Long Island University announced the addition of Spence Howell as Marching Band Director. Howell comes to LIU from The University of Alabama and brings an array of experience as a performer and staff member in nationally-recognized athletic band programs including the “Million Dollar Band.”
LIU Magazine Spring Issue 2023
This issue highlights the University’s position as a leader in delivering research and education with a high social impact. We have welcomed renowned scientists from around the world to LIU in partnership with Fortune Future 50 company Dassault Systèmes and RegenLab and have expanded our footprint in pharmacy by partnering with Omnicell to launch the Center for Innovative Medication Management.
This spring we opened the state-of-the-art Veterinary Learning Center, which serves as the home of the College of Veterinary Medicine, one of just four veterinary medicine programs in the Northeast. The University is committed to serving as a leader in the life sciences through elevated programming and infrastructure projects. Governor Kathy Hochul also announced LIU as a recipient of a $10 million grant to assist with the construction of a new science research and training facility.
LIU’s global network of more than 285,000 alumni around the world continues to support the University.
Read full LIU Magazine Spring Issue 2023 here.
Baseball Alumnus Records First MLB Save
Baseball alumnus Justin Topa ’13 recorded his first major league save with the Seattle Mariners. Prior to joining the Mariners, Topa appeared in three seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013.
Entertainment & Legal Affairs Executive Speaks at Roc Nation School
Darren Traub, an entertainment business and legal affairs executive with more than 20 years experience, spoke to students at the Roc Nation School. Traub is currently the Head of Business and Legal Affairs for Cruncyhroll, a popular anime brand connecting more than 50 million registered users.
Women’s Tennis Team Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament
The Northeast Conference postseason champions secured an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament with a victory over Sacred Heart University. The Sharks competed in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships in Orlando, Florida.
Long Island University Hosts Animal Adoption Event
Long Island University hosted an animal adoption event in conjunction with London Jewelers and the Rescue Paw Foundation. Hundreds of LIU community members attended the event to see more than 60 rescue animals, including dogs, horses and rabbits.
Palmer School Alumna Published in Academic Journal
Palmer School alumna Amanda Raquel Dorval’s piece, “The Cultural Genocide of the Iraqi Archives and the Iraqi Jewish Archive and International Responsibility,” was published in Information & Culture, an academic journal that publishes peer reviewed articles examining social and cultural influences.
Long Island University to Establish Center for the Study of the Presidency at The Roosevelt School
Brookville, N.Y., May 11, 2023 – Long Island University announced it will establish The Center for the Study of the Presidency, an academic offering housed at The Roosevelt School on its Brookville campus exclusively devoted to fostering historic passion and civic engagement about the most powerful office in the United States of America.
The Center will offer a cross-section of leading voices – journalists, historians, and White House veterans – promote scholarship and host programming related to current events and Presidential history including conferences, high-profile lectures, seminars, book prizes and interactive online learning platforms. The Center will reach an international audience while serving as the leading educational resource for LIU’s local constituencies in greater New York City and on Long Island.
The Center will further complement research activities at LIU, which is among the top seven percent of research universities nationwide.
“The Roosevelt School at Long Island University and the Center for the Study of Presidency are committed to doing everything we can to encourage all Americans to do their duty. Our freedoms come with responsibilities, and we all must live up to them,” Professor Tweed Roosevelt, Chairman of the LIU Roosevelt School and great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt said.
“The establishment of the Center for the Study of the Presidency solidifies our commitment to lead in civic education and provide a forum for our students to further study the foundation and evolution of our country,” Long Island University President Kimberly R. Cline said. “Through these initiatives, we can educate and inspire the next generation of our nation’s leaders as they learn lessons from history to shape solutions for America’s future.”
The Center will build on the strong foundation of public service engagement at LIU’s Roosevelt School, which prepares students for careers in international relations, diplomacy, leadership, service, and policy making at multinational corporations, foundations, think-tanks, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies.
“Long Island University’s steadfast commitment to the creation of the newly formed Center for the Study of the Presidency will enable scholars, researchers and students the ability to research each of the American presidents, learn from their policy-making decisions, and cultivate policy for future presidential administrations. The Society of Presidential Descendants wholeheartedly supports this important initiative and will be actively involved in its success,” added Massee McKinley, Vice President and Chief of Staff of The Society of Presidential Descendants and great-great nephew of President William McKinley and great-great grandson of President Grover Cleveland.
