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Fitness Classes at Pratt Recreation Center Stressed-out at the start of the academic year? Take it out on a punching bag in a Cardio-Boxing class at Pratt Recreation Center. Or, if you prefer a mellow approach, get relaxed and refreshed in the Gentle Yoga class. They're new additions to the Pratt Center's lineup of fitness classes. Also new for September 2004 are a one-hour Total Body workout and Pilates with the PhysioBall. Returning favorites include Mat Pilates, Spin, Ashtanga Yoga and ABS. All students and Pratt Center members are eligible. Classes are first-come, first served, but the Pratt Center will hold a spot for you if you call in advance. Most classes start between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays. Call the office at 516-299-4060 for more information. Student Activities Office Gets New Name The Student Activities Office has changed its name to reflect newly expanded offerings designed to enhance students' overall college experience. Now known as Student Life and Leadership Development, the office is taking a more holistic approach to student programming. That means you'll see activities and programs that address students' social, spiritual, educational and physical wellness. Look for talks by leadership mavens and nutritionists, along with all other traditional activities and events - homecoming, movie nights, talent shows, dances, parties, comedy nights and more. The office is also spearheading the new Leadership Development program, which will offer Emerging Pioneer Leaders and Advanced Pioneer Leaders courses beginning in January 2005. A central clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities in and around the campus community is also under development. For more information call Student Life and Leadership Development Office at (516) 299-2800. Media Arts Students Win Best on Long Island Awards For the third year in a row, digital art students took home awards in the student division of the Long Island Advertising Club's Annual BOLI (Best of Long Island) Awards in May 2004. First place went to juniors Benita George, Jolanta Bak, Christopher Vega and Melissa Rosen for the ad campaign they designed for Angela's House - Association for Technology Dependent Children in Smithtown. The campaign included a logo, two four-color brochures, a four-color poster, and a black-and-white print ad. Each student received $500. Silver awards went to Catherine Ciapas, Dawn Stewart, Judelia Estevez and Tom Pecha. Bronze awards went to Angela Pisano, Bryan Wunsch, Christopher Ramirez, Kim Spiegel, Naseeb Kahn, Brian Walters, Ryan Degan, Peter Cannizzaro, Gina Giallanzo, Caren Urgensen, Lisa Lazansky, Lisa Hitchcock, James Cunningham, Michael Loscalzo, Sal Juarez, Nitzan Raphael and Sylvia Perna. Visit http://phoenix.liu.edu/~paievoli/finals/index2.htm to find out more about the digital arts program. LIU Launches New Master's Degree in Social Work A new, two-year, full-time Masters in Social Work (MSW) Program, which can be completed at the C.W. Post Campus in Brookville or the Brooklyn Campus, debuts in September 2004. This innovative, collaborative program, unlike any available in Nassau County, will offer three in-demand specializations: Gerontology: Long-Term Care Administration or Senior Community Service; Alcohol and Substance Abuse; or Non-Profit Management. The two campuses are sharing faculty, and some courses will be taught using distance-learning technology. Graduates will complete many or most of the requirements necessary for certification or licensing in their field, while mastering both direct service and administrative skills. Visit www.liu.edu/socialwork for more information. C.W. Post Launches Program in Higher Education Administration Beginning in September 2004, the C.W. Post School of Education will offer a new Higher Education Program designed to train professionals for high-level administrative positions in public and private colleges and universities. The only one of its kind on Long Island, this program will provide students who already hold a master's degree with an understanding of the history, culture, organization, policies, administrative positions and leadership challenges of higher education in America. Students may choose either a 15-credit Advanced Certificate track or a 24-credit Advanced Diploma track. With these credentials, they are well qualified to move up in the ranks of higher education or to begin a new career in some 20 areas of administration ranging from athletics to fiscal affairs, student activities to career placement, admissions to fund raising, and from housing to public safety. For more information, contact the Admissions Office at (516) 299-2900 or visit www.liu.edu/higher. College of Management to Open Center for Learning C.W. Post business majors will get acclimated to the corporate world this fall when the new $1 million College of Management Center for Learning opens on the second floor of