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U.S. News & World Report recently announced rankings of top graduate programs for 2023, including ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's programs in social work, psychology, nursing and business—adding to other recent honors, including being a U.S. News Best College among national universities.
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Award-Winning Violinist, Humanitarian to Speak, Receive Honorary Doctorate at ºüÀêÊÓÆµ Commencement
CategoriesPublished:ºüÀêÊÓÆµ will award an honorary doctorate degree to Kelly Hall-Tompkins, a renowned violinist, humanitarian and pioneer of social justice in the arts at its Commencement ceremony.
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Congratulations on being elected to, and serving as, chair of the Faculty Senate. While members of our community are familiar with what faculty members do in the classroom, could you please explain the role that faculty members—and the Faculty Senate—play in the development of curricula? According to the Articles of Governance, the faculty has primary responsibility…
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ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's 2022 Business Plan Competition will take place on Tuesday, April 26.
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They're called “undeclared students." They're the ones who come to ºüÀêÊÓÆµ not knowing what they will major in.
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The results from ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's 2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Outcomes Report are in: Not even a global pandemic can keep ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's award-winning Center for Career and Professional Development career educators from preparing students for lifelong personal and professional success.
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Our expert on the United Nations and European Union explains how global decisions made in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine will affect future decades. The insights from Katie Laatikainen, PhD, professor and acting chair of political science, are compelling.
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This summer, ºüÀêÊÓÆµ will offer 300+ college-level courses in a variety of online, hybrid and in-person formats. Summer at ºüÀêÊÓÆµ is an opportunity to help students get ahead, catch up and learn new skills.
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In the fall of 2021, a new class of first-year students started their college experience by participating in ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's First-Year Seminars. One of those seminars was Global Health and Multidiscipline Health Roles, taught by Edmund J. Y. Pajarillo, PhD, associate professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health.
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Bienvenidos a todos and thank you for visiting the evolving Latin American Studies Program.
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“The Time Is Right for Social Work": The School of Social Work Celebrates Social Work Month
CategoriesPublished:“Social Work Month is a time to celebrate the great profession of social work, the incredible role social workers play in helping people navigate life’s needs and challenges as well as learn about the many contributions made in the profession,†said Schanica Pickens, director of the Master of Social Work program and assistant dean of student affairs.
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Imagine being able to send your sullen, obnoxious tween to live with another family. Their foster family not only puts up with them, they educate and train them. Your child is returned to you as a young adult, mature, skilled and ready to take on the family duties.
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ºüÀêÊÓÆµ has a new partnership with Wiley University Services to develop and launch six online programs over the next two academic years.
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During March—Women’s History Month—ºüÀêÊÓÆµ’s Student Government Association announces the recipients of the Women’s Recognition Awards. These are awarded to outstanding women who have been nominated for their leadership, service and commitment to excellence that benefit and inspire members of the ºüÀêÊÓÆµ community—women such as one of the faculty recipients of the 2021 Women’s Recognition Award: Justyna Widera-Kalinowska, PhD, associate…
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New Certificate Programs Prepare Students for Opportunities in the Growing Healthcare Field
CategoriesPublished:The College of Professional and Continuing Studies is proud to be introducing new noncredit certificate programs in healthcare that many adult students and career changers can benefit from.
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More students, particularly nontraditional adult learners, are requesting degrees without the constraints of a traditional major area of focus or an in-person classroom setting.
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Wesley Memeger Jr. earned his PhD in chemistry from ºüÀêÊÓÆµ in 1966 but, reminiscent of the Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, Dr. Memeger's successes haven't been limited to the sciences. Over the last six decades, the Florida native has distinguished himself as a chemist, painter and activist.
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A patient presenting with possible viral meningitis symptoms complained about a headache as graduate nurse practitioner students asked questions, took vital signs and got her medical history.
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Going 13 out of 14 is an impressive statistic, especially when it comes to physics. Over the last 14 years, ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's Physics Club has been recognized as an outstanding chapter by the Society of Physics Students National Office (SPS National) a whopping 13 times.
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ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's own healthcare heroes in the war against an invisible enemy work at Northwell Health, NYU Langone Health, St. Francis Hospital and other healthcare institutions in such areas as neurosurgical medicine, cardiothoracic surgery and emergency medicine.
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What began as a virtual collaboration in 2020 and turned into a successful international exchange will move to its next phase this month.
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A mother, teacher, mentor, early-childhood-education advocate, lover of the arts and culture and a world traveler, Alice Brown never lost her sense of wonder and the ability to see the world through the eyes of a child.
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Since 2013, ºüÀêÊÓÆµ has prepared students to make a difference in children's lives through sports and physical activity. Students pursuing an MS in Sport Management or MA in Physical Activity Studies have the opportunity to enhance their graduate experience through ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's hands-on Sport-Based Youth Development specialization.
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Fall 2021 marked the launch of an exciting new initiative, the Nassau-ºüÀêÊÓÆµ Gateway program. The distinctive partnership provides a best-of-both-worlds choice for Nassau Community College (NCC) students. While earning their associate degrees at NCC, they are able to take advantage of the four-year cocurricular ºüÀêÊÓÆµ experience—living and dining on campus, participating in clubs and recreation, and being part of the ºüÀêÊÓÆµ community outside the classroom—with a streamlined transfer pathway for completing their bachelor's degrees at ºüÀêÊÓÆµ. This August, ºüÀêÊÓÆµ welcomed the first cohort of 27 Nassau-ºüÀêÊÓÆµ Gateway students.
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ºüÀêÊÓÆµ recently received a $1 million gift from our trailblazing nurse alumna, the late Mildred “Millie†Loughlin Kahane ’49. She was a first-generation scholarship recipient who became a leader—one inspired to “pay it forward.†The next generation of ºüÀêÊÓÆµ nurses and our University are grateful for her generosity.
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Business analytics is a degree of the future. Just ask Jaime Dasso ’18, MS ’20. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a specialization in finance, Dasso decided to shift careers and return to his alma mater to pursue a Master of Science in Business Analytics. He was hired at CH Global Capital, an…
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ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's Summer Pre-College program will return to an in-person format for Summer 2022. The program is open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school.
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We congratulate the following alumni of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business on these exciting new developments in their careers.
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We are breaking down the traditional one-class, one-professor model in courses like Race 360 and Water 360. ºüÀêÊÓÆµâ€™s interpretation of this innovative trend gives students a chance to see a single subject from varying fascinating perspectives. For undecided students, 360 courses offer fresh insight and new options for college careers.