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Phi Lambda Sigma Matches First-Year Students With Mentors at Big Little Reveal Party

On September 27, LIU Pharmacy’s chapter of the Phi Lambda Sigma pharmacy honor society began its annual “Big/Little” mentorship program with a Reveal Party in the Paramount Gym on the LIU Brooklyn campus. A total of 100 students from LIU Pharmacy’s P3 class were matched with mentors from the P4-P6 classes.

P3 students and their mentors were paired using a survey that gathered information about backgrounds, desired career paths and hobbies. The information from the survey was used to match P3 students with upperclassmen based on common interests. The bonds formed through Phi Lambda Sigma’s mentorship program often grow into lifelong friendships, and mentors become a resource for guidance not only at LIU, but throughout graduates’ pharmacy careers.

As part of 2017’s festivities, “Bigs” received LIU Brooklyn t-shirts, and bought additional shirts as gifts for their new “Littles.” All proceeds from shirt sales were donated to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America, helping to support the bonds of mentorship in communities across the country.

President Bill Clinton Addresses Global Issues at LIU Post

The Global Institute at LIU hosted President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States and the founder of the Clinton Foundation, at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post on October 5.

Clinton addressed the sold-out crowd of more than 2,200 people for nearly two hours, touching on international affairs such as North Korea and the Middle East, as well as gun legislation, education, and the broader issue of democracy.

President Bill Clinton, the first Democratic president in six decades to be elected twice, led the United States to the longest economic expansion in American history, including the creation of more than 22 million jobs. After leaving the White House, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation in order to continue working on the causes he cared about.  Since its founding, the Foundation has endeavored to help build more resilient communities by developing and implementing programs that improve people’s health, strengthen local economies, and protect the environment. In 2005, he founded the Clinton Global Initiative to foster partnerships among governments, businesses, nongovernmental organizations and private citizens to turn good ideas into measurable results.  To date, over 3,600 CGI commitments have already improved the lives of more than 435 million people in more than 180 countries.

Introduced by LIU President Dr. Kimberly R. Cline and former Congressman Steve Israel, Chairman of the Global Institute at LIU, Clinton spoke largely about peace. He laid out what he called a framework for understanding the complicated and chaotic modern world.

“I think the most fundamental fact of the modern world is our interdependence,” President Clinton said, citing the Internet, and the flows of both information and misinformation in quantities humanity has never before experienced. “But no matter what, in this age, you could build all the walls you want, we are still connected.”

“President Bill Clinton’s historical impact and experience cannot be understated,” Congressman Israel said. “His worldview is especially appreciated during this time of global uncertainty and complexity.”

Israel and Clinton have sustained a longstanding working relationship and friendship since leaving their respective government offices.

 

LIU Brooklyn Physician Assistant Students Celebrate National PA Week at The Today Show

LIU Brooklyn Physician Assistant (PA) Studies students celebrated National PA week with The Today Show on NBC. Hoda Kotb took a picture with LIU Brooklyn PA students and Camille Kiefer, a faculty member and clinical instructor of Physician Assistant Studies, outside NBC Studios, holding signs to celebrate the contributions of PA professionals to the nation’s health.

The Physician Assistant profession was founded 50 years ago by Eugene A. Stead, Jr., MD. National PA week serves as a means to raise awareness and visibility of the profession. It began as a one-day event on October 6, 1987, Dr. Stead’s birthday, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the first graduating class of PAs from the Duke University PA program.

LIU Brooklyn’s Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program was the first in the region to be approved by the New York State Education Department.

One hundred percent of LIU Brooklyn M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies graduates passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination in 2014, 2015, and 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Sets of Twins in LIU Post Class of 2021 Interviewed by News12

News12 Long Island stopped by the campus of LIU Post to interview six sets of twins in the freshman class, an unprecedented number in the University’s history.

The twins are all Long Islanders, with varied interest in academics and athletics, spanning the spectrum of majors and minors.

“Reviewing college admission applications is a highly-individualized process where we take into consideration the merits of the entire person, from academics and athleticism to artistic talent and leadership,” said Rita Langdon, Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions. “Imagine our surprise when 12 of our freshman who were admitted to LIU Post’s highly competitive programs in accountancy, business, health sciences, and education, turned out to be siblings – actually 6 sets of twins! We are proud to welcome, from Long Island, the Barrelli, Boyer, Ginty, Fevola, Pyros, and Zimmer twins to LIU Post’s Class of 2021. They join freshmen from 27 states and 19 countries.”