the library. The new facility features a mock boardroom with a conference table, executive chairs and a white board with audio-visual technology. It also contains a money management center that is fully equipped with computers and live financial market feeds as well as four new state-of-the-art lecture-style classrooms with internet access; a Seminar Room for small classes and workshops; a Colloquium Room where students can work on business presentation projects; three private study rooms and a new student lounge. "The new facility was designed to simulate the dynamic, high-tech work environment that one might find at any major corporation," said Dr. Robert J. Sanator, Dean of the College of Management. "Our students will be learning in an atmosphere that promotes real-world experience. Whatever resources are needed for a lesson are available, from use of a state-of-the-art board room to audio/visual presentation capabilities to current Wall Street market reports." Real Estate Moguls to Teach New Course Forget about auditioning for The Apprentice. C.W. Post is offering a new Real Estate Fundamentals course (Finance 25) that will be taught by some of the top real estate minds on Long Island. Adjunct Professor Alan D. Eidler, Esq., president and CEO of Spiegel Associates, one of the largest private commercial real estate companies on Long Island, will serve as the main instructor. Each week, he'll bring in a guest to discuss a different real estate specialty. The speakers' list reads like a Who's Who in real estate on Long Island. For starters, students will hear from John Gutleber, president and CEO of Castagna Realty and the Americana Manhasset, Long Island's premier luxury shopping center, and Walter Smith, the Senior Vice President, Operations, co-director, LI Division Operating Committee of Reckson Associates Realty Corp, the tri-state's leading office and investment trust. The three-credit, undergraduate course will be offered beginning September 7, 2004 through the Finance Department of C.W. Post's AACSB International accredited College of Management. To register contact Nina Frank at (516) 299-2746 or e-mail Nina.Frank@liu.edu. C.W. Post Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration When 121 students enrolled in a brand-new college in 1955, few could have predicted the tremendous growth C.W. Post would enjoy over the next 50 years. The campus will mark half a century of achievements during a year-long 50th Anniversary Celebration beginning in September 2004. Events include a lecture series, winter concert, an arboretum tour, an anniversary-themed homecoming and alumni reunions. For a full schedule of events visit www.liu.edu/cwpost50. Restoration of Historic Mansion Underway The 93-year-old Administration building that serves as the centerpiece of the C.W. Post Campus is receiving a much needed renovation and restoration. Scaffolding went up in early June, and carpenters have been carefully restoring the exterior wood and stucco while other professionals are repairing the mansion's 340 windows and rare slate roof.Leaks in the roof will be repaired and new leaders and gutters installed.The building will also get a new wheelchair ramp outside the Great Hall. The interior of the building is also slated for improvements.The outdated electrical and water systems will be upgraded, and a new heating plant will be installed. Located in this former mansion of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post is the Provost's office; Personnel; Continuing Education & Professional Studies; Public Relations; Enrollment Services; Summer, Evening and Weekend College; and the Philosophy Department.The mansion's Great Hall is used for numerous special events such as classes, student concerts, recitals and lectures as well as President dinners, new employee luncheons and meetings. These renovations are made possible by an $8 million gift from C.W. Post alumnus Gary Winnick. Nip & Tuck: Chemistry Labs Get Face-lift Two chemistry labs are undergoing complete modernizations this summer. When classes begin in September, Rooms 301 and 307 on the third floor of Pell Hall will have new lab benches, fume hoods, workstations, and preparation areas for experiments. The project also includes a new stock room for storing chemicals, and ventilation and electrical upgrades. The labs, which will house General Chemistry, Foundations of Chemistry and the Honors Core Chemistry courses, will be accessible to students with disabilities. Classrooms and Studio Space Planned for Conolly Gym Conolly Gym won't be a gym much longer. Architectural plans are nearing completion, and the university is gearing up to hire a construction firm to transform the building's interior into general classrooms. The old racquetball courts will be converted into a film studio for the Film Department. Small seminar rooms and larger classrooms will feature Internet connections. Work should begin in January 2005, with completion by the following August. Tilles