News at Adelphi

“The mentorship I received as an Adelphi student was unparalleled. Adelphi is a special place, one that has left an indelible mark on my life. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to call this institution my alma mater.”

At Adelphi, a wide range of student clubs and organizations helps students make the most of their college experience, connecting with other like-minded students and engaging in a rich campus life.

You could say that junior Melissa Emilcar has a knack for medical research. After all, how many undergraduates need only a month to master a lab technique that can take researchers with doctorates six months to learn?

“It's been a very productive and exciting experience working with him and my friends in the math and computer science department."

At Adelphi, business students don't just read about marketing strategies and business plans. They create them by working with companies like GEICO, United Parcel Service of America, Inc., and 1-800-Flowers.com. Soon, students will have even more opportunities to work with companies on the next big idea when Adelphi's planned Innovation Center, a 2,000-square-foot research lab in Swirbul Library, is completed in September 2019.

How can women who face gender-based violence create conditions of safety and well-being in their lives? That is the question that animates the research efforts of Stavroula Kyriakakis, Ph.D., associate professor in the Adelphi University School of Social Work.

When Chotsani West, M.A. '07, returned to Adelphi in 2014 to start the University's Mentoring Program, her task was to help improve the retention rate of students of color.

As teachers and mentors, Adelphi faculty members are helping to transform the lives of their students. As researchers, they're helping to transform society.

Graduate school is all about small classes and close working relationships between students and faculty members. Adam P. Natoli, M.S., a Ph.D. candidate in his fourth year at Adelphi's Derner School of Psychology, is another student who is benefiting from collaborative work with a faculty mentor.

Each year, students in Dr. Susan Zori's "Nursing Care of the Older Adult" class work in small groups to develop inventive products that could improve the lives of the elderly and address unmet needs.

At Adelphi, the five-hour biochemistry lab run by Professor Brian Stockman, Ph.D., is capped at 12 students who are divided into three or four groups and conduct their own, customized research projects.

Over the past few years, administrators, students and faculty on the task force and the committee have worked together to launch 13 initiatives that support LGBTQ+ groups.

There's an art to teaching science. That's the idea behind the Mobile Summer Institute (MoSI) program.

Every year, students from Adelphi's Department of Theatre spend part of the summer getting a look at how professional productions are made and helping develop shows.

Graduating seniors Jai Punjwani and Jack Demm honored faculty members who have influenced them the most. Those inspirational professors were Diane Della Croce, Ph.D., and Salvatore Giunta.

One of the most valuable things Adelphi offers students is the opportunity to learn and grow in a smaller academic community.

Tracy Paltoo's transformation is a result of her fierce determination and natural ability, along with support from Adelphi professors and staff.

The extraordinary Lenny Achan ’99 began his transformative career as a nursing student at Adelphi, and has gone on to become Chief Innovative Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

The arts are alive and well at Adelphi, especially during December, when the Dance, Music and Theatre programs stage almost daily events at the Performing Arts Center.

Adelphi University Athletics has racked up so many awards and high honors lately that it's a challenge to keep up.

Adelphi has launched a series of programs—one of several new efforts at faculty development—focused on preparing faculty to reach the newest generation of students.

The President's Leadership Fellows Program provides Adelphi faculty members interested in pursuing a career in academic leadership with unique and valuable hands-on experiences.