Eric Tveter ’80 was named Senior Advisor for Media and Communications of CEA Group, an international investment banking service provider for the media and technology sectors. During his 40-year career, Tveter has served as an executive in several multibillion-dollar revenue companies, including Liberty Global, Warner, Comcast and Cablevision.
Joseph Farber ’65 was appointed a partner of Gerstman Schwartz LLP, a D.C. and New York-based government relations and litigation law firm. Farber previously served as the managing attorney for Queens Legal Services Corp.; a Trustee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of NewYork; president of the Queens Chamber of Commerce; and district governor of Lions Clubs International.
Barbara Gothard ’71 has a new exhibit in the San Bernardino County Museum titled Contradictions – Bringing the Past Forward, a research-based multimedia installation that examines the plight of early 20th-century African American homesteaders in the Mojave Desert.
LIU once again topped the Northeast Conference’s 2021 Fall Scholar-Athlete Awards with two honorees: Men’s soccer’s Demetri Skoumbakis, who was also named the NEC Goalie of the Year in 2021, and volleyball’s Jovana Stekovic, a three-time NEC Player of the Week and repeat first team All-NEC selection. In total, 63 Sharks earned the highest honor of the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and 177 athletes were named to the Academic Honor Roll.
Media Arts Department professor Marjan Moghaddam was selected as one of the top 12 female NFT artists worldwide to participate in a historic carbon net-negative NFT charity auction to benefit women impacted by climate change in Africa. The auction was launched by World of Women and non-profit Code Green in collaboration with the World Economic Forum to help fund a natural Great Green Wall across the width of Africa.
Long Island University is ranked as a top-10 R2-classified research university in the northeast producing the most high-earning women under 40, according to Steppingblocks. The University is recognized for its contributions to closing the gender pay gap by graduating women into pharmacy and pharmacology, nursing and health care careers with an average salary of $128,266.
Mona El Gendi ’21 received the National Institute of Health’s Postbaccalaureate Research Training Award, which provides funding and research support for recent graduates who plan to pursue an MD or PhD. El Gendi graduated early from the Honors College, was the winner of the University’s 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, and served as president of the Alpha Chi Honors Society.
Angelique Johnson-Dingle ’03, ’05 was appointed as the New York State Education Department’s deputy commissioner for p-12 instructional support. Johnson-Dingle currently serves as the District Superintendent of the Western Suffolk BOCES and serves as Co-Chair of the Suffolk County Superintendent’s Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Committee.
Men’s indoor track and field athletes shined at the 2022 Northeast Conference Championship meet. Freshman Elyas Ayyoub was named the meet’s Most Valuable Performer after winning gold in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs; sophomore Momodou Sey won gold in the 60-meter dash; senior Kimorie Shearman won the 200-meter dash; and junior Lucas Fernandez won the 800-meter run.
Brookville, NY, (Feb. 21, 2022): In celebration of President’s Day, Long Island University and the Society of Presidential Descendants today announced the Glen Cove City School District as the winner of the inaugural National Civics Day Award for Excellence in Civic Education and a $1,000 grand prize. The annual award invites elementary, middle and high schools across the country to showcase how they celebrated National Civics Day on October 27 along with their ongoing civic education programming in their community.
The Glen Cove City School District’s Social Studies Department, led by Dr. Sheena Jacob, is recognized for its dedication to promoting a school culture that is cohesive, open-minded, supportive of all students, and reflects current values and the needs of modern society. Its K-12 civic education program is vital to fostering such a culture, helping students understand their roles and responsibilities in a community and a nation. Students are taught to be accountable for their actions and are more inclined to vote actively in elections if they feel that their voices will be heard and make an impact within the political, social and economic aspects of the community.
“Long Island University is proud to honor Glen Cove City School District for this prestigious award,” said Long Island University’s Roosevelt School director, Andy Person. “The Glen Cove City School District has developed an exceptional curriculum that emphasizes citizenship for a strong democracy.”
The Glen Cove City School District focuses on helping students grapple with the critical issues of our time and supporting literacy and education in civic and cultural responsiveness. The school district excels in engaging all students in global events and processes, giving them tools to become productive citizens and decision-makers. It impacts student achievement in civic education through formal and summative assessments and analyzing students’ and teachers’ perspectives on the importance of civic education within a K-12 social studies curriculum.
