2008

• New Scholarship Assistance Program at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Is a Boon to Students December 22
• Long Island University Professor Teams Up with Former Firefighter with Tips to ‘Get Firefighter Fit!’ December 1
• Top Experts to Discuss Home Foreclosure Crisis at Free Forum at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus November 21
• Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Presents New Production of “The Nutcracker” November 14
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus sponsors "Return to Learning" event on Sunday, Nov. 16, Noon - 2 p.m. November 12
• Long Island University Professor’s New Text Stresses Business Ethics for a Global Society November 10
• Tips for Financing a College Degree in Tough Times November 6
• Spirituality in Lives of African Americans Is Topic of Free Talk at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, Nov. 5 October 31
• Students Are “Special IRS Agents” for a Day at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus October 21
• Art in Diverse Media Exhibited from October to December at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Galleries October 16
• Explore Options for a Teaching Career at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Education Open Houses - Oct. 21, 28; Nov. 19, 20; Dec. 17 October 16
• Students at Long Island University Brooklyn Campus to ‘Party with the Parties’ for Presidential Debate on October 15 October 16
• TV and Film Performer TC Carson Takes Lead Role in Racially Charged Drama, “Camp Logan,” Oct. 31 – Nov. 9 October 16
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Invites Prospective Students, Families and Friends for Open House - LIU Day - on Sunday, November 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 13
• All Out Salsa & Afro Beat Music Festival October 13
• Festival de música "All Out Salsa & Afro Beat" October 13
• Lively Music and Dance and Gripping Theater Performed at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, October-December October 10
• Long Island University Sets Application Deadline for 2008 George Polk Awards October 9
• Emerging and Established Dancers Soar at Concerts at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, Oct. 10, Nov. 12, Nov. 21-22 October 9
• Hip Hop 4 Life Youthfest 2008 Rap Session to Be Held at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, October 11 October 2
• Accessible Voting Demonstration For People with Disabilities, Thursday, October 2 at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus September 30
• Free Readings at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus by Authors Walter Mosley, on Oct. 2, and Gary Shteyngart, on Oct. 8 September 24
• Sept.-Dec. 2008, Notables from the Jazz World to Conduct Free Clinics at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus September 23
• Students Plan to Quiz Campaign Representatives at Campus Presidential Election Forum September 22
• October 4, Children Audition for Beloved Ballet, ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts September 22
• Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival to Be Held at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, September 26-28 September 18
• Wednesday, September 17, Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus to Host Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries for Special Presentation on ‘Constitution Day’ September 15
• An ‘Evening with Walter Mosley’ Hosted on Thursday, October 2 by the M.F.A. in Creative Writing Program at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus September 15
• David Taft Appointed as Dean of the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn Campus, Long Island University September 5
• Congressman Towns Discusses Health Care Reform with Athletic Training Students, Faculty and Community at Brooklyn Campus September 5
• Voter Registration Drive Helps Kick Off New Semester at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus September 3
• New Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program Launched with Support from Rep. Ed Towns September 2
• On September 6, Team Up with the Brooklyn Campus at Keyspan Park August 29
• Long Island University Launches Online Option for Bilingual Teacher Certification in New York State August 29
• Long Island University Blackbirds’ Boycott of 1936 Berlin Olympics Resonates Today August 21
• Make a Play for a Big League Career in Sport Management at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus August 8
• Aging Boomers Fuel Demand for Specialized M.P.A. Graduates July 17
• High School Juniors to Immerse Themselves in Accounting for a Week at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus June 30
• For Journalism Student at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, Summer Internship with The New York Times Brings a Return to Native Russia June 17
• Студентка факультета  журналистики  Лонг Айлэнд Университета в Бруклине возвращается на  родину практиковаться в газете New York Times. June 17
• Top Softball Player Scores a Prestigious Academic Award June 12
• Long Island University’s College of Pharmacy to Host Regional Pharmacy Residency Conference in June June 09
• Caribbeat Steel Orchestra Kicks Off Summer 2008 Music Programs at Long Island University’s Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts May 29
• Souls of Our Feet: People of Color Dance Festival Is Among Summer 2008 Dance Programs at Long Island University’s Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts May 29
• ‘One of Our Sons Is Missing,” Which Deals with HIV/AIDS Is Among the Summer 2008 Theater Events at Long Island University’s Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts May 29
• Brooklyn Mom – Once in a Coma and Still Battling Health Problems – Now Follows Her Daughter as Both Graduate from Long Island University May 16
• Talk-Show Host Tavis Smiley Addresses a New Audience – 1,700 Graduates at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus May 16
• China Expert at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Available to Discuss Recent Earthquake in Southwest China May 14
• Pharmacist and Advocate Mohammed Saleh to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award from Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences May 13
• Called to Pharmacy and Faith, James A. Detura to be Honored by Long Island University’s Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences May 13
