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Adelphi University Receives $75,000 from JPMorgan Chase Foundation for Nonprofit Leadership Center
Garden City, NY
June 22, 2006
Adelphi University received a generous donation of $75,000 from JPMorgan Chase Foundation to help create The Long Island Center for Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership located on its Garden City campus. The center will serve as the primary resource and driving force for maintaining the viability and resilience of Long Island's nonprofit sector. The center will address the leadership crisis facing the nonprofit sector, as well as provide an array of programs, consulting services, and resources for the executives and boards of Long Island's nonprofit organizations.
For more information about the center, please contact Peter Chernack, associate dean of the Adelphi School of Social Work, at 516.877.4350 or chernack@adelphi.edu. To make a donation, please contact Christian V. Vaupel, deputy vice president for University Advancement, at 516.877.3258 or cpvaupel@adelphi.edu.
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Photo Caption: JoAnn C. O’Hagen M.S. '81, president of Long Island/Queens Middle Market JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (third from left) presents $75,000 check to Adelphi University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Marcia G. Welsh. Also joining them is Adelphi Senior Advisor for University Advancement Richard Dina D.S.W. '92; Senior Vice President and Market Manager of Not-for-Profit/Healthcare, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Patrick T. McGrath; and Associate Dean of the Adelphi School of Social Work Peter Chernack.
About JPMorgan Chase: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.3 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its JPMorgan and Chase brands. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls more than 8,300 students from 40 states and 50 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
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