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Long Island University: Office of Academic Affairs

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About Us

The Office of Academic Affairs serves Long Island University's central mission of "access and excellence" in higher education by providing leadership in all aspects of academic life within a multi-campus institution.

Under the direction of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the OAA coordinates LIU's academic operations including program development and curriculum assessment, academic budgeting and workload management, faculty re-appointment and tenure review, research grants, and teaching and learning initiatives.

Office of Academic Affairs - Long Island University University Center
700 Northern Blvd. Brookville, NY 11548-1327

Upcoming Events -

SAVE THE DATE:

Krasnoff and Newton Awards Ceremony- Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Kumble Theater, Brooklyn Campus

immediately followed by

2010 Sabbatical Exposition, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m., Kumble Theater Lobby, Brooklyn Campus

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RE: ACADEMIC CONTINUITY IN THE EVENT OF H1N1 OUTBREAK

September 8, 2009

Long Island University Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty

Dear Colleagues:

RE:     Academic Preparedness for H1N1 Outbreak

Welcome to the new academic year.  I hope all of you are in good health and good spirits.  Hopefully, we all are and will all stay that way, but Swine Flu (H1N1) is already spreading in campuses across the country.  A Presidential Advisory group assessing the potential course of the spread of the virus concluded that as many as 60-120 million Americans will be affected.  Other estimates estimate that as much as half the nation’s population experience symptoms.  Thankfully, at this point the virus is relatively mild and is somewhat less a cause of concern in individual cases than might be the case for annual flu strains. 

The CDC recommends that those with flu-like illness stay away from classes and limit their interaction with other people (“self-isolation”) for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever or signs of a fever, without the use of fever-reducing medications.  The duration of the flu is likely no more than a week, but the CDC also advises that if the flu severity increases, people “should stay home for at least 7 days after the onset of their symptoms even if they have no more symptoms.”  At this point, we anticipate that the expected H1N1 flu outbreak will lead to a higher than normal level of student absenteeism this fall, and that individual students, in the vast majority of cases, will be out no more than one week.  We do not plan to suspend classes.  Nevertheless, we are working closely with other campus-based groups to prepare for a “worst case” scenario.

The key task for faculty in the event of an H1N1 outbreak is to maintain instructional continuity so that students who cannot attend class may complete their coursework and prepare as appropriate for future class sessions.  Fortunately, we have the technology to enable all faculty members to communicate easily and regularly with students in their classes to accomplish this aim.  The most important element in maintaining regular communication with all students is to use your LIU e-mail account as the means for all official communication.  The University will provide formal notices of any changes in academic policies or practices relative to the spread of the H1N1 virus via your LIU e-mail account, and students will also expect to communicate with you in this way.  Given the circumstances, it is essential that you regularly access and use your LIU e-mail account. 

The University will provide online mailing lists (listservs) including the names of all the students for each of your classes no later than September 25, 2009.  The listserv will enable you to send an e-mail message to your entire class without typing in individual student e-mail addresses.  Further information will follow to confirm that the listservs have been created for your individual classes, and instructions for their use will also be provided.  (If you do not receive the listservs by the date noted above, please contact your local campus Information Technology Office.) 

In addition, the University will be establishing a Course Management System (CMS) shell for all course sections.  The CMS shell will include basic functions such as posting and removing course syllabi and assignments, setting up discussions with students, and posting grades.  It will be available for those who wish to use it and completely inert for those who have no such interest.  Training in the basic functions of the CMS will be provided to faculty members both in-person and via online tutorials.  We will also provide Help Desk support to the faculty and students for this purpose. 

Additional communications will be sent as necessary via your LIU e-mail account.  Hopefully, the flu season will indeed prove mild and have but one lasting effect for our students:  that we have built better academic communication systems for the benefit of our students.

Sincerely,
Academic Continuity Plan H1N1
Jeffrey Kane
Vice President for Academic Affairs

Important Contact Information

  • For assistance with LIU e-mail and/or listservs, please contact your local campus Information Technology Office:

Brooklyn Campus – x1082              LIU-Riverhead - x8493        
Brentwood Campus – x5112           Rockland Graduate Campus – x5421
C.W. Post Campus – x2281            Westchester Graduate Campus – x2700

  • Assistance or training on the course management system (CMS):

C.W. Post Campus-
Faculty Technology Resource Center (FTRC) – (516) 299-3636

Brooklyn Campus-
Faculty Media Resource Center (FMRC) – (718) 488-3326

 

News -

The PowerPoint presentation from the Presidential Faculty Forum of November 6, 2008 (Brooklyn Campus) with Abraham Lackman, President of the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu) is available by clickin on the following link: Issues and Trends in Higher Education.