emzemt713 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Does anyone think it is too late to apply? And according to last years thread, there is no supplemental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzemt713 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Good friend of mine is a current LIU student... she is asking me if I heard about the "LIU lockout"? President is not renewing contracts for professors -- so in the fall when she returns to school, she is expecting to have all temp instructors -- not the tenured professors. I am not sure how this affects us as current applicants for next year, or how it affects the PA program directly. If anyone knows more about this, or is a current LIU PA student, it would be really nice if they spoke up about this. My friend expressed that her and basically the entire student body are very displeased with the current situation at LIU and said it doesn't look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzemt713 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked OutAmid a contract dispute, the administration barred professors from coming to campus. We have names for people who fill the jobs of striking union workers: strikebreakers, replacement workers, scabs. But what to call the people who take the jobs of union members who aren’t striking? Certainly not “professor.” Starting September 7, the first day of the fall semester at Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus, classes will be taught entirely by non-faculty members—not because the faculty are on strike, but because on the Friday before Labor Day the administration officially locked out all 400 members of the Long Island University Faculty Federation (LIUFF), which represents full-time and adjunct faculty. This is the first time that higher-ed faculty have ever been locked out. In April, the union and the administration began negotiating a new contract to replace the one set to expire on August 31. Sticking points included cuts to wages for new full-time faculty and adjuncts, the longstanding imbalance in salaries at the Brooklyn campus compared to those at the Post campus on Long Island, and changes to post-tenure review, adjunct teaching hours, and faculty say in class size and online curriculum. Negotiations were still happening in early July when faculty learned the administration had posted notices of job openings for teachers. On August 31, the administration presented its last best offer, which in a letter to faculty it claimed “contains generous increases in salary minima and base wage increases and addresses other areas of concern.” This letter also included the less-than-generous news that faculty were getting locked out, citing the “historical likelihood of a strike.” According to Kevin Pollitt, a labor relations specialist with New York State United Teachers, this is the first time that higher-ed faculty have ever been locked out. The humor seems to be lost on the students. Thirty-one-year-old Bryan Sorak, a student in the master’s of education program, learned via an administrative e-mail that someone he didn’t know would be taking the place of the professor he had chosen to oversee his thesis project during his final semester. “That’s troubling to me because it means they’ve been planning this. I used to work for the New York City Department of Education, and they had worked for three years without a contract. When I saw they were going to lock out the teachers the minute after the contract expired, I was bothered by that.” On September 6, the day before classes begin, the exiled faculty will gather in a nearby church to vote the new contract up or down. Rosenberg anticipates that the faculty senate will also soon vote on a no-confidence measure—an action that Mutnick says has been brewing since Cline arrived. “I think this administration thinks it doesn’t matter who’s teaching in the classroom,” says Emily Drabinski, the coordinator of library instruction and secretary of LIUFF (full disclosure: Emily is a friend of mine). “I think they think that teaching and learning is about a production of commodities, that it’s about delivering something to students, filling a student with learning that they will then go out and use to make money, and that’s not what higher education is about.” To many students, quality teaching isn’t an abstract principle: It’s what they’re buying, often with loans that will follow them for years. “You expect to get what you’re paying for,” says Hakim Sulaimani, a 22-year-old Brooklyn native majoring in psychology. “You’re paying upwards of 40 grand for a certain level of education and you’re expecting a quality education. I selected certain professors because they’re very passionate and knowledgeable about their subjects. I expect to be taught by the guy I signed up for and not some guy who just popped up two weeks ago.” Halim Nurdin, a 24-year-old history major and Marine Corps veteran from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is skeptical of the administration’s claims that the faculty are demanding more than their share. “I didn’t want to be biased against the administration, but since the new president took over she cut the yellow-ribbon scholarship for veterans, and I have friends who are athletes and coaches and they told me that money is being pulled out of athletics. I think I’ve sent her about 15 e-mails and I’ve gotten no response. I told her how it’s unfair to the students who are paying a high-end price when some of the replacements who are coming in aren’t even qualified to teach their subjects.” Catherine Garibaldi, a 26 year-old student from Suffolk County, already carrying debt from her undergraduate days on the Post campus, is paying over $42,000 for the two-year master’s microbiology program. “It’s extremely disruptive, especially on the graduate level where there’s so much material to cover in a 13-week semester. One of the classes I signed up for is a really tough class, but I know the professor, and I know that she’s going to teach it well.” Full Article, posted yesterday-- I wonder why its not a big deal in the NYT? Are they trying to keep it under wraps? https://www.thenation.com/article/classes-start-at-liu-brooklyn-on-september-7-but-faculty-are-locked-out/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluepillow Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Wow that's horrible news. I hope they get it straightened out. The tuition is too high for students to be mopped around like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluepillow Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 http://www.aft.org/press-release/long-island-university-lockout-faculty-over Looks like they reached an agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzemt713 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Thats awesome, thanks for sharing. I just submitted my application a few days ago. Whatever LIU's internal issues are, I'm sure they'll be dealt with by the time we are students =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capa123 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Has anyone heard back from LIU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azpa4 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I applied back in June and have yet to hear anything... I think it's a little concerning.... I'm going to call tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickboom Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 let me know what they say.. I applied in june also with no word back. Even with the issues LIU were facing with admin this is kind of worrying me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanders87 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 let me know what they say.. I applied in june also with no word back. Even with the issues LIU were facing with admin this is kind of worrying me. Ya I applied August 3 and haven't heard anything back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrg1993 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Tried to call today also. No answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlindak Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I had an interview on September 29th and was accepted on October 3rd...anyone else who interviewed that day hear back yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brome23 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Hello everyone !! On their website it states GREs must be completed by Jan 15, 2016. Does anyone know if this holds true? If you've taken the GREs after that date, are you disqualified from applying to their program? Congratulations to those who were accepted !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrg1993 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Has anyone heard anything recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaceypost Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 No, I haven't even received a confirmation that everything was received. Does anyone know when it is acceptable to email the school about the status of your application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brome23 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I had an interview on September 29th and was accepted on October 3rd...anyone else who interviewed that day hear back yet? Hello , I see that you've been accepted , congratulations !! I was wondering when you submitted your application and when did you get a confirmation for an interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlindak Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Hello , I see that you've been accepted , congratulations !! I was wondering when you submitted your application and when did you get a confirmation for an interview? Thanks! :) I submitted mid June and got my interview invite early September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seawolf Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Was just offered an interview for 11/14. Any idea how many interview dates they've already had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrePA01 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Did anyone interview recently and get accepted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech to PA Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Was just offered an interview for 11/14. Any idea how many interview dates they've already had? Can I ask when you submitted your application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seawolf Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 My application was verified in early August like 8/4 I believe. I don't believe I got any confirmation from LIU until the offer for the interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS2PA Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Do they call or email for interview invites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarenF10 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 has anyone ever received a confirmation from LIU stating that they received their application? I tried emailing them early in october to see if they received my application and they never responded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LettyMSPA Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Was just offered an interview for 11/14. Any idea how many interview dates they've already had? @Seawolf How did the interview go? What type of interview format did they use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itoodan123 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 hey guys, so I'm trying to find this "online" application you all are referring to... I clicked on the apply now tab but when I try to fill out the application as a PA applicant, it directs me towards CASPA. Is anyone else having the same issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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