Meet Four New Panthers—and the Programs That Drew Them to Adelphi
Dear Adelphi Family and Friends,
I am always intrigued to hear our students' reasons for choosing Adelphi. Some say they fell in love with our beautiful campus. Some appreciate the quick train ride to the excitement of New York City. But, most importantly, students come to Adelphi for one of our many outstanding academic programs that fits their lives, career goals and passions.
The four students I’m highlighting this month each came to Adelphi for a program and career path that truly inspired them:
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Read why Matthew Brophy, the son of a 9/11 first responder, chose Adelphi’s Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology to launch a career in mental health.
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See how our nursing program, recently ranked No. 3 in New York state by College Factual, was the ideal fit for transfer student Rejo Jose.
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Meet Josephine Briones, a night shift nurse, who found the flexible schedule and career potential she needed in Adelphi Online’s MS in Healthcare Informatics program.
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See how Solomon Claxton will use his degree in educational technology from Adelphi to enrich the lives of those in his island home nation.
Even during these difficult times, when the entire Adelphi community is navigating a global pandemic and its related disruptions and challenges, Adelphi upholds our commitment to life-changing academics.
All the best,
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Christine M. Riordan, PhD
President
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How Adelphi Launched a Safer Start to the School Year
On-campus learning has gotten off to a safe and healthy start at Adelphi, thanks to the way our community has adapted to the essential safety protocols put in place by our Restart Teams and shared in a series of helpful videos.
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Working full time, while earning a new MS. Josephine Briones is a registered nurse who knows that technology and digital record keeping can be used to improve patient care. That's why she enrolled in Adelphi's online master's degree program in healthcare informatics.
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To bring tech to island schools. Solomon "Clakkey" Claxton wants to help students on his island home of Saint Kitts and Nevis get a better education. To help make that happen, he came to Adelphi for our master's degree program in educational technology.
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"If I can help just a few people." First-year student Matthew Brophy is a winner of a 9/11 Promise scholarship for children of first responders. Affected by a friend's suicide, he came to Adelphi for our top-tier psychology program.
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With help from caring professors. Rejo Jose is a respiratory therapist who transferred to Adelphi last spring to earn a nursing degree. He soon found that our nursing program offers more than just top academics; it also has faculty members who go out of their way to help students.
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Sharing Our Faculty’s Latest Research on the Lifelong Journey of Wellness
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Research plays a vital role at our University. This year, Adelphi's Academic and Creative Research Magazine focuses on insights around health and wellness, with a cover story that challenges long-standing assumptions about growing older. Read about it in "Rethinking Theories on Aging." My deepest thanks to our researchers for their fascinating and transformative scholarly work.
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Alumni Who Made a Difference:
Dennis McDonagh ’78
Lindsey Kupferman Levine, MA ’02, PhD ’06
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Many generous friends and family help make Adelphi's mission possible, but this month, I want to highlight two alumni who have recently made an amazing difference in the lives of our students. Their recent gifts, totaling more than $500,000 combined, will help our students during this uniquely challenging time. Current member of our board of trustees Dennis McDonagh '78 and his family created an Immediate Impact Scholarship which has already provided urgently needed aid to more than 41 undergraduates in unexpected financial difficulty due to the pandemic. Trustee Emerita Lindsey Kupferman Levine, MA '02, PhD '06, and her family have endowed a scholarship for students going into the mental health profession, with preference given to graduate students. I am deeply grateful to Dennis, Lindsey and their families for their tremendous generosity and loyalty to Adelphi, and I thank all our alumni who continue to find ways to help support present and future Panthers. |
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Save the Date and Help Support Our Students |
I invite our Adelphi community to our Virtual Spirit Weekend, Friday, October 23, through Sunday, October 25. This year, we're bringing our reunions, lectures, games and variety shows right into your home—along with the opportunity to show your Panther pride by supporting our students and programs through a special fundraising initiative. See you online, Panthers! |
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Let’s stay in touch
I love sharing news about Adelphi. But even better is hearing from you. Please feel free to reach out to me anytime at president@adelphi.edu.
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Dr. Riordan is an internationally known expert and frequent speaker on leadership, diversity and inclusion, and career success. She has published nearly 70 academic and business press articles and is authoring Shift Happens: How to Adapt and Thrive in a Rapidly Changing World of Work—a book on helping employees adapt to the changing workplace. Dr. Riordan’s TEDx talk, “Dare to Be Extraordinary,” has received more than 20,000 views. She has been interviewed by and written articles for media such as the Financial Times, the Harvard Business Review, Forbes and HuffPost. Her work has been cited more than 5,400 times by other authors, and she has appeared in the press more than 130 times. For more information on her research, christineriordan.com.
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