Center Undergoes Renovation When Tilles Center for the Performing Arts hosts singer Art Garfunkel at Gala XXIV on November 6, 2004 the event will mark the grand opening of the newly renovated center. The $15 million renovation includes a soaring glass atrium, outdoor plazas, elegant entry and improved handicapped access. Groundbreaking took place in March 2004, and work is scheduled to be completed in time for the fall season to begin in October. Concerts early in the season will be held in Hillwood Recital Hall in adjacent Hillwood Commons. For more information click here http://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/pr/press/2004/82.html or visit http://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/pr/press/2004/22.html The Pioneer Wins Three Newsday Awards The Pioneer, the student newspaper of C.W. Post, won three Newsday School Journalism Awards for work submitted in the Spring and Fall 2003 semesters. First place for News Writing went to Matt Burke, former editor-in-chief and second place in Local News/History went to Kimberly Schorr, former managing editor. Burke also earned second place in the Commentary division for “Helping Us?” Newsday holds its annual School Journalism Awards to honor college, high school and junior high school newspapers on Long Island. Newspapers and their staffs compete in eight categories: news writing, feature writing, commentary, sports writing, local news/history, editorial cartooning, photography, typography and layout. Library Launches Plagiarism Guide Is it okay to copy something directly from the Internet? How do I paraphrase or summarize someone else's words? Find answers to these and other questions on the Library's new Student's Guide to Preventing and Avoiding Plagiarism. The library launched a guide for faculty members last spring, but this new guide was put together with students in mind. It features a definition and examples of plagiarism, along with practical ways to avoid its murky waters. And just in case you're tempted to copy something anyway, the guide includes a list of possible sanctions - like failing the class or repeating the assignment. Check it out at http://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/exhibits/plagstudent.htm Library Offers Electronic Reserves Students can now access reserved articles for their courses through ERes, the Library's new electronic reserve service. Whether you're at the Library, a computer lab, home or work, you can access class readings online 24/7. Read them online, download them to your home computer, or print them out for later reference. Materials are listed by instructor, department, or course title. Ask your professor for the course password or go to the Circulation Desk in the Library for assistance. And if your professor is not using ERes, please urge him or her to do so! Visit http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/reserve/index.html for more information. These three words sum up the experience that 15 C.W. Post students had in the last week of May 2004. They raised more than $2,000, flew to Mexico at their own expense, and worked as laborers building a home for a needy Mexican family. Calling themselves "Builders of Hope" they worked in 100 degree heat pouring cement, digging trenches and laying bricks. The group also found time to visit an orphanage in the evening, energized enough by the smiles and warmth of the children to play ball and give piggyback rides. As the week drew to a close, a trip to the border of Mexico and the United States taught the students about immigration issues from a Mexican point of view. It was a living political science class. The Builders of Hope Project is sponsored by the Newman Club and the Catholic Campus Parish, but open to all who wish to sweat, shed tears and share laughter. Visit The Newman Catholic Parish at http://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/stuact/interfaith/catholic/index.htm.
The leadership in the Division of Student Affairs has joined with members of the Faculty Committee on Student Life, Orientation and Athletics to co-sponsor an exciting new program for the 2004-05 academic year. Each month, a group of students will meet with one or two faculty members over dinner in the Winnick Student Center. This initiative, titled "Dine with a Faculty Member," represents an opportunity for students and faculty to get to know each other outside of the classroom in a relaxed and informal manner. Students will be able to ask questions about how faculty members chose their disciplines, the meaning of those disciplines to the world of work, and what life is like for a scholar at C.W. Post. In turn, faculty will have a chance to understand more about the interests, needs and aspirations of C.W. Post students. The "Dine with a Faculty Member" program is one of the activities being organized next year by Student Affairs to strengthen connections between faculty and students. To sign up call Student Affairs at (516) 299-2255.
