Press Releases - News - Hofstra University

February 2012
Date	Release Title
Feb 08, 2012	Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Early …
Feb 08, 2012	Prof. Awarded the 2011 Latino Literature Prize in Poetry
Feb 07, 2012	Dr. Sina Rabbany Elected to Top Two Percent of Medical Engineers
Feb 02, 2012	Hofstra Junior Releases 2nd EP With Star Support
January 2012
Date	Release Title
Jan 30, 2012	The Big Game Star Party at Hofstra
Jan 26, 2012	Hofstra Opera Theater Presents Handel’s Magical "Alcina"
Jan 26, 2012	Hofstra Professor Elected to National Geographers Group
Jan 25, 2012	"Memoir: An Introduction"
Jan 25, 2012	Take to the Stage …
Jan 24, 2012	Hofstra Junior Wins Athletic Training Scholarship
Jan 24, 2012	Hofstra Professor Helps Develop Sabbath Friendly Hearing Aid
Jan 19, 2012	Hofstra Cheer and Dance Uphold National Titles
Jan 13, 2012	Hofstra Welcomes Senior UK Political Advisor
Jan 12, 2012	Hofstra Students Experience Presidential Politics Firsthand at New Hampshire Primary
Jan 11, 2012	A Bright Future for "Into Sunlight"
Jan 09, 2012	Get "In the Mood"
Jan 04, 2012	Concert Takes Audience on The Underground Railroad
Jan 03, 2012	The Music and Magic of Broadway Come to Hofstra
December 2011
Date	Release Title
Dec 22, 2011	Discover Hofstra
Dec 22, 2011	Learn to Manage Your Business More Efficiently
Dec 20, 2011	ROTC Ceremony Recognizes 2LT Shelton Thelismon
Dec 19, 2011	Hofstra Professor Honored by the Directors Guild of America
Dec 16, 2011	Drama and Dance Announces Spring 2012 Performances
Dec 14, 2011	Dept. of Music Announces Spring 2012 Concert Schedule
Dec 14, 2011	Hofstra Saddened by Recent Loss of Distinguished Professors
Dec 09, 2011	WRHU Radio Hofstra Inducts New Hall of Fame Members
Dec 08, 2011	Hofstra Celebrates Midyear Commencement 2011
Dec 07, 2011	Athletic Training Major Receives Scholarship Established By The Buffalo Bills
Dec 06, 2011	Long Island Artist Highlights Value & Importance of Natural Environment in Mixed Media Art Exhibit
Dec 06, 2011	“The Disappearing Landscape: Selections from the Hofstra University Museum Collection”
Dec 02, 2011	Hofstra's Longest-Running Show Celebrates 100th Episode
November 2011
Date	Release Title
Nov 30, 2011	Hofstra Senior Named Rising Apprentice with Fox News
Nov 30, 2011	National Suburban Poll Finds Suburban Voters Deeply Dissatisfied with Obama; Independents Favor Romney by Large Margin
Nov 29, 2011	Dr. Peter Boonshaft Honored for Leadership in Music Education
Nov 28, 2011	Dr. Maureen Murphy to be Awarded Honorary Doctor of Letters
Nov 17, 2011	Hofstra Presents Screening of "Gun Hill Road"
Nov 17, 2011	Hofstra’s STEM Research Center wins $2 million NSF grant for a project to develop new high school technology courses
Nov 17, 2011	Part-Time MBA Program Ranked Top 50 Nationally & Top Five in the Northeast
Nov 16, 2011	Alums with Sterling GPAs Receive Da Silva Scholarships
Nov 16, 2011	Hofstra Professor Helps Develop National LGBT Institute
Nov 16, 2011	Student Film Puts the Spotlight on "Living With Aphasia"
Nov 14, 2011	The Healing Power of Music
Nov 10, 2011	Frank G. Zarb School of Business Students Take Top Honors at National Competition
Nov 09, 2011	Dr. Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith Youth Core, Awarded Hofstra’s Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize for 2012
Nov 09, 2011	Hofstra Collegium Presents Fall Concert
Nov 09, 2011	Industry Awareness Through Social Media
Nov 07, 2011	Hofstra Dance Performs Annual Fall Concert
Nov 04, 2011	PREPARED AND PROACTIVE: LAWS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN YOUTH VIOLENCE AND GANG PREVENTION
Nov 03, 2011	Delirious Naples
Nov 03, 2011	Discover Hofstra
Nov 01, 2011	Board of Trustees Elects Officers for 2011
October 2011
Date	Release Title
Oct 31, 2011	Hofstra University to Host Presidential Debate in 2012
Oct 25, 2011	Professor's Book Gives Movie Background
Oct 20, 2011	Shows Highlight Traditional, Ethnic and Eclectic Tastes
Oct 19, 2011	Best in the Business
Oct 19, 2011	Professor Janet Kaplan Publishes New Poetry Collection
Oct 18, 2011	Hofstra Hosts Symposium about legacy of 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision
Oct 13, 2011	Hofstra Meets Rising Need for Backpack Journalists
Oct 11, 2011	"Here Comes the Sun"
Oct 11, 2011	Economic Turmoil = Real Estate Investments?
