Alan Adaschik ’73 travels to breathtaking locations in Alaska and advocates for the preservation of our planet’s environment in his new book, An Alaskan Adventure: A Travelogue and Environmental Treatise. Adaschik’s third book chronicle’s his motor-home journey through the remote Alaskan landscape with his wife and two dogs while stressing the importance of conservation for future generations. Before becoming an author in retirement, Adaschik served as a fighter pilot in the Navy, a flight test conductor for the Grumman Aerospace Corporation, a financial analyst for the Singer Company, and a senior financial analyst for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft.

23 Members of the LIU women’s hockey team were recognized with All-Academic Team honors by the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance. The LIU Sharks continue to dominate on the ice and in the classroom with special recognition to sophomore goalkeeper Kenzie Harmison, one of 12 athletes in the conference who earned Student-Athlete of the Year honors for obtaining a perfect GPA. Harmison also earned the Most Outstanding Player award in the 2019-20 NEWHA Championship, and was LIU’s Most Valuable Player during the team’s run to the 2020-21 Commissioner’s Cup Championship title.

Fashion Merchandising Program Director Cherie Serota offered expert advice to brands that appeal to Gen Z consumers. In an interview with Sourcing Journal, a leading business-to-business trade publication, Serota said that the new Gen Z customer is more concerned than ever before with recycling and repurposing garments to reduce their carbon footprint, and that brands need to engage with Gen Z consumers-turned-social-media-influencers who are driving modern fashion trends.

Morgan Schauer, LIU women’s hockey senior captain, became the first Shark ever drafted to a professional women’s hockey team. The Metropolitan Riveters selected her in the fifth round of the National Women’s Hockey League draft. Schauer played in every game during her two-year career at LIU and was a crucial defensive leader for the Sharks’ back-to-back New England Women’s Hockey Alliance championship teams in 2020 and 2021.

The Long Island University School of Business is among less than 5% of the more than 16,000 schools granting business degrees around the world that have earned the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation. This represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. AACSB-accredited schools have the highest quality faculty, deliver relevant and challenging curriculum, and provide educational and career opportunities that are not found at other business schools.

Elan Katz ’96, founder of Specialty Infusion Centers, QuickRx pharmacies and Cure Urgent Care, is one of 50 Health Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021 according to the networking platform IdeaMensch. Since opening his first pharmacy in 2001, Katz has rapidly expanded his care network to dozens of locations in the New York metropolitan region with a focus on providing underserved neighborhoods with access to the medications and services they need. He is an active member of The American Pharmacist Association (APA), The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), and the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA).

Tom Howard ’89 was hired by the Manhasset School District as the new interim director of physical education, health and interscholastic athletics. Howard’s experience includes more than 40 years in education, including as the director of health, physical education and athletics for the Farmingdale Public Schools.

The Long Island University Sharks continue to excel in the classroom and on the field, as the Northeast Conference announced that LIU claimed a league-high six Team GPA Awards. The LIU teams honored for compiling the best overall GPAs in the respective sports were football, men’s swimming, women’s cross country, women’s lacrosse, women’s swimming and women’s volleyball.

Jonathan Stockman, DVM, assistant professor for the College of Veterinary Medicine was recently published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. His study analyzed the phosphorus content in dog and cat foods and the lack of regulatory guidelines, concluding that many commercial feline diets are high in dietary phosphorus content and can cause chronic kidney disease if phosphorus intake is not restricted.

Jeffrey T. White ’02 was recently named as the next superintendent for the award-winning Tuxedo Union Free School District in Orange County, New York. White served as an assistant superintendent in varying capacities for the Copiague School District, the City School District of New Rochelle, and for the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District.