C.W. Post Access and Excellence Challenge Returns Bigger and Better Dell contributes laptop for grand prize; Vytra Health Plans offers alcohol awareness presentation September 28, 2004 - The popular Access and Excellence Challenge at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University is back for a second year, with a great new grand prize – a Dell D600 laptop computer, courtesy of Dell Inc. A new event this year at the Challenge will be a presentation on alcohol awareness and healthy living by Michael Byrne of Vytra Health Plans. The A&E Challenge is designed to help first-year students become involved in the campus community while learning to make positive choices and earn good grades. Each College 101 class is considered an A&E Challenge team, and students earn points for their teams by attending designated activities, working out at the Pratt Recreation Center and earning good grades. When the program concludes in December, members of the winning team receive prize packs, and a winning team member is chosen at random for the grand prize – this year, a Dell D600 laptop computer and carrying case provided by Dell Inc. Byrne’s presentation will be Oct. 19 from 1 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. at Hillwood Cinema. Other A&E Challenge events include: Unity Jam, Oct. 1 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Hillwood; Cider in the Park, Oct. 12 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hillwood; Pep Rally, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. on the Great Lawn; Homecoming, Oct. 23 at noon on the football field; "Gemineye," Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. in the Long Island Room; Turkey Trot, Nov. 19 at 3:30 p.m. at Pratt Center, and Bowling Night, Dec. 5, with vans from Pratt Center at 7:30 p.m. There will be a canned food drive throughout November, and Make-A-Difference Day Oct. 30, location and time to be announced. $10 tickets for Tilles Center shows! Tickets go on sale to Long Island University students for October/November Events Only at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, October 11, 2004 at 1 p.m. Performances in October and November include: October 15 – Putumayo presents “Latinas: Women of Latin America” To receive your special student discount to these great performances, you must bring your own VALID student ID to Tilles Center’s box office, which is located in the Conolly Gym, through October. Please be aware that if you are purchasing with a check or credit card, the check or credit card must be in the student’s name. Tickets for the remainder of the season go on sale to LIU students on Monday, November 15 at 1 p.m. Starting 10/11, Tilles Center’s Box Office is open to students Monday to Saturday, 1-6 p.m. For more information about shows, visit tillescenter.org TILLES CENTER STUDENT TICKET POLICY UPDATE TO: C.W. POST CAMPUS STUDENT COMMUNITY
Tickets are on sale now for October and November events. Tickets for the remainder of the season go on sale Monday, November 15 at 1 p.m. There is a limit of 4 tickets per student, per performance. No refunds or exchanges. Not applicable on previously purchased tickets. Thank you.
Forensic Science Club
The new Forensic Science Club meets in the newly remodeled Chemistry Laboratories in Pell Hall. Pictured (from left): Judy Costorf, Stephanie Pierce, Alan Matulik, Nejla Sinclair, Joy Narowski, Crystal Marelli, Frank Papaleo, Kim Tapoler and Courtney Reiss. These students are pursuing bachelor's degrees in Forensic Science. C.W. Post Students Raise Funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital November 9, 2004 -- Up ’til Dawn is a student-led, student-run philanthropic program in which college students nationwide raise funds for and awareness of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Students at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, New York are participating in the program by sponsoring a year of fund-raising that culminates with an all-night extravaganza to celebrate their success. “It is heart-warming that C.W. Post has opened its doors to a student-run organization that solely raises funds for children in need. Up ’til Dawn helps thousands of children nationwide receive adequate health care when faced with rare diseases,” said Eric Lucrezia, Assistant Director of Student Life and Leadership Development. “The C.W. Post community is extremely honored to be one of the homes of a nationally renowned organization that unites the student population to help thousands of children in need,” added Lucrezia. Up ’til Dawn unites students, faculty, sponsors and the surrounding community in a goal to help the kids of St. Jude. Since 1998, over 135 schools have joined in the cause to raise more than $5.5 million for the hospital. The recent increase in service learning initiatives on campuses nationwide is a clear indicator that college students today are looking for a way to give back to their communities. Up ‘til Dawn provides students that chance by providing an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children. Fundraising activities include letter writing campaigns, “canning days” where students collect as much loose change as possible, and the sale of bracelets at student events. Whittier, California resident Shannon Swaggerty, a junior majoring in public relations and the director of Up ’til Dawn at C.W. Post, had a chance to visit St. Jude Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee in June. "It’s been great learning about what St. Jude does for children and how these families are impacted every day," she said. "I’m lucky enough to attend college, and now I want these kids to see their college years, too. I want them to have the wonderful experiences that I have had.” The executive board for Up ’til Dawn is comprised of a diverse group of C.W. Post students. The students are working hard to involve the local community in raising money for the kids of St. Jude. For further information on how to get involved in this project, please e-mail UpTilDawnCWP@yahoo.com or call (516) 299-3909. Senior Portraits for the 2005 Opticon Yearbook will be taken during the Spring Semester 2005. Keep an eye out for sitting dates and times. Personal messages will also be available for purchase. Yearbook order forms will be mailed home in January and are available online. Don't be left out! For more information, contact Eric Lucrezia at (516) 299-3909 or Eric.Lucrezia@liu.edu. |
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