News at Adelphi
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Retired educator Judith Ammerman, MA ’64, MS ’73, has always championed learning as vital to shaping lives and forging futures. And, as a lifelong philanthropist who earned two master’s degrees at Adelphi, she has generously established three endowed funds supporting students, faculty and the University with a planned gift of $1.5 million.
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The Adelphi University School of Social Work was selected to participate in a premier program with the New York State Office of Mental Health. Graduate social work students like Stephanie Paterno work directly with adults diagnosed with severe mental illnesses—a unique bridge between two fields.
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Melanie Bush, PhD, professor of sociology and an expert in teaching methods around the globe, has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Award. During her three-year tenure, she will develop new insights into the ways we can make education more just and equitable for all.
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The Adelphi University School of Social Work is home to a community that is dedicated to life-changing student success. Its new partnership with Brooklyn-based The New Seminary makes its Master of Social Work (MSW) program available to members of the Orthodox Jewish community wishing to serve their community by pursuing careers in social work.
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Language is an essential tool for connecting with others. As the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) states, effective communication is a human right that should be accessible to all. It is a right that speech-language pathologists and audiologists help people with language disorders exercise.
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Michele Doubrava, a full-time working mother of two who is soon to be a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, knows exactly what she wants to do with the master's degree she will receive from Adelphi in December 2022. She wants to dedicate her career to helping people suffering from severe mental illness.
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Organized by two Adelphi Department of Mathematics and Computer Science assistant professors, the inaugural session of the Adelphi Summer Institute in Mathematical Epidemiology gave Long Island high school students an opportunity to conduct original research projects in mathematical epidemiology that focused on COVID-19 and cancer.
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A generous gift to our School of Social Work will help graduate students gain knowledge and practical experience in the field of gerontology.
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Adelphi students find their voice in the national conversation on criminal justice.
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At Adelphi, from day one, our new PATH core curriculum—with its focus on Preparation, Awareness, Transformation and Hands-On Learning—points students in the right direction on their pathway to college and lifetime learning.
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Adelphi's 2022 Spirit Weekend, running from October 12–October 16, will offer five days of fun on campus and beyond—and more events than ever before.
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On Adelphi's busy campus, there's a place where students, faculty and staff can find a moment for prayer or reflection and meet with others to worship, enjoy a meal or share ideas.
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Most colleges have programs to get incoming first-year students acquainted with the campus. Adelphi takes that idea one step farther with a program that gets new students acquainted with the University's commitment to serving the surrounding community.
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Throughout our 125-year history, many of Adelphi’s women leaders were the only women in the classroom, boardroom or corner office—and had to blaze a trail for the women who followed in their respective fields.
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Shawana Singletary, assistant vice president and chief enrollment officer, talks about her role leading international, undergraduate and graduate admissions and enrollment, what attracted her to Adelphi, and the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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Biology professor Aaren Freeman, PhD (second from left), is known for his efforts to bring oyster beds back to Oyster Bay, Long Island. Now he’s also pioneering a new way to fertilize the town’s golf courses—with kelp. It’s a great example of Adelphi's commitment to sustainability.
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Adelphi’s communication sciences and disorders program provides a broad range of treatment, care and support to people of myriad linguistic backgrounds—from toddlers to seniors. We are privileged to work with diverse communities across Long Island.
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These new partnerships will expand access to the School of Social Work's nationally recognized programs, diversify the profession and serve underrepresented communities.
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The Derner Hempstead Child Clinic has provided psychotherapy services to local children, teens and families since 2015. Now, a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant will expand what we can bring to Hempstead's students.
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Adelphi’s long-running partnership with a school district in a neighboring community has led to a federal grant to create innovative summer and after-school programs designed to meet the needs of students and their families. Two Adelphi faculty members are leading this high-impact five-year effort.
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A year ago, Adelphi received a $1.92 million Interdisciplinary Education and Training Experience (IDEATE) grant. Through our partnerships with premier healthcare institutions, our nursing and social work students work together to help underrepresented children. Read what we’ve accomplished, and how children’s lives were changed.
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Serving Our Community: Updates From Continuing Education and the Center for Nonprofit Leadership
CategoriesPublished:Continuing education (CE) is in full swing this spring, and in the heart of planning for the Fall 2022 semester.
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Our newest Newman Civic Fellow, Caio Gomes, is an environmentalist and student leader, who speaks five languages. We are committed to nurturing student leaders who want to find and create solutions for challenges in society.
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In the inaugural Anthem Awards, the Rise Academy for Leaders of Color took home a national gold in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Learn why our partnership and its groundbreaking program were selected from 2,500 entries from 36 countries.
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Adelphi University Women's Giving Circle presented stethoscopes to 343 College of Nursing and Public Health juniors beginning their clinical courses in Fall 2021.
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In Fall 2021, the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH, pronounced “in bahz la" or /nbazle/) welcomed Adelphi University as its newest affiliate.
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Adelphi University welcomed more than 350 participants at its fifth annual Women's Leadership Conference on Saturday, March 26. The day of learning, empowerment and career networking was held in the newly renovated Ruth S. Harley University Center on Adelphi's Garden City, New York, campus.
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On March 23, 2022, Trustee Emerita Helene Sullivan ’79 challenged our community to make at least 500 donations of $125 or more for Giving Day.
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Chuck D is known around the world as a cofounder of the iconic hip-hop group Public Enemy, the group which got him into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and gave him a voice as a rapper, author and activist.
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For nearly two decades, Phyllis and Frank ’77 Angello have been devoted champions of an Adelphi education and generous benefactors to the University.