News at Adelphi

Like many first-year students, Alberto Cruz didn't come to Adelphi with a career planned out. He was from nearby Hicksville, New York, and wanted to stay local. He also knew he wanted to help people. “Coming out of high school, I wanted either to be a nurse or a social worker," he said, adding that Adelphi offered him a scholarship and had strong programs in both fields.

For nearly a decade, accounting students from Adelphi University have helped low-income individuals and families on Long Island prepare their tax returns. The students, working together with Bethpage Federal Credit Union, are part of a nationwide Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

Adelphi University has introduced a Bachelor of Arts program designed to give students the foreign language and intercultural skills necessary to thrive in today's global economy. The new BA in Languages and Cultures is a versatile degree that empowers students to become global citizens.

Adelphi University is taking a major step forward in serving nontraditional students and adult learners looking to acquire new skills and advance their careers. The University's College of Professional and Continuing Studies has introduced more than 50 certificate programs and workshops in a number of high-demand areas.

COVID-19 has sparked a greater need for mental health care—and mental health practitioners and scholars. Adelphi is at the forefront with three prestigious mental health-focused programs, including two at our renowned Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology and one at the College of Nursing and Public Health that prepares nurses for advanced practice in caring for body and mind.

Adelphi’s master’s degree program in nursing is 109th nationally on the recently announced 2022 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings—up from 131st in last year’s list. The latest U.S. News review compares 220 nursing programs nationally. Adelphi is one of 11 from the state of New York to be ranked among the top 166 (with…

This summer, Adelphi University will offer more than 200 courses, in a mix of in-person, online, hybrid formats. Summer at Adelphi is a great opportunity to help students get ahead, catch up or even learn new skills.

Interested in earning a master's degree in teaching—with a paid internship? Graduate enrollment is now open for Adelphi University's New York Noyce STEAM Pipeline Program. Seven scholarships are available for candidates applying for the 2021–2022 school year.

For the fourth consecutive year, an Adelphi University student has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact. Miguel Velasquez, a sophomore in Adelphi's prestigious Levermore Global Scholars program who is majoring in history in the accelerated 4+1 Scholar Teacher Education Program (STEP), has been selected as a 2021–2022 Newman Civic Fellow.

The demand for skilled psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners is growing and Adelphi University graduates are ready to answer the call. Adelphi has announced a 100-percent first-time pass rate for graduates who took the ANCC Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner board certification exam in 2020.

It's one of Adelphi's newest majors and one of the most innovative ways we are expanding in the field. Our BS in Health Sciences creates pathways to a variety of careers in healthcare.

Adelphi is determined to advance women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. See how our mentoring approach, small class sizes and commitment to overcome a historic imbalance are yielding results.

The Niche Best Colleges for Nursing in America rankings have just been released, and Adelphi's nursing program landed fifth in the state and in the top 15 percent nationwide. Hear insights from our students and faculty—and meet our remarkable pediatric simulator, Hal.

As Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, has said, “Your brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room." But how do you develop a brand identity? The answer isn't to add more achievements to your résumé; it's to package and showcase your skills and who you are, what you have to offer, where you're going and why someone should hire or work with you.

Farmingdale State College and Adelphi University have launched a streamlined partnership to expand student success. Farmingdale students can now access articulated pathways to continue their graduate studies at Adelphi in four master’s degree programs: Business Analytics, Computer Science, General Psychology (with a human resource management concentration) and Sport Management (offering both in-person and online options).

Fifty years ago, as protests by Black students across the United States gained prominence, Black and Puerto Rican students at Adelphi University seized the moment to push for the creation of a program of study about their own histories in America.

In 2007, Adelphi University launched Bridges to Adelphi, an award-winning program that helps students on the autism spectrum or who have nonverbal learning disabilities transition to college life and succeed academically and socially.

Admission to Adelphi University will continue to be standardized test optional for current high school juniors applying for admission this coming year, recognizing the difficulty of taking SATs or ACTs during the pandemic.

In January 2020 and January 2019, undergraduate students taking the Intersession International Business course with Pamela Buckle, PhD, MA ’13, professor of management, and Joseph Sheldrick, MBA ’97, adjunct faculty in decision sciences, were treated to a unique experiential learning and cultural immersion opportunity focused on China. 

With opportunities for traditional gap year activities such as traveling and volunteering limited due to the pandemic, Adelphi University's virtual Gap Year Experience offers college students the opportunity to work remotely, in small groups, developing projects for companies in their chosen field. Participants in the program can earn college credits or certification.

Geralyn (Geri) Caliendo ’84, MS ’20, and her daughter Gina Faiella ’20 are celebrating two Adelphi University graduations. Caliendo, currently assistant director of case management for Northwell Health-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was awarded a Master of Science in Nursing Education on December 17. Faiella, a biology major and public health minor, received her bachelor’s degree in May.

Adelphi University's Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology will offer a certificate program in trauma treatment for licensed and certified mental health professionals. The new program will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to serve traumatized individuals and communities.

Woods Conserve ’20 studied to become a nurse while working full-time as a medical assistant. Overcoming challenges brought on by the pandemic, he’s now an RN caring for patients in a high-pressure intensive care unit.

Launching a career in the video-game industry takes skill. Daniel Hickey ’20 is hoping he’s found a winning strategy by creating his own game-development studio while interning for an established one.

Still looking for a permanent position where she can get the supervision needed to earn her license as a mental health therapist, Aaiza Kausar ’17, MA ’20, is gaining experience—and strength—as a consultant counseling parents of children with special needs.

Jillian Myers ’20 finished her five-year BBA/MBA program in four years, passed the notoriously difficult CPA Exam on her first try, and is now on staff at the Big Four accounting firm of Ernst & Young.

How do you get to the Adelphi PAC Living Room? Practice, of course, plus a webcam and you're there.

Over the past 20 years, sources of knowledge have rapidly increased. In addition to traditional media and library collections, we can find information in blogs, social media, Wikipedia, big data, Zoom Rooms and Google Hangouts, among many other sources. With this expansion come questions on how we create, obtain and share knowledge and how we make knowledge accessible while respecting privacy.