Oct 10, 2011	Middle School Musical!
Oct 06, 2011	Hofstra Gives 'Voice' To People With Special Needs
Oct 06, 2011	"Rent" Star Anthony Rapp Rocks the Hofstra Stage
Oct 06, 2011	Dept. of Drama & Dance Presents the Rock Musical "Rent"
Oct 05, 2011	Viva Communication!
Oct 04, 2011	Off-B'way Shines Spotlight on Hofstra Alumni & Faculty Talents
Oct 03, 2011	Fall 2011 Issues in Judaism Lecture Series
Oct 03, 2011	Italian-American Experience Lecture Series
September 2011
Date	Release Title
Sep 30, 2011	The Life of Tony Bennett in Words and Music
Sep 28, 2011	Hofstra PA Students win Statewide “Medical Jeopardy” Contest
Sep 27, 2011	Transfer to Hofstra – A Move in the Right Direction
Sep 26, 2011	Smart Growth
Sep 23, 2011	"Re-Interpreting Nature, New Work by Cui Fei"
Sep 21, 2011	"The Marriage of Bette and Boo"
Sep 21, 2011	Great Authors Announced for Hofstra Reading Series
Sep 15, 2011	Hofstra Mourns the Passing of Prof. Emerita Lenore Sandel
Sep 15, 2011	“The Biggest Loser” Trainer Speaks at Hofstra
Sep 14, 2011	Hofstra names School of Law for Maurice A. Deane
Sep 13, 2011	Hof USA Unveils New Look
Sep 12, 2011	Commemorating Constitution Day
Sep 09, 2011	Social Media: Marketing A Successful Business
Sep 09, 2011	Start and Expand a Business in a Challenging Economy
Sep 09, 2011	SUBURBAN AMERICA: PROBLEMS & PROMISE
Sep 08, 2011	2011 ECONOMIC UPDATE
Sep 07, 2011	Hofstra Remembers 9/11
Sep 03, 2011	Hofstra University Museum Presents “B.Amore: Naples – New York”
Sep 01, 2011	Hofstra University Museum Presents “Burton Silverman: The Humanist Spirit”
August 2011
Date	Release Title
Aug 30, 2011	Larry Kirwan’s “Rock & Read Tour” Coming to Hofstra
Aug 29, 2011	Hofstra Music Pioneers Honored with Arty Awards
Aug 25, 2011	NBC's "Today" Show Puts the Spotlight on Hofstra
Aug 24, 2011	Benvenuto! Festival Brings Best of Italy to Hofstra
Aug 24, 2011	PROFESSOR TAPPED FOR GLOBAL RESEARCH PANEL
Aug 19, 2011	Long Island Regional Economic Development Council To Hold First Public Meeting
Aug 19, 2011	Spend “Some Enchanted Evening” at Hofstra this August
Aug 17, 2011	Hofstra University Mourns the Loss of Dr. Vincent Brown, Associate Professor of Psychology
Aug 16, 2011	SUMMER RESEARCH FOR BIO MAJORS
Aug 04, 2011	New Director for Master of Health Administration Program
Aug 02, 2011	Hofstra Comm Students Win National Award
Aug 02, 2011	Hofstra Tops In Volunteerism
Aug 01, 2011	Hofstra's First-Ever Preview Day- August 17, 2011
Aug 01, 2011	Hofstra Gets 'Green' Ranking
July 2011
Date	Release Title
Jul 28, 2011	From Staged Reading to Off-Broadway -
Jul 27, 2011	Hofstra to Host Transfer Days this summer for Fall 2011 Enrollment
Jul 22, 2011	"There's No Business Like Show Business!"
