LONG ISLAND REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION

THE PURPOSES OF LIRACHE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) TO PROMOTE MEMBER COOPERATION ON ISSUES INCLUDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, MEDIA CONTACTS, LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES, DATA COLLECTION, AND CAMPUS OPERATIONS; 2) TO SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE TO BUSINESS LEADERS, LEGISLATORS AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS; 3) TO WORK WITH THE K-12 SECTOR TO PROMOTE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE FOR ALL STUDENTS; 4) TO CREATE COMMUNITY AWARENES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY BREADTH, DEPTH, AND EXCELLENCE OF INSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE TAKING PLACE AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.