News at Adelphi

Adelphi University's aim is to foster a culture where every member of the University feels valued, supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals. This includes providing opportunity and access for all people.

Adelphi University's Summer Pre-College program will return to an in-person format for Summer 2022. The program is open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school.

One year ago this month, we opened the doors to a completely reimagined Ruth S. Harley University Center that fits the needs of the evolving college campus. Our new UC is expansive, beautiful and sustainable—modernized for today’s student, scholar and visitor. It is accessible and welcoming to all and already making a huge impact on us.

Adelphi students' commitment to civic engagement and service is well recognized. Gamma Beta Phi provides students an opportunity to be honored for their formidable efforts.

Making art with children who have been affected by conflict has been Cindy Maguire, PhD‘s life’s work. “I work in the United States and internationally with children and youth in conflict-affected communities using arts as a tool for empowerment and teaching,” said Dr. Maguire, associate professor in the Department of Communications at Adelphi University.

After a year at an out-of-state school, Matthew Spirakis is back on Long Island, majoring in business at Adelphi. But the sophomore already has some impressive business experience under his belt.

Goal 4 of Momentum: Strategic Plan for Adelphi University, 2015–2021, called for Adelphi to become a "powerfully connected university."

In January, Adelphi University's Ruth S. Harley University Center (UC) reopened after a two-year renovation and expansion project.

Dear Adelphi Students, Faculty and Staff, I’m pleased to have an opportunity to introduce myself to you. As chief of the new Office of Community Concerns and Resolution at Adelphi, I’m thrilled to be back at my alma mater to serve as a resource of support for our community. I stepped into my new role…

When junior Nicolette Macchio was an incoming first-year student, she received an email about the First-Year Community Action Program (FCAP). “I thought, 'Wow, that's a really cool thing!'" she said. She joined and loved it so much that she became an FCAP leader.

For the second year, the Pink Patch Project is back at Adelphi University, raising awareness and funds for those affected by breast cancer.

Adelphi University has been nominated in nine categories in the annual Bethpage Best of Long Island competition organized by Schneps Media. Online voting continues through December 15 and winners will be announced early in 2022. Individuals may vote once a day.

Thomas Kline, EdD, will join Adelphi University's Executive Leadership team as vice president of University advancement and external relations beginning November 1. Dr. Kline is currently vice president for institutional advancement at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he has served in several roles since 2013.

As the nation approaches the 20th anniversary of September 11, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City commemorates and honors those killed in the terrorist attacks of that day—as well as the earlier terrorist truck bomb attack that occurred on February 26, 1993—and the survivors and first responders, and recognizes the many ways in which the world came together in the aftermath.

On September 11, 2001, a 27-year-old management associate with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey went to his office on the 86th floor of One World Trade Center. When the building was hit shortly after, he led several coworkers to safety.

After a year-plus of performances with virtual audiences, the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Adelphi PAC) is returning to a roster of in-person performances with live audiences this season. Although all are in person, a select few events will also have a livestreaming option.

Students at Adelphi and across the country are coming together, along with the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and the American Council on Education, in calling for a doubling of Federal Pell Grants for undergraduate students in need of financial support.

An innovative new program, one of the first of its kind on Long Island and one of only a few in the country, now connects Adelphi University with local community college students—streamlining their path to a bachelor's degree.

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced hundreds of colleges and universities to shutter their campuses, a group of Adelphi students came up with an idea: They'd build a digital replica of the Garden City campus in the popular game Minecraft so they could have a virtual college experience.

Across New York City’s diverse neighborhoods, schools struggle to attract and retain the talented teachers that students deserve. To address this critical issue, the New York City Department of Education’s Teaching Fellows Program awarded Adelphi University a $9 million grant in April. The Teaching Fellows Program at Adelphi, which will start in January 2022 and run for…

This past year, the Adelphi community showed its resilience and strength as we Zoomed through classes and meetings, connected with one another over FaceTime and dreamed of better days ahead. Now that the world is starting to reopen, our future is bright and the Panther community is ready to be back together in full force.

Now in its third year, our Hispanic Community Partnership Program has more than tripled in attendance and is drawing interest from Hispanic teens as far away as California. The program is just one part of our commitment to student success and access to education, and a significant stepping-stone toward our goal to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

Many people look at theater as a form of entertainment, but what if theater could be a catalyst to learning? That's exactly what Micah Oelze, PhD, assistant professor of history, had in mind when he decided to bring Theatre of the Oppressed NYC to Adelphi.

Beginning in Fall 2021, students enrolled at Nassau Community College (NCC) will be able to continue earning their associate degrees while being a part of campus life at Adelphi University. In addition to being able to live at Adelphi and participate in University activities, they will gain easy access to streamlined transfer pathways for completing…

The first of its kind when it was founded almost 50 years ago, the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology is nationally known for reimagining clinical psychology and for its contributions to research.

Students and alumni didn't let the pandemic dampen their altruistic spirits and continued to make a difference by helping local and global organizations throughout the 2020–2021 academic year.

An increasing number of school districts and organizations on Long Island have signed up to participate in Adelphi University’s Diversity Certificate program.