LIU stands for Long Island University. LIU.edu is the website of Long Island University. They website offers a very simple layout unlike that of many other Universities. They have links to Make a Gift, About LIU/What’s New, Admissions/ Financial Aid, Academic Programs, Other Program Locations, School of Continued Studies, Faculty, Educational Resources, Library and Computing Services, Cultural Resources, Student Life, Athletics, Alumni and Friends, Directions, White Paper on Academic Honesty, Student Health Insurance Requirements and Waiver, Long Island University policy of Nondiscrimination, Campus Safety and Ferpa, Statement on Network Use, and policy restricting political activities. Long Island University was charted by the New York State Education Department in 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, as a nonsectarian, coeducation, privately supported university established to provide “effective and moderately priced education” to people from “all walks of life.” From its beginning, admission to the University has been based solely on merit and promise. Large numbers of immigrants and children of immigrants have enrolled at Long Island University in their quest to achieve the American Dream. Today, more than 11,300 students study, lean and grow at the original campus, located in the heart of thriving downtown Brooklyn. There is more than 167,000 Long Island University living alumni.