LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY STUDY AND LIVE IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK CITY: THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD. RD SAFEST CAMPUS IN THE USA AND THE SAFEST IN NEW YORK 3 CITY - THE DAILY BEAST WEBSITE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GUIDE universitiesintheusa.com/liubk LIU BROOKLYN: WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. Find out more about LIU Brooklyn at universitiesintheusa.com/liubk WELCOME TO FACTS AND FIGURES Location: New York City, New York NEW YORK CITY! Borough location: Brooklyn (New York City has five boroughs – Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx) The LIU Brooklyn campus is located in the heart of New York Institution type: Private University City, yet offers a friendly community atmosphere. Professors Student population: 7,025 (4,278 undergraduate; will know you by name. You’ll live and study with friends. 2,747 graduate; international students from more than 50 countries) And because you’re right in NYC, you have access to some of America’s greatest internship and student work opportunities. Campus setting: Urban Year founded: 1926 VIBRANT STUDENT LIFE Campus size: .04 km2 LIU Brooklyn was established in 1926 Student-to-faculty ratio: 12 to 1 with a mission “to open the doors of the 307 city and the world.” Full-time faculty: Faculty holding the highest degrees LIU Promise in their fields: 86% The LIU Promise is our commitment 6 Colleges: Business, Public Administration to ensuring you have the right tools, and Information Sciences; Education; Health guidance and support to achieve your Professions; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Nursing; goals. When you apply to LIU, you will and Pharmacy be assigned an LIU Promise Success University accreditations: Middle States Coach who will be there for you through Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) to graduation. Program accreditations: MSCHE, ACOTE, ACPE, ARC-PA, APA, ASEP, ASHA-CAA, caATe, CAPTE, 60+ clubs and organizations CAAHEP, CoARC, CSWE, NASPAA, TEAC You’ll find active academic, social, cultural, religious, media, and honor Athletics: NCAA Division I groups meeting throughout the campus. Varsity sports: 18 teams Work opportunities Mascot: Blackbirds There are co-op, internship, and Recent Rankings: fieldwork opportunities for students. Top 50 Schools in the Northeast for Salary Additionally, LIU’s experiential programs Potential – Payscale.com , Best Schools for Health Professionals include student-run businesses, Ranked #1 majors – Payscale.com high-tech incubators, and academic High ROI Colleges – Affordable Colleges Online programs focused on innovation and Best Colleges for Personal Attention – entrepreneurialism. Collegedata.com The New York Times recognized LIU Brooklyn as one of the most diverse campuses in the United States. LIU BROOKLYN: WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. Find out more about LIU Brooklyn at universitiesintheusa.com/liubk ALL ABOUT BROOKLYN Home to many celebrities and artists, the most populous and culturally diverse borough of New York City hosts the LIU Brooklyn campus in the trendy neighborhood of Fort Greene. IfIf the the borough borough of of Brooklyn Brooklyn were were its its own own city, city, it it would would be be the the TECH TRIANGLE 4th4th largest largest city city in in the the USA. USA. LIU Brooklyn is one of 12 universities in the greater Downtown Brooklyn-Dumbo-Navy Yard district, an area with a combined population of more than 57,000 students. Business and academia live side-by-side here, as 523 innovation firms with a $3.1 billion economic impact are also based in the neighborhood (Source: Urbanomics). Since 2001, billions of dollars have been invested in LOCATION the development of the Tech Triangle. Welcome to your new home away from home! LIU Brooklyn BARCLAYS CENTER is right in the heart of it all, located just steps away from the Just three blocks southeast near Atlantic Terminal Barclays Center, top arts venues like the Brooklyn Academy is the $4.9 billion multi-purpose indoor arena that of Music, hip restaurants and boutiques, and one of New York’s primarily hosts sports games and concerts. premier dessert destinations, Junior’s. PROSPECT PARK As a residential student you will be immersed MANHATTAN Designed by the creators of Central Park in in the vibrant downtown Brooklyn area, just The world-famous commerce, finance, media, Manhattan, this public space features a 90-acre a short subway ride from the vast cultural art, fashion, research and entertainment hub; meadow, a waterfall garden, Brooklyn Bandshell offerings and professional opportunities home to Times Square (“The Crossroads of the offering free outdoor concerts in the summer, of Manhattan. World”), Broadway, Central Park, the New York hiking trails, sports facilities, and the Prospect Stock Exchange, Rockefeller Center, and SoHo. Park Zoo. The Brooklyn Museum of Art and the TRANSPORT LINKS Brooklyn Botanical Gardens are located right Situated at the intersection of Flatbush and next to the park. DeKalb Avenues, the campus is served by several New York City subway lines in