Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer generously secured nearly $2M for Long Island University’s Roosevelt Institute  for the cataloguing of American Presidential Family Descendants oral histories and the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment early scholars program.

Live Nation opened the Brooklyn Paramount theater on the Brooklyn campus with a performance by Damian & Stephen Marley. Brooklyn Paramount’s grand opening marks a significant milestone for the venue, showcasing a multi-million-dollar redesign and honoring the building’s nearly
100-year history.

Joshua Ocampo and Seif Ghazi were awarded Jeannette K. Watson Fellowships, as part of the Watson Foundation’s 25th class of fellows. Started in 1999, the prestigious fellowship provides student leaders from select New York City colleges representing America’s top graduate programs with three years of unprecedented personal, professional and cultural immersions in the United States and abroad.

Fashion Merchandising students are utilizing the state-of-the-art 3D simulation laboratory on the Post campus to create their own clothing line. Established in partnership with Fortune Future 50 Dassault Systèmes, the 3DExperience Center of Excellence is one of only two in the U.S. The Fashion Merchandising Style 3D class is the first higher education program of its kind in the nation.

Syd Morris won the 2024 EAGL Conference All-Around Championship, becoming the first gymnast in LIU history to win the prestigious title. The Pennsylvania native scored an impressive 39.475, securing a first-place finish and a trip to the NCAA regionals. Morris was named EAGL Gymnast of the Week three times this season.

Students in the Fashion Merchandising and Management program traveled to Florence and Milan, as part of a semester-long business consulting project with Zerolab , a space where craftsmanship and sustainability come together to support emerging designers in Florence.

Grammy Award-winning audio engineer and producer Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton was the subject of a feature profile in Forbes, highlighting his work teaching students in the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entrepreneurship. Keaton serves as Director of the Music Technology, Entrepreneurship & Production program. He works with the music industry’s top artists, spanning from JAY-Z to Rihanna to Mariah Carey.
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Women’s hockey goaltender Tindra Holm has earned a spot on the Sweden National Team for the second straight year at the upcoming IIHF World Championship. Holm, the NEWHA Goaltender of the Year, had a record-breaking season with a 1.95 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. She played a major role in helping LIU set a new program record with 28 wins.

Recent graduates Jared Ebersole ’23, Luke St. Armand ’22 and senior Daniel Tellerman are inspiring the next generation of engineers through interactive electric vehicle kits with their startup venture Lectec. Lectec’s first set of kits recently arrived at several schools and in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Ebersole and St. Armand are co-founders and Tellerman serves as Director of Growth. St. Armand left his job at Amazon to commit to building the venture full-time.

Softball head coach Roy Kortmann reached the milestone of 800 career wins with the team’s victory over Stonehill. Kortmann began his career at LIU in 1994 and has turned the program into a conference powerhouse with 12 NEC regular-season titles, 11 NEC championships and 11 trips to the NCAA tournament. He and his staff have earned NEC Coaching Staff of the Year 10 times and coached four NCAA All-Americans. Kortmann is currently top-30 all time in NCAA softball career wins.