Adelphi University, NY—From My Desk: News From President Riordan

Dear Friend,

Last week’s Welcome Weekend and Matriculation Day were exceptional occasions to be on Adelphi’s Garden City campus. It is always terrific to see our incoming students and their families excited for the path ahead.

This month, I’m proud to highlight how Adelphi infuses our deeply held values of community and compassion into an award-winning first-year experience, and how we continue to advance academic excellence in high-demand fields, as we do with our Master of Public Health program. Additionally, Adelphi’s unique culture of belonging encourages more diverse students to explore STEM programs and has earned us five stars on the Campus Pride index this year.

Adelphi enters this new academic year guided by our recently adopted strategic plan, Momentum 2. I look forward to sharing in October how the next five years will continue building Adelphi’s legacy of connection, innovation and transformation.

I wish you an academic year of energy, enthusiasm and success.

All the best,

Adelphi is making local, national and global news:

The Chronicle of Higher Education’s upcoming forum, “Diverse College Administrations for a New Era,” will feature Adelphi Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jacqueline Jones LaMon, JD, among its panel of experts discussing inclusive and diverse campuses and practices.

In a recorded Foreign Press Association briefing, Dean Vincent Wang, PhD, of our College of Arts and Sciences discussed the aftermath and implications of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan. It was also shared on Voice of America Mandarin service, the American Institute in Taiwan, Radio Free Asia and other outlets.

Sharing her expert assessment of a recent global study on financial impatience, Karolina Lempert, PhD, assistant professor of psychology, writes for Psychology Today about the universality of this psychological tendency and other fascinating findings from the study.

“No matter how prepared, your child will face challenges. They need to know that there are experts on campus ... dedicated to helping them meet those challenges. They just have to ask.”

—Diann Cameron Kelly, PhD, associate provost for student success, in her Newsday op-ed, "Conversations to have with your child before they go to college"