In addition to serving as home to the interactive “White House Experience,” the Roosevelt School has partnered with the Museum of Democracy to serve as the permanent home to the nation’s largest private collec
tion of Presidential memorabilia, featuring more than one million pieces of American presidential history ranging from President Washington to the present day. The University received a prestigious grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation for the Museum’s first exhibit “Hail to the Chief! Electing the American President,” which is now on display in the historic LIU Roosevelt House.
“There is no better home for our collection of Presidential memorabilia than Long Island University,” said Austin Wright, Chairman, Museum of Democracy. “With the new Center for the Study of the Presidency, students will have unparalleled access to learning opportunities, historical objects, and thought leaders to further their education about our collective past and prepare them for the future.”
The Roosevelt School is named in honor of the Roosevelt family and inspired by the legacies in diplomacy, conservation, and social justice of President Theodore Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt School includes:
- The Theodore Roosevelt Institute, a nexus for public seminars, research, and educational programs to develop leaders and advance policy while promoting the legacy of President Roosevelt;
- The Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis, which conducts independent polling, empirical research, and analysis on a wide range of public issues;
- The Global Service Institute, bringing together world leaders, dynamic thinkers, and top analysts to empower service innovation and education for a sustainable world;
- The White House Experience, which recreates and evokes the iconic environments within the White House; and
- The Society of Presidential Descendants, which includes direct descendants of one or more United Statespresidents who support the study of the presidency and advocate for civic engagement. Last year, the Society’s inaugural gala was headlined by leading presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin.
For more information on LIU’s Roosevelt School, visit: https://liu.edu/rooseveltschool.
About Long Island University
Long Island University, founded in 1926, is a leading research and teaching university that continues to redefine higher education by providing high-quality academic instruction by world-class faculty. Recognized by Forbes for its emphasis on experiential learning and by the Brookings Institution for its “value added” to student outcomes, LIU has a network of over 285,000 alumni, including industry leaders and entrepreneurs around the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.
Long Island University & Institute of Certified Records Managers Partner to Provide Graduates with a More Immediate Path to Certification
Brookville, NY (April 24, 2023) – Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science and the Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) announced an updated agreement to their strategic partnership allowing LIU graduates with a more immediate path to obtain certification in career paths related to records management. The original partnership between the University and ICRM launched in 2018.
The updated agreement permits master’s and post-masters graduates of the Palmer School’s Certificate of Advanced Study in Archives and Records Management (CARM), who have completed their coursework (online, in-classroom, or both) and meet established qualifications for ICRM candidacy, to apply for credit for Parts 2-4 or Parts 1-5 of the exam for Certified Records Manager.
“ICRM’s partnership with the Palmer School is a recognition of the quality of our certificate program, which has been educating Records and Information Management (RIM) professionals locally and nationally for over three decades,” said Dr. Gregory Hunter, Professor and Director of the Palmer School’s Certificate of Advanced Study in Archives and Records Management.
Rae Lynn Haliday, Lead for ICRM academic partnerships, states: “It’s exciting to expand the Institute’s partnership with Long Island University to provide the means for its graduates to qualify for credit for not only Parts 2, 3 and 4 but also Parts 1 and 5.” This partnership meets the organizations’ joint strategic goals of enhancing the overall RIM profession by supplying educated and credentialed professionals to fill demand for jobs and to advance related careers.
The collaboration provides a further benefit by streamlining the certification maintenance requirements so that existing Certified Records Managers (CRM) and Certified Records Analysts (CRA) can receive pre approval credit for courses they take in the Palmer School’s CARM.
For immediate recognition as a Certified Records Analyst (CRA), graduates of the Palmer School’s CARM must provide proof of either one year of work experience or a RIM-focused internship, externship or independent study entitled to at least 3 graduate hours with a preference that it be supervised by a CRM in good standing.
The Palmer School of Library and Information Science is the leading library science program in the New York City metropolitan area. It has the only New York State Registered Certificate of Advanced Study in Archives and Records Management, over 25 dual master’s degree programs with New York University, and the only Ph.D. in Information Studies in the region.