Jul 22, 2011	WRHU 88.7 FM to Host Alumni Marathon this Weekend
Jul 19, 2011	Operation Downtown Seminar Instructs How To Develop a Business Plan for Revenue Growth
Jul 18, 2011	Graduate Admissions to Host Open House
June 2011
Date	Release Title
Jun 30, 2011	Hofstra Brings Universe Down to Earth on National Mall
Jun 28, 2011	SOEHHS Presents Reading Miscue Analysis Conference, Celebrating Yetta Goodman
Jun 27, 2011	Hofstra Launches School of Engineering and Applied Science
Jun 23, 2011	A Summer of Swinging, Singing and Doo-Wop
Jun 17, 2011	Hofstra Engineers New Way to Teach Math
Jun 17, 2011	Hofstra to Host Transfer Days this Summer for Fall 2011 Enrollment
Jun 17, 2011	Hofstra University Presents the 37th Annual Summer Writers, Program, July 5-15, 2011
Jun 17, 2011	Scott Skodnek Business Development Center at Hofstra University Offers a QuickBooks Certificate Program
Jun 16, 2011	Hofstra Student Makes Major League Debut at Citifield
Jun 16, 2011	Hofstra University Office of Graduate Admissions to Host Open House
Jun 09, 2011	Heartland Business Center Principal David Wolkoff to headline Fifth Annual Institute of Real Estate Luncheon at Hofstra University
Jun 09, 2011	WRHU Staff Members Rack Up State and Local Awards
Jun 03, 2011	Preview Day for High School Sophomores
Jun 01, 2011	New York Teens Investigate Diversity While Perfecting Their Journalism Skills
May 2011
Date	Release Title
May 31, 2011	Office of Graduate Admissions to Host Open House
May 27, 2011	Hofstra University Mourns the Loss of Dr. Dana Brand, Professor of English
May 23, 2011	Hofstra Helps Teachers Tackle a Tough Job Market
May 23, 2011	Hofstra Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Concert Featured World Premiere of a New Musical Composition by Renowned Japanese Composer
May 19, 2011	Economics Department Inducts Students into National Honor Society
May 18, 2011	Albert Tepper Memorial Concert on June 3 at Hofstra University
May 17, 2011	Frank G. Zarb School of Business Students Take Top Honors at National and International Competitions
May 13, 2011	2011 Hofstra University Student Art Show, Presented by the Department of Fine Arts and Art History
May 13, 2011	Hofstra to Host Transfer Days this summer for Fall 2011 Enrollment
May 11, 2011	Hofstra University Museum Presents “From the Hand: Drawings From the Hofstra University Museum Collection”
May 09, 2011	Hofstra University Announces 2011 Spring Commencement Activities and Honorees
May 05, 2011	Hofstra Students Select 2011 Teachers of the Year
May 04, 2011	Three Faculty Members to be Awarded Hofstra's Annual Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publications
May 03, 2011	THE SCIENCE OF BASEBALL
May 02, 2011	Hofstra University Museum Presents “Body Mapping”
April 2011
Date	Release Title
Apr 30, 2011	Fine Arts Dept Hosts Design Workshop for H.S. Students
Apr 29, 2011	2011 Hofstra University Student Art Show, Presented by the Department of Fine Arts and Art History May 4-13, 2011
Apr 29, 2011	Professors Kathleen Scott and Jenny Roberts Use Research Grant from the Edith Glick Shoolman Children’s Foundation To Provide Teaching Materials and Educational Toys for Children Participating in a "Language and Literacy Project"
Apr 28, 2011	Hofstra Law Mourns the Loss of Eric J. Schmertz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law and Dean (1982-1989)
Apr 26, 2011	Hofstra University to Help Beautify Community
Apr 26, 2011	The Bronx Opera Company Presents Mozart’s "Don Giovanni"
Apr 21, 2011	"75 Years in 75 Minutes"
Apr 21, 2011	Hofstra Entertainment Presents "Your Hit Parade" – Celebrating the Music of the 1930s
Apr 19, 2011	The Hofstra University Museum Receives Funding To Support Upcoming Exhibition and Continue Family Programming
Apr 15, 2011	Hofstra University Submits Application to Host 2012 Presidential Debate
Apr 14, 2011	Hofstra University and Capital One Bank Launch “Money & Me” Program for Local Youth
Apr 13, 2011	Hofstra Celebrates 28th Annual Dutch Festival
Apr 13, 2011	The Hofstra University Museum Partners with Osler Society of New York to Present “Revolution, Art, Medicine and Healing”
Apr 12, 2011	Hofstra appoints Director of Sustainability Studies, plans multi-disciplinary degree program
Apr 07, 2011	Hofstra Dance Performs Annual Spring Dance Concert, Featuring Choreography from the 1930s Through Present Day, In Honor of Hofstra's 75th Anniversary
Apr 07, 2011	The Frank G. Zarb School of Business to Host Socratic Panel on Crisis Management
Apr 06, 2011	HOFSTRA STUDENTS TURN OVER A NEW LEAF FOR EARTH WEEK 2011
Apr 06, 2011	Riveting Performances Highlight the Hofstra Conference, "Into Sunlight: The Impact of War on the Social Body From the Vietnam Era to the Present"
Apr 04, 2011	Hofstra University Office of Undergraduate Admission to Host Spring Open House
Apr 04, 2011	The Frank G. Zarb School of Business Launches The First Online MBA Degree Program on Long Island
Apr 01, 2011	Unplugged
March 2011
Date	Release Title
Mar 30, 2011	TAP! A Master Class
Mar 29, 2011	Hempstead for Hofstra/Hofstra for Hempstead to Host 37th Annual Scholarship Dinner
Mar 25, 2011	Hofstra University Featured on Colleges of Distinction
Mar 24, 2011	"The Chronicle," Hofstra’s Weekly Student Newspaper, Celebrates 75th Anniversary; Reunion to Be Held Saturday, April 2, 2011
Mar 23, 2011	Hofstra Drama Alumni to Gather and Celebrate the Life and Teaching of Their Mentor, Dr. Richard Mason
Mar 23, 2011	Howard B. Dean III, former Presidential Candidate and Hofstra senior presidential fellow to deliver annual Arnold A. Saltzman Lecture on the State of the Union
Mar 22, 2011	Hofstra to Participate in College Week Live
Mar 22, 2011	NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Puts the Spotlight on the Harlem Rens During The Hofstra Cultural Center Conference, "1935: The Reality and the Promise"
Mar 21, 2011	What Happens to Democracy When Everyone Talks at Once?
