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Long Island University Marks 15 Consecutive Years as a Princeton Review Best Business School

Brookville, NY, Jan. 4, 2021 – Long Island University (LIU) is one of the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review®. LIU was selected as a “Best Business School” for the 15th consecutive year.

“We are proud that The Princeton Review named LIU as a ‘Best Business School’ for the 15th consecutive year, recognizing our successful tradition of educating top business leaders,” said LIU President Kimberly R. Cline.

The LIU School of Business is led by Dean Ray Pullaro, whose professional background includes accomplishments at the highest levels of Wall Street and corporate finance. Dean Pullaro served as managing director of the Blackstone Group, leading their alternative asset $32 billion portfolio.

Long Island University is well-known for graduating high-achieving business leaders. Alumni include Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates; Howard Lorber, president and CEO of Vector Group Ltd; John Kanas, senior advisor to Carlyle and vice chairman of Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners; Jorge Perez, chairman and CEO of The Related Group; Gary Winnick, chairman and CEO of Winnick & Company; Al Kahn, marketer of Pokemon, Nintendo, Cabbage Patch Kids & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Steve Bandrowczak, president and CEO of Xerox; John Utendahl, executive vice chairman of investment banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Sarabeth Levine, founder and owner of Sarabeth’s restaurants; Beth Shaw, founder of YogaFit; Rob Arning, chairman of KPMG Foundation (Ret.); George Sherman, founder and president of Cypress Group LLC; James Flanagan, vice chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers; Thomas Buonaiuto, president of Empire National Bank; David Kline, executive vice president of News Corp; and Marilyn Nagel, co-founder of RISEQUITY.

“LIU is proud of our elite business school,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Edward Weis, who served Merrill Lynch as managing director in investment banking. “LIU is among only 5% of business schools globally that are accredited by AACSB. Our business and accounting programs are nationally recognized for their top teaching, research and job placement for students.”

The Princeton Review specifically ranks Master of Business Administration programs. Comments from LIU students that The Princeton Review surveyed and sourced in the profile include: “You learn something new every day;” and the MBA program “makes you become more creative and competitive. I can see the big difference between my friends in other colleges. I feel gifted for being educated in this school.”

About Long Island University

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 offers over 250 degree programs, with a network of 270,000 alumni that includes industry leaders and entrepreneurs across the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.

Backstage Features Top-30 “Best in the U.S” LIU Theatre Program

Backstage, a leading performing arts publication, featured the Long Island University theatre program in its profile series of the “best performing arts programs in the U.S.” The article included an interview with Dr. Jennifer Holmes, dean of the LIU Post College of Arts, Communication and Design, who spoke about the program’s unique features, esteemed visiting artists, world-renowned faculty, and opportunities for exposure in the New York City and Broadway markets.

Students Land Coveted Internships at Fortune 500 Companies

LIU students continue to earn prestigious and competitive internship opportunities at some of the world’s most successful companies. For the spring 2021 semester, dozens more students landed sought-after internships at Fortune 500 companies in industries such as fashion, finance, technology, and medicine. The University will have over 100 students joining Fortune 500 companies in total. Global corporations that will host LIU students include J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, NASDAQ, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, JetBlue, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Tory Burch, and more.

Alumnus Named Superintendent of Oyster Bay Schools

The Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District named Dr. Francesco Ianni, ‘04, as its new superintendent beginning Jan. 1. An Italian immigrant who moved to the United States at age 22, Ianni has led a prestigious career in education since earning his professional diploma in education administration from LIU. He has previously served as a math teacher at Locust Valley High School; as a principal in the Levittown School District; and as an assistant principal, deputy superintendent, and superintendent in the Bellmore-Merrick School District. Read more.

Doctoral Student Contributes to Book About Economics of COVID-19

Members of the LIU community are playing a critical role in researching the pandemic, as Naiya Patel, ’17, is the co-editor of Economics of COVID-19: Digital Health, Education and Psychology. The book explores the impact of the virus – particularly in India – on critical areas like economics, public health, education, digital strategies, psychology and telemedicine by providing insights through valuable research and opinions of authors worldwide. Patel is currently a second-year doctoral student at the University of Louisville. Read more.

LIU Athletics Earns National and International Acclaim in 2020

LIU Sharks student-athletes and coaches have earned national and international recognition for their performance on the field and in the classroom since the University expanded its NCAA Divison I program.

ESPN published a feature story covering the LIU men’s ice hockey team, the first NCAA Division I ice hockey team on Long Island. Additionally, senior goaltender Garett Metcalf earned recognition from Sports Illustrated as part of their top 100 NCAA players to watch in 2020–21 list. Metcalf was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2015 NHL Draft.

LIU selected Brett Riley to lead the 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.

