This installment of ASCEND continues the “What Can You Do With ___” series. I'll share examples and testimonials from several physics alumni who thrive in diverse fields— including some unexpected ones—as they credit the problem-solving and analytical skills they learned through physics. Several of these students took advantage of our joint degree program with Columbia University. The College has partnered with Adelphi’s successful Bridges to Adelphi program to provide better support for neurodiverse students, who, as one professor said, have "made us better teachers." We welcome the new academic year with events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and our annual Fall Arts Festival. And I am excited to announce we have won a National Science Foundation award of nearly $2.5 million to support faculty-mentored student research in “Ensuring STEM Student Success Through an Integrative Support Program.” Due to the timing of the announcement, we look forward to sharing more details in our next newsletter.
Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, PhD
Dean
What Can You Do With a Physics Degree? These Alumni Found a World of Possibilities.
A degree in physics can lead you to a challenging career in academia, wrestling with the workings of the universe. But it can take you in many other rewarding directions as well—a proposition our graduates prove again and again. From software engineering to teaching to research, alumni find common ground in their Adelphi experience.
Bridges to Adelphi Partners With College of Arts and Sciences to Provide Best Practices for Supporting Neurodivergent Students
The award-winning Bridges to Adelphi program has been assisting neurodivergent students adjust to college and classes—and, more recently, careers—since 2007. New fall and spring workshops will provide tools and strategies for our faculty to help Bridges students find success in their classrooms.
Collaborations Are a Win-Win for Data Science Students and Their Industry Partners
Today’s employers look at more than GPAs; they seek well-rounded applicants who have gained relevant real-world work experience through internships in their chosen fields. Students in Assistant Professor Anil Venkatesh, PhD's data science class are getting just that, working on statistical consulting projects that deliver results for Hiatus Inc., and FragranceNet.com.
Samuel Kang, currently a senior, was the winner of two national honors at this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for his play what we will be. He reflects on the continued leadership of Adelphi’s theater program.
Wednesday, October 11 (Rain date: Wednesday, October 18)
All are welcome to join us on campus for our annual Fall Arts Festival. It's a day filled with art—including Chalk Up!, when our students embellish our paths and walkways with chalk art—theater, dance and music performances, and explorations of how the arts can promote social justice.
Guidance Counselors: Help Young Voices Be Heard
The Critical Peace, Justice and Human Rights Studies program invites emerging young scholars in high school from around the globe to submit original scholarly work and/or well-balanced critical opinion perspectives for Critical Debates in Humanities, Science and Global Justice.
Student Success Fund
You can make an impact on students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) by supporting the Student Success Fund. Philanthropic giving to this new initiative will help provide valuable excursions for students participating in study abroad programs, support student-led organizations, assist with expenses for visiting important cultural establishments and supplement the funding support for CAS students attending conferences, among other great opportunities provided by the College that illustrate its commitment to student success.
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