The Palmer School of Library and Information Sciences at LIU Post was awarded two grants totaling $1.5 million from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to preserve vital historical documents pertaining to the history of Long Island. With the grant, LIU will digitize and preserve these documents held at historical societies across Long Island. Dr. Gregory Hunter is leading the project, and the items will be showcased at an annual Gardiner Symposium while promoting year-round visibility of the documents at these historical societies. The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women has given $900,000 to fund three-year scholarships for 15 PharmD Students at LIU Pharmacy and 15 Occupational Therapy Students at LIU Brooklyn. The Pinkerton Foundation has given $75,000 to the Early College Scholars Program at LIU Brooklyn, which provides intensive academic support and mentorship to a select group of local high school students who earn college credits during high school. The Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation–led by Caroline Monti Saladino S’67 and Arthur Saladino S’67–has given $50,000 to fund the Don Monti Genetics Scholarship.
Assemblyman Charles Lavine secured $125,000 in New York State funding to go toward construction of an outdoor concert and festival space at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.
Dr. Gregory Hunter trains students Drew Fullshire and Kelsey Renz to digitize historical documents.
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