News at Adelphi

Dear Adelphi Community Members, A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the entire area for Wednesday afternoon 12/16 into Thursday morning 12/17. To allow for campus snow removal operations, ALL members of the AU community are directed to park all vehicles on campus, into either the Motamed Field garage or the Nexus garage by…

Dear Adelphi Community, While the vast majority of learning will be online through the end of 2020, the University still needs to plan for the possibility of winter weather that could impact travel for community members who do come to campus. After careful conversation, Adelphi’s leadership team has made the decision to continue to utilize…

Dear Adelphi Community Members, The Clery Act is a federal law which mandates the reporting of timely, accurate, and complete information about crime and safety both on and off campus to members of the university community. This enables students, faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors to make informed decisions to keep themselves safe and to educate…

Dear Adelphi Community, Throughout the past few months, members of our community have shared concerns and questions about the University’s process for intake, evaluation and follow-up on complaints. Complaints could include violations of the Code of Conduct and allegations of sexual assault and bias. They could also include academic or student life experiences related to…

Adelphi University has appointed longtime public safety associate director Ray Hughes '82 as executive director of the Department of Public Safety and Transportation, effective September 1.

On November 13th, 14th, & 15th, Adelphi University and  Nassau County Office of Emergency Management hosted a comprehensive (3) day training course titled Managing Critical Incidents at institutions of Higher Education: A Whole Community Approach.

The Department of Public Safety and Transportation is honored to be represented as Lieutenant James Smith was awarded the 2019 Irish Echo First Responder Award at an event held Friday November 8, 2019 in Midtown.

On November 7th, 2019, the Department of Public Safety gathered for a luncheon and plaque presentation honoring Public Safety Officer Ed Hennessy who served Adelphi for almost two decades!

Monday, October 21, 2019 through Friday, October 25, 2019 was National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. Every year, Adelphi Crime Prevention Sergeant, Gerard Lennon, conducts an intoxicated driver simulation for our students to help prevent drunk driving.

On October 25th, 2019, the Public Safety Officers participated in the annual Department Training Day. This is an all day event where the Officers receive training in a variety of carefully selected training topics designed to enhance their ability to better serve the Adelphi community.

October 1st, 2019 marks the end of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, but Public Safety will continue to provide awareness to the Adelphi Community so that they can remain mindful, not fearful of these safety topics. 

Adelphi University’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning Clery-reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Adelphi University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from campus.

One of Adelphi University's shuttle buses that was once used as a Panther Express vehicle, transporting Adelphi students to and from campus daily, is now a newly refurbished Garden City Police Department (GCPD) command post vehicle.

On August 20th, 2019, in preparation for move in week Public Safety Captain Dennis O’Connell and Lieutenant James Smith conduct kickoff National Campus Safety Awareness Month early with a hostile intruder and fire safety training for the Residence Life staff.

June 2019 marks a big change in the Department of Public Safety and Transportation. We are proud to present our new Public Safety University Logo with the unveiling of our new Public Safety Officers Uniforms.

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.

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.

Adelphi University's campus is home to many creatures, such as bunnies, squirrels, and a multitude of birds—but seldom owls. That changed on the evening of April 10, when one of our feathered friends found itself in a bit of trouble and two of our students came to the rescue.

Robert F. Hughes, executive director of the Department of Public Safety and Transportation, likes to call Adelphi a “mini city," one that his department is here to protect.

The Department of Public Safety and the Garden City Police Department are currently investigating two separate grand larcenies of credit and debit cards that occurred in the Nexus Building and Levermore Hall on February 28, 2019 at approximately 12:00 pm.

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.

On Monday October 1, 2018, a student reported to the University that they were the victim of a sexual assault that occurred on a previous date at an off campus location.

You've probably seen them at a train station, grocery store or even at the mall. Right between Post Hall and Harvey Hall are the Adelphi University shuttles, branded in brown and gold.