Vol. 15 Number 2 Spring 2005
POST
PRESS
The Official S taff and Faculty Newsletter of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
Making Room For New Arrivals
New Classrooms and Living Accommodations to Meet Enrollment Demands
Moveable partition walls on the first floor suite of classrooms will allow for small classes
and large seminars that can accommodate up to 140 students.
This rendering depicts a beautiful redbrick entranceway that will be located
on the east side of the new classroom
building, which is the former Conolly
Gym. A $1 million gift from C.W. Post
graduate Alfred R. Kahn will support
the renovation project.
O
ut of the gymnasium business for three years, the former Conolly
Gym building will begin a new era in September as a two-level
academic building with 10 Internet-ready “smart” classrooms, six seminar
rooms and two studios with filming, editing and screening space.
The squeak of basketball shoes hasn’t echoed in Conolly Gym since
April of 2002, when the Pratt Recreation Center opened and became the
center of campus athletics and recreational activities. The building’s new
role as academic space will address ongoing needs in C.W. Post programs
and help accommodate the Southampton College undergraduate programs
relocating to Brookville this fall.
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New Arrivals
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C.W. Post alumnus Alfred R. Kahn has donated $1 million
toward the renovation of the former gymnasium. Kahn, who
graduated in 1984 with a business degree, is chairman, CEO and
director of 4Kids Entertainment and the creator of enormously
successful marketing campaigns for products such as Cabbage
Patch Kids, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles.
With C.W. Post undergraduate enrollment steadily climbing
and approximately 250 Southampton College students expected
on Campus for the 2005-2006 academic year, Post Hall will
return to its original mission as a residence facility, with 200
additional students calling it home. Both the Conolly Gym and
Post Hall projects have been planned for some time but were
moved up to address C.W. Post’s increasing undergraduate
enrollment and the Southampton relocation.
Thirty-five Southampton College faculty and an undetermined
number of staff from Southampton are expected on the C.W.
Post Campus in September. “About 10 new sections of
Southampton classes will be added to our academic schedule,”
said Provost Joseph Shenker. “Funding for C.W. Post programs
will not be affected by the Southampton relocation.”
After the Pratt Center opened, the Conolly building served as
the temporary home of the box office and administrative offices
of Tilles Center for the Performing Arts while Tilles Center was
renovated with a new glass atrium lobby and box offices.
Administrative offices, three new classrooms and a reception area
highlight the new headquarters for the Continuing Education &
Professional Studies Department. CEPS is now located only minutes
away from the campus in the Bank of New York building at 57
Northern Boulevard in Greenvale. Visit their new Web site at
ceps.liu.edu
This spring, the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program will move from
Post Hall to these larger, more modern offices and classroom facilities
in Roslyn Heights on the service road of the Long Island Expressway.
To allow Post Hall to become a residence hall once again, the
Department of Criminal Justice is moving to Riggs Hall and the
departments of Social Work and Health Care & Public
Administration are moving to newly renovated space in Hoxie
Hall. International Student Services, HEOP and the Learning
Support Center will be relocated to the lower level of Post Hall.
The Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program and its clinic, the
Psychological Services Center, will move out of Post Hall to an
easily accessible office complex in Roslyn Heights. Also moving
off-campus this past January was Continuing Education and
Professional Studies, which has relocated to the Bank of New
York building on Northern Boulevard in Greenvale. Southampton
administrative offices will occupy the former Continuing
Education space in the Winnick House administration center.
(above) The third floor of
Kumble Hall, which served
as a storage area, was
renovated this winter to
create a reception area
and office space for staff
in the Division of Enrollment Services. From left:
Local 66 laborer Joe Gallo
and Local 7 carpenters
Joey Fresiello and Tom
Quinn install the ceiling
of the new office space.
(right) Also pictured are
Local 30 engineers
Bill Rhatigan (left) and
Mike Dempsey.
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C.W. Post Celebrates Black History
Month With Langston Hughes Event
Members of the C.W. Post community gathered in the Campus’ B. Davis
Schwartz Memorial Library on Feb. 3, 2005 to read from the works of Langston
Hughes at “Poetry/Spoken Live! Celebrating Langston.” The open reading was
organized by Adjunct Professor Carolyn Grimstead of the English Department and
Professor Melvin Sylvester, head of the Periodicals Department at the library. The
event also featured performing artist and actor Charles Reese who read poems and
short stories by Langston Hughes amid a backdrop of music and live drumming.
