Anonymous Benefactor to Give Adelphi University $100,000 if 1,000 New Alumni Donors are Aquired
Garden City, NY
October 31, 2007
An anonymous benefactor has challenged Adelphi University to acquire 1,000 new alumni donors, pledging $100,000 to the 2007-2008 Annual Fund if the goal is achieved. The challenge, which runs through Sept. 30, 2008, will provide the University with critical funds for student financial aid, academic programs, faculty development, and campus enhancements. Every gift at every level enhances the quality of the Adelphi experience for students.
"In addition to the financial benefit, this challenge is an incentive for more alumni to actively participate in the growth of their alma mater and remain a part of the University family for many years to come," said Adelphi University President Robert A. Scott. "Alumni increasingly seek to connect their experiences at Adelphi with those of today’s students."
Alumni participation in the Annual Fund has grown nearly 620 percent since 1997. Recent alumni generosity has enabled the University to provide institutional aid to 81 social work students, and to acquire a new bone-density machine for the Human Performance Science Laboratory, teaching spectrophotometers for the chemistry lab, and digital recording stations for the music lab.
For more information about the Annual Fund and the $100,000 challenge, please contact Jamie Farrell, assistant director of annual giving, at 516.877.4689 or farrell@adelphi.edu.
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, Adult Undergraduate Program in University College, and the Schools of Business, Education, 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 8,200 students from 41 states and 63 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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