Focus on FacultyMeet some of the professors who make Hofstra unique.

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Hofstra at a glanceA Look at the Class of 2015Average HS GPA: 3.51Students With GPA of 3.0 or Higher: 81 percentAverage SAT: 1171Students From Outside NY: 45 percent Students Who Live on Campus: 72 percent

Costs and Financial Aid (2011-2012)Tuition and Fees: $34,150Housing and Dining: $11,650*Average Institutional Tuition Gift Aid: $15,268Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid (excluding loans): 94 percent

Geographic Profile (Undergraduate)

U.S. States and Territories: 44Foreign Countries: 55

Academic ProfileUndergraduate Program Options: Approximately 140Faculty Holding Advanced Degree: 93 percentStudent-to-Faculty Ratio: 14-to-1Average Undergraduate Class Size: 21

Facilities and ResourcesLibrary Holdings: 1.2 million print volumesResidence Halls: 37 Student Clubs and Organizations: Approximately 175

Varsity AthleticsNCAA Division IBaseball (M)Basketball (M/W)Cross Country (M/W)Field Hockey (W)Golf (M/W)Lacrosse (M/W)Soccer (M/W)Softball (W)Tennis (M/W)Volleyball (W)Wrestling (M)

*Estimated cost is based on a high-rise, double room and Level C dining plan.

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Yearsfromnow,whenyoulookbackonyour

college experience, you will remember your

professorswhochallengedand inspiredyouand

servedasmentorsandguidestothefuture.Other

memoriesmayfadewithtime,butthememories

of those who helped your mind grow stay with

youalways.

At Hofstra University, our professors are both

notedscholarsandexcellent teachers.Here,you

willfindanoutstandingfaculty–includingFulbright

scholars,NationalEndowmentfortheHumanities

fellows, Guggenheim Fellows, an Emmy Award

winner,NationalScienceFoundationandNational

Institutes of Health grant recipients, and leading

textbookauthors.

WhatdistinguishesHofstrafromsomanyother

colleges is that virtually all of our faculty teach

undergraduates, and many of our most eminent

facultyteachfirst-yearstudents.Classeshereare

small,averaging21students,whichhelpstocreate

anenvironmentmostconducivetolearningand

facilitates interaction with faculty and fellow

students.

Inthesepages,youwillfindinformationona

smallsampleofourmanynoteworthyfaculty

members.IencourageyoutovisitHofstraand

see for yourself the outstanding educational

experienceweprovide.

Sincerely,

StuartRabinowitzPresident

Message Fromthe President

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MaureenKrause, Ph.D.

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o study science, students can’t be passive listeners. They need to be actively engaged in their own learning through discussion, experimentation, modeling and group learning activities,”saysProfessorKrause.“I see my role as facilitating their learning.”

ProfessorKrauseaimsforinteractiveclassesthatmakeuseofpersonalresponsesystem“clickers”toanswerquestions. “It’s not quite a student-centered classroom, but it’s not teacher-centered either.” Recallingarecentclassexercise,sherevealedportionsofayounggirl’sautopsyreport,andthenaskedstudentsforrevisedhypothesesonthecauseofdeath. “Students used their knowledge of metabolism to solve the mystery of why this girl died.”

“Technology playsa huge role,”shesays.“It’s really improved the learning atmosphere in class. We use brand-new digital microscopes and laptops for lab reports, and we do 3-D modeling of biological molecules in our state-of-the-art computer lab.”ThereasoniscleartoProfessorKrause,whoobserves,“To be a practicing scientist, you need computer and graphing skills.”

Asforwhatshelikesmostaboutteaching,ProfessorKrausenotes“the interaction with the students. To see students several years down the road and find that I’ve made a difference … to see them as excited about biology as I am.”Shehopesherstudentsleavehercourseswith“a general enthusiasm about biology. Living organisms are so incredible. I want them to really appreciate that, to see how intricate and amazing they are.”

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Associate Professor of BiologyHofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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AndreaGarcia, Ph.D.

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I believe that access to quality literacy education is everyone’s right,”saysProfessorGarcia.“As associate professor of teaching, literacy and leadership,I strive to help my students so they can make reading and writing meaningful

to the lives of their students.”ProfessorGarciaalsoservesasdirectoroftheReading/WritingLearningClinicatHofstra’sJoanandArnoldSaltzmanCommunityServicesCenter,wheresherunsprogramsdesignedtofosterliteracygrowth.

OnesuchprogramistheYoungWomen’sWritingProject,asuccessfuloutreachandenrichmentprogramformiddleandhighschoolgirls.Theprogramencouragesparticipantstoexpressthemselvesthroughwriting.Originallyintendedforseventhgraders,theprogramwasexpandedtoincludeoldergirlsasmentors,“because so many of the girls wanted to come back.”

“Many girls in the program discover that they are able to voice their feelings and concerns in their journals,”shecontinues.“It’s a liberating feeling. They write about everything: friends, love, fear, war, crime in the community. It’s very powerful writing. They find they can do things they didn’t think they could do.”

Nowinits10thyear,theYoungWomen’sWritingProjecthasbeenthesubjectofarticlesinThe New York TimesandtheonlinejournalTeenwire.

