virtual exchange can become an alternative to foster cross-cultural dialogue and English learning in higher education. In collaboration with partners in Spain, Morocco, and Italy, Professor Devin Thornburg and Clara Bauler developed three opportunities for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú students to engage in…
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Over the past 20 years, sources of knowledge have rapidly increased. In addition to traditional media and library collections, we can find information in blogs, social media, Wikipedia, big data, Zoom Rooms and Google Hangouts, among many other sources. With this expansion come questions on how we create, obtain and share knowledge and how we make knowledge accessible while respecting privacy.
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Osvaldo Alvarado enlisted in the Army Reserve while still a senior in high school. After six years, he wanted to continue to serve others, this time by becoming a social worker. “I enjoy helping people and serving the community," he said. "It's a calling."
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First-year student Matthew Brophy is a winner of a 9/11 Promise scholarship for children of first responders. Affected by a friend's suicide, he came to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú for our top-tier psychology program.
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La-Keir Morris has devoted her career and life to working with victims of domestic violence and serving as a foster parent. Now she's entered Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú's graduate program in social work with a goal of starting her own youth development organization.
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Admission to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú will become standardized-test-optional for current high school juniors applying for admission this coming year, recognizing the difficulty of taking SATs or ACTs during the pandemic.
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Learn more about the launch of the Warmline resource at the Institute for Parenting.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú sent its first study-abroad group of students and professors to Africa.
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The Carnegie Foundation has announced that Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú is one of the 119 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement.
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Jovia Financial Credit Union has awarded Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú a three-year, $135,000 grant to support a financial literacy program as well as student consulting projects.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú's cybersecurity track is about much more than coding.
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From Africa to North and South America, Assistant Professor Korede Yusuf, PhD, is working with vulnerable populations and taking her students with her.
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Every year, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú Community Reads Committee chooses a book that is given to incoming first-year students, with the rest of the community invited to read as well.
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When Brian Kern, an eighth-grader at Garden City Middle School, found out about the Panther Pantry at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú, he knew that it was an initiative he could get behind.
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Online learners need a community, too. Online education is becoming increasingly popular, but providing a quality learning experience requires more than just putting content online. A session at the conference examined the elements of successful online programs.
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Lectures by associate professor of finance and economics David P. Machlis, Ph.D., aren't one-sided talks. They're enthusiastic performances, filled with engaging give-and-take and interactive storytelling that encourage critical thinking.
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After welcoming the two largest classes in its history in the fall of 2016 and 2017, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú has done it again—continuing its streak and setting a new record as 1,265 first-year students arrived on campus at the end of August.
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At Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú, Sean Culkin learned about the Bridges to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú program, which provides a support system for students with autism spectrum disorder.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú prides itself on being a model of diversity and inclusion. Now, one of our top diversity programs is serving as a model for school districts on Long Island.
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For the 14th year, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú is offering the Alice Hoffman Young Writers Retreat, organized for high school students with a passion for writing to get a glimpse of their future life as a writer.
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Champigny suffered a stroke at age 11. She credits Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÔøµÀÈËÐþ»ú for providing the personalized education that has enabled her to continue her recovery process, live on campus and complete her biology degree this spring.