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LIU Post (formerly, and still formally known as, the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University and often referred to as C.W. Post) is a private institution of higher education located in Brookville in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the largest campus of the private Long Island University system.
Contents
- Campus
- Residence life
- Academics
- Rebranding campaign
- Accreditations
- Rankings
- Student life
- Athletics
- Notable faculty
- Notable alumni
- References
The campus is named after breakfast cereal inventor Charles William Post, father of Marjorie Merriweather Post, who sold the property (which had been her Long Island estate known as Hillwood) to LIU in 1951 for $200,000 ($1,845,385 today). Three years after it acquired the property, LIU renamed it C.W. Post College in honor of Post's father.
Campus
LIU Post is located on 307 acres (1.24 km2) of rolling hills in the Village of Brookville, New York (on Long Island's North Shore). The area is sometimes datelined as Greenvale, because there is no Brookville post office, and the school is in the zip code that is served by the Greenvale post office, which is to the west. "Greenvale" is also the name of the nearest Long Island Rail Road station.
Humanities Hall and Life Sciences/Pell Hall are the main educational buildings on campus that house a majority of the core curriculum classes. Classes are also held in Hoxie Hall, Roth Hall, Lorber Hall, the Theater Film and Dance building, Sculpture Studio, Crafts Center, Fine Arts Center, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, and the Kahn Discovery Center.
Kumble Hall serves as the Student Services building and houses the Registrar, Bursar, Records and Registration, Financial Aid, Academic Counseling, and Professional Experience and Career Planning (PEP) offices.
One of the better known parts of the LIU Post campus is the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, which is on the west side of the campus. Previously known as the Bush-Brown Concert Theater (for the longtime Long Island University chancellor Dr. Albert Bush-Brown), the Tilles Center has hosted myriad musical and theatrical events.[1]
The Hillwood Commons serves as the student activities center, although there are several administrative offices within it. Hillwood has a study lounge, commuter lounge, recreation lounge, and TV lounge (located on opposite sides of the two-story building) that are always open, as long as Hillwood is open. The Hillwood Cafe, Subway, and Starbucks are all located in Hillwood and serve as the main dining areas, along with the Winnick Student Center.
The Hillwood Commons serves also as a meeting area for resident and commuter students to get to know each other through informal association outside of the classroom. The Hillwood Commons area also houses the Student Technology Center, Hillwood Computer Lab, Hillwood Cinema, and Steinberg Museum of Art at Hillwood.
Residence life
Students can choose to live in one of the eight residence halls on campus. All of them are co-ed, with males and females divided by floor or wing. Each hall accommodates from 40 to 380 students. Five of the residence halls – Brookville, Kings, Queens, Post and Riggs – offer traditional-style living.
The South Residence Complex (Suites) features an all-suite design, with up to eight students sharing a common living area, double bedrooms and a semi-private bath area. This layout is popular with upper-class students who want to share living accommodations with a group of friends.
Two other residence halls – Suffolk and Nassau – offer more specialized options. Suffolk Hall is a traditional-style hall designed for 24-hour intensified study for students who prefer a quiet, academic-centered environment. Nassau Hall offers the additional benefit of long-stay accommodations over vacations and in between semesters for students who are from out of state.
Every residence hall has lounges for relaxation or study, as well as laundry facilities.
Academics
LIU Post offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the following colleges and schools:
Rebranding campaign
On January 1, 2012, Long Island University rebranded itself as LIU. A simplified logo was introduced, replacing the Long Island map and the words "Long Island University" with the bold letters "LIU" and a triangle. The logo's upward triangle, the Greek symbol of delta, symbolizes upward movement and change. The names of LIU's six campuses also received shorter designations, uniting them under the new LIU brand. The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University became known as LIU Post.
Accreditations
The academic programs of LIU Post are registered with the New York State Education Department and accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In addition to the entire University, various other academic programs are specially accredited by professional organizations, signifying they meet the highest standards of educational quality are determined by leaders in the field. Organizations that professionally accredit LIU Post programs are:
Rankings
The LIU Post undergraduate program is ranked in the fourth tier (schools ranked 196 through 258) of the "Best National Universities" category of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges", 2008 edition.
Student life
LIU Post is located about 25 miles (40 km) from New York City.
While on campus, students can join one of the many clubs, organizations, and student leadership positions.
LIU Post also has a diverse student body, with individuals of African-American and Latino descent making up the majority of the minority student population. The student population comes mostly from eastern Long Island, New York City, and the New York metropolitan area, although there is a significant number of students from across the U.S. and internationally.
Post is also known for being quiet Friday through Sunday (sometimes referred to as a suitcase school). Most residents leave during the weekends, or on Thursday nights since there are very few Friday classes. Although weekends have been more active since Southampton College moved its undergraduate program to LIU Post, there is still a significant difference in the campus population on weekends. A good percentage of students choose to attend parties at local clubs, many of which begin on Thursday night. Others travel to New York City or elsewhere on Long Island.
Athletics
LIU Post is a Division II school that is governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the East Coast Conference (ECC), and the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10).
Students can also participate in sports for leisure at the Pratt Recreation Center where they can enjoy sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, Racquetball, and Swimming. There is also a Fitness Center for aerobic and cardiovascular work-outs. The athletic fields and courts serve students wishing to play outdoor sports such as Football, Baseball, Soccer, Softball and Tennis.[2]
The Pratt Center is also a venue for Nassau County and New York State high school basketball playoff games, both men's and women's, along with the Clark Center at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.