Mar 18, 2011	"In The Footsteps of Marco Polo"
Mar 17, 2011	Hofstra Music Instructor Michael Salzman To Present a Tribute to His Mentor, Renowned Tuba Player and Teacher Harvey Phillips – "Mr. Tuba"
Mar 11, 2011	‘Straight A’ students honored at Scholars Reception
Mar 09, 2011	Author Charles Murray to speak at Hofstra
Mar 09, 2011	Hofstra Alumnus Returns to Campus
Mar 09, 2011	Hofstra Cultural Center Presents a Conference, "1935: The Reality and the Promise"; April 7, 8 and 9, 2011
Mar 09, 2011	Hofstra to Host Transfer Open House
Mar 08, 2011	Computer Science Professor wins $450,000 Faculty Early Career Development Grant from National Science Foundation
Mar 08, 2011	Hofstra Hosts Graduate Open House
Mar 07, 2011	"Galileo's Muse: A Tale of Music, Physics, Creativity and Insight"
Mar 03, 2011	Hofstra University's Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center Presents Community Services Day
Mar 03, 2011	Students Take The Hofstra Shakespeare Festival on the Road
Mar 01, 2011	Hofstra University's 62 Annual Shakespeare Festival Presents "The War of the Roses, A One-Evening Version of the Henry VI Trilogy"
Mar 01, 2011	The Hofstra University Department of English Presents "Making It Online: Writing and Publishing in the Digital Age"
February 2011
Date	Release Title
Feb 25, 2011	Hofstra University to Host Spring Job and Internship Fair for Hofstra Students and Alumni
Feb 24, 2011	Hofstra Alumnus Returns to Campus
Feb 24, 2011	Start and Expand a Business in a Challenging Economy
Feb 23, 2011	Hofstra University's Irish Studies Program Announces Spring 2011 Events Calendar
Feb 23, 2011	NYS Redistricting Forum
Feb 23, 2011	President Obama and the Media at Midterm
Feb 22, 2011	"Not All Artists Are Starving" – A Night of Networking
Feb 22, 2011	Operation Downtown Seminar Teaches How To Successfully Market Using Social Media
Feb 17, 2011	Hofstra's Rosenberg Gallery Presents "Presidential Targets"
Feb 17, 2011	Hofstra University Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic At the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center Now Forming Spring 2011 Groups
Feb 17, 2011	International Scene Lecture Series Spring 2011 hosts four-lecture series
Feb 16, 2011	13th Annual Irish Festival Has Hofstra Seeing Green
Feb 11, 2011	Hofstra Department of Drama and Dance and the Hofstra Cultural Center Present "Into Sunlight: The Impact of War on the Social Body, From the Vietnam Era to the Present"
Feb 10, 2011	Hofstra University's Issues in Judaism Lectures Presents Mideast Update With Michael Tuchfeld, One of Israel's Leading TV Journalists
Feb 09, 2011	Hollywood-Bound
Feb 08, 2011	Faculty News from the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Feb 08, 2011	Hofstra University's Department of Drama and Dance Presents Its First High School Dance Festival
Feb 07, 2011	Hofstra University Office of Undergraduate Admission to Host Suffolk County Reception
Feb 04, 2011	Hofstra Students Celebrate a Sweet Valentine's Weekend with Campus Confections And A Look at "The Science of Kissing"
Feb 01, 2011	Hofstra Professor Lynn Cohen Publishes "Dreams and Dreamers," a New Collection of Poems
Feb 01, 2011	The Cradle of Climate Change