News at Adelphi

Who is better prepared for success in college: first-generation students, meaning the first in their families to pursue higher education, or non-first-generation students, those whose parents and perhaps earlier generations in the family attended college?

Panther pride went virtual this year for Adelphi Spirit Weekend. The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) and the Office of Alumni Relations spearheaded this tradition for the fourth year. Ten departments hosted 42 virtual events that Panther participants—whether they were current students, alumni or family members—could attend from the comfort of their own homes. CSI…

Osvaldo Alvarado enlisted in the Army Reserve while still a senior in high school. After six years, he wanted to continue to serve others, this time by becoming a social worker. “I enjoy helping people and serving the community," he said. "It's a calling."

In 2017, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-Generation Student Success launched the First-Generation College Celebration, a day for institutions to celebrate students, faculty and staff who are the first members of their family to attend college.

Leticia Rios, now in her second year as a PhD student in Adelphi's College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH), was named Working Mother of the Year in September, in conjunction with the magazine's naming NYU Langone Health among its 100 Best Companies for working mothers in 2020.

Dear Panthers, Election Day has arrived, and whether you voted early, submitted an absentee ballot or are headed to the polls today, I’m proud of your participation in our democratic process. This has been a stressful, challenging, unusual year, and I appreciate that any personal disappointment in today’s results might feel like “just one more…

Adelphi University, RJ Productions and Spot-On Entertainment are collaborating on a new concert series streaming live this November and December. The Live From Adelphi Concert Series will bring Broadway and cabaret stars together online for several concerts performed at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Adelphi PAC) on Sunday afternoons at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Adelphi observes National Native American Heritage Month in a new way this year—thanks to several departments and campus groups, including a new student group, the Indigenous Peoples Awareness Coalition (IPAC).

Few women in Nepal go into science and technology. Neha Adhikari is one of them, majoring in computer science at Adelphi on a #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship for international students.

Senior business major George Adamou is one of the world’s top-ranked players of the FIFA soccer video games. He’s already earning money doing it, and now he’s considering esports as a career.

In his first job after graduating from Adelphi, Jaime Dasso ’18 discovered a passion for the way data helps businesses make better decisions. Now he’s returned to Adelphi to pursue a master’s degree in our new graduate program in business analytics.

When GM, the auto manufacturer, is planning the next quarter's production of its Sierra Denali pickup, it needs to be able to accurately predict the timely delivery of parts and components—from its other units and external suppliers. The company does this by using a computer simulation or a model which tries to mimic the real world. In reality, managers often don't have accurate or complete data to build the model. Eunji Lim, PhD, assistant professor of decision sciences, has addressed this problem by developing an algorithm that takes care of the problem of insufficient data.

Nearly 250 million people in India do not have access to electricity. Creating the infrastructure to connect them to the power grid is a costly and challenging project. Gita Surie, PhD, professor of management, has been studying how an ecosystem for providing renewable energy for the world’s poorest people living in rural areas can be created that will both safeguard the environment and improve social and economic conditions in India.

Annually, worldwide, 1.3 million tons of garbage go into landfills. Reducing such waste is one reason behind the growth of “alternative giving,” where people share and exchange products instead of throwing them away. Fan Liu, PhD, assistant professor of marketing, and Zachary Johnson, PhD, associate professor of marketing, studied this growing practice and found that it, enabled by social media and networks, benefits the broader society.

Climate change has been identified in many quarters as the existential crisis facing all of mankind. It has been estimated that the world needs to spend between $1.6 trillion and $3.8 trillion every year to honor the commitments of the Paris climate agreement. Robert Goldberg, clinical associate professor of finance, and Mariano Torras, PhD, professor of economics and department chair, have proposed that a fund be set up by the government to pay for the costs associated with carrying out the changes needed to halt global warming.

Adelphi’s STEP and CSTEP programs are helping to prepare diverse students from local high schools and Adelphi for inspiring careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields.