Hispanic Community Partnership Program

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, this in-person program has been modified and will take place virtually for summer 2020.

This program will now take place Monday, July 20, 2020 and conclude on Friday, July 24, 2020. Students will meet from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. every day. The program will conclude with a certificate of completion.

Adelphi University’s Summer College Readiness Program

Designed to expose Hispanic high school students to college life while gaining the know-how, skills, resources, and confidence to pursue a college degree.

This program is an exciting way to gain college experience while giving you the opportunity to learn about Adelphi and meet with current students, faculty and staff.

To participate in this program, a student must be of Hispanic background, a junior or senior in good academic standing and demonstrate qualities of potential and promise.

Self-nominations are welcomed.

The deadline for all nominations is Friday, July 10, 2020.

This program is free of charge for all student participants. We will be accepting 20 students for this year’s program.

Program highlights include:

Workshops

• July 20
  • Navigating the College Application Process
  • Time Management
• July 21
  • College Application Essay Writing
  • Overcoming Adversity
• July 22
  • Financial Literacy for Higher Education
  • Resume Building
• July 23
  • The Importance of Mentoring
  • Reducing Library Anxiety
• July 24
  • Health and Wellness
  • Peer Advisor Chat

Program Benefits include:

College Application Fee Waiver

Participants who wish to apply to Adelphi University will not be required to pay the application fee.

Adelphi Advantage Award

The Adelphi Advantage Award is offered to all Hispanic Community Partnership Program participants. Each student who applies and is admitted to Adelphi University will receive an award of $1,000 per year and may be combined with other scholarship and/or grant awards not to exceed tuition and fees.