See President Riordan’s latest From My Desk message and stories below.
Each month, I share stories of how Adelphi continues growing, leading and making a difference through our mission to transform lives. I invite you to see the ways our University, students, faculty, staff and alumni are contributing to our communities and advancing their professions and fields of study. I am thrilled to share these stories with you and welcome you to be part of our University community.
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This month, I’m pleased to invite you to read our new 2023–2024 President’s Report, Changes That Change Lives. In it, we look back at a year filled with historic milestones reached by our extraordinary community: rising enrollment, a record-breaking first-year class, athletics championships, and our largest-ever fundraising campaign—all achievements resulting from Adelphi University’s life-changing mission.
We continue to set the bar even higher as we enter the final stretch of the spring semester. Another terrific year for Adelphi University Athletics includes top national rankings and conference accolades. Our annual Giving Day is one week away, providing opportunities to make a direct impact on our students and the University’s future. And Adelphi proudly recognizes the 30th anniversary of our prestigious Honors College with two features: a conversation between the current and former Honors deans and a video in which Dean Emeritus Richard Garner, PhD, shares his lasting vision for the school.
There is still time to register for our annual Writers & Readers Festival on April 4 and 5, which features panels and keynotes with award-winning actress Sarah Jessica Parker, Alice Hoffman ’73, ’02 (Hon.), Alex DeMille and other bestselling authors. I hope you will join us for this terrific literary celebration.
All the best,
Chris
This year, my report focuses on changes at Adelphi University that have led to transformative changes in our students’ lives—and changes that are strengthening our University for the future. Among our milestones: one of the greatest seasons in Adelphi University Athletics history, the launch of our most ambitious fundraising campaign ever, and welcoming students from 41 states and 70 countries.
As the nation immerses itself in the frenzy of March Madness, the Adelphi University Department of Athletics has been crafting its own tales of triumph this winter, illuminating the season with stellar performances across various sports.
In the latest video in our Why I Give series, Dean Emeritus Richard Garner, PhD, founder of Adelphi’s Honors College 30 years ago, shares his pride in the exceptional outcomes of his many Honors students. In his words, “The Momentum campaign is important for the Honors College, because the Honors College has students in every school at Adelphi.”
Honors College has made an extraordinary impact on students’ lives.
Launched in the fall of 1994, the Adelphi University Honors College is now celebrating three decades of excellence in education. As part of that celebration, we spoke with the founding dean, Richard Garner, PhD, and the current dean, Susan Dinan, PhD, about the College and how it has evolved over the years.
In honor of our founding year of 1896, Adelphi will share 1,896 minutes of giving opportunities on April 9 and 10. Find out how you can contribute to student scholarships, academics, student life or upgrades to our beautiful campus—and make an even bigger impact as part of our Momentum Campaign, Extraordinary Impact.
… Every time we can make a tool, or use a tool, to make our lives easier and better, we should use that tool responsibly. AI is just another tool. It is going fast, it is scary, but that is all the more reason to educate people and to teach people what the right way to do things is.
Kees Leune, PhD, associate professor and chair of mathematics and computer science, shares his expertise in a Long Island Press article, Adelphi to offer one of state’s first BA degrees in artificial intelligence.