• Commitment to Community Drives Top Student at Long Island University’s Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences May 13
• Long Island University’s Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to Hold 119th Commencement on Friday, May 16, 2008 May 9
• Writer, Screenwriter and Producer Nicholas Pileggi to Receive Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Long Island University May 9
• Associated Press Executive, Jack C. Stokes, to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award from Long Island University May 9
• Brooklyn School Teacher Holly Slowik to Receive Teacher of the Year Award from Long Island University May 9
• Professor Emeritus of Accounting, Philip Wolitzer to Receive Chancellor’s Award from Long Island University May 9
• Noted Real Estate Entrepreneur and Art Collector Mera Rubell to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award from Long Island University May 8
• California Executive Guy Marge to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award from Long Island University May 8
• Jazz, Politics and Passion Define Jonathan Kuhr, Valedictorianfor Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus May 6
• Education Professor from Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus to be Celebrated as New York State Regent At Large on Thursday, May 1 April 30
• United Nations Undersecretary for Africa to Speak at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on Monday, May 5 April 30
• Talk-Show Host/Author Tavis Smiley is Commencement Speaker at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, Thursday, May 15 April 29
• Expert on Minority Students and Special Education to Speak at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on May 3, 2008 April 29
• Long Island University to Honor Outstanding Scholarship and Teaching April 23
• The Great American Wheelchair Race Rolls Disability Awareness Across Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on April 17 April 14
• Distinguished Educator Yvonne Seon to Speak on ‘The Importance of Africana Studies Programs’ at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on Tuesday, April 15 April 14
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Business Students Do a Turn as Fashion Consultants for a Noho Boutique April 10
• Postponed: Award Ceremony for Nancy Wilson At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus April 8
• April 19 Fundraiser at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Will Help Pregnant Women in West Africa April 7
• The Magic of ‘Vaudeville at the Paramount’ to be Revisited at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on Friday, April 25 April 3
• Who’s Who Honorees Are Named at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus March 28
• Long Island University Presents Annual George Polk Seminar on Wednesday, April 16 March 27
• Jazz Legend Nancy Wilson to Receive Honors from African Voices Magazine at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, April 17 March 26
• Preventing Homelessness: What Can Be Done? What Is Being Done? March 26
• Fifth Total Woman Business Conference to Be Held at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus on April 12 March 21
• Susanna Starr and Robert Bunkin Display Their Art in April at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Galleries March 21
• Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts Hosts Top Events At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in April March 19
• Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company Will Perform at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, April 9 March 19
• Free Jazz Clinics at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus; Special Tribute to Baritone Saxophonist Cecil Payne, May 2 March 19
• Celebrating 40 Years of Great Writing March 18
• Brooklyn Campus Welcomes Prospective Students, Families and Friends to LIU Day Open House, Sunday, April 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 17
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus and Howard University Center for Accounting Education Host Free Leadership Seminar for Area College Students, Friday, April 4 March 17
• Award-winning Journalist to Discuss ‘Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan Revolution’ at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on March 27 March 13
• From Brooklyn to Buffalo, Students Head to Albany with College Aid Message March 11
• Special Lives Converge: Generous Alumni Meet Students Whose Scholarships They Endowed at Long Island University in Brooklyn on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 March 10
• Spring Graduate Open House to Be Held at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on March 26 March 10
• Fourth Asia Forum: Environmental Issues and 2008 Beijing Olympics Panel at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, March 11 March 10
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Galleries Showcase Native-American Artists in March March 5
• “The African Company Presents Richard III” Will Be Staged at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, March 26-30 March 4
• Accounting Students at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Give Free Tax Filing Preparation for Taxpayers with Lower Incomes March 4
• ‘CSI: LIU,’ Forensic Biology is Focus of Free Conference Set for March 1 at Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus February 20
• Long Island University Announces Winners of 2007 George Polk Awards February 19
• Winners of 2007 George Polk Awards at a Glance February 19
• Above and Beyond Dance and Kate Weare Co. to Take the Stage at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus February 8
• Notables from the Jazz World to Conduct Free Jazz Clinics at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus February 8
• Kids Café Festival 2008 Brings Asian Music and Dance to the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts on February 9 and 10 February 8
• New York Times Sports Columnist William C. Rhoden to Speak About ‘Dilemmas of the Black Athlete’ at LIU’s Brooklyn Campus on February 11 February 8
• Author Jessica Hagedorn Helps Launch M.F.A. Creative Writing Program at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus February 8
• Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble and C. Eule Dance Celebrate Asian New Year at Long Island University's Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, February 15-16 February 6
