So you’ve finally gotten into the school of your dreams, but how’s the school president? This vital person can determine how your overall experience at your college pans out. Will the president listen to your complaints about the funky green stuff in the school mashed potatoes? How about the fact that there’s not enough reycling bins. These winners go above and beyond.
Long Islanders Voted Dr. Samuel L. Stanley, Jr. of Stony Brook University Best College President on Long Island!
1. Dr. Samuel L. Stanley, Jr.
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook. 631-632-6000. www.stonybrook.edu
Dr. Stanley became the fifth president of Stony Brook University in 2009 and continues to lead one of the nation’s most prestigious research institutions into an era of even more groundbreaking discoveries, innovation and academic-research integration. Dr. Stanley is one of the pioneering minds transforming Long Island into an internationally recognized technological corridor and is an expert in the biological mechanisms that cells employ when responding to infectious agents such as parasites, bacteria and viruses.
2. Dr. David J. Steinberg
LIU Post, 700 Northern Blvd., Brookville. 800-LIU-PLAN. www.liu.edu
3. Stuart Rabinowitz
Hofstra University, Hempstead. 516-463-6600. www.hofstra.edu