Three members of the LIU women’s hockey team will represent their home countries by competing for their national teams in upcoming international tournaments. Sophomore defender Paula Bergstrom, #2, and sophomore forward Matilda Af Bjur, #21, both made the Sweden National Team, and sophomore defender Linn Thomsen, #8, made the Denmark National Team.

The LIU cheerleading team landed a top 10 finish at the Universal Cheerleaders Association College Nationals, the most prestigious college cheerleading championship in the country. The event is held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, and nationally televised on ESPN and ESPN2 to over 100 million homes and 32 countries nationwide each year.

The inaugural gymnastics recruiting class received a big boost with the signing of freshman Mara Titarsolej. Titarsolej joined the Dutch National Team in 2013 and represented the Netherlands at the 2015 World Championships. She helped the Dutch team qualify a full team to the Olympics for the first time in almost 50 years. In 2016, Titarsolej competed as an individual at the European Championships in Switzerland, placing fifth on floor exercise.

The LIU football team added coaches with elite pedigrees, hiring Super Bowl champion Jim Cordle as offensive coordinator, and Mark Smith as defensive coordinator. Smith joins the Sharks from the University of Arkansas, with previous coaching stops at the University of Oklahoma and Southern Methodist University. Cordle was the offensive coordinator at Urbana University and previously coached at Ohio State University, his alma mater. He played four seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants, highlighted by the team’s Super Bowl XLVI victory in 2012.

Five LIU athletic programs received NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program awards. LIU baseball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s track & field and volleyball all scored in the top 10 percent nationally in Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their respective sports. The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams nationally.

Long Island University athletics set a Northeast Conference single-season record for the highest cumulative GPA during the 2019–2020 academic year, winning the prestigious Institutional GPA Award in the process. The University also claimed a conference-best six team GPA awards, two more than any other institution in the NCAA Division I conference.

The LIU women’s swimming team finished with the fourth-highest team GPA in the nation at 3.70, ahead of other top schools, including Harvard University, Michigan State University and American University. As a result, the Sharks were named a Fall Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America.

LIU Health Professions Continue to Lead COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Long Island University has provided innovative health solutions for nearly a century. Home to one of the oldest colleges of pharmacy in the nation, founded just three years after the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886, LIU now boasts a strong national reputation for educating thousands of students each year in a variety of health professions, including biomedical science, clinical laboratory science, exercise science, drug regulatory affairs, health care administration, nursing, nutrition, medical imaging, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistants, psychology, public health, and more.

Collectively, the students and faculty within these dynamic programs provided critical relief
for those impacted by COVID-19. Their bravery and leadership serve as a reminder of the
inestimable value of healthcare workers and medical professionals.

Senior Joyce Fordjour, who is majoring in social work, was honored by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams for her community service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fordjour, CEO of the private catering company Modas Kitchen, provided Ghanaian jollof rice to local front line workers. She is currently working with the National Black Leadership Commission on Health to create COVID-19 awareness and education.

Executive John Trizzino, ’81, has helped Novavax secure over $2 billion in funding to support development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The global biotechnology company received awards from the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed program, Department of Defense (DoD), and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, a global partnership founded by Bill and Melinda Gates.

The Hearst Foundation awarded a grant to implement telehealth training and certification scholarship programs at LIU. Telehealth is the delivery and facilitation of health and health-related services via telecommunications and digital communication technologies. The grant will help implement and sustain inter-professional and telehealth certification training in concert with LIU community partners, and improve health outcomes for high-risk populations in LIU’s catchment area in Brooklyn. LIU students in the psychology doctoral program have been engaged in telehealth services since the early stages of the pandemic.

Dr. Peggy Tallier, dean of LIU’s Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing, and Dr. Julius Johnson, director of the family nurse practitioner program and president of the Greater New York City Black Nurses Association, spoke at a special event discussing front line efforts of nurses in the New York City area. The virtual event brought together 145 participants consisting of nursing leaders, educators, deans, administrators, students, researchers and elected officials.

Long Island University Hornstein Center National Poll: What Americans Think About the Coronavirus Vaccine and Life in 2021

BROOKVILLE, NY, December 23, 2020 – Results of a breaking Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis national poll reveal differences in political beliefs on what Americans think about a coronavirus vaccine and life in 2021.

PDF Format – Includes sample and methodology detail

7 OUT OF 10 AMERICANS PLAN ON GETTING THE VACCINE AND BELIEVE IT WILL BE AVAILABLE BY SUMMER 2021

Americans were asked if they would agree to be vaccinated if an FDA approved coronavirus vaccine was available right now. Of the respondents, 71% said yes, 19% said no, and 10% said they didn’t know or gave no answer. Male respondents said yes at a higher rate (79%) than female respondents (65%).  Older Americans and those in the highest income brackets are most interested in the vaccine. 46% of Americans over the age of 60 and 51% of Americans making over $200,000 said they would get the vaccine right away.

