News at Adelphi
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GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Each year Adelphi participates to support current Panthers.
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Samuel Fremd ’69, born in a displaced persons camp in Germany at the end of World War II, left a monumental gift to our College of Nursing and Public Health. Made in honor of his mother and the nursing care she received, the gift has helped make 2022 a record-breaking fundraising year for Adelphi.
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Since 1957, when it became the first university-based professional school accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology has been at the forefront of clinical psychology training. As Derner celebrates 65 years of pioneering leadership, it is entirely fitting that it also celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Patrick…
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Adelphi Concludes 125-Year Celebration, Recognizes Banner Fundraising Year at President's Gala
CategoriesPublished:Adelphi University's 22nd annual President's Gala on Saturday, June 11, raised more than $345,000 for the President's Student Success Scholarship, an endowment that has now surpassed $1 million. This year's event at The Garden City Hotel concluded Adelphi's 125th-anniversary celebrations, honoring the University's legacy and those who support its longevity and mission.
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Paula Malone was looking for a child development center for her grandchildren when she discovered Adelphi University’s Alice Brown Early Learning Center (ELC). Not only was the facility close to her daughter's home, but the program also offered a modern and thoughtful philosophy of childhood education. Thus, Paula’s story with Adelphi began.
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Q&A With Thomas Kline, EdD, Vice President of University Advancement and External Relations
CategoriesPublished:Welcome to Adelphi University, Vice President Kline. As our new vice president of University advancement and external relations, can you please share how this vital position impacts the lives of our students, faculty, staff and beyond, and what it is that you hope to achieve in this role? I have the best job on campus.…
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Record-breaking day generates support for scholarships, athletics and student-centered programs.
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On March 23, 2022, Trustee Emerita Helene Sullivan ’79 challenged our community to make at least 500 donations of $125 or more for Giving Day.
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Emily J. (Cierley) Horcher ‘62 grew up in Brooklyn in a family who already had a rich history at Adelphi.
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Paul Serrato, MA ‘98
CategoriesPublished:Paul Serrato, MA ‘98 was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Deciding to move to the East Coast to pursue his passion for music, he attended Boston University, and later, Empire State college, where he received his undergraduate degree in Jazz Composition and Latin Music.
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A $1 million bequest initiated in 2011 by the Larson Family Trust came to fruition in 2022, memorializing Jonathan Larson ’82, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and composer of the Broadway musical RENT.
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The McElroy Family Performing Arts Center Fund was created in 2021 to enhance and create exceptional programming at our Performing Arts Center related to dance, music or theater.
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For nearly two decades, Phyllis and Frank ’77 Angello have been devoted champions of an Adelphi education and generous benefactors to the University.
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A growing endowment for underrepresented doctoral students.
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In honor of the University’s 125th anniversary, Robert B. Catell ’99 (Hon.) pledged to grow his Catell Family Endowed Scholarship Fund to $125,000.
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Adelphi recently received a $1 million gift from our trailblazing nurse alumna, the late Mildred “Millie” Loughlin Kahane ’49. She was a first-generation scholarship recipient who became a leader—one inspired to “pay it forward.” The next generation of Adelphi nurses and our University are grateful for her generosity.
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Dr. Betty Vohr ‘62
CategoriesPublished:Betty Vohr ‘62 was born in Brooklyn, NY to immigrant parents. She grew up in upstate New York, where her family relocated to manage an inn. It was there, at the young age of 13, that Betty was first inspired to become a pediatrician. The suggestion came from a psychiatrist who had a summer home in the same town and continued to see pediatric patients during the summer.
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At Adelphi, Jack Dowd ‘60 found the perfect place to grow his myriad interests. With the help of basketball Jack Dowd and track scholarships, he came to campus ready to pursue his interest in art.
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Ern Knox ‘75 came to Adelphi first as a commuter student from Roosevelt, and later as a resident student, to study psychology. He found a strong community in the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first Black fraternity on Long Island, as a member of its second pledge class. SharRon McCoy-Knox, an aspiring nurse, commuted from Freeport. SharRon was actively involved in student life and had a role in establishing the first Black sorority at Adelphi, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
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My relationship with Adelphi is a two way street - as much as I have provided for the University, it has done the same for me.
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There’s no single key to surviving and prospering during difficult times. At Adelphi, thriving during a year that challenged all institutions of higher education has been attained through the hard work of maintaining enrollment, through innovative thinking to create new opportunities for remote learning and, to be certain, through the backing of generous donors and…
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Adelphi University will kick off a yearlong anniversary celebration—Adelphi at 125: Building Tomorrow Together—with the 21st Annual President’s Gala benefiting student success on Thursday, June 24. The gala, which will be held on the University’s Charter Day, will be celebrated with both in-person and online entertainment activities. The annual event brings together top civic, business…
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Adelphi Alumna's Estate Creates $4.7 Million Gift for Nursing Scholarships, Innovation Fund
CategoriesPublished:Nursing alumna Betty L. Forest '47, PhD, '10 (Hon.), has paved a successful future for advancement and world-class excellence in the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health.
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Golfers will come together on Thursday, October 3, 2019, to honor wealth management expert Doug Flynn '89 at Adelphi University's 31st Annual Golf Classic. The event will take place at North Hempstead Country Club in Port Washington, New York.
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A $900,000 donation to Adelphi University will create a scholarship in honor of the late John J. Gutleber.
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When Brian Kern, an eighth-grader at Garden City Middle School, found out about the Panther Pantry at Adelphi, he knew that it was an initiative he could get behind.
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Golfers will tee off to honor Adelphi University coaching legend Ronald Davies '59—and to support student athletes—on Monday, September 24.
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The annual President's Gala is a fundraising event for the University, with proceeds going to support the endowment of scholarships. This year's Gala was a great success, raising at least $307,500.
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Adelphi alumnus Lionel Viret has pledged $1 million as an endowment so that the University's groundbreaking Faculty Leadership Fellows initiative can continue in perpetuity.
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Adelphi proudly recognizes alumnus Lionel Viret ’95 for his generous gift in support of the University’s groundbreaking new Faculty Leadership Fellows initiative. Viret has pledged one million dollars as an endowment so the program can continue in perpetuity. Adelphi’s Faculty Leadership Fellows initiative, which will be renamed the Viret Family Faculty Leadership Fellows in honor…