Giving Day 2026 Highlights

• Every academic unit met or exceeded its goal
• All key campaigns—from the Adelphi Fund to student access and success initiatives, community impact programs and campus life—met or exceeded their goals.
• The Honors College unlocked a $45,000 gift from alumni Carole ’64 and Neal ’63 Stuber by surpassing 150 donors.
• The Robert B. Willumstad School of Business was the leader among our schools and colleges, with generous matching gifts put forward from the Dean’s Advisory Board, Trustee Kevin Mahony ‘83 and an anonymous donor.
• The Athletics campaign raised $250,934, led by Men’s Golf with $45,630 raised.
• In our first-ever #Give4Adelphi Scavenger Hunt, our students unlocked $2,100—with the Grafer family making a donation in each student’s name for every clue discovered.
• The University’s first planned giving challenge inspired 13 people, including four anonymous donors, to make new or increased commitments totaling $1.2 million. We are proud to include them as members of the Adelphi Forever Gold Society:
  • Stephen E. Bender ’86, MBA ’88
  • Richard G. Handler ’73
  • Amy Harrison MA ’92
  • Frances Belfiore Hilliard ’73, MSN ’78
  • Russell Huber ’69, MA ’72
  • Michael O’Donoghue ’75
  • Sue Tendy ’70
  • Susan Girese Wolfe ’63
  • Herbert Zinn ’70

More History in the Making

Every member of our Board of Trustees participated in these 1,896 Minutes to Give, reflecting their deep and ongoing commitment to Adelphi’s mission.

And it looks like Interim President Storm’s Instagram challenge has landed him on the baseball field, stepping in for an at-bat against one of our aces on the Men’s Baseball Team. After calling on the Panther Club to double their goal to $10,000, Athletics knocked it out of the park.

Thank You!

On behalf of all the community members and meaningful causes that make Adelphi special, thank you for your support — and for making history with us.