Hughes (1902-1967) is best known as the poet whose works such as “I, Too,
Sing America” captured the African-American experience from the 1920s through
the 1960s. He was also a prolific author of novels, short stories, non-fiction books,
children’s books, plays and other works.
This event coincided with an exhibit curated by Professor Sylvester, about the
life, works and legacy of Hughes.
(from left) Melvin Sylvester, Curator of the Langston
Hughes Exhibit, Adjunct English Professor Carolyn
Grimstead, actor Charles Reese, Provost Joseph
Shenker
C.W. Post Degree Qualifies for New
State Clinical Lab Science License
Now that clinical laboratory scientist has been designated as a licensed
profession in New York State, the C.W. Post Campus expects increased interest in
its well-established accredited Clinical Laboratory Science Degree Program.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science with a concentration in
Clinical Laboratory Science is offered through the C.W. Post School of Health
Professions and Nursing. The program is accredited by the National Accrediting
Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science and will qualify graduates to meet the new
standards established by the New York State Clinical Laboratory Practice Act, said
Program Director Angela Meisse.
“Graduates from our Clinical Laboratory Science Program are eagerly sought
after by clinical agencies and readily employed. State licensure brings longdeserved professional status to clinical laboratory technologists,” Meisse said. “CLS
professionals are the detectives that solve many mysteries of disease. Their skilled
analysis of blood, bone marrow and other body fluids saves lives every day.”
Early this year, Gov. George Pataki signed legislation making the position of
clinical laboratory scientist, also known as medical technologist, a profession
licensed by the New York State Education Department. The bill was sponsored in
the state senate by Senator Michael Balboni of East Williston.
Tilles Center
Gets a Makeover
Angela L. Meisse (left), C.W. Post’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program Director,
presents a recognition award to Senator Michael Balboni who sponsored the Clinical
Technology Practice Act, a law designed to provide NYS licensing to clinical laboratory
personnel. Also pictured is Angela T. Robinson, C.W. Post Adjunct Professor and Clinical
Affiliate Education Coordinator.
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The new south entrance to Tilles Center for
the Performing Arts leads patrons to an
elegant glass atrium, an expansive lobby
and convenient ticket windows. The
renovated facility reopened in November
and this season has featured performers
such as magician David Copperfield, the
Long Island Philharmonic and the Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater.
HONORING Dedicated Service
Sixteen professors and 35 staff members celebrated milestone anniversaries this year. Those with 15, 20
and 30 years of service at C.W. Post were honored in ceremonies in the Great Hall in March. Those
professors marking their 30th and 40th anniversaries will be honored as part of the commencement
ceremony in May. The 2004 length-of-service honorees are:
FACULTY
STAFF
40 YEARS
30 YEARS
Donald Gelman
Physics
Anne Bruschini
Contract Programs
Robert Keisner
Psychology
Cecil Forbes
Facilities Services
30 YEARS
Rita Jorgensen
Academic Counseling
Ellen Duffy
Biomedical Sciences
Harvey Kushner
Criminal Justice
20 YEARS
James Dunne
Educational Technology
Cara Gargano
Theatre, Film and Dance
Barbara Horwitz
English
Paula Lester
Educational Leadership and
Administration
Ellen McCartney
Library (Brentwood Campus)
Panos Mourdoukoutas
Economics
Frank Olt
Art
Ilene Persoff
Accountancy
15 YEARS
Paul Ciborowski
Counseling and Development
Gregory Hunter
Palmer School of Library
and Information Science
Gavrielle Levine
Curriculum and Instruction
Dianne Slavin
Communication Sciences
and Disorders
Margaret Turner
Brentwood Campus Main Office
Alvaro Coelho
Facilities Services
Richmond Douglas
Public Safety
John Farkas
Student Affairs
Lucille Fischer
Residence Life
Gail Goss
Facilities Services
20 YEARS
Barbara Hazan
Hillwood Commons
Rosendo Arguello
Facilities Services
Judith Hopf
Mathematics Department
John Bugenis
Audio Visual
Janet Jennings
Library
Jose Camacho
Facilities Services
Sandra Lovell
Library
Beth Carson
Admissions
Cesar Manzo
Facilities Services
Rosemary Kopczynski
Library
Gisela Miceli
Library
Joan McCarthy
