News at Adelphi

After receiving his B.S. cum laude from Adelphi, Mr. Hood completed an M.B.A. at New York University and the advanced management program at the Wharton School of Business.

Like many a working adult, it took Marcia Feuer quite a while to get her baccalaureate degree. “It took me 17 years,” including stints in Vermont and at Hofstra University before coming to Adelphi.

As a family man and director of emergency services at a hospital, Anthony Pellicone’s schedule is hectic.

After losing a job he had for nearly 10 years, Robert Chinosi decided that a degree “could bring me more opportunities in my career and my life.”

Venis Sudu-Brown, who works in the administrative field as a clerk typist in Nassau County, hopes that earning a degree will lead to a more promising career.

A full-time student, married with two young children, Levana Levy plans to pursue a Master of Social Work degree right after her May 2011 graduation.

Married with a nine-year-old son in Levittown, New York, Ronald Goodwin found out when he returned to school in January 2010 that “I was eligible for benefits under the G.I. Bill.”

In May 2010, Carmen Rojas returned to college after a long absence to pursue her lifelong dream of obtaining her bachelor’s degree.

Susan Villegas-Argis works full time and wanted to complete her B.A. in business as quickly as possible.

“University College has made my goal of being a teacher an arm’s reach away!” says Vanessa Velluci.

Derner event opened up the discussion about issues of diversity in therapy, testing, supervision and education.

Nancy Boyd Webb, D.S.W., LICSW, RPT-S Because children are often ill equipped to express feelings through words, play therapy enables them to demonstrate their feelings in non-verbal symbolic ways. Children are able to engage in play that not only brings cathartic relief, but also permits them to try out various solutions that help them feel…

"My time at Adelphi was a wonderful one....Of all the amazing women I met, I remember Miss Montag as a very practical person and Dean Ruth Harley, who was just extraordinary."

" I came from a family of doctors. I used to go with my father to the hospital or to make house calls, and I was often referred to as 'little doc.'"

"Adelphi made me a more caring person. It matured me in so many ways. I didn't know much about illnesses because our family was always very healthy."

"Nursing is a broad field; every year brings new careers you can choose from. A great future lies ahead."

"Never stop studying and moving forward. Expand your mind and abilities."

"During World War II, young nursing students ran the hospitals while the older student nurses were off at war. We were given a lot of responsibilities."

"The art of nursing is in the relationship between you and the patient. Always remember that art—it is just as important as the science."

"At one point during my time at Adelphi, I was going to be kicked out. Mildred Montag was stern and had some words for me, but she kept me in the program."

" I have many great memories of wonderful times spent with my classmates. To this day I am still very close with a lot of my classmates from the first four year nursing program."

“Adelphi changed and impacted my life, because I was able to develop the learning tools that allowed me to take a job most anywhere.”

"Adelphi’s nursing program prepared me well; I easily passed the New York State Registered Professional Nurse Examination."

"I would advise every nurse, both student and graduate, to have compassion and respect for every patient."

Mildred Kahane's career in nursing has included time as a clinical nurse, an administrator, an educator, and a consultant across the country.

Former Nurse and special educator Jeanne Schreiber reflects on her academic and social experiences of attending Adelphi in the 1940s.

"When I graduated we had three choices: work in a doctor’s office, a hospital, or a school. You have so many more choices today, but there is one constant – you should be a patient’s strongest advocate."

"The value of my Adelphi nursing degree is priceless; the impact it has had on my life is immeasurable. It gave me wisdom and made me able to face the difficulties of life."

"Nursing is not about patient care; it’s about caring for the patient. Remember that patients and their families are apprehensive; take five more minutes and explain how what you are doing will help."

"During my 17 years of teaching at Adelphi, I formed collegial relationships among the most committed and inspired practicing nurses in Long Island and New York City hospitals, as well as international students"