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{{Short description|Private university in Brookville, New York, U.S.}}
{{about|LIU Post|the main campus|Long Island University}}
{{distinguish|Post University}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = LIU Post
| image = [[File:LIU-Post.png|LIU Post]]
| motto = Mens Regnum bona possidet "An Honest Heart Is a Kingdom in Itself" (LIU Post) <br /> Urbi et Orbi "To the City and the World" or "for the city (Rome) and the world" also "To the city [Rome] and to the globe" --- a blessing of the Pope (Long Island University)
| established = {{start date and age|1951}}
| type = [[Private university|Private]]
| president = Kimberly R. Cline
| city = [[Brookville, New York|Brookville]]
| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| country = United States
| undergrad = 5,169
| nickname = [[LIU Sharks|Sharks]]
| postgrad = 3,303
| faculty = 341 full-time
| campus = [[Suburban]], {{convert|307.9|acre|km2|lk=in}}
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]]
| website = [http://www.liu.edu/post www.liu.edu/post]
}}

'''LIU Post''', formally the '''C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University''' and often referred to as '''C.W. Post''',<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.liu.edu/CWPost/About/Offices/Rebranding/FAQ|title=Frequently Asked Questions | publisher= Long Island University|website= LIU.edu| access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> is a [[private university]] in [[Brookville, New York]], on [[Long Island]]. It is part of [[Long Island University]] (LIU), and the largest school in the LIU system.

The campus is named after [[C.W. Post]], father of [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]], who sold her Long Island estate known as Hillwood to Long Island University in 1951 for $200,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|200000|1951|r=0}}}} today).<ref name=LIUTakesEstate>{{cite news|url= https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F5071EF93E5912718DDDAF0A94D8415B8189F1D3|title=L.I.U. Takes Over Long Island Estate | work=The New York Times |access-date= 14 August 2018}}</ref> Three years after acquiring the property, LIU renamed it C.W. Post College in honor of Post's father.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.liu.edu/CWPost/About/History|title=Campus History |website= LIU.edu| publisher= Long Island University |access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref>

== Campus ==
LIU Post is located on {{convert|307|acre|km2}} of rolling hills in [[Brookville, New York]], on Long Island's [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]]. The area is sometimes datelined as [[Greenvale, New York|Greenvale]], because there is no "Brookville" post office, and the school is in the zip code that is served by the Greenvale post office, which is to the west. [[Greenvale (LIRR station)|Greenvale station]] is the nearest [[Long Island Rail Road]] station.

Humanities Hall and Life Sciences/Pell Hall are the main educational buildings on campus, and house most of the core curriculum classes. Classes are also held in Hoxie Hall, Roth Hall, Lorber Hall, the Theater Film and Dance building, Sculpture Studio, Crafts Center, Fine Arts Center, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, and the Kahn Discovery Center.

The [[Tilles Center for the Performing Arts]] is on the west side of the campus. Previously known as the Bush-Brown Concert Theater (named for the longtime Long Island University chancellor Dr. Albert Bush-Brown), the Tilles Center has hosted many musical and theatrical events.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tillescenter.org/|title=Tilles Center for the Performing Arts |website= tillescenter.org|access-date= 14 August 2018}}</ref>

The Hillwood Commons serves as the student activities center, and also houses several administrative offices, including financial aid and bursars office, as well as the Promise office which handles all student day-to-day activities (classes, student organizations, housing, etc).<ref>https://liu.edu/student-success/liu-promise/co-curricular-learning-outcomes {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> Hillwood has a study lounge, commuter lounge, recreation lounge, and TV lounge (located on opposite sides of the two-story building) that are open as long as Hillwood is open. The Hillwood Cafe, Subway, and Starbucks are all located here and serve as the main dining areas, along with the Winnick Student Center serving as the single dining hall on campus for residential students.<ref>https://liu.campusdish.com/PostCampus/WinnickDiningHall {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

The Hillwood Commons serves as a meeting area for resident and commuter students to get to know each other through informal association outside of the classroom. The Hillwood Commons area also houses the Campus Concierge, Hillwood Computer Lab, Hillwood Cinema, School Bookstore, and multiple student run businesses, such as Browse (electronics store), The Student Body Collective (Clothing boutique), and Sharknation (merchandise shop).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.liu.edu/student-run-businesses | title=Student Run Businesses &#124; Long Island University }}</ref>

The university's C.W. Post Interfaith Chapel is home of the Interfaith Center, which provides both religious services as well as partnerships with community organizations.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://liupostpioneer.com/liu-chapel-helps-out-during-holidays-finals/ | title = LIU Chapel Helps Out During Holidays and Finals| work= The Pioneer | date= November 18, 2014| publisher=LIU Interfaith Chapel | via= liupostpioneer.com| access-date = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://liupostpioneer.com/unity-and-inclusive-love-at-the-interfaith-center/ | title = Unity and Inclusive Love at the Interfaith Center| work= The Pioneer| date = January 26, 2011| publisher =LIU Interfaith Chapel | via= liupostpioneer.com| access-date =}}</ref> The chapel was first conceived in 1968 by Bradley Delehanty and completed by the noted Long Island architectural firm Alfred Shaknis and Peter S. van Bloem in the classic Jeffersonian style [[Georgian architecture]] design as a tribute to all religious faiths. Included among its notable architectural features are a domed rotunda at the main sanctuary, as well as soaring [[Doric Order|Doric]] columns at the main entrance which call to mind the ancient Roman [[Pantheon, Rome|Pantheon]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=40.820140&lon=-73.591669&z=19&m=w&show=/34012513/C-W-Post-Interfaith-Chapel | title = C. W. Post Interfaith Chapel| website= Wikimapia.org| access-date =}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/21/archives/c-w-post-seeks-funds-for-chapel.html | title = C.W. Post Seeks Funds for Chapel| work= The New York Times| date = June 21, 1964 | access-date =}}</ref>