School of Education Dean’s Office
Lucille Mileti
Financial Assistance
William Motyka
Theatre, Film and Dance
Ann Murray
Admissions
Grace Parpan
School of Visual and Performing Arts
Dean’s Office
Debra Otte
Theatre, Film and Dance
David Wright
Academic Counseling
Enrique Perez
Facilities Services
Barbara Zahra
History Department
Beth Rondot
Department of Earth and
Environmental Science
15 YEARS
Frank Stanco
Facilities Services
Pedro Alcantara
Facilities Services
Antonio Cangero
Facilities Services
Emily Cintron
Department of Music
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Barry Stern
Hillwood Art Museum
1: Faculty award honorees with 15
and 20 years of service: (top row;
from left) Panos Mourdoukoutas,
Paula Lester, Paul Ciborowski,
Cara Gargano, Ilene Persoff;
(first row; from left) Dianne
Slavin, Ellen McCartney
2: Provost Joe Shenker,
Antonio Cangero, Associate
Provost for Campus Services
Pamela Lennox
3: Joe Shenker, Barbara Hazan,
Associate Provost for Student
Affairs Sherri Coe-Perkins
1
2
4: Joe Shenker, Debra Otte,
Associate Vice President for
Long Island University Academic
Affairs Lori Knapp
4
3
5
5: Joe Shenker, John Bugenis,
Lori Knapp
6: Joe Shenker, Rita Jorgensen,
Assistant Provost for Enrollment
Services Joanne Graziano
7: Joe Shenker, Lucille Mileti,
Joanne Graziano
6
8: Rosendo Arguello
9: Joe Shenker, Barbara Zahar,
Lori Knapp
8
7
10: Lucille Fischer
9
10
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ON
SPOTLIGHT
• Father Ted Brown, Roman Catholic
chaplain and director of Religious Life
at C.W. Post, has been named to the
board of Esperanza International, a relief
agency that organizes communitybuilding missions to Tijuana by church
and student groups from the United
States, including a delegation from the
C.W. Post Newman Club. For the past
several summers, C.W. Post students have
built homes in Mexico for families in need.
• Pioneers Offensive Coordinator Brian
Hughes has been named the 2004
Division II Assistant Coach of the Year
by the American Football Coaches
Association. The Pioneers finished 8-3
(8-1 conference) in 2004, and Hughes’
offense outscored opponents 328-181.
Hughes serves as C.W. Post’s Budget
Director for Athletics, and is also an
adjunct professor in the Earth and
Environmental Science Department.
He and his wife, Cynthia, and their
daughters Taylor, Kelly, Anna and
Shannon, live in Bethpage.
• Gerald D. Nichols is the founding
director of the Palmer Institute for
Public Library Organization and
Management.
The Institute,
which opened in
January, offers a
Public Library
Director
Advanced
Certificate.
Nichols earned a
Gerald D. Nichols
master of science
degree at the Palmer School of Library
and Information Science in 1974 and
went on to a career as administrator of
public libraries on Long Island.
• Professor of English Edmund Miller’s
new book of poetry, “The Go-Go Boy
Sonnets: Men of the New York Club
Scene,” was published in January by
Inkwater Press of Portland, Ore. It’s a
collection of sonnets celebrating the
icons of gay New York, along with brief
biographical information about each
performer. Dr. Miller is listed in
“Contemporary Authors,” “A Directory
of American Poets and Fiction Writers”
and “The International Who’s Who in
Poetry.” He has published several books
of poetry.
Jason
Cascone
and Darlene
Johnson
• C.W.
Post’s
nationally
recognized
Professional Experience and Career
Planning Center is on the air – on the
Web, that is. PEP Center Career
Counselors Jason Cascone and Darlene
Johnson are the hosts of the “So You
Wanna Job…” webcast on
www.liu.edu/wcwp Wednesdays at 2
p.m. The hour-long show, which
debuted in February, tackles job search
and career issues and features guest
appearances by students, employers and
faculty members.
• The nation's best
college lacrosse
players take home
the Tewaaraton
Award, and two
C.W. Post coaches
help pick the
winners. Women’s
Lacrosse Coach
and Associate
Karen MacCrate
Athletic Director
Karen MacCrate has been named to the
trophy selection committee, joining
Men’s Lacrosse Coach Tom Postel. Both
coaches are winners: Postel coached the
Pioneers to a national championship in
1996, while MacCrate matched the feat in
2001.
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• Lynn Croton is
stepping down after
19 years as dean of
the School of Visual
and Performing Arts
effective May 9.
Croton is only the
second dean in the
Lynn Croton
school’s history,
having taken the reins from Julian
Mates, the school’s original dean.