The twins stopped by Mullarkey Hall to take part in a fun photo shoot. LIU Post supplied them with matching University shirts and they posed for several pictures together. The twins intermingled, meeting each other and sharing stories of hijinks in their past of twin pranks and talking to one another about the comfort of having a familiar face (in some cases, identical) on campus.

News12 aired the segment at the 5 o’clock hour. To view the segment, click here.

 

Steve Israel, Chair of the Global Institute at LIU, Pens NY Times Op-Ed After Las Vegas Massacre

Former Congressman Steve Israel, the Chair of the Global Institute at LIU, published an op-ed in the New York Times giving readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into why mass shootings don’t lead to new gun laws.

After the gun massacre in Las Vegas left 58 dead and hundreds wounded when a gunman opened fire from Mandalay Bay Hotel upon a country music festival below, many looked to the government to make sense of the country’s gun laws. Referring to his distinguished 16-year career in Congress, Israel laid out the stark realities of the Congress’ refusal to make any significant changes in gun laws, even as the country witnessed 52 mass shootings in that time span.

He cited three main reasons:

“First, just like everything else in Washington, the gun lobby has become more polarized. The National Rifle Association, once a supporter of sensible gun-safety measures, is now forced to oppose them because of competing organizations. More moderation means less market share. The gun lobby is in a race to see who can become more brazen, more extreme.

Second, congressional redistricting has pulled Republicans so far to the right that anything less than total subservience to the gun lobby is viewed as supporting gun confiscation. The gun lobby score is a litmus test with zero margin for error.

Third, the problem is you, the reader. You’ve become inoculated. You’ll read this essay and others like it, and turn the page or click another link. You’ll watch or listen to the news and shake your head, then flip to another channel or another app. This horrific event will recede into our collective memory.”

Israel urges voters to take action by voting for members of Congress who will stand up to the gun lobby and pass actionable legislation to stem the gun violence epidemic that has become commonplace.

Click here to watch Israel discuss the NY Times piece on CNN.

 

 

 

LIU Post Professor Quoted in New York Times Article on Addressing Racism in the Classroom

Dr. Shaireen Rasheed, PhD, Professor of Philosophical Foundations and Multiculturalism in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education, Information and Technology at LIU Post, was quoted in the New York Times in a piece discussing how teachers across the nation are incorporating the events in Charlottesville, VA into their classroom discussions.

Rasheed was quoted saying:

“As a professor who teaches a course on ‘Philosophies of Race’ I plan on integrating what happened in Charlottesville as part of my curriculum.

I think it is imperative that as educators we ask ourselves the following pedagogical questions: Is it possible to teach in a way that people will not be violent toward one another? In an attempt to make students racially literate, how can educators begin to undo racism and future oppression through the classroom experience?”

In an email in late September, Dr. Shaireen Rasheed said she had just taught a class on civil disobedience and the ‘take a knee’ debate. ‘What a time to be teaching! It’s a gift,’ she wrote.”

Dr. Rasheed had caught the attention of the NYT in an essay published in the Huffington Post August 21 titled, ‘Charlottesville and the Myth of the Neutral Classroom: Racial Literacy in Age of Trump.’ In the essay, she discusses the need to eliminate the false equivalency like that perpetuated by President Trump when he alleged there were ‘many sides’ to the Charlottesville protest.

“Unfortunately classrooms continue to reinforce a multicultural framework of tolerance, where teachers often are hesitant to condemn issues of racism, sexism and xenophobia by adhering to a neutral lens taking into account the ‘let’s all get along’ approach,” Rasheed wrote. “As educators, we must confront the concrete political realities of our times in our classrooms. Only then can all marginalized students be truly free in the fullest possible sense.”

Dr. Rasheed, who is a visiting scholar in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University for the 2017-2018 academic year, participated in a panel discussion on this topic titled “Deconstructing Privilege in the Classroom: Teaching as a Racialized Pedagogy” at Teacher’s College at Columbia University on September 23. She is currently working on a co-authoring a publication on this topic as well.

Dr. Rasheed was also recently chosen to participate in the Fulbright Specialist program and will travel to Austria in November, when she will deliver a keynote speech at the University of Salzburg.

 

 

Newsday: LIU Post “among the area’s top destinations each fall” for foliage

A recent profile in Newsday of top Long Island fall foliage spots highlighted the arboretum at LIU Post as “among the area’s top destinations each fall.”

