Hofstra University

Seven students spent a day in the state Capitol in Albany, meeting with lawmakers and state officials to discuss the value of student aid programs and learn about the workings of state government as part of New York Student Aid Alliance Advocacy Day.

More than 500 students earned undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees from Hofstra University in December 2013. The university celebrated commencement during a ceremony at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex that featured a keynote address by honorary degree recipient and White House advisor Phil Schliro '78/

The 2014 Hofstra Women's Lacrosse team will start its season on Saturday, February 15 when it travels to New Hampshire. The Pride is coming off an 11-win season in 2013 and Hofstra advanced to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title game.

The 2014 Hofstra Softball team will be looking to lead the Pride to its third consecutive Colonial Athletic Association championship.

Hofstra University students showcase their vocal and dramatic talents in the Hofstra Opera Theater 2014 annual production. This year's concert is a double feature: Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" and Christoph Gluck's "The Reformed Drunk," Friday, January 31, to Sunday, February 2, 2014, at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse.

Sidney Madden, a senior journalism student at Hofstra University, has been named a 2013/14 Ailes Rising Apprentice, winning a $10,000 scholarship and a paid summer internship with FOX News Channel. The Ailes Rising Apprentice Program identifies and nurtures promising minority journalists at the college level, and was created by FOX News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes.

Hofstra University senior Claudia Balthazar has been selected to participate in the national News21 program, a prestigious investigative journalism fellowship from the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education. She and other top student journalists from across the country will report on gun legislation and rights this year.

Hofstra University's new Pride Productions unit produces live online broadcasts of Hofstra events, including NCAA Division I athletics. The team is made up primarily of Hofstra University students who act as directors, technical directors, camera crew and graphics and replay operators, getting hands-on experience with state-of-the-art professional broadcast systems.

A team of Hofstra students earned an honorable mention in the 2013-14 American Marketing Association's International Collegiate Case Competition. The AMA Case Competition is a yearlong event that brings together top marketing students to work on a marketing challenge submitted by a sponsoring organization. This year, students were asked to develop a marketing strategy for Hershey Company's Take 5 candy bar.

Hofstra University is welcoming more than 200 new and transfer students in the Spring 2014 semester.

More than 2,000 high-achieving students have been named to the Hofstra University Dean's List for Fall 2013. Students who began their studies before Fall 2012 must earn at least a 3.4 grade point average to qualify. Those who entered the university after Fall 2012 must earn a grade point average of 3.5. Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Herman A. Berliner congratulates these students on their impressive academic achievement.

More than 200 students achieved perfect 4.0 grade point averages in the Fall 2013 semester, earning them a spot on Hofstra University's Provost's List. A student must complete at least 12 semester hours with 'A' grades to qualify. Hofstra University Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Herman Berliner applauds these students' impressive success, and recognizes that past achievement is an excellent predictor of continued success in the future.

Shannan Ferry, a senior broadcast journalism major, has won a $1,000 Presidents Scholarship from the Radio Television Digital News Association.

Five political science students will participate in a seminar in January 2014 on bi-partisan cooperation between Congress and the White House at The Washington Center.

Four teams of students from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business competed for seed money to fund their business proposals as part of the Capital One Bank Campus Entrepreneurship Challenge.

A team of two juniors from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business won first place in an annual entrepreneurship competition sponsored by Capital One Bank.

November 21-24, 2014, dance students performed in the Fall Faculty Dance Concert at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse.

Nine Hofstra students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were honored on October 30, 2013, at the Fall 2013 Phi Beta Kappa Book (PBK) Awards. The students - three sophomores, three juniors and three seniors - were selected by the Hofstra faculty PBK officers for maintaining a GPA of 3.9-4.0 and for high achievement in their major in the humanities, natural sciences or social sciences.

The Hofstra Women's Basketball team has started the 2013-14 seasons with two wins in November.

Senior forward Amber Stobbs was named the GoHofstra.com Student-Athlete of the week for the period ending Nov. 3.

Performed in the Department of Drama and Dance's elaborate production of "Gypsy" at Hofstra University, October 18-27, 2013.

Hofstra University student Beena Biju '15 spent the summer conducting scientific research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a 2013 Amgen scholar. The national Amgen Scholars Program allows undergraduates to participate in important research projects and conduct hands-on laboratory work, under the mentorship of scientists at 13 leading institutions in the U.S. and Europe. Biju was one of 255 U.S. students selected among 3,640 applicants nationwide.

Megan Andrews, a junior finance and accounting major, was honored with the GEICO Achievement Award for academic success, leadership and service. The annual award, open to college sophomores and juniors majoring in business, computer science, mathematics and related fields, comes with a $1,000 scholarship.

Five students from the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University spent the summer mentoring aspiring filmmakers from Long Island and Queens high schools as part of the Documenting Diversity program. Documenting Diversity is an innovative initiative in which talented high school students pair up and examine their partner's culture through the art of documentary film-making, working under the guidance of Hofstra University student and faculty mentors.

More than 35 high-achieving first-year students have been named Dean's Business Scholars by the Frank G. Zarb School of Business. The program is designed to provide students with special opportunities to engage with faculty and industry executives to help them build their leadership skills.

The Hofstra women's cross country team returns to action for its third meet of the 2013 season on Saturday, September 21 when the Pride travel to the Towson Invitational at Oregon Ridge Park in Hunt Valley, MD

The 2013-14 Hofstra University Women's Tennis team will begin the season September 21 when they host Rider University at the Hofstra Outdoor Tennis Center at 2 p.m.

The 2013 Hofstra Men's Soccer team is off to 1-1-1 start and is looking to build on a CAA championship game appearance from last season.

Hofstra Announces The 2013 Men's Cross Country Team

Stefanie Kitsos '14, a speech pathology major, has been named the first Standout Student of the Fall 2013 semester at Hofstra University. Stefanie, who is hearing impaired, has decided to pursue a career helping others who have the same challenge. Standout Students are students whose achievements and accomplishments - academically, at an internship, or in extracurricular activities - set them apart.