News at Adelphi

At the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education's 37th annual Finkelstein Lecture in the Adelphi Performing Arts Center on October 17, 2018, Matt Jacobs, Nassau County regional staff director for the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), expressed optimism about the future of unions despite the Supreme Court's controversial Mark Janus vs. AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) decision.

On Tuesday afternoon, October 16, the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education partnered with the Center for Career and Professional Development for the Ammon School's first Annual Career Fair—essentially, a job fair for teachers.

During the October 2018 Spirit Week 10 Under 10 Induction and Reception, Adelphi's first alumni affinity group was announced—with big plans to come.

A United Nations official and four keynote speakers are now booked for the 2019 International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) International Conference on the Adelphi campus.

On October 17, 2018, Cholena Smith, Shinnecock scholar and educator, brought her people's culture, history and traditions to Adelphi in honor of Native American Heritage Month in November and Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 8.

The Chicago Tribune interviews Donna Freitas, Ph.D., visiting associate professor, about sexual assault and consent.

“It's thinking about how science can be taught using simpler English and shorter sentences. "

As teachers and mentors, Adelphi faculty members are helping to transform the lives of their students. As researchers, they're helping to transform society.

Studying best practices in education has taken Devin Thornburg, Ph.D., professor of education at Adelphi, all over the globe.

On September 23, 2018 the Long Island Au.D. Consortium, Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) Chapter fundraised for and participated in the 2018 NYC Walk 4 Hearing in Riverside Park.

This past fall semester, six current 4th year students, including one alumni of the Class of 2017 and faculty from the Long Island Doctor of Audiology Consortium traveled to the Philippines and India to provide free hearing healthcare and services in underserved communities.

Student-professor partnership promotes a new approach to transgender health.

It was December 2017, and Dan Jeffries '18 was dressed up as a one-eyed yellow cartoon Minion straight out of Despicable Me.

Adelphi's “Dr. T" travels the world to study how schools build relationships with families and communities.

Adelphi will be hosting the AIESEP conference June 19-22, 2019, and Dr. Emilia Zarco, M.D., expects approximately 400 attendees.

In May 2018, six students and two clinical faculty members of the Long Island Doctor of Audiology Consortium traveled to Guatemala, Central America, for seven days to provide free hearing healthcare and services to underserved communities.

Read Dr. Lee-James' interview with Speech Pathology Master's Programs.

On June 2, Adelphi hosted it's annual statewide robotic competition, run by Adelphi's Science Technology Entry Program (STEP). Adelphi's University Center was filled with 350 students and robots.

The Ruth S. Ammon School of Education celebrated the accomplishments of students in our health, exercise and sport sciences programs and held events to keep members of community healthy.

The Ruth S. Ammon School of Education Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) plans to relocate all its various laboratories to Linen Hall in the coming months.

Kristina Karouzakis, M.S. '18 & Kayla Franks, M.S. '18, feel prepared & focused as they begin clinical careers in speech-language pathology (SLP).

Chelsea Rojas was just beginning her M.S. in Communication Disorders but was already anxious to get a taste of real work. Rather than waiting for the opportunity, she created it—in Uganda.

Amanda Nagler, Ayesha Nashurdeen and Iman Salam are are pursuing double master's degrees and engaging in research collaborations.

“I am grateful to Adelphi that their teachers taught me to seek happiness in my profession—not by telling me that verbally, but by showing that excitement through their actions."

Adelphi offers personal attention from faculty members with international reputations. From Fulbright awardees to Pulitzer Prize winners, there are world-class scholars across the University.

Nicole Bennett knows a little something about looking beyond your traditional classroom education.