JPMorgan Chase has partnered with the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment to provide tuition support and establish the School’s first-ever financial health course. The innovative partnership provides 15 full-tuition scholarships and helps students establish strong money management skills through the MoneySmart Financial Coaching Program developed by the National Council for Workforce Education.

In Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen, the Emmy-nominated and
Award-Winning Lebanese-American chef, bestselling and award-winning cookbook author, Julie Taboulie, warmly welcomes one and all into a whole new wonderful world of the fresh, flavorful and fabulous famous foods from her beloved Lebanese heritage.

Junior Lindsey Cowans threw a no-hitter in the LIU softball team’s shutout victory over Farleigh Dickerson University (FDU), putting
an exclamation point on the Sharks third straight victory in the
three-game series. Cowans was named second-team All-NEC in
2023 and has earned NEC Prime Performer twice this season.

Jessica Dean ’23 was selected to receive a Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s program (CGSM) award by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The highly competitive scholarship is awarded high performing graduate students based on the following criteria: academic excellence, research potential, personal characteristics and interpersonal skills.

The New York Academy of Medicine awarded Doctorate of Social Work candidate Millicent Harry for her presentation of her doctoral research, titled: “The Experiences of Asylum Seekers in Host Cities and the Implications for Social Workers in Leadership.”

Jennifer O’Dougherty, a doctoral candidate in Transformational Leadership Studies, presented her research at the Association for the Study of Play’s (TASP) 50th Annual Conference at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. TASP is the premier professional organization in academia dedicated to interdisciplinary research and theory construction concerning play throughout the world.

Jordan Di Cicco, an alternate captain on the men’s hockey team during the past two seasons, signed an ECHL deal with the Adirondack Thunder, the minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils. The London, Ontario native finished his Sharks career with 110 games played, 37 points, and 60 blocked shots and was a top defenseman during his four seasons at LIU.

Zaina Arafat authored a personal essay for The New Yorker entitled “Fasting for Ramadan While Gaza Goes Hungry.” Arafat is an award-winning author whose stories and essays have appeared in a number of national publications, including the NewYork Times, Washington Post, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, Harper’s Bazaar, BuzzFeed, VICE and NPR.

News 12 featured the work of student nutritionists on the Post campus during National Nutrition Month in March. Using a variety of creative demonstrations and trivia games, the campus nutritionists handed out goodie bags with health snacks and educated fellow students, faculty and staff regarding proper nutrition.

Six members of the men’s water polo team were named Academic All-Americans by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPCA): Ethan Zaire, Anthony Gauna, Charlie Downey, Karl Lovett and Sam Odenkirk and Riyad Shehadeh. To be eligible for consideration for Academic All-American consideration, student-athletes must have maintained a minimum 3.20 cumulative GPA.