Associate Dean Jon Fraser will take over
as acting dean. Croton plans to return to
the Art faculty in the fall of 2006 after a
one-year sabbatical. An educator since
the mid 1960s, when she was principal of
the American School in Japan, her art
has been widely exhibited and she has
won a number of awards, including the
Dow Purchase Prize for Ceramic Sculpture
at Columbia University. Under her leadership the School has grown to include
thriving art, dance, film, journalism, music,
public relations, and theater programs.
• Matthew C.
Cordaro,
associate dean of
the College of
Management,
director of the
Center for
Management
Analysis and one
Matthew C. Cordaro
of Long Island’s
most prominent energy experts, has been
named to Suffolk County Executive
Steve Levy’s Energy Advisory Committee.
Dr. Cordaro is the former president and
CEO of Nashville Electric Service and a
former senior vice president at the Long
Island Lighting Co.
• Art Therapy Professor David Henley
was profiled in December on National
Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” on
the effect of technology on children.
Titled “Unplugging for Art's Sake,” the
show was part of a weeklong series
called “Digital Generations.” Dr.
Henley’s non-technological approach
was shown in contrast to the approach
of another art therapist who embraces
technology. A sculptor, potter and fine
artist, Dr. Henley is a prolific author
and renowned expert on art therapy.
• Patrick Kelly in the Facilities Services
Department experienced a truly
remarkable reunion in December with his
Labrador retriever, Trudy, who had been
missing for four years! When the Kelly
family adopted Trudy from the North
Shore Animal
League America,
a microchip was
implanted under
the dog’s skin.
When Trudy was
found on the loose
in Brookhaven, the
town animal shelter
• Associate Professor of Education Paul
scanned the chip
J. Ciborowski has been named to Suffolk Patrick Kelly
and called the
County Executive Steve Levy’s Task
Kellys with the good news. Not
Force on Immigration. Community
surprisingly, the heartwarming tale won
involvement isn’t new to Dr. Ciborowski;
big coverage in the local news.
he is also co-chair of the Suffolk County
Anti-Bias Task Force and chair of the
Brookhaven Town Youth Board. An
expert on marriage and family issues, Dr.
Ciborowski teaches at the C.W. Post and
Brentwood campuses.
• Criminal Justice Professor Roslyn
Muraskin has been named vice chair of
the Women’s Division of the American
Society of Criminology. She will oversee
awards given to members of the society,
along with developing seminars and
workshops for the annual meeting of
the American Society of Criminology
in Toronto next fall. Dr. Muraskin also
won an award for outstanding service to
the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences at the academy’s annual
meeting.
• Associate Professor of Art Seung Lee
showed his work at the Alpan Gallery
in Huntington in March. Lee’s work
addresses the relationship between the
past and present: It consists of his own
paintings, drawings and photos cut or
torn into small shreds, sometimes rolled
into scrolls, then sealed inside clear
resin bottles or decanters or hung in
plastic sandwich bags inside ornate
frames. Lee’s work has been widely
exhibited on
Long Island
and has also
been shown in
Japan, Korea,
Italy and
Maryland.
“Saci Painting in
Liquor Bottle,”
2004 by
Professor
Seung Lee
Jim D’Addario (left) and Professor James Freeley
• Some of Long Island’s most successful
self-starters joined Business Professor
James L. Freeley for interviews as part of
his ongoing study, “The History of
Entrepreneurship on Long Island.” Dr.
Freeley held in-depth dialogues with
Bruce R. Bent, chairman and CEO of
The Reserve Funds in New York City;
Daniel Berlin, chairman and CEO of
Arkwin Industries Inc. in Westbury; Bert
E. Brodsky, chairman of the Board,
Sandata Technologies, Inc. in Port
Washington, and Marc Finkelstein,
former chairman and CEO of Ametek in
Garden City. Guitar string magnate Jim
D’Addario, president of J. D’Addario &
Co. in Farmingdale, spoke to Freeley’s
class on March 15. C.W. Post alumnus
Ken Aretsky, Class of 1964, spoke in
Freeley’s class on April 19 about starting a
restaurant. Aretsky is the owner of three
successful Manhattan restaurants: “92,”
“Patroon” and “Pearsons.”
ON
SPOTLIGHT
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• Kay
Hutchins Sato,
director of the
Hutton House
Lecture Series,
is the Times
Beacon Record
Newspapers’
Woman of the
Year in Civics
Kay Hutchins Sato
for 2005. Dr.
Hutchins Sato is a member of the
Northport-East Northport Board of
Education and president of the Northport
Historical Society’s board of trustees.
