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Published:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» will kick off a yearlong anniversary celebration—Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» at 125: Building Tomorrow Together—with the 21st Annual President’s Gala benefiting student success on Thursday, June 24. The gala, which will be held on the University’s Charter Day, will be celebrated with both in-person and online entertainment activities. The annual event brings together top civic, business…
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Published:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Christopher Storm, PhD, as Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s next provost and executive vice president, with unanimous approval from the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Board of Trustees. Dr. Storm’s appointment will be effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Storm was chosen following an exhaustive internal search process that featured the…
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On June 24, 2021, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» will honor David Machlis, PhD, an associate professor of finance and economics at the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, by presenting him with the inaugural President's Humanitarian Award.
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Published:The Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Board of Trustees elected a new chair and other officers at its June 2021 meeting.
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Published:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, I am excited to share some news with you today about our Board of Trustees, which provides governance and leadership to our University. Over the past six years, our Board of Trustees has elected 19 new members—including seven women, eight people of color, and seven young alumni, one of whom is the…
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Every year, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» honors four exceptional employees with a President's Award for Excellence and one employee with the President's Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. According to President Christine M. Riordan, the honorees “have won the admiration of their peers and colleagues by providing an extraordinary level of service to the University, and working to advance our shared values and goals."
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Published:Every year, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» honors four exceptional employees with a President's Award for Excellence and one employee with the President's Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. According to President Christine M. Riordan, the honorees “have won the admiration of their peers and colleagues by providing an extraordinary level of service to the University, and working to advance our shared values and goals."
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Published:Every year, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» honors four exceptional employees with a President's Award for Excellence and one employee with the President's Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. According to President Christine M. Riordan, the honorees “have won the admiration of their peers and colleagues by providing an extraordinary level of service to the University, and working to advance our shared values and goals."
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Every year, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» honors four exceptional employees with a President's Award for Excellence and one employee with the President's Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. According to President Christine M. Riordan, the honorees “have won the admiration of their peers and colleagues by providing an extraordinary level of service to the University, and working to advance our shared values and goals."
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Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, The safety, health and wellness of every Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» community member continues to be the top priority of our University and essential to meeting our commitment to academic excellence. I am pleased to announce that, upon approval by the board of trustees in March 2021, Gene Palma has been promoted to Vice President of…
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Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, On September 16, I shared this message with you, recognizing Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»’s need for and commitment to change to advance a more diverse, inclusive and equitable University environment where every individual feels welcomed and valued. Our Faculty Senate and administration have collaborated significantly over the past semester, along with members of the faculty,…
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Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» family, United by our values, our university family will always rally and support one another, especially in times of challenge and sadness. Recent events of prejudice, racism and violence are unspeakable and I extend my heart to our Asian and Asian American friends, family and community members. This morning, our Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» social…
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Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, I want to take this opportunity to provide an update on the University’s actions regarding recent reports of alleged unacceptable conduct and racist and threatening behavior on social media made anonymously against members of our community. As we stated unequivocally in our previous communications, the University takes any threat to the safety…
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Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, As your faculty and administrators, we share this joint statement with our community. There have been recent incidents of students using racial slurs, hateful comments, and reported threats of violence and retaliation on social media—and sadly, this is not the first time these issues have occurred. To those among us who have…
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Welcome to Spring 2021, Panthers
CategoriesPublished:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Family, Welcome back to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» for Spring 2021. This past weekend, I took a walk on our main campus. With the transformed Ruth S. Harley University Center (UC) newly opened, I was able to get a Starbucks latte and see our faculty, staff and students using the new space—a great kickoff to…
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Welcoming a New Year and New Trustees
CategoriesPublished:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, Many challenges indeed came our way in 2020—and some exceptional opportunities too. In 2020, the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Board of Trustees was fortunate to gain nine outstanding professionals. Our University and board begin 2021 benefiting from their expertise, leadership and unique commitment to our community and our mission. I congratulate our newest trustees…
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Published:To members of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» community, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», our leadership and I will never condone violence. Our University will always support and endorse Americans’ constitutional rights to free speech and to peacefully assemble. The United States’ democratic republic is founded on the need for all voices to be heard and our civil liberties protected. I…
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Published:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Family, Our amazing, hand-drawn holiday greeting this year conveys a lot of what I, and surely many of you, have felt in 2020—a little shaken up, sometimes upside down, and missing familiar connections with our campus and each other. What I love about the holiday season is how it has a way of…
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President Christine Riordan, PhD, has been named to City & State New York's Long Island Power 100 list—at number 66.
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Thankful for Our Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Family
CategoriesPublished:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Family, As we begin Thanksgiving week, and the last week of on-campus classes for the semester, I want to take this opportunity to express just how thankful I am to each of you for coming together to meet the challenges of 2020. It has been no small feat, but each of you has…
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Published:Voting for the annual Bethpage Best of Long Island contest has begun and, as in recent years, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» is well represented among the nominations, including these “best” categories: College/University College President College Sports Program Concert Venue Theater Arts Center Mascot Public Garden College Sports Coach—with five Panther head coaches making the cut Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» is…
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Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, We are still reckoning with the impact of a global pandemic, one that has demonstrated the way we come together as a university community. And it is time, again, for us to rally together. Since June, we have had many conversations, open and individual, to hear the concerns and pain of our…
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Published:When Provost and Executive Vice President Steve Everett, DMA, talks about the wealth of talent among Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»'s faculty, one name that emerges immediately is Pulitzer Prize-winning classical composer and University Professor Paul Moravec, DMA.
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President Christine Riordan is featured on an episode of the podcast about how she and 100 other university presidents worked together to prepare for Fall 2020.
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Published:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, We are delighted to see that the firm advocacy and determination of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» and all our peers in higher education—coupled with support from representatives across the nation—have resulted in the reversal of the July 6 announcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prohibit international students from remaining on campus…
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Published:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Community, On Monday, July 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released guidelines prohibiting international students from remaining on campus if all of their classes are online. This was an unexpected and senseless policy that runs counter to what we stand for as a university. We write to express our unqualified support for our…