Long Island University
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| Established: | 1926 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | David J. Steinberg, Ph.D. [1] |
| Faculty: | 887 |
| Undergraduates: | 10,559 |
| Postgraduates: | 7,972 |
| Location: |  Brookville, NY, USA |
| Campus: | Urban, Suburban |
| Mascot: | Blackbirds and Pioneers |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division I and Division II |
| Website: | liu.edu |
Long Island University (LIU) is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the State of New York in the United States (U.S.).
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[edit] History
LIU was chartered in 1926 in Brooklyn by the New York State Education Department to provide “effective and moderately priced education” to people from “all walks of life” [2]. In 1947, recognizing the educational needs of the growing number of families moving to the suburbs, LIU purchased in Brookville the estate of Mrs. Joseph P. Davis, better known as Marjorie Merriweather Post. Seven years later, the C.W. Post campus was founded at this site.
In 1963, LIU established a third campus, located in Southampton. However, the management of this campus became too costly; as a result, it was sold to the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook in 2006. LIU's master's degree programs at this campus were transferred to Riverhead. Ownership of LIU's bachelor’s degree programs, located at Southampton, was transferred to SUNY Stony Brook.
[edit] Organization
LIU is administered by a president and board of trustees who elects the president. The two main campuses are governed by a chancellor, chosen by the chairperson of the board of trustees. The two main campuses each have a provost.
[edit] Campuses
LIU has two main campuses and several branch campuses. The main campuses are located in Brooklyn and Brookville. The branch campuses are in Brentwood and Riverhead, as well as Rockland and Westchester counties.
[edit] Brooklyn Campus
The Brooklyn campus is LIU's first permanent site, established in 1926. The campus, located at the intersection of Flatbush and De Kalb avenues (across the street from Junior's restaurant), includes the former Brooklyn Paramount Theater, the world’s first theater built specifically for talking pictures [3]. The theater, which abuts the original core campus, was bought in 1960 by LIU and converted into a gymnasium in 1963. Parts of the theater's balcony were used as lecture rooms. The theater's original Wurlitzer organ is used during the Brooklyn campus' Blackbirds' home basketball games.
The campus comprises:
- Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, LIU's only professional school and one of the largest and oldest pharmacy schools in the U.S.
- School of Business, Public Administration, and Information Sciences
- Richard Conolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- School of Education
- School of Health Professions
- School of Nursing
- School of Continuing Education
- Global College
- Honors Program
- A unique United Nations graduate advance certificate program
The campus is also home to the prestigious George Polk Awards in journalism.
[edit] C.W. Post Campus
Founded in 1954, the C.W. Post campus is situated in Brookville, on Long Island's north shore. The campus is LIU's largest and is where the university's main offices are located.
The campus comprises:
- College of Information and Computer Science
- Palmer School of Library and Information Science
- School of Education
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- College of Management
- School of Health Professions and Nursing
- School of Visual and Performing Arts
The campus is home to The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, which presents world-renowned artists in 70 music, dance, and theater performances each season. The campus also is the location of a lifetime learning program Continuing Education & Professional Studies that offers classes in the fall, spring and summer semesters. Subjects include paralegal, financial planning, interior decorating, corporate training, project management, entrepreneurship, real estate, and insurance.
[edit] Branch Campuses
The Rockland, Westchester, Brentwood, and Riverhead campuses all offer a small number of graduate degree and advance certificate programs. However, only the Brentwood campus offers a bachelor's degree program. The Riverhead campus is home to the Homeland Security Management Institute, recognized as one of the leading institutions in the U.S. in homeland security training.
[edit] Athletics
The two major LIU campuses have distinct athletic programs and thus names: the Blackbirds at the Brooklyn campus, and the Pioneers at the C.W. Post campus. Both campuses’ programs represent various sports, such as volleyball, baseball, tennis, and basketball. The Blackbirds basketball team has been the most successful of both campuses’ programs. The basketball team won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1939 and 1941 under the guidance of coach Clair Bee. However, in 1951, LIU basketball players were involved in a points shaving scandal that resulted in five players receiving a suspended sentence and one player a one-year prison sentence [4].
[edit] Media
The Long Island University Public Radio Network broadcasts on 88.3 FM (WLIU) and 88.1 FM (WCWP). The Long Island University television broadcasts on channels 36 and 37 on campus only (LIUTV).
The Brooklyn and C.W. Post campuses' newspapers are the Seawanhaka and the Pioneer, respectively.
[edit] Prominent People Associated with LIU
Main article: List of Long Island University People
[edit] References
[edit] External Links
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