Football season is off and running! Long Island University’s Division I football team will face off against Baylor University on Saturday, September 16th, at McLane Stadium in Waco, TX.
Alumnus Makes History
Fred Gaudelli ’82, a 24-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, made history recently as the first game producer in NFL history to receive the Pro Football Hall of Fame Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Gaudelli served as the executive producer of NBC Sunday Night Football for 16 seasons, turning it into the most-honored live sports series in US media history.
LIU Spirit Teams Capture National Championship
LIU’s cheerleading and dance teams joined forces with Finley the Shark to capture the Open Spirit Game Day division at the UCA/UDA national championships, beating St. John’s and South Dakota. It marked the first time the teams performed together as part of the new open program competition. Back on campus, the teams’ achievement was celebrated with a ring ceremony.
LIU Students at Hampton Classic Adoption Day
The LIU equestrian team, with Timothy Fitzgerald, LIU alum Valerie Angeli from the LIU College of Veterinary Medicine, and others, attended a special day for horse welfare at the Hampton Classic Adoption Day with the EQUUS Foundation on Monday, August 28th.
Ray Dalio ’71—Investor, Entrepreneur, Author—To Speak to Students in September
Ray Dalio ’71 built the largest hedge fund in the world. He was named one of TIME magazine’s “Top 100 Most Influential People.” And his straightforward approach to decision-making—shared in his #1 New York Times bestselling book, Principles—has been employed by countless readers.
Ray’s advice has been lauded by a wide array of fans, including Bill Gates, Tony Robbins and Diddy. Now, Ray is coming to Post’s campus to share with current students how his insights can be applied by anyone—no matter what they are trying to achieve.
John Legend to Headline Tilles Center Gala
Twelve-time Grammy Award winner John Legend will give a special solo performance at the Tilles Center Gala on Saturday, November 11th. To view ticket options, click here.
Long Island University Approved for Degree Bachelor of Engineering in Digital Engineering
Long Island University has received approval from the New York State Education Department to establish a Bachelor of Engineering in Digital Engineering degree program, which will prepare students for the workforce of the future through an interdisciplinary and experiential curriculum with an emphasis on engineering, design, computing and Artificial Intelligence.
The degree program will equip students with the tools and hands-on learning experience to design and produce innovative and cutting-edge solutions which can address real-world problems and challenges through digital medicine, personalized health, bioengineering, logistics, robotics and the Internet of Things (IoTs).
The new program will be supported by Long Island University’s laboratories and centers within its College of Science, College of Pharmacy, School of Veterinary Medicine and Center of Excellence in Life Science and Research, as well as its strategic partnership with Dassault Systemes, a global leader in digital engineering. Classes will be offered at both the Long Islandand Brooklyn campuses.
Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, Long Island University President, announced the program will be chaired by Dr. Mohammed Ghriga who is Chairman of the Department of Computer Science, Digital Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. It will be supported by the University’s distinguished team of full-time faculty, post-doctorate fellows and new hires.
“Our focus at Long Island University is to create an experiential learning environment where graduates are not just ready for the workplace, they are ready to solve some of our most pressing global challenges,” stated Dr. Cline. “Approval of our Digital Engineering degree program is another exciting step forward as Long Island University continues to build and expand on our strong research and technology emphasis.”
Dr. Cline noted that Carnegie Classification has ranked Long Island University in the top 7% of research universities nationwide.
Through a cross-disciplinary approach of project-based learning, research, the use of virtual and augmented reality technologies and global student collaboration, students in the program will be challenged to engineer solutions in:
- Digital health
- Personalized and regenerative medicine
- Tissue engineering
- Drug discovery
- Medical devices
- Additive manufacturing
- Robotics and unmanned vehicles
The culmination of the four-year degree program will be a Capstone Design program in which students design and build a patient-specific digital heart or digital liver to study functions of the organs as well as drug interactions.
Your Opinion Matters
As a member of the Long Island University community, we value your voice and invite you to participate in the American Opinion Panel that provides a voice for Americans on critical issues and trends through opinion surveys.
The American Opinion Panel was created by the Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis at LIU.
Alumnus Restoring Renowned Alligator Reef in Florida Keys
The volunteer work of Art Zupko ’73 is helping revitalize the world-famous Alligator Reef in Islamorada, FL. Zupko serves as a volunteer scuba diver with Islamorada Conservation and Restoration Education (I.CARE). The Florida Keys are home to one of the world’s largest coral reefs. Zupko and other scuba divers transplant and monitor the reefs, which have collectively lost over 50 percent of the coverage they had in 1970.
Coach, Olympian and National Champion
LIU head fencing coach and 2004 US Olympian Ivan Lee defended his title at the 2023 USA Fencing Summer National Championships, bringing his count of championship titles to 20. “I’m beyond blessed to still be able to fence,” said Coach Lee. “Winning is icing on the cake, but for me, just being able to compete at my age and remain healthy and enjoy the sport that I love is so amazing.”