Forbes praised the work of Marjan Moghaddam, Professor of Media Arts, naming her Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality (AR) Art project one of the best of the year. Moghaddam is a renowned digital artist and animator. Last year, she was the official AR Artist-In-Residence for Adobe and the AR Keynote Speaker for Adobe’s “Make It Immersive” conference. Click here to read more.

Karl Rove, known as “The Architect” of President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, discussed how the election process will change in the future, as part of a virtual Q&A hosted by the Theodore Roosevelt Institute at Long Island University. Rove served as Senior Advisor to President Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007.

Brian C. Turner, ’98, was named Assistant Director of the Operational Technology Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. Turner served in the U.S. Army for nearly a decade and also taught at West Point before joining the FBI as a special agent in 2002.

Sean Muzzy, ’99, is President, North America at Matterkind, a new audience engagement company within Interpublic Group, one of the “Big Four” advertising agencies. Muzzy joined Interpublic Group in 2018 to lead help launch Matterkind, formerly known as Cadreon. Prior to that, he spent nearly two decades in senior leadership positions at Ogilvy, including Chief Product & Platform Officer, Worldwide.

Cynthia McCauley, ’88, was appointed Chief Executive Officer at St. Mary’s Medical Center and The Palm Beach Children’s Hospital. McCauley previously served as Chief Administrative Officer. The South Florida Business Journal recognized her as one of the “25 Most Influential Business Women in South Florida.”

Dr. Vincenzo Pascale, Associate Professor of English, Philosophy and Languages, presented his book Il Secolo delle Navi to the Italian House of Representatives in Rome. The book critiques several prominent Italian and Italian American literary works. Il Mattino, one of the top newspapers in Italy, highlighted Pascale’s presentation in a subsequent article.

Long Island University has selected Brett Riley to lead the Division I men’s ice hockey program. Riley is a third-generation collegiate hockey coach who joins LIU from Colgate University. He founded and maintained operations of GEN3 Hockey, an elite youth hockey program comprised of 42 teams and 855 players that has developed 12 NHL draft picks. Riley’s father and grandfather both served as head coach at Army West Point. Click here to read more.

The Theodore Roosevelt Institute at Long Island University is hosting “Tales of Theodore Roosevelt,” a four-part virtual lecture series about President Theodore Roosevelt presented by his great-grandson Tweed Roosevelt, Chairman of the Theodore Roosevelt Institute and Long Island University Professor. Each lecture will focus on Theodore Roosevelt’s colorful career, and will follow with a Q&A period. The next lecture, “The Navy,” will take place on Tuesday, June 16 at 2 pm. Click here to register or learn more.

Go to https://liu.edu/roosevelt/navy to register or learn more.

Wells Fargo & Company named Lester Owens, ’79, as Head of Operations. Owens joins Wells Fargo from Bank of New York Mellon, where he was Global Head of Operations. Prior to that, he spent three decades as an executive at J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Citi and Bankers Trust.

National Geographic cited the expert anatomical insight of Dr. Meir Barak, Associate Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, in an article entitled “The Mystery of the Hero Shrew: The Creature with the Extraordinarily Strong Spine.” Barak’s research focuses on studying the relation between bone structure and mechanical properties.