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Education June 21, 2018

Anid’s big promotion marks huge forward step for NYIT

By GREGORY ZELLER // Nearly a decade of successful leadership at one of NYIT’s most innovative schools has earned Nada Anid a major promotion. New York Institute of Technology President Hank Foley announced Thursday that Anid, dean of NYIT’s School of Engineering and Computing Sciences since 2009, has been promoted to vice president and will head up NYIT’s new Office of Strategic Communications and External Affairs. The promotion is effective immediately, with Anid continuing to…

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Education February 22, 2018

Fellow in the fold, Hofstra entrepreneurs look west

By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Bring the Mountain to Mohammed File comes the Hofstra University Center for Entrepreneurship, which is bringing a little Silicon Valley to Hempstead. And vice-versa, with a class of Frank G. Zarb School of Business students slated to jet west later this semester for a pilgrimage to the famed California tech mecca. But first, the center is generating a little Silicon Valley vibe at home with the naming of its…

Education February 21, 2018

For adult learners, all’s fair at Farmingdale State

Billed as a “how-to boot camp” for students of a certain age, the Adult-Learner College Fair is coming to Farmingdale State College. Noting that “nearly half of those enrolled in undergraduate higher education today” are non-traditional adult learners – including adults returning to complete or advance prior studies and those attending college for the first time – Farmingdale State has planned a full slate of workshops specifically for grown-ups. Among the scheduled topics: admissions, financial…

Education February 14, 2018

SUNY Old Westbury to offer a forensic-accounting first

By GREGORY ZELLER // In a Long Island first – and a New York State rarity – SUNY Old Westbury will begin offering a Master of Science in Forensic Accounting program later this year. The 12-month, 30-credit trek – offered in a three-semester arc – is for graduate students seeking a career as a forensic accountant or fraud examiner. The first forensic accounting master class is scheduled to kick off with SUNY Old Westbury’s Fall…

Education February 12, 2018

Stony Brook lands climate-change ace for SoMAS

By GREGORY ZELLER // An internationally renowned expert in climate-change science has been tapped to run Stony Brook University’s marine and atmospheric science programs. Paul Shepson, currently a distinguished professor of chemistry and of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences at Purdue University, has been named dean of SBU’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Shepson, who also serves as the division director for atmospheric and geospace sciences at the National Science Foundation, was selected after…

Education February 9, 2018

At SUNY Old Westbury and SBU, it’s up to them

A national competition designed to educate collegians on important national economic issues has come to Long Island. Specifically, to SUNY Old Westbury and Stony Brook University, which have been selected to participate in the 2017-2018 cohort of Up to Us, a national competition that encourages students to spread the word about fiscal policy matters like federal budgets and the national debt – big-ticket items that could have a significant effect on students’ career and life…

Education February 6, 2018

Catholic Health Services, NYIT form osteopathic pact

By GREGORY ZELLER // A fresh collaboration between a groundbreaking Long Island medical school and a leading provider of community-based healthcare will improve medical services for patients throughout the region. Catholic Health Services of Long Island, the largest faith-based healthcare system serving Nassau and Suffolk counties, has entered into a new agreement with New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine aimed at “advanc(ing) patient-centered, community-based healthcare on Long Island,” according to Rockville Centre-based…