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Academics Nora Mavashev Academic Enhancement Coordinator The balancing of academic achievement and athletic success is the primary concern of LIU’s Department of Athletics. The University’s student-athlete academic services are designed to help the department ful?ll its commitment to all student-athletes in their pursuit of academic excellence. At LIU, there is a high priority placed on academic integrity, along with an opportunity to take advantage of extraordinary academic programs. The goal of the LIU Athletic Department is to give student-athletes an avenue to seek help, whether it be for tutorial assistance, scheduling of classes, personal or career development or to improve on their test-taking and time-management skills. In her sixth year, Nora Mavashev is responsible for monitoring academic progress of the student-athletes, ensuri ng they meet and exceed the University’s academic goals in compliance with NCAA and institutional standards. In conjunction with the director and senior associate director of athletics, Mavashev has formed close relationships with the academic advisement of?ce and counseling center to assist the student-athlete in negotiating the demands of daily practices and games. The athletic department had an overall grade point average this past year of 3.14. During the 2008-09 academic year, 15 of the 18 teams posted cumulative averages above 3.00. There were 111 student-athletes (58 percent) who had a cumulative GPA above 3.00 and 32 student-athletes (17 percent) with GPAs above 3.50. Over 100 student-athletes were named to the Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll and for the second straight year, the NCAA announced Public Recognition Awards for the academic work of the women’s golf, indoor track and ?eld and cross country teams. In additon, the men’s golf and soccer teams earned NEC Team Academic Awards. The University has twice been recognized by the NCAA and USA Today for having the highest graduation rate in the nation as compared to the remainder of the student body. Program Offerings Undergraduate Richard L. Connolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • Art Education • Bilingual Teaching for the Handicapped • Biology • Biochemistry • Chemistry • Cytotechnology • Dance • Economics • English • French • German • Humanities • History • Jazz Studies • Journalism • Mathematics • Media Arts • Medical Technology • Music - Applied Music • Music Theory • Nuclear Medicine Technology • Philosophy • Physics • Political Science • Psychology • Social Science • Social Studies • Social Work • Sociology • Spanish • Speech • Studio Art • Visual Arts School of Business, Public Admin. & Information Sciences • Accounting • Business Finance • Business Management • Computer Science • Information Systems • Marketing School of Education • Elementary • Physical Education Teacher • Bilingual Teacher of Special Education School of Health Professions • Health Sciences • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy • Physician’s Assistant • Respiratory Care • Sports Sciences School of Nursing • Nursing • Nursing/Adult Nurse Practitioner Graduate Richard L. Connolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • Anthropology • Biology • Chemistry • Economics • English • Language Pathology • Mathematics • Media Arts • Political Science • Psychology • Social Science • Sociology • Urban Studies School of Business, Public Admin. & Information Sciences • Accounting • Business Administration • Computer Science • Health Administration • Human Resources Management • Public Administration • Taxation School of Education • Bilingual Education • Computers in Education • Counseling • Elementary • English/Second Language • Reading Teacher • School Counselor • School Psychologist • Special Education School of Health Professions • Athletic Training/Sports Sciences • Coaching & Conditioning • Community Health • Community Health Management • Health Sciences • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy School of Nursing • Adult Nurse Practitioner • Nurse Management Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences • Drug Regulatory Affairs • Drug Information & Communication • Pharmaceutics • Pharmacy Administration 2009-10 Long Island University Basketball Long Island Blackbirds • 2009-10 Basketball • www.liuathletics.com 97