front CONEY ISLAND BEACH of campus, and is three blocks from Atlantic This NYC beach is popular for its boardwalk, Terminal, a transportation hub with additional Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, the amusement park, train options including the Long Island and its sandy beaches that stretch for almost 5km. Rail Road. Boston CAMPUS FEATURES Boston New York 3 Residence Halls New York 5 On-campus Dining Locations Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Laboratories BRONX Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts BRONX MANHATTAN 10 minutes from Manhattan and accessible by 11 subway lines Wellness Center MANHATTANQUEENS Recreation and Athletic Center (swimming pool, rooftop JFK AIRPORT BROOKLYN QUEENS track, top-of-the-line workout facilities) JFK AIRPORT BROOKLYN LIU BROOKLYN: WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. Find out more about LIU Brooklyn at universitiesintheusa.com/liubk xx%Get a headof graduates start with are our blah 12:1 blah student-to-faculty blah ratio DEGREE PROGRAM OPTIONS LAUNCH YOUR Over 75 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and concentrations. CAREER Here, you’ll never be just a number. GRADUATE GET INSPIRED At LIU Brooklyn, you’ll gain experience You’ll be a valued part of a close-knit • Accounting M.S. LIU Brooklyn gives you the opportunity to learn in your field before you even graduate. RECENT LIU BROOKLYN • Adolescence Urban Education community, where your professors know from some of the nation’s leading experts. Our Co-op, internship, and fieldwork INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS (Grades 7-12) M.S.Ed. you by name, and advisers are always professors publish groundbreaking findings opportunities range from placements • Bilingual School Counseling M.S.Ed. Bath and BodyWorks available to meet with you one-on-one. and share their insights with major media at top companies and government • Biology M.S. Brooklyn Nets UNDERGRADUATE • Business Administration M.B.A. outlets, but their top priority is to develop agencies, to the chance to conduct • Accounting B.S./M.S.* • Chemistry M.S. the potential they see in you. Your professors research. These experiences will help Hispanic Information Telecom Network (HITN) • Applied Music B.A • Childhood Urban Education will be your mentors; feel free to approach you enhance your résumé and build • Athletic Training B.S./M.S.* JPMorgan Chase (Grades 1-6) M.S.Ed. them during and after class for extra help your professional network. • Biochemistry B.S. • Computer Science M.S. KPMG • Biology B.S. and guidance. • Creative Writing M.F.A. • Business Administration B.S. The campus also provides an array of career NY Columbia Presbyterian Hospital • Business Finance B.S. • Drug Regulatory Affairs M.S. • Nationally recognized honors program planning resources, including help with writing • Early Childhood Urban Education NYS Department of Taxation and Finance • Business Management B.S. • Tutoring and support services résumés and cover letters, skills assessments, • Chemistry B.S. (Birth-Grade 2) M.S.Ed. • Extensive course availability mock interviews, networking nights, career NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene • Childhood Urban Education (Grades 1-6) B.S. • English M.A. • Computer Science B.S. • Exercise Science M.S. • Flexible class schedules fairs, job referral services, and an online NYC Department of Education • Communication Science Disorders B.S. • Health Administration M.P.A. • Learning communities career management system. • Computer Information Systems B.S. NYU Langone Hospital • Human Resource Management M.S. • Student mentor program • Computer Art B.F.A. High-tech resources are available, including • Dance B.S., B.F.A. • Media Arts M.A./M.F.A. • Chapters of national honor societies SiriusFX Radio a SIMS lab that enables nursing students • Economics B.A. • Mental Health Counseling M.S. WABC-TV • English B.A. • Pharmceutics M.S. to practice real-life clinical situations, and • Entrepreneurship B.S. • Pharmacology/Toxicology M.S. a MoCap Lab that fosters research in YMCA • Global Studies, B.A.** • Political Science M.A. biomechanics. • Health Science B.S. • Psychology M.A. • 3+3 Health Sciences B.S./Public Health M.P.H. • 3+3 Health Sciences B.S./Physical Therapy D.P.T. • Public Administration M.P.A. • History B.A. • Public Health M.P.H. • Humanities B.A. • School Counseling M.S.Ed. • Journalism B.A. • School Psychology M.S.Ed. A FEW OF OUR LEADING • Jazz Studies B.F.A • Social Science M.S. EXPERTS • Marketing B.S. • Social Work M.S.W. • Mathematics B.S. Masters and Mentors in the Arts • Media Arts B.A. • Taxation M.S. Norman Steinberg – Emmy-winning screenwriter • Middle Childhood/Adolesence Urban • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Jessica Hagedorn – Award-winning author Education B.A., B.S. Languages (TESOL) M.S.Ed. and playwright • Modern Languages B.A. • Teaching Urban Adolescents With Disabilities Dana Hash-Campbell – Former principal dancer, • Music Education in Urban Schools (Grades 7-12) M.S.Ed. Alvin Ailey (Pre-K-Grade 12) B.S. • Teaching Urban Children With Disabilities • Nursing Powerhouse Professors in Research † (Grades 1-6) M.S.Ed.