News at Adelphi

Panther pride went virtual this year for Adelphi Spirit Weekend. The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) and the Office of Alumni Relations spearheaded this tradition for the fourth year. Ten departments hosted 42 virtual events that Panther participants—whether they were current students, alumni or family members—could attend from the comfort of their own homes. CSI…

In 2017, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-Generation Student Success launched the First-Generation College Celebration, a day for institutions to celebrate students, faculty and staff who are the first members of their family to attend college.

Dear Panthers, Election Day has arrived, and whether you voted early, submitted an absentee ballot or are headed to the polls today, I’m proud of your participation in our democratic process. This has been a stressful, challenging, unusual year, and I appreciate that any personal disappointment in today’s results might feel like “just one more…

What happens to live entertainment production during a pandemic? It stops, then it adapts. On October 1, two alumni in the business—Joe Minoso '01 and Dana Blair '04, MBA '08—gave an online audience an inside look at the industry's struggles this year, how it's changed now that production has resumed and where it's headed.

Voting for the annual Bethpage Best of Long Island contest has begun and, as in recent years, Adelphi University is well represented among the nominations, including these “best” categories: College/University College President College Sports Program Concert Venue Theater Arts Center Mascot Public Garden College Sports Coach—with five Panther head coaches making the cut Adelphi is…

Adelphi’s annual Spirit Weekend celebration is going virtual for 2020. This year, the Adelphi community, including alumni students, faculty, staff and families, will come together to show their Panther spirit, safely, through various activities, reunions and events from Friday, October 23, through Sunday, October 25. While the traditional events won’t be taking place on campus…

With racial tension continuing across the country, Adelphi has responded to include voices of students, faculty and administrators by creating a new diversity and inclusion action team this summer, the Equitable Adelphi Action Team. Formed by the Division of Student Affairs, the Equitable Adelphi Action Team is “a student-centered council that will provide the University…

Updated October 15, 2020 Dear Panthers, In our nation, casting your ballot on Election Day is an important part of our democratic process. A presidential election year marks an especially pivotal moment in our country’s history and future. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3 With no classes planned on that day, I encourage you to…

Every fall, the incoming first-year class has the option to participate in the First-Year Community Action Program (FCAP). In this community service program, hosted by the Center for Student Involvement (CSI), first-year students engage in a summer experience with peers and gain a deeper understanding of civic engagement and social justice—two important parts of an…

Aptly nicknamed “the voice of the students," The Delphian has been Adelphi's sole campus newspaper for 69 years. It has been named Best College Newspaper several times in the past nine years by the Press Club of Long Island, and staff members and writers have also won numerous awards.

Welcome Weekend signifies the official start to an Adelphi Panther's journey. The weekend is full of memory-making events and activities, a ceremony that officially welcomes students to the academic community, and, of course, a ton of Panther pride.

What might students expect when campus reopens? Our Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students R. Sentwali Bakari, PhD, explains.

The Center for Student Involvement has worked tirelessly to transform First-Year Orientation into a virtual format for the Class of 2024.

Throughout these past several weeks, we have continued to define our University's plans for a safe, in-person reopening this coming fall. We all look forward to safely being together again on campus.

Being at home wasn't going to stop Corrada Spatola '20 from making the most of her last semester at Adelphi. Thanks to the virtual student chats offered by various departments at Adelphi, she got to interact with her fellow students and learned how to navigate our new normal.

Through innovative thinking and extensive strategizing and planning, Adelphi University warmly welcomed incoming Panthers virtually on 2020 Accepted Student Day.

The Office of Residential Life and Housing recognizes the work of outstanding resident assistants (RAs) and celebrates graduating RAs.

Over the past several weeks, Adelphi's leadership, faculty and staff have been actively preparing for our Fall 2020 semester. We are anxious to welcome you back but are mindful that we must do so in a safe and healthy way.

For 17 years, the Student Government Association and Center for Student Involvement have hosted the Brown and Gold Awards honoring student leadership.