Class of 2020
- Virtual Commencement: ceremonies for the Class of 2020 will be held by school/college on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
- Grad Walk: You are also invited to participate in Grad Walk with two guests.
- Doctoral Hooding: Plans for an in-person event will be announced shortly. You may invite two guests.
Important Dates
Please take note of the following dates and deadlines.
Submit your phonetic name pronunciation to MarchingOrder. Instructions have been sent directly to your Adelphi Gmail account.
Last day to access MarchingOrder to submit photos and messages as part of your virtual slide.
Grad Walk appointments will be held Senior Week and again after finals. Instructions have been sent directly to your Adelphi Gmail account.
Welcome to the Alumni Community
Adelphi’s 118,000 alumni welcome you as the newest members of our Panther family. See some congratulatory messages filled with warm greetings, words of wisdom for this historic class.
Forever a Panther
Adelphi’s alumni welcome you as the newest members of the Panther family. See some congratulatory messages filled with warm greetings and words of wisdom from our most prominent alumni. Launch Gallery
Forever a Panther
Adelphi’s alumni welcome you as the newest members of the Panther family. See some congratulatory messages filled with warm greetings and words of wisdom from our most prominent alumni. 15 Photos
Sharing Best Wishes for Class of 2020
We asked our alumni community and students to share their best wishes with the 2020 grads. Launch Gallery
Sharing Best Wishes for Class of 2020
We asked our alumni community and students to share their best wishes with the 2020 grads. 2 Videos
Success Stories
Lives transformed. We invite you to learn about some of our Panthers and their time at Adelphi.
Meet Graduates from the Class of 2020
Highlighting just a few of our outstanding students that make up Adelphi University’s 2020 Commencement class. Launch Gallery
Meet Graduates from the Class of 2020
Highlighting just a few of our outstanding students that make up Adelphi University’s 2020 Commencement class. 5 Videos-
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Christopher Alvarez is a social media influencer who has met with numerous celebs, worked with the student newspaper and radio station, interned with TV Azteca, and produced and starred in an independent film—while completing two degrees. -
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Jennefer Maldonado wasn’t just one of the first students in Adelphi’s new scientific computing program, she devised a double major to make the most of her studies. Her drive and initiative have put her on track for a doctorate and successful career. -
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Joseph Brennan has a farm in upstate New York in a rural community. But positive experiences as a patient instilled in him an admiration for the nursing profession, and made him imagine being on the other side of the equation. His “motivation, focus, quest for knowledge, immediately became evident” as soon as his first semester at Adelphi, according to Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo, PhD, associate professor and department chair of the College of Nursing and Public Health. -
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Alyssa Booth found her passion for archaeology at Adelphi University, where she combined an interest in history, fieldwork and Japanese culture. This 2020 graduate, who was awarded a grant to study Japanese in Japan until the COVID-19 pandemic stopped international travel, has done archaeological fieldwork with Adelphi at the Holzman archaeological site along the west bank of Shaw Creek in interior Alaska, where she studied early humans. -
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An early interest in helping others started Najee Hunt on a path that led him from the Brownsville section of Brooklyn to studying psychology at Adelphi University. The 2020 graduate plans to work as a clinical psychologist helping children in need. “Life is a journey…[an] uphill battle,” Najee says. “You go through so much, you encounter so much, you get thrown so much, but it’s about how you overcome those challenges.”
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