News at Adelphi

Lauren Gonzales, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, combines various methods of research to better understand the factors that can prevent persons with mental illnesses from integrating successfully into their communities.

Damian Stanley, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, has developed a test that may lead to the identification of subcategories of autism and the development of new interventions and/or treatments.

This year marks the bicentennial birthday of renowned American poet Walt Whitman. In celebration of Whitman's life and creative works, a group of Adelphi University music, theater and visual arts students will perform and display their artwork during the Walt Whitman Bicentennial Birthday Weekend event on Sunday, June 2, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Carolina Medina '18 has followed a path that has taken her from Adelphi, where she created her own major combining sustainability development and nonprofit management to a semester studying abroad in Australia. Next up? She's heading to Costa Rica on a Fulbright scholarship.

I had to step beyond the obvious and do more, says Matthew J. Wright, who offers advice for other scholars seeking funding.

Adelphi University recently completed a test of our Emergency Operations Plan (E.O.P.). Per the Clery Act (Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act), we are required to (1) test the university emergency response and evacuation procedures on at least an annual basis, and (2) publicize our emergency response and evacuation procedures, along with a summary of the test.  The following notification is being sent to university employees and students to meet this requirement.

A $900,000 donation to Adelphi University will create a scholarship in honor of the late John J. Gutleber.

Lives transformed. Highlighting just a few of our outstanding students that make up Adelphi University's 2019 Commencement class.

"If you haven’t gotten to explore and I mean truly explore do it. You are now a college graduate. If you don’t know what you are going to do keep exploring, if you know what you want to do for the rest of your life keep at it, try something new and keep exploring. Life is a journey so enjoy the ride."

"Adelphi University was that home away from home, you chose for yourself, that allowed you to learn what you are truly made of. This university helped you build your strength and confidence to go further, and not be limited by fear of failure."

"We have learned a great deal from you. You have taught us what we do well and what we need to do better. Some of us will build on those lessons in the future. I daresay all of us have been affected by you and your time in our classes, our labs, our studios, our theaters, our field sites, and our offices."

"The reality is: Some artists are more talented than others. Some are more gifted than others. And they are all ambitious— just like I imagine each of you are. Like them, you all have the ability and responsibility to shape the future for your own generation, those who came before you, and those who have yet to be born. "

"I thank you again for this honor and for the privilege of explaining my journey to you. And for sharing the excitement of your graduation and the journey you are about to embark on. Trust your instincts. Go with your gut and follow your heart!"

"Congratulations on your achievement, we all want to wish you life’s best as you enter into and create new worlds of professional and personal accomplishments using your skills and knowledge to make this a better world for all."

This year, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program received $383,000 in state funding to help keep all its volunteers and services going strong, saysThe Garden City News. The announcement was also covered by News 12 Long Island and FiOS1 News.

Innovate LI covered how Adelphi's approach of reaching out to multicultural students—starting as early as middle school—is raising awareness and attracting a diverse range of applicants.

An op-ed by Darcy Lockman, Ph.D. ’08, about the division of labor between men and women is featured in the Sunday (print edition) of The New York Times.

What criteria will you use to determine if a project has been successful?

In recognition of his efforts and achievement, ASIS International, Long Island Chapter, named Doherty the recipient of the 2019 Arthur B. Colwin Jr. Security Officer of the Year Award.

Every year Adelphi honors exceptional employees and faculty members. “Our honorees are Adelphi employees who shine for a number of reasons," said President Christine M. Riordan at the awards ceremony on May 7. “You set extraordinary standards for serving the Adelphi community. We admire and thank you."

An introductory scientific computing course that started out in 2015 as a weekly high school after-school program, developed by the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, is now part of the curriculum for a new scientific computing minor offered at Adelphi University.

During one of the centerpiece events of Adelphi's Nurses Week, two U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps veterans, Claire (Kantoff) Shulman '46 and Mary Dewar, took their audience on a journey back in time to when nursing schools were few and hospital equipment was comparatively primitive.

"You will never be bored with being a social worker," Alyse November, licensed clinical social worker, tells Adelphi students. "The opportunities are endless."

Adelphi University will conduct its 123rd Commencement ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, at NYCB Live: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. About 1,950 students will receive their bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

Adelphi's student entrepreneurs created their own products or services, developed business plans and made their pitches to a panel of judges to compete for $11,000 in start-up seed money.

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program has received a grant of more than $380,000 from New York state. State Sen. Kevin Thomas, along with his state Senate Democratic colleagues, helped secure funding from the state budget.

At Adelphi, students reap the benefits of personalized attention from their professors and all the opportunities nearby New York City holds. But according to Peter West, Ph.D.—the newly appointed associate provost for student success—there's always room to do better.

Professor Anagnostis Agelarakis, Ph.D., is widely renowned for his archaeological work in Greece, as well as here at Adelphi, for bringing his students with him to gain hands-on experience with the summer Field Research program in Greece.

Smart Delivery services will now be called: Interlibrary Borrowing. Changes to library pages and links will be forthcoming and look for the full implementation in the Fall 2019 semester!

Now that college decision day, May 1, has passed, Adelphi University reports a fourth consecutive record-setting year of applications from 13,723 prospective undergraduates, an 8 percent increase over last year.