About Long Island University
Long Island University, founded in 1926, is a leading research and teaching university that continues to redefine higher education by providing high-quality academic instruction by world class faculty. Recognized by Forbes for its emphasis on experiential learning and by the Brookings Institution for its “value added” to student outcomes, LIU has a network of over 285,000 alumni, including industry leaders and entrepreneurs around the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.
About the Institute of Certified Records Managers
Founded in 1975, the Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) is an international certifying organization of and for professional records managers. The Institute confers four designations: the Certified Records Analyst (CRA); Certified Records Manager (CRM) and two Post Certification Specialty Designations including the Certified Records Manager/Nuclear Specialist (CRA/CRM/NS) and the CRM/Federal Specialist.
Long Island University & Omnicell Launch Center for Innovative Medication Management
Brooklyn, N.Y. (April 20, 2023) – Long Island University and Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL) (Omnicell), a leading provider of medication management and adherence tools for health systems and pharmacies, announced the opening of the Center for Innovative Medication Management (CIMM), a state-of-the-art laboratory designed to provide an immersive pharmacy technology and analytics experience for LIU pharmacy students. Long Island University is in the top 7% of research institutions in the United States, as designated by the Carnegie Classification.
The strategic alliance established by LIU Pharmacy (also identified as The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) and Omnicell will allow the next generation of pharmacy leaders to support the transformation of the pharmaceutical industry’s care delivery model. Through the CIMM, LIU Pharmacy students have early access and exposure to evolving aspects of pharmacy technology, providing them a competitive advantage as they transition to the workplace.
“Long Island University is at the forefront of high-level research through extensive partnerships with transformative leaders in healthcare. The University is appreciative of Omnicell’s commitment to provide students with innovative opportunities as we continue to prioritize engaged learning,” said Long Island University President Kimberly R. Cline.
Through this immersive program, students will gain hands-on experience with innovative technology designed to support various functions within medication management, including central pharmacy dispensing and sterile compounding robotics and point of care medication dispensing systems, as well as advanced software that delivers intelligence and analytics to drive medication inventory optimization.
“The last 25 years have seen the remarkable adoption of robotics, automation, intelligence, and electronic health record management in advancing patient safety. As educators, it is imperative to train well-rounded pharmacists to embrace new career opportunities and lead these changes in the pharmacy technology revolution,” said Arash Dabestani, Dean of LIU Pharmacy. “Through our strategic alliance with Omnicell, our students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of how technology can advance the practice of pharmacy, in an effort to prepare them for career development post-graduation.”
In addition to engaging LIU Pharmacy students, the CIMM will also be utilized by Omnicell to train their Advanced Services operational teams, who will go on to support the company’s technology at customer sites.
“We believe technology and intelligence are key to supporting safe, efficient medication management,” said Jeff Schlossnagle, senior vice president and chief revenue officer of Omnicell. “As industry leaders, we are excited to invest in the future of pharmacy practice in order to help improve outcomes and advance care.”
Inaugural CIMM classes are expected to begin in Summer 2023.
About Long Island University (LIU)
Long Island University, founded in 1926, continues to redefine higher education, providing high quality academic instruction by world-class faculty. Recognized by Forbes for its emphasis on experiential learning and by the Brookings Institution for its “value added” to student outcomes, LIU has a network of over 285,000 alumni, including industry leaders and entrepreneurs around the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.
About Omnicell
Since 1992, Omnicell has been committed to transforming the pharmacy care delivery model to dramatically improve outcomes and lower costs. Through the vision of the autonomous pharmacy, a combination of automation, intelligence, and technology-enabled services, powered by a cloud data platform, Omnicell supports more efficient ways to manage medications across all care settings. Healthcare facilities worldwide use Omnicell automation and analytics solutions to help increase operational efficiency, reduce medication errors, deliver actionable intelligence, and improve patient safety. Institutional and retail pharmacies across North America and the United Kingdom leverage Omnicell’s innovative medication adherence and population health solutions to improve patient engagement and adherence to prescriptions, helping to reduce costly hospital readmissions. To learn more, visit omnicell.com.