• Mary Trotto, chair of the Department
of Health, Physical Education and
Movement Science, was awarded the
2004 Amazing Person Award at the
annual meeting of the New
York State Association of
Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance in
Buffalo in November. The
award was based on Dr.
Trotto’s teaching, service
and contribution to the discipline of
physical education.
• Sandy Sarcona of the Nutrition
Department gave a talk on stress
management at the Vytra Health Plans
headquarters in Melville on Jan. 27.
She discussed ways to identify behavior
patterns and described techniques to
reduce stress. Professor Sarcona, director
of the Dietetic Internship Program, is a
registered dietician and a New York State
certified dietician/nutritionist.
• Carpenters Union Local 7 members
Tom Quinn and Joey Fresiello lent
their skills to a member of the C.W.
Post family in a time of need. Public
Safety Captain Gresford Douglas’ son,
Michael, has had to use a wheelchair
since being involved in a motorcycle
accident in 2003. Family and friends
pitched in to help the Douglases build
an addition on their home where
Michael could live. Quinn and Fresiello
donated a weekend’s worth of work
building a wheelchair ramp.
NEWS BRIEFS
Post Brings M.B.A.
to Nassau County
Employees
Employees of Nassau County will soon
have the opportunity to take part in the
popular on-site M.B.A. program. The
program will allow them to earn a Master
of Business Administration degree at a
county facility, at a 33 percent discount
from regular tuition. The program,
under the direction of M.B.A. Director
Salvatore F. Cordo, helps employers
develop their work forces and assists
employees in advancing their skills and
careers. Forty-seven employees are enrolled
in the on-site M.B.A. at NorthropGrumman in Bethpage, which began
classes in January. In addition to
Northrop and Nassau County, this
program is also offered at Symbol
Technologies and Verizon.
Care Packages for
Soldiers, Safety for
Domestic Violence
Victims
The Medical Imaging Society has
“adopted” two soldiers serving in Iraq –
one from Queens, the other from
Suffolk County – and has begun
sending monthly care packages. Kathi
Yanatos, the society’s advisor and
Clinical Coordinator of the Radiologic
Technology Department, reports the
servicemen appreciate the basics –
crossword puzzle books, ChapSticks,
insoles for their boots, etc. The society
has also teamed up with Call to Protect,
an organization that donates cell phones
that women who have been victims of
domestic
violence can
use to call 911.
The Medical
Imaging
students have
supplied more
than 100
phones so far.
Talk About
School Spirit!
Would you rather go to C.W. Post or
Disney World? For a group of Freeport
middle school students who recently
toured the Campus, it’s a close call.
Writing letters of thanks to Associate
Director of Admissions Marketing,
Kelly Holmes, the students expressed
their love for all things Post.
Here are some of our favorites:
Visiting C.W. Post….
“…was like not doing homework
because it was so fun.”
“…was like meeting a famous
celebrity. They are both exciting and
unbelievable.”
“…was as exciting as getting a
million dollars.”
“…was as great as getting free
money.”
“…is like heaven on earth. There are
so many mind-blowing things to do
there.”
“…was as fun as going to Disney
World.”
Up ’til Dawn for
a Good Cause
Led by sororities and fraternities, the
Campus raised approximately $20,000
for St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital as a first-time participant in
the national “Up ’til Dawn” campaign.
Other groups with large roles in the
effort included the Office of Residence
Life, Post TV and the Commuter
Student Association. The bulk of the
pledges came through a letter-writing
campaign. Working in teams of four,
students drew up lists of family
members, friends and associates and
appealed for help. Eric Lucrezia,
assistant director of student life and
leadership development for Greek life,
said he hopes the groups raise even more
next year.
Campus Raises
Funds for Tsunami
Victims
A student-organized fund drive has
raised more than $4,000 for victims of
the south Asian tsunami. Many faculty,
staff and students contributed and funds
were directed to the student-designated
charity, Save the Children. More than a
dozen C.W. Post students come from
the countries affected by the Dec. 26
disaster, but none were injured.
Buffalo Bill Rides
Into the Library
The days of daredevil entertainment
under the big top and hoof-pounding Wild
West shoot-outs are captured in a new
collection of memorabilia and literature in
the Special Collections Department of the
B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library. The
collection includes dozens of rare, 19th
century posters, programs, books, magazines
and correspondence from Phineas T. Barnum
and William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. They
can be viewed by appointment with Special
Collections. A selection is also available
online at
www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/sc/sc.htm.