== Academics ==
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LIU Post offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the following colleges and schools:

* College of Communications, Art, and Design
* College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
* College of Management
* College of Education, Information and Technology
* School of Health Professions and Nursing

== Student life ==
LIU Post is located about {{convert|25|mi|km}} east from [[New York City]]. Students at the university predominantly come from eastern [[Long Island]], [[New York City]], and the [[New York metropolitan area]], and there are a smaller number of students from elsewhere in the nation and from foreign nations. The university has eight Greek Life organizations on campus.
== Athletics ==
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Long Island University's athletic teams are known as the [[LIU Sharks]]. They compete in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] at the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] level, the highest level of collegiate athletics. Prior to 2019, the university's athletic programs competed at the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level. The programs are governed by the NCAA, the [[Eastern College Athletic Conference]] (ECAC), the [[East Coast Conference]] (ECC), and the [[Northeast-10 Conference]] (NE-10). Prior to 2019, the two LIU campuses had two athletics teams, C.W. Post had the [[LIU Post Pioneers]], and competed in Division II. The [[Long Island University|LIU campus]] in [[Brooklyn]] competed at the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] level as the [[LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds|Blackbirds]].

In July 2019, the two campuses merged their two athletics teams into a single unit competing in Division I, and assumed the name LIU Sharks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/liu-post-liu-brooklyn-1.21416636 |title=LIU combining Post and Brooklyn athletic programs |publisher=Newsday.|date=October 3, 2018 |access-date=18 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.liu.edu/ |title=#OneLIU website |publisher=Long Island University |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=21 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821135943/http://athletics.liu.edu/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition to its NCAA-sanctioned athletic programs, students may participate in various sports, including basketball, racquetball, swimming, and volleyball, for leisure at the Pratt Recreation Center. There is a fitness center for aerobic and cardiovascular workouts on the campus. The athletic fields and courts are used for recreational baseball, football, soccer, softball, and tennis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/pratt/|title=Long Island University Fields|website=liu.edu|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref>

== Notable faculty ==
* [[T. K. Blue]], leader of the jazz band
* [[Bob Brier]], [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]] and [[mummy]] specialist
* [[Paul Kim (pianist)|Paul Kim]], musician

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Rocky Aoki]], founder of [[Benihana]] restaurants
* [[A.J. Benza]], TV show host and actor
* [[Frank Catalanotto]], baseball player
* [[Dave Cohen (American football)|Dave Cohen]], '88; final head college football coach for [[Hofstra University]]
* [[Ray Dalio]], founder of [[Bridgewater Associates]] investment firm
* [[Ted David]], [[CNBC]] anchor
* [[Janet DiFiore]], former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
* [[Mike Gange]], of ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]''
* [[Joseph Gatto (comedian)|Joe Gatto]], comedian, executive producer of ''[[Impractical Jokers]]'', owner Gatto Pups And Friends
* [[Charles J. Gradante]], hedge fund expert
* [[Alan Hahn]], [[MSG (TV network)|MSG Network]] studio analyst, co-host of daily [[ESPN Radio]] sports talk show
* [[Jackee Harry]], actress
* [[Bunny Hoest]], cartoonist of ''[[The Lockhorns]]'' comic strip
* [[Alfred R. Kahn|Al Kahn]], former chairman and CEO of [[4Kids Entertainment]] and university board member
* [[Jamie Kellner]], chairman and CEO of [[Turner Broadcasting]] System
* [[Brian Kilmeade]], television personality
* [[Perry Klein]], football player
* [[Ed Lauter]], actor
* [[John Leguizamo]], actor
* [[Bruce Lipton]], developmental biologist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brucelipton.com/curriculum-vitae/|title=Curriculum Vitae|date=13 December 2013 |publisher=BruceLipton.com}}</ref>
* [[Lynda Lopez]], anchorwoman
* [[Howard Lorber]], chief executive officer of [[Nathan's Famous]]
* [[Dina Meyer]], actress
* [[Jorge M. Pérez]], billionaire [[Miami]]-based real estate developer
* [[Richie Scheinblum]] (1942–2021), Major League Baseball All-Star outfielder
* [[Terry Semel]], chairman and CEO of [[Yahoo!]]
* [[Tazz|Peter Senerchia]], wrestler and commentator
* [[Ronald Spadafora]], [[FDNY]] chief
* [[Ralph V. Suozzi]], mayor of [[Glen Cove, New York]]
* [[Michael Tucci]], actor
* [[Larry Wachtel]], the "Voice of Wall Street"; a senior vice president and market analyst at Prudential Securities, Inc., and respected financial markets commentator on [[WINS (AM)]] radio in [[New York City]]
* [[Gary Wichard]], footballer and sports agent
* [[Gary Winnick]], financier

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/ Official website]
* [http://www.liupostpioneers.com/ Official athletics website]

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