Overall, 36% of all respondents said they would get the vaccine as soon as it was available, 13% said within a few weeks, 8% said within one month, and 14% said after a month.  28% of Republicans, 23% of Independents/other and 7% of Democrats said they would not get vaccinated.  Americans were also asked when they believe a COVID-19 vaccine would be widely available for anyone who wants it in the United States. Of the respondents, 69% said by spring or summer 2021; 15% by fall 2021; 6% in 2022 or later; and 9% said they didn’t know or had no answer.

VACCINATED AMERICANS PLANS IN 2021 INDICATE POLITICAL DIFFERENCES

National poll results found that political beliefs make the biggest difference among other factors such as age, gender, region, and household income.

IF VACCINATED, WOULD YOU ATTEND FAMILY GATHERINGS IN 2021?

64% of Republicans said YES.

42% of Democrats and 41% of Independents/other said YES.

IF VACCINATED, WOULD YOU ATTEND IN-PERSON ENTERTAINMENT OR SPORTING EVENTS IN 2021?

60% of Republicans said YES.

38% of Democrats and 36% of Independents/other said YES.

IF VACCINATED, WOULD YOU USE AIR TRAVEL IN 2021?

61% of Republicans said YES.

49% of Democrats and 49% of Independents/other said YES.

CONCERN OVER CORONAVIRUS IS HIGHER AMONG DEMOCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS

Respondents with the highest concern that they or someone in their family could become seriously ill from the coronavirus are Democrats (59%) followed by Independents/other (42%) and Republicans (37%). 54% of respondents over age 60 were also very concerned over family risks from the coronavirus.

CONFIDENCE LEVEL OF WEARING MASKS IN PUBLIC TO REDUCE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS IS HIGHER AMONG DEMOCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS

Political differences exist in Americans’ belief that wearing a mask in public reduces the spread of the coronavirus.  Respondents with the highest confidence level in wearing masks in public are Democrats (87%), followed by Independents/other (70%) and Republicans (62%).

WHAT ONE ISSUE MATTERS MOST FOR AMERICANS? 

Republicans say the economy (45%), Democrats say Coronavirus (27%)  

While a variety of reasons were mentioned, the economy was the one issue that mattered most for Republicans (45%) and Independents (28%). The coronavirus was the one issue that mattered most for Democrats (27%).

7 OUT OF 10 TOP CORONAVIRUS HOT SPOTS IN U.S. ARE IN THE SOUTH AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS

The top 10 U.S. hot spots hit hardest by coronavirus outbreaks following the Long Island University National Poll results are primarily in the South and Mountain regions. As of December 22, 2020, seven out of the top 10 States in the U.S. with the highest average daily cases per 100,000 in the last seven days are in the South (Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama) and Mountain regions (Arizona, Nevada, Utah).

METHODOLOGY

This Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis online poll was conducted through SurveyMonkey from December 20 – 21, 2020 among a national sample of 1,611 adults ages 18 and up. Respondents for this survey were selected from over 2.5 million people who take surveys on the SurveyMonkey platform each day. Data for this week have been weighted for age, race, sex, education, and geography using the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to reflect the demographic composition of the United States. The modeled error estimate for this survey is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

ABOUT THE LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY STEVEN S. HORNSTEIN CENTER FOR POLICY, POLLING, AND ANALYSIS

The Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis conducts independent polling, empirical research, and analysis on a wide range of public issues. Our studies inform the public and policy makers about critical issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world. Visit liu.edu/Hornstein for more information and results from this national poll.

ABOUT LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY

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 offers over 250 degree programs, with a network of 270,000 alumni that includes industry leaders and entrepreneurs across the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.

Women’s Basketball Star Makes Preseason All-Conference Team

The Northeast Conference (NEC) named standout junior guard Brandy Thomas, #15, to its women’s basketball preseason all-conference team. During the 2019-20 season, Thomas ranked among the top-eight scoring leaders in the conference averaging 14.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, while leading the LIU Sharks with 52 steals. Thomas was previously named the 2019 NEC Rookie of the Year after her freshman season. Read more.

Alum Recognized as Distinguished Leader in Medicine

John A. Coccaro, MD, ’87, is recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a distinguished leader in the field of medicine for his professional excellence, leadership and commitment as owner, anesthesiologist and interventional pain management physician at Precision Pain Management. Dr. Coccaro built a well-respected reputation through his cutting-edge treatments for acute and chronic pain, taking pride in dramatically reducing the use of opioids. He founded Precision Pain Management in Toms River, New Jersey 6 years ago and leads a team of highly trained medical professionals.

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