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From My Desk President Christine M. Riordan
 
 
Dear Friend,

Adelphi is a place of opportunity, and our community is constantly showing its commitment to advancing positive change. This month, I’m proud to recognize students, faculty and alumni who use their Adelphi experience as a platform for innovation in everything from theater and art to psychology and supercomputing.

Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Larson ’82 learned to compose at Adelphi before writing the hit musical Rent and inspiring future theater legends. Joel Weinberger, PhD, professor of psychology, shared his fascinating research that explores the unconscious mind in a recent TEDx Talk. Junior physics major Edward Jansen programmed cutting-edge AI networks during his Department of Energy internship this summer. Graduate student Maria Rossi presented her unique women’s health social work program at a global conference. And finally, our Multicultural Center received a beautiful upgrade highlighting the ever-evolving diversity of our community, thanks to junior art education major Gianna Valente and her classmates.

I’m looking forward to welcoming everyone back to our campus in a few short weeks for the start of the fall semester. Until then, I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!


All the best,

 
 
 
A Closer Look at Jonathan Larson’s Legacy at Adelphi
Jonathan Larson ’82, creator of the musicals Rent and tick, tick… BOOM!, changed musical theater forever—and learned to compose here at Adelphi. Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda describe how Larson’s work inspired him, see rare photos of Larson’s life and learn how his family honors his legacy.
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The Surprising Power of the Unconscious Mind
In his recent TEDx Talk, Joel Weinberger, PhD, professor in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, explores how the unconscious mind affects our decisions and influences how we vote. Dr. Weinberger was one of the few experts in the country to correctly predict the results of the 2016 and 2020 elections based on his research—and it has become more relevant with the upcoming presidential primaries.
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Physics Major Earns National Internship in Artificial Intelligence
Summer internships at Adelphi continue to expand and offer our students extraordinary opportunities. This summer, junior Honors College student Edward Jansen earned a federally supported internship at Brookhaven National Laboratory working with emerging AI programming. Learn about his experience working near a nuclear reactor and a particle accelerator at one of Adelphi’s most prestigious STEM partners.
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A Graduate Student—and Doula—Receives International Attention
Maria Rossi, a student in our Master of Social Work program, found a unique way to improve women’s health in her rural Vermont county—she combines doula counseling with social work advising. She presented her innovative thinking at the World Association for Infant Mental Health Conference in Dublin this summer, an impressive global honor for a graduate student.
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Student Artists Transform Another Campus Space
Adelphi’s new Multicultural Center has replaced blank walls with a student-designed and painted mural, allowing students to present their vision of our beautifully diverse campus. Junior art education major Gianna Valente, the artist behind the winning design, brings her vision to life in a powerful example of hands-on learning in the arts.
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Adelphi is making local, national and global news

The Washington Post, ‘Pracademics,’ professors who work outside the academy, win new respect
Adelphi’s new MBA program and promoting the value of adjunct faculty are included in this article from The Hechinger Report.

Long Island Business News, At Adelphi, $429K to support nursing educators
A federal Health Resources and Services Administration grant to the College of Nursing and Public Health is aimed at increasing the number of qualified nursing faculty.

The 19th,
WNBA players take offseason into their own hands with new winter league
Greg Bouris, director of the undergraduate sport management program, weighs in on the benefits of the new WNBA winter league.

"Everyone is important, and when you work in a close-knit small department, that is even more true … . You can innovate. You can more quickly and easily provide students with exciting opportunities that will encourage them to take on the major."

–In his Inside Higher Ed op-ed, Surviving in a Small Department, Matthew J. Wright, PhD, Department of Physics associate professor and chair, focuses on the positives of working in a small academic department.



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In 2015, Dr. Riordan became Adelphi’s 10th and first woman president. Learn more about her at adelphi.edu/president. An internationally known expert and speaker on leadership, diversity and inclusion, and career success, she is authoring a book, Shift Happens: How to Adapt and Thrive in a Rapidly Changing World of Work. For more information on her research, visit christineriordan.com.

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