秘色传媒

For Immediate Release
August 1, 2014

It Pays to Stay on Long Island. Innovative Suffolk Scholarship Program Offers Free Ride to Qualified Students

A scholarship program conceived by 秘色传媒 President Dr. Shaun L. McKay in 2011 to halt Long Island鈥檚 鈥渂rain drain鈥� by keeping talented, motivated students on Long Island and attending Long Island Colleges and Universities has awarded scholarships totaling approximately $640,000 annually to 31 Suffolk County Community College students. The program has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships to 110 秘色传媒 students since its inception, President McKay said.

 

 鈥淭he Stay on Long Island Initiative (SoLII) helps our graduates achieve their academic dreams by continuing their education at quality four-year colleges and universities right here in our region,鈥� President McKay said.

 

The initiative, McKay explained, provides full and partial-tuition scholarships to current 秘色传媒 students who graduate and transfer to partnering four-year Long Island colleges that include: Adelphi University, Briarcliffe College, Dowling College, Farmingdale State College, Five Towns College, Hofstra University, LIU Post, LIU Riverhead, LIU Brentwood, New York Institute of Technology, The College at Old Westbury, St. John鈥檚 University, St. Joseph鈥檚 College and Stony Brook University. Molloy College in Rockville Center is expected to join the scholarship program shortly.

 

2014 SoLII Scholarship Recipients

 

 Ammerman Campus

Nathalie Horta	Adelphi University
Bryan Nee	Dowling College
Robert Kowalski	Farmingdale State College
Taylor Biondi	LIU Brentwood
Nicholas Frazier	LIU Post
Mary Semour	LIU Post
Sawsan Elkurd	LIU Riverhead
Shanygne Maurice	St. John's University
James Stundis	St. Joseph's College
Logan Farrell	St. Joseph's College
Rebecca Serini	St. Joseph's College
Angelina Curley	Stony Brook University
Eastern Campus
Jeanatte Ouldelhkim	Briarcliffe College
Milton Farez	LIU Post
Destiny Bates	NYIT
Rachel Cipriano	St. Joseph's College
Jeffery Bergenti	St. Joseph's College
Jennifer Ilgaz	St. Joseph's College
Alexandra Norbury	Stony Brook University
Michael J. Grant Campus
Felipe Espitia-Cetina	Adelphi University
Megan Cahill-Assenza	Adelphi University
Ashley Sparks	Adelphi University
Jaclyn Langella	Hofstra University
Natalie Dubas	LIU Brentwood
Amanda Jones	LIU Post
Courtney Musumeci	LIU Riverhead
Maryam Rabbani	NYIT
Kevin Lopez	Old Westbury
Vincent Mistretta	St. Joseph's College
Ashley Muroff	St. Joseph's College
Cassandra Nyati	Stony Brook University

 
秘色传媒 students who are interested in the SoLII scholarships program should contact the SoLII initiative office:

 

Email: SoLII@sunysuffolk.edu

Telephone: (631) 851-6847

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