Freshman Mara Titarsolej discussed her gymnastics career in an article published in De Stentor, a Dutch newspaper. Titarsolej, a member of LIU’s gymnastics team, joined the Dutch National Team in 2013 and represented the Netherlands at the 2015 World Championships. She helped the Dutch team qualify a full team to the Olympics for the first time in almost fifty years. In 2016, Titarsolej competed as an individual at the European Championships in Switzerland, placing fifth on floor exercise.

In partnership with Long Island University, Virtual Enterprises International held the 2020 Youth Business Summit: Reimagined. Students from 21 schools across the country participated in digital Meet & Greet sessions with 50 business partners and mentors. Each year, the Youth Business Summit has brought together thousands of rising young professionals, budding entrepreneurs, educators, school/district administrators, business leaders and industry professionals from around the world for a one-of-a-kind global convention.

Parag Desai, ’96, was named Executive Director at Wagh Bakri Group, a globally recognized name in tea exports and retail. Desai spearheads sales, marketing and export departments for the group and is an expert tea taster and evaluator. Founded in 1892, Wagh Bakri Group is now one of the leading packaged tea companies in India.

Positively Filipino, a premier publication dedicated to Filipino storytelling, highlighted the trailblazing career of Irene Natividad, ’71, President of the Global Summit of Women. Natividad was the first Asian American woman to lead a national political organization in the United States as Chair of the National Women’s Political Caucus. She also served as Chair of the Coalition for Women’s Appointments for the presidential administrations of George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

Dr. Richard Nader, Chief Research and International Officer, shared tips and insights on best practices for grant proposal writing as part of a virtual event hosted by the Texas International Education Consortium. Nader has over 25 years of experience developing and writing proposals to federal, private and corporate foundations and international funding sources. He is a principal consultant at Global Proposal Solutions and previously served as a program manager at the Office of International Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Jessica Rosenburg, Professor and Chair of Social Work, co-authored a paper that was published in the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Entitled “What Happens to a Dream Deferred? Identity Formation and DACA,” the study explored the lived experience of seven Latinx recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy, or DACA.

Dr. Zsolt Kulcsar, ’20, Chief of Rheumatology and Physician Lead at White Plains Hospital in New York, served as the featured guest of Rheum Advisor On Air, a podcast from Rheumatology Advisor. Dr. Kulcsar discussed the evolution of telemedicine and what the future may look like for the management of rheumatologic conditions.

John Trizzino, ’81, serves as Executive Vice President at Novavax, a global biotechnology company that has collectively earned over $2 billion in funding to support development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. government will pay Novavax $1.6 billion to develop a coronavirus vaccine as part of its Operation Warp Speed program, in addition to a Department of Defense (DoD) investment of up to $60 million of funding. Additionally, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, a global partnership founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, awarded Novavax its largest-ever investment of a grant worth up to $388 million.

Long Island University athletics set a new Northeast Conference single-season record for the highest cumulative GPA during the 2019-2020 academic year, winning the prestigious Institutional GPA Award in the process. The University also claimed a conference-best six Team GPA awards, two more than any other institution in the conference.