ProfessorGarcia’sareasofexpertiseincludesociopoliticalperspectivesofliteracy,literacyassessmentandinstruction,andearlyliteracyandlanguagedevelopmentinmultilingualcommunities.

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Associate Professor of Teaching, Literacy and LeadershipSchool of Education, Health and Human Services

Director, Reading/Writing Learning Clinic Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center

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StanislaoPugliese, Ph.D.

Whenaskedwhathelovesaboutteachinghistory,ProfessorPugliese

says,“All history teachers try to impart a certain amount of content

on what happened in the past. But just as important is historical

consciousness. Things are the way they are because people made certain decisions.

History has meaning in our daily lives.”

Hedescribeshisclassesas“very intimate discussions and debates. I try to get

students to be active participants in their own education, to be involved

intellectually and verbally. I like working with students who are curious.”

Technologyisn’tprominentinhisclasses.“I’m kind of old-fashioned. I prefer a

Socratic dialogue with the students.”

A1987Hofstragraduate,ProfessorPuglieseobserves,“As I’ve said to every student

I’ve taught, the education you receive at Hofstra depends on the curiosity you bring

to the classroom. Hofstra offers you more than just preparation for a job. It offers

you an opportunity to think, communicate and engage in critical thinking.”

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Professor of History, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Queensboro UNICO Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies

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EllenFrisina, M.A.

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Whenaskedwhatsheconsidersimportantinherpublicrelationscourse,

ProfessorFrisinareplies,“Getting an education and a strong skill set

and developing a portfolio. And internships. The majority of our

graduates are getting jobs right out of college.”

Herclasssizesaresmall.“No more than 20 students – 20 is a large class in public

relations,”shepointsout.“And we offer one-on-one learning with an academic

who has professional public relations experience.”

ProfessorFrisina,whoholdsthe

highestdegreeinherfield,enjoys

teachingundergraduatestudents

because“they have the ability to

be curious. I love when a student is

unsure of what to focus on or what

public relations is.”

“The course requires exceptional

writing skills,”sheadds.“Journalism

is required for public relations

majors, and two Zarb School of

Business courses also are required

– one in marketing and one in

advertising.”Explainingtherationalefortheserequirements,shesays,

“The students get an incredibly broad view – what’s often called integrated

marketing communication.”

Whatdostudentsgetoutofherclass?“A profession,”shesays,andthensheadds,

“But we also want them to become citizens of the world and active participants in

our community. They need a strong set of ethics.”

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsSchool of Communication

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Richard C.Jones, Ph.D.

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Itry to help students understand the relationship between accounting and the

conduct of business. It’s part of the tools they need. I present it in the context

of business,”saysProfessorJones,acertifiedpublicaccountantwho’sworked

atChemicalBankingCorp.andtheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoard.

What’sthebestpartaboutteaching?Heimmediatelyresponds,“Students. Talking

to students, helping them understand, advising them about their future as

professionals.”

Althoughsomestudentsareconcerned

thataccountingisdifficult,“it isn’t just

numbers.”Basedonthestudentfeedback

he’sreceived,ProfessorJonesnotes,

“I’m good at making a complex topic

clear and working at a pace so students

can catch on.”

Asfortheclassroomexperience,hestrives

forasmuchstudentinteractionand

participationaspossibleby“trying to relate

accounting to what they’ve done, to their

own experiences – although most

students haven’t worked in real business,

except for retail.”

Technologyalsoplaysarole,thoughnot

necessarilyintheclassroom.“It’s essential

to give students as much as possible online,”

henotes,pointingoutthatmoststudentsareverycomputersavvy.“I give a lot of

assignments, class notes and practice exercises online.”

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Associate Professor of Accounting,Taxation and Legal Studies in BusinessFrank G. Zarb School of Business

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KaushikSengupta, Ph.D.

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KaushikSenguptaisassociateprofessorofmanagement,entrepreneurship

andgeneralbusinessatHofstra’sFrankG.ZarbSchoolofBusiness,

aswellasexecutivedirectoroftheZarbSchool’snewlylaunchedOnline

M.B.A.Program.

“In my courses I try to focus on career prospects, job opportunities and further

development for my students after they graduate from Hofstra,”saysProfessor

Sengupta. “I try to encourage my students to think globally – to build a career

wherever they get the best opportunity, irrespective of location; the course

concepts help them crystallize some of these thoughts.”

Studentswhomajorinmanagementmaychoosefromelectivecoursesinstrategy,

internationalmanagement,humanresources,operations,supplychain,nonprofit

organizations,andentrepreneurship.

“Management gives students a broad

education, not a narrow focus. It is

best to have a broad perspective of

business for undergraduate students,

and the electives in the major allow

students to have that, ” saysProfessor

Sengupta.

Utilizingsoftwarethatiscommonly

usedinthebusinessworldisakey

componentinProfessorSengupta's

courses.“Extensive use of business

tools – and the ability of students to

master these tools by the time they graduate – is critical. This also includes soft

skills, such as writing, making presentations, etc.”

“The knowledge presented in my courses is the most important thing a student

can come away with. Making them aware of opportunities and teaching them the

ability to think like a working professional have always been the implicit goals

in my classes.”

Associate Professor of Management, Entrepreneurship and General BusinessFrank G. Zarb School of Business

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