The start of the new year is always a time when we consider future goals and commitments--whether it's a plan to exercise more, to volunteer with an organization or to enhance career options by furthering our education. It's my hope--as we look at the year ahead--that you'll find inspiration from the articles below, and find many reminders that students, faculty and alumni of the Ammon School are busy and engaged professionals making outstanding contributions to their fields and to the children, young people and adults that they serve. I wish you a happy and productive new year.
All the best,
Jane Ashdown, Ph.D.
Dean
NOTABLE NEWS
Most Physically Educated Contest Students and teachers from 15 Nassau County high schools visited Adelphi to compete in various events while also learning how to sustain a physically active lifestyle post-graduation.
Ruth S. Ammon School of Education faculty members joined with administration at the Freeport Public Schools to win a $700,000 Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant.
Ron Feingold, Ph.D., was acknowledged as a 2016 fellow at the Annual Conference of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) in January.
Darla M. Castelli, Ph.D., discussed physical and mental health issues associated with inactivity during the Adelphi University Robert and Augusta P. Finkelstein Memorial Lecture.
Janice Bruce, M.A. '09, graduated from the Ammon Educational Leadership Certificate program (which leads to New York State Administrative Certification in School Building Leaders) and the School District Leader Advanced Certificate Program. She recently became principal of J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes.
The Becoming Human fund-raiser/advocacy event in support of global girls' education aimed to raise $480 to provide another year of education to four impoverished Cambodian girls via the Girls Be Ambitious Project. They ended up raising $12 per minute, much more than they asked for.
