The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, N.Y. recently opened a new Graduate Student Center in Roth Hall to serve as headquarters for its AACSB-accredited Master of Business Administration program and as a study area for the College of Management’s graduate students.

"This center will bring together in one area all the resources of the MBA program, including academic advising," says Robert J. Sanator, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Management. "It will be a place where students can meet, work together, conduct research, consult with advisors and meet with faculty. It will give all of our graduate students a sense of community."

The center features separate work areas with tables, desks, computers with Internet connectivity, laptop ports, printers and copiers. Alongside these two work areas are staff offices, advisement offices and the office of Salvatore F. Cordo, MBA Director at C.W. Post.

The renovations were made possible by a generous donation from Michael and Barbara Bivona. Michael, a Certified Public Accountant and retired Chief Financial Officer of Manchester Technologies, Inc., graduated in 1960 with a B.S. in Business from Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus.

The Michael Bivona Graduate Student Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday to accommodate the needs of students taking evening courses. "This new center parallels the serious, professional environment that pervades our programs," says Cordo. "It well expresses our commitment to our students."

The Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs awarded by C.W. Post’s College of Management are accredited by AACSB International -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the world's leading business school accrediting organization. This elite designation is shared by approximately 425 institutions in the world. C.W. Post offers the MBA with concentrations in finance, general business, international business, logistics and supply chain management, management, management information systems, and marketing.