Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus - Overview
C.W. Post Campus of LIU Steeped in Local, National, and World History, Offers a First-Rate Education in Idyllic Setting
Brookville, New York, is technically referred to as "Village of Brookville," and is actually located within another entity, the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York. The U.S. 2000 Census put the village population at 2,126. The village is famous as the home of the C.W. Post Campus of LIU, of course, but is just as widely known for the campus's Tilles Center, a nationally known venue of arts and culture. Once dubbed the wealthiest "town" in America, Brookville's two hundred year history as a farm and woodland area began changing in the early 1900s as rich New Yorkers built numerous mansions in the region.
The Brookville area of New York is as historic as it is naturally beautiful. The Chapelle de St. Martin de Sayssuel, the "St. Joan of Arc Chapel" where Joan of Arc prayed before battling the English, was relocated to Brookville in the early 1900s by Gertrude Hill Gavin, daughter of an American railroad baron. After being dismantled stone by stone, the building was transported from France to her Brookville estate in 1926. The chapel was later relocated once again to Marquette University.
The daughter of cereal tycoon Charles William Post, Marguerite, built a grand estate with her husband Edward Francis Hutton, the financier, on 178 acres. They named it Hillwood, and in 1947 it was sold to Long Island University for the C. W. Post campus. The campus is drenched in local, national, and global history, and provides an idyllic setting for educational enrichment.
From Information and Computer Science to Visual and Performing Arts, LIU's C.W. Post Campus Covers the Arts and Sciences
If students want to design user-friendly computer systems or be librarians in a suburban school, the College of Information and Computer Science offers courses to prepare them for this exciting future. Information and computer science majors will enter a field that is never standing still. Post's School of Visual and Performing Arts integrates practical application into comprehensive programs in music, dance, film, and other arts. With such professional-grade facilities as the Hillwood Art Museum and Tilles Center for the Performing Arts there is never a dull moment.
The C.W. Post School of Education engages students who see a career in education as a personal mission. Intellectual vigor is important, but the broader focus is to be responsive to issues in the daily lives of children, schools, and communities. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the original Post school, offers undergraduate degree programs in 13 academic areas, as well as a growing number of such multidisciplinary programs as forensic science, American studies, Earth system science, international studies, and pre-engineering via the math and physics departments.
The School of Health Professions and Nursing has a staff that prides itself on being responsive to student needs. Programs include undergraduate nutrition, nursing for RNs, health information management, and many others. The College of Management prepares students for successful careers in government, business, and other fields, as well as public and health care administration. Three excellent schools in professional accountancy, business, and public service offer management programs that equip students to work with competence, integrity, and professionalism in both public and private sectors.
Student Life at C.W. Post in Brookville Blends Academics with Fun as Student Organizations Offer Fulfilling Activities
Like other LIU campuses, C.W. Post has staff and faculty dedicated to helping young people develop a balanced, healthy, productive student life. The Office of Student Life and Leadership Development partners with other members of the campus community to help each student develop his or her potential. A diverse body of students can avail itself of various programs and student organizations that offer support for both personal and academic growth and achievement.
The list of student organizations is lengthy and varied, covering all interests from appreciation of Asian culture through Japanese anime art to hip-hop dance. For the musically inclined, there are no fewer than 11 different orchestras, ensembles, and bands covering every style of music imaginable. With drama, art, music, and sports activities on tap, student life at Post can be the very definition of balance and growth. In addition, the student publications--a literary journal, the yearbook, and the newspaper--offer an outlet for both communications students and everyone else. There is always as much to talk about as there is to do!
Students are free to apply to the Office of Student Life and Leadership with new ideas for clubs and associations. Student organizations already include honor societies, medical and health groups, religious assemblies, recreational clubs, and campus leadership opportunities. The administration, the faculty, the staff, and the students themselves are committed to living life fully, responsibly, and with all faculties engaged. There is no better way to prepare for life than this broad, deep, and balanced approach.