LIU Post is nationally recognized as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country. The scenic campus is famous for its magnificent formal gardens, rolling green lawns and 4,000 trees — some among the largest on Long Island. A 40-acre portion of the campus is designated as an arboretum which features more than 125 trees (some very rare).

Each tree is labeled with interesting horticultural facts and origin information. The trees are located along a self-guided walking trail that encircles the campus’ main academic buildings. One of the landmarks along the trail is the breathtaking Tudor mansion that was once the home of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. The arboretum is open to the public seven days a week from dawn to dusk, free of charge. The self-guided walking trail starts and ends at Hillwood Commons and lasts anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes.

Arboretum Facts

Total Trees on Campus 4,000
Number of Species 120
Total Trees in Arboretum 126
Number of Species in Arboretum 71
Number of Tulips and Daffodils 75,000

 

To learn more about the arboretum, go to http://liu.edu/arboretum.

 

Brooklyn Paramount organ to be featured in final concert before renovation

One of the true treasures of LIU Brooklyn will be on display once more, when the one-ton Wurlitzer organ in the Paramount Gym – informally known as “the Beast” – will be played in a concert on Sunday, October 8.

Renowned organist Mark Herman will perform on the instrument – which includes more than 1,800 pipes and a 20-horsepower motor – in its last concert before the Brooklyn Paramount is restored to its former glory as a concert venue.

Click here to read more about the organ and the upcoming performance on New York magazine’s “Bedford and Bowery.”

Blackbird Baseball Featured on News 12 For Participating in Tunnel to Towers Run

Team Raises $2,286 for First Responders, Injured Service Members

From the LIU Brooklyn campus, you could see where the World Trade Center once stood, something does not go unrecognized by its baseball team. This week they found a way to give back.  The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds baseball team was featured on News 12 Brooklyn for their participation in the 2017 Tunnel to Towers Run on Sunday, September 24.

The Tunnel to Towers 5k Run honors Brooklyn Squad 1 firefighter Steven Siller, who ran from the battery tunnel to the World Trade Center with sixty pounds of gear on his back after his shift ended on September 11, 2001 and gave his life saving others. Andrew Turner ‘18, infielder and senior, organized the event, telling News 12, “Being from New York, having a lot of New Yorkers on the team, it’s just something very important to us here.”

Turner saw the opportunity to run with the LIU Blackbird baseball team as a bonding experience for the team as well as a way to honor the heroes of 9/11.

“It’s a special meaning to be a part of something and give back to the people who sacrificed their lives. It means so much to do anything we can,” said head coach Dan Pirillo.

The team raised $2,286 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation which benefits first responders and catastrophically-injured service members.

 

LIU Post Student-Athlete John Pavacic Looks Ahead

The future looks bright for student John Pavacic ’18, who is studying climate change as an Interdisciplinary study in environmental science major, with a minor in mathematics.

Under the expert tutelage of the LIU Post environmental science faculty, Pavacic’s passion and curiosity for climatology and meteorology have grown exponentially.

The kicker/punter on the LIU Post Pioneers football team experienced a rewarding internship at Brookhaven National Labs that exposed him to a diverse range of science study and practice, helping to shape the focus of his study post-Post. He is preparing to pursue his PhD in planetary atmospheres after graduation.

“Basically, I want to look into studying the futures of crops and working for a company that delves into the production rates of crops, and determines how they will grow according to climate change,” Pavacic said.

While Pavacic’s internship at Brookhaven National Lab was in the renewable energy department, his curiosity took him all over the lab.

“What I really loved was that in your own time, you could explore other departments,” he said. “I wanted to check out the heavy ion colliders and talk to scientists and ask them questions.”

His work was mostly focused on the 32-megawatt solar farm, where he was immersed in field work, taking readings of solar radians or repairing instruments. He also learned a lot of computer coding at the lab, something he based a 10-week project on.

The internship experience definitely “helped shape my focus on where science is going and the technology behind it,” Pavacic said.

As he prepares for his last year at LIU Post, he is reflecting on the deep well of knowledge and expertise he received from the professors in environmental science.

“I love everyone in my department,” he said. “They’re all really cool people. Dr. Demaria is really passionate about climate change and inspired me. Dr. Scott Carlin is so knowledgeable about the social and economic aspects of climate change and how they will affect the future. They are all beyond what I ever imagined what they could be.”

 

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