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Campers Will Get
Down to Business
This Summer
Shooting
Hoops for
Hewlett
House
The College of Management and
Commerce Bank have teamed up to
offer Camp Business: The Learning
Journey, a two-week summer day camp
for Long Island high school students
interested in a career in the business
world. Instead of fishing or hiking,
campers will learn how to run a business
and to invest in the stock market. Up to
40 students will be invited. It’s free of
charge and participants will be awarded
scholarships to C.W. Post upon completion
of the camp.
More than $3,000
was raised for breast
cancer care and tsunami
relief efforts in the 9th annual
Basketball Fundraiser March 30. The
event benefits Hewlett House, a
facility for cancer patients sponsored
by 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast
Cancer Action Coalition. This year, a
portion of the proceeds also went to
Save the Children as part of the
C.W. Post relief effort for victims of
the Dec. 26 south Asian tsunami.
Mentors Confer
at C.W. Post
The Learning Support Center and the
Mentoring Partnership of Long Island
sponsored a conference on January 29
with a keynote address by international
consultant Dr. Susan Weinberger. Dr.
Weinberger is the founder and president
of the Mentor Consulting Group and is
a widely consulted authority. Presenters
at the conference included C.W. Post’s
own Susan Rock, director of the
Learning Support Center, Chad Coates,
assistant director of the Learning
Support Center, and David Follick,
senior assistant director of Admissions.
Big Increase in
Blood Donations
Faculty, staff and students made 335
donations of blood during the fall and
spring blood drives – a whopping increase
over the 209 donations in 2003-2004. The
fall semester drive yielded 191 donations
and the spring semester event 144. Long
Island faced an especially urgent need for
blood this spring, after the January 22-23
blizzard canceled blood drives around the
region that were expected to produce close
to 1,000 donations.
In Praise of Social
Workers
Members of the Master of Social
Work Graduate Student Association,
C.W. Post Campus Chapter, paid
homage to social workers on the job at
Long Island agencies in March. In
commemoration of Social Work
Appreciation Month, the students
visited the Family and Children’s
Association, the Hispanic Counseling
Center and the Nassau County
Coalition Against Domestic Violence,
with plans to visit the
county Department of
Social Services at a later
date. The students gave
out “Stand Up for Others”
bracelets, Social Work
Code of Ethics and
Advocacy posters and
other handy items to
show their appreciation
for social workers’ efforts.
Dr. Elissa Giffords,
Assistant Professor of
Social Work, helped the
students organize this
project.
From left: David Follick, Susan Rock, Chad Coates
NEWS BRIEFS
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Eric Lucrezia of the Student Leadership
Office with Mr. Blood Drop
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Senator Balboni Secures $25,000 for
Homeland Security Training at C.W. Post
New York State Senator Michael Balboni has secured $25,000 in New York State funding for
homeland security training for public safety officers at the C.W. Post Campus. The funding will
be used for classroom materials and professional training in emergency response. Officers and
supervisors will conduct drills for natural disasters, serious accidents and other emergencies.
Front row from left: Paul Rapess, Associate Director of Public Safety; Terri Felske, Public Safety
Officer; Tom Plactere, Public Safety Officer; Dr. Sherri Coe-Perkins, Associate Provost for
Student Affairs; Dr. Joseph Shenker, Provost; Senator Michael Balboni; Theresa Mullarkey,
Chancellor; Dr. David Steinberg, President of Long Island University; Richard Cama, Public
Safety Officer; Ralph Zeolla, Public Safety Officer. Back row from left: Jim Contarino,
Public Safety Sergeant; Dianna Pennetti, Director of Public Safety; Richard Gorman,
Long Island University Vice President for University Relations.
From Post
to Pulitzer
When he took the stage to
receive his bachelor’s degree in
journalism from C.W. Post in 1992,
Josh Margolin had three words
written on the back of his graduation
gown: “Pulitzer or Bust.”
Today, the dream has come true.
Margolin and staff members of The
Star-Ledger newspaper in Newark,
N.J. won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in
the breaking news category for the
paper’s coverage of Gov. James E.
McGreevey’s bombshell resignation
last August.
Margolin had been a reporter
assigned to The Star-Ledger’s state
capitol bureau in Trenton since
early 2002. He was the editor-inchief of The Pioneer, the C.W. Post
Campus newspaper, during his
junior year in 1990-91.
