Alumnus Makes $1 Million Gift to Update
Campus Cafeteria
December 1, 1999 -- Alumnus Gary Winnick (P'69) has contributed
$1,000,000 to the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
to restore, upgrade and rename the main cafeteria (Quad Café),
a two-level building located in the residence hall complex. The
restored facility will be renamed the Arnold S. Winnick Student
Center in memory of Gary Winnick's father.
Gary Winnick, who graduated from C.W. Post in 1969 with a
bachelor of arts in economics, is a worldwide leader in the telecommunications
field. He is founder and chairman of Global Crossing, Ltd., which
is building and operating the world's most advanced global IP-based
fiber optic network. Mr. Winnick also serves as founder, chairman
and chief executive officer of Pacific Capital Group. Since
1985, Pacific Capital has been a leading principal equity investor
and merchant banker providing capital to global companies in
the telecommunications, media, insurance, real estate, health
care and financial services industries. He serves on the National
Advisory Board of Chase Manhattan Bank. A global philanthropist,
Mr. Winnick has contributed throughout the world to universities,
libraries, literacy and mentoring programs; hospitals and medical
research; and museums and the arts. He and his family donate
their time as well as resources to a variety of civic causes
to better our local, national and world communities. A Roslyn,
New York native, Mr. Winnick was featured on a recent cover of
Forbes magazine. "Mr. Winnick's pride and sentiment
for the C.W. Post Campus will benefit generations of students
to come," said Dr. Joe Shenker, Provost of the C.W. Post
Campus.
Improvements to the building include renovating the entrance
to the cafeteria and the lobby, installing new windows, and upgrading
the sprinkler/fire suppression and air circulation systems. The
dining area will be outfitted with new furniture. The food selection
area will be re-designed to make service and selection more efficient,
and the kitchen will be updated. An elevator will be installed
and restrooms renovated to increase handicapped accessibility.
The patio area on the south side of the building will be restored
to serve as an attractive outdoor location for dining and special
events. In addition, the lower level of the building, which currently
houses meeting and weight rooms, will be renovated with new floors
and enhanced lighting.
Additional funding for renovations of the Winnick Center will
come from Lackmann Food Service.
For more information call the C.W. Post
Public Relations Office at (516) 299-2333 or e-mail pr@cwpost.liu.edu or send
mail to: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern
Blvd., Brookville, New York 11548-1300.
