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In a fizzy triumph of innovation and entrepreneurship, SirrPops Drop Pop, the brainchild of international business major Patrick Dagher and finance major Gregory Franzetti, clinched the top spot at the Hofstra University Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship's (IIE) annual Digital Remedy Venture Challenge. The Hofstra-Digital Remedy Venture Challenge Series is an annual entrepreneurship competition formed to inspire students to launch their own startups by leading them through the business model canvas and customer discovery process and assisting them with public speaking and presentation skills.

Students from the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science took home first and third place finishes at the 2024 LICTF capture the flag competition. The annual event, hosted by the Long Island chapter of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), features a series of challenges designed to test skills and knowledge of cybersecurity, including cryptology.

Matthew Adarichev '26 was honored with a President's Volunteer Service Award by the Long Island Volunteer Center (LIVC) for his community service, which exceeded 250 hours in 2023. He worked with several organizations, including the Mary Brennan INN in Hempstead, Friends of the Hempstead Plains, the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, and the Book Fairies, Inc.

Hofstra's School of Health Professions and Human Services held its 10th annual student film competition as part of National Public Health Week. Teams of students competed for best short video, addressing topics related to public health. Topics for the films included mental health, health literacy, community safety, reckless driving, and food insecurity.

Three Hofstra students Jwere part of a coalition of 60 students from around the country to participate in the Rachel Carson Council's (RCC) annual advocacy day in Washington, D.C., held in March to advocate for critical environmental legislation.

In January 2024, an interdisciplinary team of students traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to explore the political, social, and financial influences on the social determinants of health on the island, networking with a diverse group of professionals to expand their knowledge beyond their studies in the classroom. This week, students who attended the trip abroad presented posters to share their experiences and their learnings as part of National Public Health Week activities hosted by Hofstra's School of Health Professions and Human Services.

The Alliance for Women in Media announced the 2024 winners of its 49th annual Gracie Awards, and seven students at Hofstra University's Lawrence Herbert School of Communication were among the honorees.

Hofstra University graduate students in the Physician Assistant Studies program (PA) visited Alverta B. Gray Schultz (ABGS) Middle School in Hempstead, NY to speak to over 40 seventh graders about the negative effects of vaping and cigarettes. Several students visit schools in the Hempstead School District each semester to present health-related workshops to young people. Hofstra and Hempstead have been partnering on this program for nearly a decade, in which time approximately 20,000 Hempstead students have taken part in the program.

Hofstra students from different majors, hometowns, and backgrounds, all spent part of their spring break giving back to the Long Island community. Three volunteer service days with distinct opportunities were offered to students who stayed in the area during their week off from classes.

A Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies student has been awarded the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Scholarship by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association, Inc. (NSNA).

A Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies student has been awarded the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) Scholarship by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association, Inc. (NSNA).

Graduate students in Hofstra University's Nurse Anesthesia Program at Hofstra, recognized the need to test their life-saving skills during a break in between classes. While driving to a coffee shop, the students turned down a residential street and noticed a cute dog. They then realized a man was lying on the sidewalk next to it, and he did not appear to be moving.

Students from the Hofstra School of Health Professions and Human Services (HPHS) traveled to Albany for Occupational Therapy (OT) Advocacy Day on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The Hofstra students joined hundreds of practitioners, students, and supporters, and worked directly with key legislators on topics that affect occupational therapy practice in New York.

Fourteen students spent a week of their January break on the West Coast visiting top-tier technology firms as part of Hofstra in Silicon Valley, a program administered by the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Sixteen first-year students part of W-SPiCE (Women's Summer Program in Computing/Engineering) at the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science met with leaders from local engineering companies in January. The students met with practicing engineers, computer scientists, and executives who offered advice and shared their career journeys.

Yaw Bonsu '24 and Michelle Rabinovich '25, became the first Hofstra students to cover Super Bowl week for WRHU 88.7 FM, the campus's four-time Marconi Award-winning radio station. Bonsu and Rabinovich had the opportunity to interview NFL players and coaches, community leaders, and journalists who cover the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Students at Hofstra University's Lawrence Herbert School of Communication spent part of their January break in Hollywood, networking with alumni and other media and entertainment executives as part of the 10th annual "Hofstra in LA" program.

Hofstra University's Cheer Team took home first place honors at the at the 2024 Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) and Universal Dance Association (UDA) College Nationals in Orlando, FL.

More than 600 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees in Fall 2023.

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List for their outstanding academic achievement. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the Dean's List.

Hofstra University's Dance Team took home first place honors at the at the 2024 Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) and Universal Dance Association (UDA) College Nationals in Orlando, FL.

Hofstra University is proud to release the Fall 2023 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

While Anthony (A.J.) Mihailidis was growing up, he shared his father's love of music, listening to the Eagles, The Cars and the Allman Brothers Band. The senior from Fresh Meadows, NY, then slowly began forming his own musical taste and taking an interest in emerging artists. Now a major in Hofstra's Music Business program, Mihailidis is responsible for helping the university's Unispan Records sign New York City-based rapper CIV.

Five students with outstanding academic records and demonstrated interest in American politics have been selected to participate in the Inside Washington seminar hosted by The Washington Center this January 2024. The selective program gives students the opportunity to learn from political insiders, scholars and journalists about what happens behind the scenes in the nation's capital.

Baldwin resident Yaw Bonsu '24, a journalism major with a concentration in sports media at Hofstra's Lawrence Herbert School of Communications, was recently awarded the national Radio Television Digital News Association Foundation (RTDNA) Presidents Scholarship at the organization's national conference in Minneapolis. The $2,500 award, endowed in memory of past RTDNA presidents, recognizes two broadcast journalism students for excellence in reporting.

Yaw Bonsu '24, a journalism major with a concentration in sports media at Hofstra's Lawrence Herbert School of Communications, was awarded the national Radio Television Digital News Association Foundation (RTDNA) Presidents Scholarship at the organization's national conference in Minneapolis last month. The $2,500 award, endowed in memory of past RTDNA presidents, recognizes two broadcast journalism students for excellence in reporting.

Thirty-four students from the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, representing the first undergraduate nursing class at Hofstra, received their "Keeping Healthcare Human" pins, symbolizing their transition from classroom to clinical studies. The ceremony, attended by family, friends, and Hofstra faculty, featured a keynote address from Hofstra alum Amy J. Smith, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, NY-SAFE, assistant professor of nursing and director of the FNP and SANE programs. The nursing students, representing the Class of 2025, are in their third year, and will now begin their clinical rotations at Northwell Health facilities.

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Spring 2023 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

More than 2100 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees in May 2023.

Welcome to the Pride, Class of 2027!