Caps Off to ’05 Graduates
More than 2,200 students will don their caps and gowns on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8,
2005, as the C.W. Post Campus celebrates its 47th annual commencement exercises. This
ceremony marks the culmination of C.W. Post’s golden anniversary and will feature a performance
of “Setting Sail; Freedom of the Spirit,” a musical composition commissioned exclusively for the
Campus’s 50th anniversary. Former valedictorians and class speakers have been invited to partake
in the celebration.
As part of the main ceremony, honorary doctorates will be awarded to four highly accomplished
individuals: Donna Alvermann, an internationally known literacy advocate and author of
“Content Reading and Literacy: Succeeding in Today’s Diverse Classrooms;” C.W. Post alumnus
Alfred R. Kahn, chairman, CEO and director of 4Kids Entertainment and the marketing genius
behind Cabbage Patch Kids, Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!; real estate developer Roger Tilles,
immediate past chair of the Long Island University Board of Trustees and recently appointed member of the New York State Board
of Regents; and Edward Villella, internationally acclaimed dancer (former principle dancer of the New York City Ballet) and
founding artistic director of the Miami City Ballet.
Distinguished Alumni Awards will be presented to three successful C.W. Post graduates: Charles J. Gradante (’67 engineering,
’70 management), co-founder of the Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory Group; Robert F. Arning (’84 accounting), managing
partner of the New York office of KPMG LLP and the firm’s Northeast Audit and Risk Advisory Services practice; and the Rev.
Dr. W. Sherrill Babb (’63 history), president of Philadelphia Biblical University.
Honors student Kerri A. Pearles, a 22-year-old political science major, has been named valedictorian. The Albertson resident,
who envisions a career as a state senator, serves as a member of the Political Science Association and the Political Science Honors
Society.
The C.W. Post salutatorian is Seaford resident James Danaher, 22, an aspiring journalist who is earning a B.F.A. in print and
electronic journalism.
The Class of 2005 includes 912 baccalaureate degree candidates, 1,301 master's degree candidates and six doctoral students
receiving the Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology and two earning the Ph.D. in Information Studies. Commencement ceremonies will
begin at 9:30 a.m. under a tent on the Great Lawn.
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Class Act: Three Faculty Win
Awards for Teaching Talent
Science & Spirituality
Summer Camp
High school juniors and seniors will explore “Science
and Spirituality in the 21st Century” in a unique new
camp experience this summer. The three-week day camp
will examine topics as varied as physics, science fiction,
ethnic dancing and meditation. Exciting field trips,
including a voyage aboard the historic oyster sloop
Christeen, and hands-on experiments at the DNA
Learning Center in Cold Spring Harbor, are included. The
camp is offered by the Honors Program.
The 2005 David Newton Award for Teaching Excellence,
administered by Long Island University, was awarded on April 5 to
(from left) Christie Comunale of the School of Professional
Accountancy, Greg Hunter of the Palmer School of Library and
Information Science, and June Ann Smith of the Counseling and
Development Department in the School of Education.
A New Look for a Classic
Building
The restoration of the
exterior of Winnick House, the
campus administrative center,
continued this spring. Facilities
Services staff and contractors
have installed copper gutters,
rebuilt porches and roofs,
repaired masonry, removed
aging oil tanks and installed a
handicapped access ramp at
the Tudor mansion. The
project is funded by a donation
from Class of 1969 alumnus
Gary Winnick and the
Winnick Family Foundation.
50TH Anniversary Retired Staff
Luncheon
More than 40 retired C.W. Post staff returned to Campus on
April 3 to reminisce and catch up with friends in celebration of
the Campus’s 50th anniversary. Following lunch in the Great
Hall, the group watched a film documentary on the history of
the Campus and toured the grounds to see new construction
projects and facilities that have sprouted up over the past several
years. Many in attendance worked at C.W. Post in the 1960s and
1970s.
From left: Elaine Dauman, Health Sciences; Christall Miller,
Health Sciences; Selma Spatz, Infirmary Nurse; Martha Mitschang,
Student Affairs; Jean Smith, Palmer School
A handicapped ramp is
installed at the main entrance
to the Great Hall.
Carpenter Ronnie Nowakowski saws a beam for a reconstructed
porch on the south side of the mansion.
Top row, from left: Dominick Pascucci, Buildings & Grounds;
Elizabeth Buonincontri, Buildings & Grounds; Jean McConie; Jim
McConie, Facilities Services; bottom row, from left: Marion Pascucci;
Frank Montagnese, Facilities Services; Dora Montagnese; Lucy
Bruckner, Social Work; Grace McGrorty, Office Services
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SPORT SHORTS
In Memoriam
Athletic Hall of Fame
to Open in June
John Farkas, the Assistant Provost for
Student Affairs, passed away unexpectedly
March 23, at the age of 48 at Glen Cove
Hospital. After working at Colby College,
he came to C.W. Post in February 1990
to serve as Director of Student Activities.