• Multicultural "Voices of the Rainbow" Reading Series Has Free Events at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, 2/4,3/4, 3/24
  and 4/1 February 6
• Caribbean Artists Showcase Their Art in February at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus February 4
• School of Business at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Hosts High School Student Program, February 7; Toastmasters Meetings, February 5 and 20, March 4 and 19 January 25
• Human Rights Ombudsman of Guatemala to Speak at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus on January 29 January 22
• Non-Western Calligraphy Course-Hands-on and Historical-Begins on January 23 at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus January 18
• Long Island University Professor and WWII Hero Dragos D. Kostich Memorialized with Service at United Nations January 10
• Despite Other Health Benefits, Yoga May Not Lead to Cardio Fitness Says Researcher at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in New Study January 8
• Inspiring Performances Dedicated to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts in January January 8
• A New Minor in Africana Studies Now Offered at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Starting January 22, 2008 January 7
• All-Day IRS Taxation Conference to Be Held at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, January 9 January 3

2007

• Long Island University’s Global College Launches South Africa Center December 21
• Gospel Musical Heralds Seasonal Festivities At Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts in December December 10
• Jazz Radio Personality on Long Island University’s WLIU 88.3 FM to Be Heard at Brooklyn Historical Society’s Oral History Exhibition, ‘In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn’s Vietnam Veterans’ December 10
• Mighty Wurlitzer Organ Plays Again at Historic Movie Palace at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus December 2
• Renowned Long Island University Professor Dragos D. Kostich Dies
• Long Island University Business Professor Carl Smith Authors New Book on Trends in the Car Manufacturing Industry
• Political Science Faculty at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Organizes Joint Course, 'The Iraq War,' for the Spring Semester
• Congressional Citation Goes to Leader at Long Island University in Brooklyn December 3
• Lawrence Dorsey Collection of Works by Noted Black Artists Is Shown at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus November 15
• Long Island University Sets Application Deadline for 2007 George Polk Awards November 12
• Guitarist Ed Cherry and Cameroonian Vocalist Gino Sitson to Conduct Free Jazz Clinics at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus October 19
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus School of Nursing and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Announce Plans for Undergraduate Nursing Program at Kings County Hospital Center October 18
• New Dean of Admissions for Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University October 15
• ‘Third Asia Forum: Multicultural Advertising -- Targeting Asian American Consumers’ Will Be Held at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, October 30 October 15
• Brooklyn Small Business Information and Education Day At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus November 2, Free October 15
• LIU Day Open House at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Is Planned October 9
• Janis Brenner & Dancers Take the Stage at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, October 31 October 2
• Long Island University Launches New Program: Nanny Education September 28
• Contemporary Opera Explores Biological Warfare, LSD and CIA In Performances at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts September 27
• Haitian Music Album Covers to Go on Display at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in October September 26
• Executives from Merrill Lynch and Sovereign Bank Join Advisory Board for School of Business At Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus September 21
• Noted Authors of Diverse Backgrounds to Give Free Readings at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in October, November October 1, October 17, November 6, November 13
• Long Island University Joins Jumpstart’s Read for the Record September 19
• International Finance Expert Returns to Alma Mater to Give Talk on Trade September 19
• Community Forum – ‘The U.S. Supreme Court vs. Equality in Education’ – at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, Wednesday, September 26 September 18
• Whether Women Seek Breast Cancer Screening May Depend on How They Are Asked, Say Psychology Researchers at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus September 18
• Evading Ovarian Cancer: Long Island University-Brooklyn Professor Shares Her Story September 14
• From India to Brooklyn: Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, September 27-30 September 4
• Long Island University Chairman, Edward Travaglianti, Appoints Joel Press Chancellor of the Brooklyn Campus August 16
• Dance Department Announces New Faculty Appointments at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus August 15
• High School Students Invited to Audition, September 15, 29, for Free Jazz Workshops at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus August 10
• Long Island University's Master of Social Work Degree Earns Premier Accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education July 16
• Brooklyn Campus Receives Newcombe Foundation Grant July 11
• Summer Brings Multicultural Roster of Dance, Film and Music to the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University June 29
• Four-Week Summer Program in Costa Rica June 28
• Women Executive Speaker Series Presents Free Lecture on July 17 at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus June 23
• Two Long Island University Students of Dominican Heritage Named 2007 Jeannette K. Watson Fellows June 13
• Long Island University Honors Three Brooklyn Campus Professors for Excellence May 30
• Electrifying Hip-Hop Theater by Marc Bamuthi Joseph, ‘Scourge’ Performed at Kumble Theater, June 8-9 May 30
• Primera generación universitaria que consigue ser “Valedictorian”en el campus Brooklyn de la Long Island University May 29
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Names Barry S. Eckert New Dean of School of Health Professions May 29
