Dr. Simone Martin-Howard, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Healthcare Administration, received an Erasmus KA107 Higher Education grant from the European Union. Dr. Martin-Howard’s project, “Best Practices in Child Health Outcomes: Lessons from Policymakers and Migrants in Malta”, will document Malta’s child health agenda.`
Innovating New Technology at Abbey Road
Marjan Moghaddam, Associate Professor of Media Arts, was invited to Abbey Road Studios in London. The studio is known for pioneering music technologies and remains at the forefront of spatial, immersive sound and performative technologies.
NHL Praises LIU Hockey Players
The National Hockey League highlighted two players from the LIU women’s ice hockey team. The story, “Color of Hockey: Indigenous players making their mark,” profiled freshmen Saige McKay and and Carrigan Umpherville. Both players are from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, Canada. Click here to read the article.
Model UN Team Wins in Germany
LIU’s Model UN team won the Distinguished Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in Erfurt, Germany and met Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany.
LIU Professor Receives National Geographic Society Award
Dr. Daniel Hanley, Assistant Professor of Biology and Co-Director of LIU’s Honors College on the Post campus, is the leader on a technology project funded by a grant from the National Graphic Society. Entitled “Journeys Through A Colorful World,” the project will develop a first-of-its-kind ultraviolet-visible multispectral camera system to obtain high-resolution spatio-temporal data. The multispectral camera system can be customized to capture different plant and animal species’ unique color patterns and movements invisible to the human eye. Dr. Hanley’s findings have garnered international praise, including media coverage from the BBC, MSN, Science News, Axios, The Guardian, The Daily Mail and Discover.
LIU Students Visit the New York Stock Exchange
Members of the LIU Student Investment Fund (LIU-iF) received a personal tour of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The tour was led by Joe Tama, the Northeast Regional Head of the NYSE. During the visit, students learned about the history of the NYSE, while also networking with alumni and designated market makers on the floor of the exchange. They also witnessed Kaleyra announce its official listing on the NYSE by ringing the opening bell. LIU-iF provides strategic investment management training and professional development. Other LIU-iF off-campus trips include the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bloomberg Headquarters.
Investigative Reporting for ABC’s 20/20
LIU alumnus Josh Margolin (BFA in Journalism, ’92) was featured on ABC’s 20/20, providing commentary on the investigative news report, “Growing Up Buttafuoco.” The episode chronicled the 1992 shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco, a case that garnered national attention at the time. Margolin covered the sensational story during his senior year at LIU as part of his internship with Newsday. Following his graduation, Margolin would go on to co-win a 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting for The Star-Ledger. In 2011, he co-authored The Jersey Sting, a bestselling book about one of the biggest political corruption cases. Margolin is currently the Chief Investigative Reporter at ABC News.
LIU Basketball Travels to West Point
Twice in the same week, the Sharks battled the Black Knights on the iconic grounds of the United States Military Academy campus in West Point, New York. The LIU men’s and women’s basketball teams both played memorable road games in Christl Arena, Army’s 5,000-seat home court. The men’s team set a new single-game record with 45 three-pointers attempted, making 18 of them en route to a victory. Sophomore Jermaine Jackson Jr. made nine three pointers, breaking a school record that has stood for over two decades in the process. As a result, Jackson earned Northeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors.
LIU Campuses Light Up for the Holidays
Long Island University held several events on the Brooklyn and Post campuses to usher in the holidays. In Brooklyn, students, faculty and staff gathered together in the Connolly Courtyard to participate in the annual lighting ceremony. A similar event took place at Post with the annual mansion lighting and Holidays at Hillwood. Attendees for both events enjoyed ice skating, free food, crafts, holiday music and various other festivities following the lighting. The University also collected donations for the Toys for Tots organization. Additionally, faculty and staff convened on the Brooklyn campus for the annual Jingle and Mingle holiday event.
This is Shark Nation
CIRCLING THE WATERS AROUND LONG ISLAND, THE SHARKS HAVE LIU SWIMMING INTO UNCHARTED WATERS WITHIN NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETICS
Few creatures on earth can compare with the majestic ferocity
of sharks. Nothing provokes fear and marvel like the sight of a dorsal fin cutting through the water just above the surface. This remarkable predator will carry the tradition and legacy of Long Island University into the competitive waters of national prominence.
LIU students and alumni made history this spring by choosing the Shark as the mascot of the University’s expanded NCAA Division I program, which united the Brooklyn and Post campuses. The vote made LIU the first NCAA Division I program on the East Coast to make the Shark its mascot.
The Shark was selected as the favorite mascot from among three finalists by a vote of LIU students and alumni. The voting window opened in April and closed in May, with the Shark beating its competitors, the Eagle and the Falcon.
The selection is fitting for the University, with campuses located on Long Island and surrounded by the waters of the Long Island Sound and Atlantic Ocean, where these iconic animals swim. Moreover, sharks embody strength, resolve and brilliance — qualities that represent the spirit of LIU and the individuals who comprise the University.
The future is bright and exciting, yet the transition inevitably brings bittersweet sentiments for many alumni who proudly cheered and competed as Blackbirds and Pioneers. The Sharks will honor the legacy built by those individuals. The foundation of excellence and tradition allows current and future teams to advance the accomplished tradition already in place.
In LIU’s history, its teams have combined for 23 national championships, 218 conference titles, and 376 All-Americans. The University’s new colors are blue and gold — chosen to honor and unite the traditions of both LIU campuses.
“The athletic program will help givevthe school national attention for our academics,” said alumni association president Bob Jahelka (Accounting, ’84). “LIU has gone through a lot of changes, but still it’s always going to be our school.”
Few alumni have made greater contributions to LIU’s football prestige than Jahelka and perhaps no one exhibits more school pride — he is in the school’s athletics hall of fame and named several of his businesses after the University.
Having played in plenty of big games as a student at LIU, Jahelka gushed
enthusiasm after the atmosphere at the inaugural Division I football game. “It was an unbelievable environment,” he said, “It was like homecoming. And that’s what it’s going to be like almost every weekend. It’s really quite amazing.”
The new mascot is already bringing unprecedented national exposure to the University’s Division I athletics program. The Sharks are practically regulars on ESPN these days. In soccer, freshman forward Papa Ndoye’s spectacular bicycle kick against Columbia University scored the #1 spot on the network’s Top Ten Plays.
Two weeks later, senior running back Tim Marinan appeared on Monday Night Football’s popular C’Mon Man! segment for his clever use of an official as a lead blocker against Bryant University. The game was originally broadcasted live on ESPN3, as was the team’s game against Wagner College.
This summer the football team announced future road games against the West Virginia University Mountaineers and the Miami University RedHawks in 2021 and the University of Toledo Rockets in 2022. Later this year, the men’s basketball team will travel to Lubbock, Texas to play Texas Tech University. The Red Raiders made the Final Four and played in the national championship game last season.
“I’m excited about new opportunities for our athletics,” said Athletic Director Dr. Bill Martinov. “We will grow as a Division I program and continue to recruit exceptional student-athletes.”
Meanwhile, Newsday highlighted the LIU women’s ice hockey team, the first ever on Long Island. Over homecoming weekend, the team battled the defending national champion University of Wisconsin Badgers at Nassau Coliseum.
“We are bringing NCAA Division I hockey to New York City, and I’m so incredibly thankful to LIU Athletics for the confidence and trust that they have shown in me to serve as LIU’s first ever women’s hockey coach,” said head coach Rob Morgan, who has previously coached for professional teams in Canada and China, along with Yale University. “I believe I can take my experiences from along the way and collectively we can lay a foundation and build a championship program.”