Later, he was asked to provide leadership
for both the offices of Residence Life and
Student Activities, and in 2002 he was
appointed Assistant Provost for Student
Affairs. Farkas recently completed courses
and his dissertation for a doctorate in
Educational Administration at Dowling
College. He had a constant presence on
Campus, organizing and attending
countless student events and activities,
and is remembered fondly for his caring
personality and ever-present smile.
All-time basketball scoring leader
Patrice Walker, legendary football coach
Dom Anile and former major league
baseball All-Star Richie Scheinblum will
be among the 14 inaugural inductees of
the new Athletic Hall of Fame that was
established in conjunction with the
school’s 50th anniversary. The inductees
will be honored at a dinner ceremony at
Antun’s Catering Hall in Hicksville, on
Saturday, June 25, 2005. The Hall of
Fame plaques of all inductees will be
located on a commemorative wall within
the Pratt Center. For the full list of
inductees log onto www.cwpost.liu.edu/
cwis/cwp/pr/press/2005/14.html.
Milestones on the
Hardwood
One player from both the men’s and
women’s basketball teams each achieved
milestones during the recently concluded
seasons. Senior guards Marc Terry and
Thalia Jackson each passed the 1,000point mark for their respective careers
to join a select group of players in that
category.
Track & Field
The men’s indoor track team captured
the Collegiate Track Conference title for
the first time since 1978, while the
women’s squad narrowly missed collecting
a title of its own with a strong runner-up
finish. In addition, freshman Maria
Michta shattered the school record in
the 3,000 meter racewalk to win AllAmerica accolades. Michta broke the
mark established by former C.W. Post
valedictorian Loretta Schuellein.
Women’s Swimming
In its third season, the Pioneer
women’s swimming team continued to
make great strides under head coach
Maureen Travers. The squad won six of
its nine meets of the year and established
new school records in 17 of the 19 events
it competed in during the course of the
campaign.
Theresa “Terri” Hores from the
Reference Staff at the B. Davis Schwartz
Memorial Library died in January after a
long battle with cancer. Colleagues
remember her as a person who brightened
the Library and her department with plants
and flowers and an upbeat spirit. She
organized food drives and fund-raisers and
worked tirelessly for the American Cancer
Society’s Daffodil Drive.
Horace Hagedorn, founder of the
Miracle-Gro brand and benefactor of
C.W. Post, died in January. The longtime
Port Washington resident was as famous
for his charity as for the “miraculous”
plant food he invented in 1950. In
addition to funding the Miracle-Gro
Greenhouse on campus, Hagedorn and
his wife Amy generously supported a
number of causes, most having to do with
children, education and health care.
Southampton
College
Scores of East End writers with new books met the public and autographed their
works at Southampton College’s Meet the Writers Book Fair May 6. Invited authors
included Southampton College professor Kaylie Jones, renowned children’s author
Edith Kunhardt and forensic archaeologist Charles Pellegrino.
The annual Southampton College Writers Conference follows on the heels of the
Book Fair. The conference is slated to take place from July 20-31. Participants will
attend a series of workshops and lectures with some of the country’s most gifted
writers and teachers, including Melissa Bank, Meg Wolitzer, Roger Rosenblatt,
Jules Feiffer, Christopher Durang, Matt Klam and David Rakoff.
Although Southampton College’s undergraduate programs will be transferred to
sister college C.W. Post in September 2005, Southampton’s graduate programs in
writing and education will continue to be offered at its current location.
Brooklyn
Campus
Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus presented 13 George Polk Awards for
extraordinary journalism at a luncheon on April 21 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in
New York City. The winners include Seymour M. Hersh of The New Yorker
magazine for revealing American torture of prisoners in the Abu Ghraib prison in
Iraq.
Long Island University, which has administered the prestigious awards since 1949,
also honored Bill Moyers, recently retired from a 30-year career of pioneering
broadcasting at PBS, CBS and NBC; Dexter Filkins for reporting on the Iraq war for
The New York Times; and Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams of the San
Francisco Chronicle, for exposing the use of performance-enhancing drugs by top
athletes.
A full list of winners and links to their works can be found at www.liu.edu/polk.
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