News at Adelphi

The Adelphi University Center for Career Development announced Mahnoor Misbah ’14 as the first Community Fellow of the Year award recipient during its Annual Community Fellows Breakfast held on August 30, 2012. Through the Community Fellows Program (CFP), Adelphi undergraduate students have the opportunity to get trained and paid for completing a 10-week summer internship…

Adelphi University is proud to announce that Timothy P. Burton, senior vice president and treasurer of the University, will be honored in Long Island Business News’ CFO of the Year Awards program. Mr. Burton was nominated for the award by Adelphi University President Robert A. Scott. Mr. Burton and 26 other awardees will be recognized…

On September 13, 2012, Adelphi University continues “The President’s Series on Critical Issues” presented by Adelphi President Robert A. Scott with guest speaker Caroline Roan, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Reputation at Pfizer, Inc. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Thomas Dixon…

Adelphi University is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean Lau Chin, professor in the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies has completed a project on women and leadership for the Gender Studies Program at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)  through the internationally renowned Fulbright Specialists Program. The Fulbright Specialists Program, created in 2000 to…

The Office of Information Technology wants you to have a great fall semester at Adelphi University. To improve the wide range of services we provide, IT has made several upgrades to the technology available for your use: AU2Go Mobile Students will be able to go mobile this semester when submitting course/instructor evaluations. Instructions will be…

On October 12, 2012, world-renowned musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson comes to Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) in Dirtday!, a piece reflecting contemporary America. The evening’s program, which begins at 8:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall, will feature electric violin, keyboards and electronics. The show will combine conventional and nonconventional instrumentals with electronic…

The Adelphi University Exhibitions Program is honored to present an exclusive one-week exhibition featuring select works by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), and Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). The works are on generous loan from the Adele and Herbert J. Klapper collection. Lautrec, Degas, Rodin: Selections From The Adele And Herbert J. Klapper Collection will be…

“Adelphi is like family.”

“I’m an extremely creative, productive, hard-working, thoughtful person—who is passionate about all aspects of the music world, my family and friends.”

“I’m a work that is perpetually in progress. I believe there is both a need and an opportunity to improve.”

“I’m a music fanatic. Music is my first love—nothing else can top it.”

“I’m a passionate individual who wants to make a difference.... If you want to shape the future, you have to engage in it.”

“I always say that if it wasn’t for Adelphi, I wouldn’t be where I am.”

“I love teaching and empowering my students. My Adelphi professors made such a difference in my life. This is my way of paying it forward.”

“I am perseverant, determined and I feel very blessed.”

“I like to think of myself as someone who is honest, someone who is responsible and someone who is loving.”

“I’m a big ‘I wanna save the world person.’ That’s my heart. I want to leave this place a little better than when I came into it.”

Horace G. McDonell Summer Research Science Fellowship

The Adelphi University Hudson Valley Center is pleased to announce Dr. Elizabeth Scannell-Desch, as the nursing coordinator for undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing. Dr. Scannell-Desch is a retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps. For 25 years, she served her country holding many key leadership positions, including command nurse executive for the…

Kenneth Chenault Lecture Kenneth Chenault, CEO of American Express Company, will deliver the Hagedorn Lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility at Adelphi University  Monday, October 24, at 12:00 p.m.  This free event will be held in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in the Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Mr. Chenault,…

Member of Adelphi University’s Profiles in Success program. by Ela Schwartz “I wanted to give back, to do something with purpose.” —Duncan Winter, M.B.A. ’78, M.D. Duncan Winter, M.B.A. ’78, M.D., defies categorization. While his official profession is board certified ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, Dr. Winter is also a businessman, investor, artist, pilot and humanitarian. This renaissance…

"Coming from a small town to a big city like New York is an opportunity that not many people have."

by Brett Hunter Speilberg “Working at Marcum LLP gave me a fresh perspective on how the concepts I teach in class are being carried out by a talented group of HR professionals at a growing firm.” —MaryAnne Hyland, Ph.D. MaryAnne Hyland, Ph.D., associate professor in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, was recognized with…

“What I appreciate is highly stimulating environments, and when I started my career, I was naïve there’s no better place for that than Silicon Valley.”

The Adelphi University Exhibitions Program is delighted to present its seventh Outdoor Sculpture Biennial, featuring the works of 10 skilled sculptors. Their diverse works are located throughout the scenic 75-acre arboretum on the Garden City campus. The biennial will be on view from September 1, 2012 to May 31, 2014. A free reception will be…

Showcasing works on paper, ceramic and bronze sculptures and paintings acquired within the last five years.

Read Robyn Stevens' story on the effects of Hurricane Irene and read her advice to people on emergency preparedness.

Read Adelphi University's associate professor Geoff Grogan's story on the effects of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee and learn about the important of emergency preparedness.

Adelphi University notes with sadness the passing of alumnus John J. Phelan Jr. ’70, ’87 (Hon.). Mr. Phelan passed away on August 4 at the age of 81. Mr. Phelan, the former Chairman and C.E.O. of the New York Stock Exchange received a BBA, magna cum laude, from the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business and served as…

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