| LIU Post | |
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| Motto | Mens Regnum bona possidet (LIU Post ) Urbi et Orbi (Long Island University) |
| Established | 1954 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Dr. David J. Steinberg |
| Academic staff | 341 full-time |
| Undergraduates | 5,169 |
| Postgraduates | 3,303 |
| Location | Brookville, NY, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, 307.9 acres/1.24km² |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Website | |
LIU Post (formerly named C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University and often referred to as C.W. Post) is a private institution of higher education located in Brookville in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the largest campus of the private Long Island University system.
The campus is named after breakfast cereal inventor Charles William Post, father of Marjorie Merriweather Post, who sold the property to LIU in 1951 for $200,000 ($1,691,003 today).[1] Three years after it acquired the property, LIU renamed it in honor of Post's father.[2]
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In 1947, recognizing the educational needs of the growing number of families moving to the suburbs, the University purchased the estate of Mrs. Joseph P. Davis, better known as Marjorie Merriweather Post. LIU Post was originally conceived to be a small liberal arts and sciences college. Today, this 307-acre, doctoral degree-granting campus is home to more than 11,000 students.
The year was 1955 and 121 students decided to take an educational gamble of a lifetime by enrolling at a new college that had no accredited degree programs, held classes in converted barns, garages and servants' bedrooms, had no sports teams or traditions. Long Island University purchased the 177-acre Gold Coast estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post Cereal fortune, for $200,000 to establish a small liberal arts college in Nassau County. The University's Board of Trustees named the college for Marjorie's father, the great American breakfast cereal inventor Charles William Post. Since its inception, LIU Post has grown exponentially to include 260 degree programs, six schools of study, 8,700 students, and more than 320 faculty members. The Campus covers 307 acres and comprises 47 buildings, 10 residence halls and three historic mansions.
LIU Post is named for cereal tycoon Charles William Post. Mr. Post was the father of Marjorie Merriweather Post, from whom Long Island University purchased a Brookville estate to create a Nassau County campus. C.W. Post College was founded on November 29, 1954, the 100th anniversary of Charles William Post’s birth (1854-1914). Mr. Post, who was known as “C.W.”, was the founder of the Post Cereal Company, which marketed products such as Postum (a coffee substitute), Grape Nuts and Post Toasties. C.W. Post is credited as being the first person to use print advertising to promote interest in his products. Because of his revolutionary advertising techniques, he rapidly became one of the most successful business owners of his era. In building his cereal empire, Mr. Post embodied ingenuity, determination and courage – qualities that are living inspirations for the Campus' students and faculty.
From 1921 to 1951, Hillwood, one of the famed estates of Long Island’s Gold Coast, was the home of Post Cereal Company heiress and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post. The estate’s lavish Tudor-revival mansion was a symbol of her preeminent social and financial status. Hillwood was an idyllic country retreat for her family and friends to escape the noise and crowds of New York City. Tennis, horseback riding, swimming and golf were just a few of the favorite pastimes that guests enjoyed on the estate. The property also was used for numerous social and charitable events. Actress Billie Burke and her husband Flo Ziegfeld, and the Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg were just a few of the famous individuals who stayed here during the first half of the 20th century.
In 1947, Marjorie Post put the estate up for sale. Long Island University expressed interest in purchasing the property and in turning it into a small liberal arts college to serve the higher education needs of a growing Nassau County. The University officially purchased the estate in 1951, and in 1954 named the campus for her father, C.W. Post. Tours of the mansion are held twice a year: once in the spring and again in the fall for groups of 25. Our Fall event is full. Please check back in the Spring for our next event. The cost of the tour is $15.00 per person and are available on a first come first served basis. Reservations are required.
During the first four years of its existence, the Campus had little, if any funds to construct academic buildings. Classes were held in existing structures, including barns, horse stables, greenhouses, cottages and a mansion. The retrofitted barn served as the site for chemistry classes from 1955 to 1965. The physics building, which was a vehicle shed original to the Marjorie Merriweather Post estate. The Campus library was established in 1955 in the estate’s guest house. The building has a distinguished history. In 1940, the Grand Ducal family of Luxembourg lived in the building after they fled to America during to the Nazi invasion of their country.
LIU Post is located on 307 acres (1.24 km2) of rolling hills in the Brookville area of Glen Head, NY (on Long Island's North Shore). The area is sometimes datelined as Greenvale, because there is no Brookville post office, and the school is in the zip code that is served by the Greenvale post office, which is to the west. “Greenvale” is also the name of the nearest Long Island Rail Road station.
Humanities Hall and Life Sciences/Pell Hall are the main educational buildings on campus that house a majority of the core curriculum classes. Classes are also held in Hoxie Hall, Roth Hall, Lorber Hall, the Theater Film and Dance building, Sculpture Studio, Crafts Center, Fine Arts Center, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, and the newly renovated Kahn Discovery Center.
Kumble Hall serves as the Student Services building and houses the Registrar, Bursar, Records and Registration, Financial Aid, Academic Counseling, and Professional Experience and Career Planning (PEP) offices.
One of the better known parts of the LIU Post campus is the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, which is on the west side of the campus. Previously known as the Bush-Brown Concert Theater (for the longtime Long Island University chancellor Dr. Albert Bush-Brown), the Tilles Center has hosted myriad musical and theatrical events.[1]
The Hillwood Commons serves as the student activities center, although there are several administrative offices within it. Hillwood has a study lounge, commuter lounge, recreation lounge, and TV lounge (located on opposite sides of the two-story building) that are always open, as long as Hillwood is open. The Hillwood Cafe, Subway, and Starbucks are all located in Hillwood and serve as the main dining areas, along with the Winnick Student Center.
The Hillwood Commons serves also as a meeting area for resident and commuter students to get to know each other through informal association outside of the classroom. The Hillwood Commons area also houses the Student Technology Center, Hillwood Computer Lab, Hillwood Cinema, and Hillwood Art Museum.
Students can choose to live in one of the eight residence halls on campus. All of them are co-ed, with males and females divided by floor or wing. Each hall accommodates from 40 to 380 students. Five of the residence halls – Brookville, Kings, Queens, Post and Riggs – offer traditional-style living.
The South Residence Complex (Suites) features an all-suite design, with up to eight students sharing a common living area, double bedrooms and a semi-private bath area. This layout is popular with upper-class students who want to share living accommodations with a group of friends.
Two other residence halls – Suffolk and Nassau – offer more specialized options. Suffolk Hall is a traditional-style hall designed for 24-hour intensified study for students who prefer a quiet, academic-centered environment. Nassau Hall offers the additional benefit of long-stay accommodations over vacations and in between semesters for students who are from out of state.
Every residence hall has lounges for relaxation or study, as well as laundry facilities.[3]
Many of the dorms have been criticized as being poorly maintained. In 2007, a dorm room in Riggs Hall was completely scorched by an electrical fire. The students were not in the room at the time, however their belongings were destroyed. The school claimed no responsibility although the residents told the student newspaper they complained about black outlets shortly before the fire.
In 2006 CW Post Residence Life was sued for dismissing a group of RAs for making a video exercising their freedom of speech. The students obtained a lawyer and the university agreed to pay their legal fees if the students dropped the lawsuit and signed a non-disclosure contract.
LIU Post offers students a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs in: Accountancy, Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Computer Science, Health Professions and Nursing, Library and Information Science, Public Service, and Visual and Performing Arts.
LIU Post also boasts a distinguished lifetime learning program. The Continuing Education & Professional Studies offers hundreds of classes each fall, spring and summer semester. These courses vary in a wide range of fields including: Paralegal, Financial Planning, Interior Decorating, Corporate Training, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate and Insurance.
On January 1, 2012, Long Island University rebranded itself as LIU. A simplified logo was introduced, replacing the Long Island map and the words "Long Island University" with the bold letters "LIU" and a triangle. The logo's upward triangle, the Greek symbol of delta, symbolizes upward movement and change. The names of LIU’s six campuses also received shorter designations, uniting them under the new LIU brand. The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University is now referred to as LIU Post.
The academic programs of LIU Post are registered with the New York State Education Department and accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In addition to the entire University, various other academic programs are specially accredited by professional organizations, signifying they meet the highest standards of educational quality are determined by leaders in the field. Organizations that professionally accredit LIU Post programs are:[4]
The LIU Post undergraduate program is ranked in the fourth tier (schools ranked 196 through 258) of the "Best National Universities" category of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges", 2008 edition.
Its MBA program has been listed in Princeton Review's Best 296 Business Schools, 2007, 2008, 2009 and also in Princeton Review's Best 301 Business Schools for 2010. It has again been added on Princeton Review's Top 300 Business Schools for 2011. This is the 5th consecutive year it has been on the prestigious list.
LIU Post is located 45 minutes from New York City, about 25 miles (40 km) away. [2]
While on campus, students can join one of the many clubs, organizations, and student leadership positions.
LIU Post also has a diverse student body, with individuals of African-American and Latino descent making up the majority of the minority student population. The student population comes mostly from Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk County), New York City (Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island), and the Tri-State Region (NY, NJ, and CT), although there is a significant number of students from across the U.S. and internationally.
Post is also known for being quiet Friday through Sunday (sometimes referred as a suitcase school). Most residents leave during the weekends, or on Thursday nights since there are very few Friday classes. Although weekends have been more active since Southampton College moved its undergraduate program to LIU Post, there is still a significant difference in the campus population on weekends. A good percentage of students choose to attend parties at local clubs, many of which begin on Thursday night. Others travel to New York City or elsewhere on Long Island.
LIU Post is a Division II school that is governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the East Coast Conference (ECC), and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).
Students can also participate in sports for leisure at the Pratt Recreation Center where they can enjoy sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, Racquetball, and Swimming. There is also a state-of-the-art Fitness Center for aerobic and cardiovascular work-outs. The athletic fields and courts serve students wishing to play outdoor sports such as Football, Baseball, Soccer, Softball and Tennis.[3]
The Pratt Center is also a venue for Nassau County and New York State high school basketball playoff games, both men's and women's, along with the Clark Center at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.
LIU Post is also the only college campus on Long Island to maintain an Equestrian Center for horseback riding.
LIU Post won two Men's Lacrosse Division II National Championships. Their first title came in 1996 when they defeated Adelphi 15-10 in the championship and their second came in 2009 when they defeated Le Moyne 8-7 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
The LIU Post Women's Lacrosse team had a perfect, undefeated season and won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2007.
LIU Post also boasts a nationally ranked ACHA ice hockey club team that competes in the Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference.
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