Program Spotlights

Fashion-Forward Students Give Back to Community Thrift Shop

Students enrolled in Long Island University's Fashion Merchandising & Management Program are volunteering to design attractive thematic and seasonal displays to maximize sales in The Community Thrift Shop in Huntington. The unique and collaborative venture reflects the University’s tradition of service to the community as well as a current focus on sustainability in fashion.

Inside the thrift shop, the students work on signage, messaging, photography and social media to broaden the customer base and stimulate purchases. Those with a keen eye for desirable vintage fashion also price, display and sell clothing and accessories in the Student Body Boutique at LIU Post. Net sales from the thrift shop directly benefit the Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk, which serves local families who are facing health care crises. The University’s share of the proceeds supports scholarships for fashion merchandising students.

Cherie Serota, director of LIU's Fashion Merchandising & Management program, explained, "Another highly advantageous aspect of this partnership is that it promotes circularity and sustainability in fashion, which is of pressing concern to our students and the industry worldwide. Thrifting reduces impact on the environment by upcycling and reusing clothing. At the same time, it enables a larger population to access luxury brands. Our students not only use their merchandising and visual display skills, but also their buying expertise to identify merchandise that they can then offer at the ‘Vintage Corner’ in our very own Student Body Boutique at affordable prices. It's a win-win." The Student Body is an oncampus boutique that features trends and styles curated by LIU's fashion students. The students select all the merchandise as well as manage and staff the boutique, giving them valuable experience to launch their careers in fashion. It is a shining example of the program’s focus on business fundamentals and entrepreneurship while fostering creativity in marketing and branding. The program also features networking and internship opportunities with fashion leaders, participation in New York Fashion Week events, opportunities to study abroad, and a capstone project to create a fashion start-up company.

By showcasing The Community Thrift

Shop’s items in the Student Body

Boutique, students are promoting sustainability, adding vintage flair to the boutique's selection, and giving back to their community. "It's inspiring to have the fashionforward input of the students who bring a fresh, Gen-Z look to the merchandise in the shop,” said Linda Taylor, CEO of VNSHS. “This helps to increase sales which extends Visiting

Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk's ability to provide crucial services to patients and their families throughout our county."

Fashion Merchandising & Management students organize clothing displays inside the Community Thrift Shop in Huntington.

New Pharmacy Scholarship Extends 100+ Year Family Legacy

The Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy at Long Island University announced the Aurelio M. Sideli Scholarship to support the continued advancement of pharmaceutical science and student success. The $50,000 scholarship is named after World War II veteran and alumnus Aurelio “Leo” M. Sideli, who graduated from the College in 1939 and spent much of his life working in the pharmaceutical field. While enrolled at the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy, now part of Long Island University, Sideli worked three days a week at a bookbinder company, sold newspapers at night and logged weekend shifts at his Uncle Nino’s drugstore. Sideli earned a job at national pharmaceutical company Liggett’s and went on to work in managerial roles at prominent hotel drugstores in Manhattan, including the Commodore and McAlpin Hotel, before he was drafted into military service in 1941. After returning from the war, his familial and educational pedigree helped him secure a job at Winthrop, a subsidiary of former global leader Sterling Drugs. The company had no vacancies when Sideli was looking, but he secured an offer nonetheless through the referral of a Winthrop employee who was a fellow Brooklyn College of Pharmacy alumnus and knew of his family background in pharmacy. Sideli spent his entire career with Winthrop, initially covering territories in Brooklyn and Queens and later Long Island, until his retirement in 1982. “Leo was a caring son, husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin and grandfather,” said his daughter Kathleen A. Sideli. “We are proud to have our father’s legacy remembered with this scholarship so that his dedication to pharmacy will continue into the future.”

Leo Sideli at the Liggett Drug Store McAlpin Hotel in 1940.

Honors Students Win Top Prize at National Model United Nations Conference

The Long Island University Model United Nations Team brought home the top prize of “Outstanding Delegation” at the National Model United Nations Conference in Washington, D.C., outperforming more than 50 universities from around the country. LIU Global and Honors College students competed against peers from Georgia Tech, U.S. Air Force Academy, Clemson University, Wake Forest University, Pepperdine University, Baylor University, Syracuse University, and many more.

Representing Australia, LIU students researched, drafted and submitted pre-written position papers addressing the topics of discussion at the conference, and then competed in five UN committees. Over three days of competition, including formal speeches to the delegations and hours of negotiations with peers, the students were recognized by the National Model United Nations for the dedication and professionalism they displayed at all levels of the conference.

Members of the winning team from the Post and Brooklyn campuses include Abdullah Akl, Gracie Carpenter, Valerie Chateau, Ellen Hernandez, Hannah Kleinman, Barbara Knipe, Shania Libert, Elizabeth Rafailova, Vladimir Tobar. Together they expertly addressed topics such as information and telecommunications in international security, emergency humanitarian service, eliminating human trafficking, the right to privacy in the digital age, climate action and sustainable development, and international COVID-19 recovery.

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Amazon Prime’s The College Tour to Feature LIU

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ong Island University is the star of an upcoming episode of The College Tour, an Emmynominated series streaming on Amazon Prime that showcases college campuses around the country. Each episode features real students, alumni and faculty who share an exclusive look at their school’s campus life, academics, career opportunities, athletics, facilities and more. The LIU episode, which airs on streaming services and Amazon Prime on May 10, 2022, highlights the defining features of the Post and Brooklyn campuses and their most prestigious programs, including the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment, the School of Business, Honors College, LIU Global, the School of Performing Arts, the School of Health Professions and Nursing, and Division I Athletics. “Joining The College Tour was a fantastic opportunity to reach a wider audience of prospective students and show them how Long Island University can shape their future,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Michael Berthel. “Our current students were thrilled to show off their Shark Nation pride and share their stories of success. Everyone involved in the making of the show helped perfectly capture the identity of LIU.” The series is created, produced and hosted by Alex Boylan, who won CBS’s Amazing Race and launched an award-winning career hosting travel, food and wildlife shows for CBS, PBS and Travel Channel. Boylan’s inspiration for the show came when his niece began to search for the college of her dreams. Her

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family found it difficult to visit many of her favorite schools due to travel expenses. Boylan’s vision was to give every prospective student an equal opportunity to tour the best schools in America through high-quality, accessible virtual tours.

"The College Tour is the show you wished you had when applying for colleges in high school," said Boylan. "College visits can cost upwards of $3,000 per school, which puts them out of reach for many students and families. We are leveling the playing field and providing a free, easy and fun way to tour some of the best schools across the country." The LIU cast includes Roc Nation School student Tyler Boylorn and Program Director Tressa Cunningham, junior finance major Shivani Vaidya, junior nursing major Matthew Young, senior LIU Global student Tiago Silva, women’s basketball senior Brandy Thomas, football junior Camden Orth, senior business administration major Alina Chen, senior education major Kaitlyn Sottung, senior Honors College forensic science and chemistry major Samantha Olsen, senior musical theatre and psychology major Francesco DiFlora, and senior finance major Vikas Dalal.

Watch LIU's episode on The College Tour online!

1. Alex Boylan, host of The College Tour, films a segment in front of the Interfaith Chapel. 2. Members of The College Tour production crew on stage at Tilles Center. 3. LIU student Tyler Boylorn and Roc Nation School

Director Tressa Cunningham film a segment of The

College Tour. 4. Students of the Roc Nation School film a College

Tour segment inside a recording studio on campus.