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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Dear Adelphi family and friends,
Last month marked Adelphi University’s 125th Charter Day. In honor of our milestone anniversary, I invite you to watch Building Tomorrow Together—Adelphi’s inspiring history, captured in two powerful minutes.
After more than a century, Adelphi continues transforming lives. Our Hispanic Community Partnership Program offers new pathways to promising high school students from around the country. Our scholar-athletes repeatedly shine in their sports and excel in academics. And our world-class faculty are often on the cutting edge of their fields—like our cyberworld expert Mark Grabowski, JD, who looks at aging privacy laws in a fascinating interview about online security.
Wishing you a safe and healthy summer!
All the best!
Chris
Now in its third year, our Hispanic Community Partnership Program has more than tripled in attendance and is drawing interest from Hispanic teens as far away as California. The program is just one part of our commitment to student success and access to education, and a significant stepping-stone toward our goal to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
Despite grueling schedules, our scholar-athletes continue to lead academically among all Northeast-10 institutions. Finishing first in Fall 2020, they've taken the top spot in eight of the past 11 semesters—winning in their sports and their studies.
Associate Professor Mark Grabowski, JD, an award-winning contributor to the Washington Examiner, launched his book on cyberlaw and ethics this month. His leading insights on ransomware, fake news and online social media attacks are a must-read for tackling today’s biggest challenges in cyberspace.
Adelphi College opened its doors 125 years ago in Brooklyn, New York, with 57 students. Now we celebrate a milestone birthday as a major metropolitan university with almost 8,000 students and more than 118,000 living alumni around the world. Witness our successful journey in pictures.
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What I would love for people to be reassured about is that there have been lots of times in history when things haven’t gone the way we’ve expected them to. We adapt, and our children will have skills and strengths and resiliencies that we didn’t have.