• Love of Science, Concern for Others, Propels Pharmacy Student to Top of Class of 2007 at Long Island University’s College of Pharmacy May 29
• National Autism Advocate Is Commencement Speaker forWestchester Graduate Campus of Long Island University on May 15 May 29
• 1st Generation Collegian Is Valedictorian at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus May 29
• Long Island University’s Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy Marks 118th Commencement on Friday, May 11, 2007 May 29
• Honduran Garifuna Artist Aurelio Martínez in Concert at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, May 12 April 27
• New York Pharmacists to Meet with State Lawmakers, Push for Bigger Role in Patient Treatment April 27
• Brooklyn Campus Offers ‘EXPRESSIONS OF HOPE’ for Virginia Tech April 23
• The Great American Wheelchair Race Rolls ‘Round Again At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on April 24 April 17
• Free Jazz Performances at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, April 10 – 27 April 6
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Offers New M.F.A. in Creative Writing April 6
• Brooklyn Campus Welcomes Prospective Students, Families and Friends to LIU Day Open House, Sunday, April 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6
• Long Island University Celebrates Founding Chair of Dance Department and 40 Years of Dance in Brooklyn at Spring Gala April 6
• Novelist Colson Whitehead to Talk about “Becoming a New York Writer” at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on April 12 April 5
• ‘The Dragon and the Tiger: Emerging Asian Economies’ to be Explored at Honors Program Conference at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus March 27
• Four New Art Exhibitions Bloom at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus March 27
• Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Paul Muldoon to Give Free Reading on April 12 at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus March 22
• Free Leadership Seminar for New York-Area Business Students at Brooklyn Campus March 22
• Long Island University Expert on Latin America and Cold War Asserts: ‘Americans need to know the kinds of things that were done in their name’ March 22
• Von Ussar Danceworks Takes Stage at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, April 4 March 19
• ‘Domestic Violence: Batterer Treatment Programs’ Investigated at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, April 9 March 14
• Long Island University’s George Polk Seminar Presents Spike Lee and Lydia Polgreen in a discussion about ‘Illuminating Catastrophe: Covering New Orleans and Darfur’ March 13
• ‘The Dragon and the Tiger: Emerging Asian Economies’ to be Explored at Honors Program Conference at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus March 13
• ‘Do You Know Where Your Child’s Education is Heading?’ March 13
• Pedro Calderón de la Barca's ‘Life is a Dream’ Will Be Staged at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, March 28 –April 1 March 9
• Middle School Reform Issues to be Presented at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus School of Education on March 21 March 8
• History of the Big Apple Is Topic of Free Talks by Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Professor March 7
• Accounting Students at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Give Free Tax Filing Preparation for Taxpayers with Incomes under $40,000 March 7
• Long Island University to Transform International Studies Program March 7
• ‘Living Fully: Standing for Justice:’ Dance, Jazz and Spoken Word at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, March 15-17 March 2
• ‘Hunter-Gatherer’Sculpture Installation by Ellen Driscoll Is Shown at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in March February 28
• Jazz Violinist Gwen Laster Brings Classical Expertise to Concert  at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, March 7 February 23
• Long Island University Announces Winners of 2006 George Polk Awards February 20
• George Polk Award Winners at a Glance February 20
• ‘Evolution Today’ is Focus of Free Conference Set For March 3 at Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus February 15
• “La Diáspora Dominicana: Continuidad y Cambio” es el tema del día en el campus de Long Island University (Brooklyn) este 14 de febrero February 15
• Comedian Marga Gomez to Heat UpKumble Theater for the Performing Arts, February 28 February 7
• Brooklyn Ballet to Present 2007 Season on March 2-4 at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts February 7
• South African Choreographer Vincent Mantsoe’s ‘Men-Jaro’at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, February 20-21 February 5
• Three Long Island University-Brooklyn Art Students Selected to Exhibit Work at College Art Association Conference February 4
• Valentine’s Day Events Will Make Hearts Pulsate At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, Feb. 12 and 14 February 1
• Diverse Jazz Artists Play and Discuss Their Music at Free Jazz Clinics at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus January 30
• ‘Dominican Diaspora: Continuity and Change’ is Focus at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, February 14 January 26
• Toastmasters International Club to Hold First Meeting for Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus January 26
• Long Island University-Brooklyn Provost Gale Stevens Haynes To Be Sworn In as Chair of Roosevelt School District Board January 24
• Dancewave’s Kids Café Festival 2007 to Take Place At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, February 4 -11 January 23
• Black History Month Festivities Enlighten and Entertain At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus January 18
• Creative Outlet Dance Company and R&B Music Shows at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts in January January 18
• $2 Million Endowed Nursing Chair Announced at Opening of Academic Nursing Center on Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus January 15
• Run of SRO Shows Now Followed by Dynamic Spring Season at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts January 11
• Built with Raisins and Tape Measures, Adam Niklewicz’s Installation Is Displayed at Long Island University-Brooklyn, Jan.16-Feb. 28 January 5
• Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Hosts Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Film Salon, January 13 December 20