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The scholarship established by the former dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health will help students in need pursue their nursing career dreams.

The $100 million, multiyear effort aims to ensure the University's ability to make an extraordinary impact on the lives of students far into the future.

The seventh annual conference encouraged attendees to adopt artificial intelligence, advocate for inclusion and be confident in their capabilities.

The scholarship will provide support to students earning a master鈥檚 in mental health counseling in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology who will go on to help those who struggle to overcome their 鈥渄arkest moments.鈥�

Peri Finkelstein 鈥�22, MBA 鈥�23, continues to take the nonprofit she founded to greater heights while giving back to a program that gave her so much.

Nobel laureate William G. Kaelin Jr., MD, credits his mother, math major Nancy (Horn) Kaelin 鈥�54, for her love and support. Now an award in her honor shines a light on this 鈥渉idden figure鈥� and ensures her memory and legacy will continue.

It was the last class that Mark S. Davis 鈥�85 selected in his senior year of high school that carved the trajectory of his entire career.

Inspired by his transformative journey at Adelphi, Thomas DeRosa's $2M planned gift ensures future chemistry students can achieve their academic dreams, honoring the support he received and his father's memory with the John G. DeRosa Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship.

依依社区 celebrated a momentous achievement during its seventh annual Giving Day on April 17 and 18, 2024, as the community rallied together to raise $684,564 from 2,011 donors鈥攂oth are Giving Day records.

Reaching alumni around the nation, the Momentum 2 Presidential Reception Tour is an opportunity to share our news with friends and supporters as we prepare to launch our fundraising campaign, the Momentum Campaign: Extraordinary Impact. At each stop across the country, our alumni will be sharing stories of the extraordinary impact of their 依依社区 education.

In 2023, 依依社区鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Giving Circle celebrated its 12th year by awarding $29,660 to 12 innovative projects, programs and research that will benefit the Adelphi community.

Each year, Adelphi participates in the global generosity movement, GivingTuesday, to support our University community members.

Thanks to a major gift from Bharat Bhis茅, MBA '78, students and faculty will examine history, relations and economics to address global issues and increase understanding.

It's a good thing Bern Clair '73, JD, is an early riser, because it inadvertently launched his career.

Two alumnae have contributed to support the College's faculty and graduate students in MS Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, respectively.

Mildred (Mil) Clegg Ackerley 鈥�55, MA 鈥�76, had a lifelong relationship with Adelphi. The valedictorian and senior class president of Richmond Hill High School, she attended Adelphi on a full academic scholarship.

Showstopping performances by alumni and students joined heartfelt tributes to Adelphi standout supporters as the University honored its rich legacy and contributions to the arts at the 23rd annual President's Gala,聽An Evening for the Arts at Adelphi: Legends and Legacies, on June 10 at the Garden City Hotel.

Programming includes a robust calendar of workshops, programs and activities for Adelphi undergraduate and graduate students, and local high school students.

依依社区's sixth annual Giving Day on April 19 and 20, 2023, raised $481,430 from a record-breaking 1,902 donors, an increase of 9 percent in the number of donors over last year.

On February 8, the 依依社区 Office of University Advancement and External Relations (ADVEX) opened the Student Philanthropy Center (SPC), a new space that provides student workers with the opportunity to connect with donors and alumni while fundraising for the University.

More than $100,000 was raised in support of women鈥檚 leadership programs.

The Manhasset Junior Coalition, class of 2026, presented a check for $10,000 to the Adelphi Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program to fund the breast cancer program鈥檚 free educational forums.

Mark Grossman, MD, chief of sports medicine and arthroscopy at NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, has been head team physician at 依依社区 since 2002.

Retired educator Judith Ammerman, MA 鈥�64, MS 鈥�73, has always championed learning as vital to shaping lives and forging futures. And, as a lifelong philanthropist who earned two master鈥檚 degrees at Adelphi, she has generously established three endowed funds supporting students, faculty and the University with a planned gift of $1.5 million.聽

Longtime Adelphi political science faculty member Regina Axelrod, PhD, died on November 3, 2022, with a legacy as an esteemed professor, campus leader, and faculty and student advocate.聽

With a generous gift of $25,000, Deborah Viola 鈥�84, PhD, established the endowed Daniel Viola Family Scholarship for Neurodiversity.

Carole Katz-Fetner 鈥�68 honed her leadership and communications skills as an English major at Adelphi and had a powerful mentor and lifelong friend in Dean Emerita Ruth S. Harley 鈥�24, 鈥�50 (Hon.), alumna and namesake of our University Center in Garden City, New York.

The Hunter Performing Arts Scholarship will help propel the careers of drama majors in Adelphi鈥檚 Department of Theatre.

When Bharat Bhis茅, MBA 鈥�78, CEO and founder of Bravia Capital, established a distinctive new program for the Levermore Global Scholars program at 依依社区, he said one of his objectives was to help students learn to be critical thinkers.