News at Adelphi

Public health experts Harlem Gunness, PhD; Deborah Stamps, EdD; and K.C. Rondello, MD, Adelphi clinical associate professor, lectured on timely subjects during CNPH’s Public Health Week events.

During the past two years, College of Nursing and Public Health Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, has been laser focused on the international collaboration with Professor Mohammad Yunus’ Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing in Bangladesh. 

According to Danny G. Willis, DNS, dean of the University of Rhode Island (URI) College of Nursing, who spoke at the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health’s (CNPH) 15th Buckley Scholars Lecture on March 27, wellbecoming is the way we can promote a healthy mindset-“[it] is who we are and how we react,” he said. “We create our world with our mind.”

If you ask Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo, PhD, professor in the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH), what makes him passionate about research, he will tell you it’s something that has always been within him.

One might say that with more than 15 years of research experience—and her inquiries while studying at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor before that—Katherine Fiori, PhD, professor and associate dean in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, is something of an expert at turning an idea into scholarship.

Jennifer McIntosh, PhD ’21, has three going on four nursing degrees. Her journey shows the many opportunities nursing offers to those who keep learning and growing.

Students put their improvisation skills into play while treating the audience to music under the stars.

Despite proven potential to thrive at the college level, neurodivergent students often face challenges. Adelphi’s answer is the innovative Bridges to Adelphi program, offering academic coaching, career training and a first-in-the-nation sensory room to boost student success. This award-winning program is a national model for providing equity and access to higher education.

This fall, Adelphi made significant jumps in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of colleges and undergraduate programs. In the recently released U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps. Read about these exceptional programs, and learn why they are gaining national recognition.

Adelphi University will recognize two inspiring leaders, and alumni, with honorary degrees at its Commencement ceremonies at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on Tuesday, May 21.

In U.S. News & World Report’s recently released 2024 Best Graduate Schools list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps.

On April 27, the Adelphi University School of Social Work will present “BreaKING the Ice: Black Men’s Mental Health and Wellness Conference,” highlighting the importance of mental health and wellness among Black men.

Get ready for the many cherry trees and other flowering trees on campus to peak in the next few weeks. Learn what species we have, where to find them and how Adelphi keeps them blooming.

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 Adelphi education.

The Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology now has a very special student in Helen Bua, Esq., who was recently featured in The New York Times and is currently an attorney for the Queens County Family Court in Queens, New York. She decided to make a significant career change and study psychoanalysis. Learn how Adelphi supports career changes at any age.

Begun six years ago with a few volunteers and a dream, Adelphi’s annual Women’s Leadership Conference has become a premier event welcoming more than 350 professionals, industry leaders, alumni, students and community members—along with nationally recognized keynote speakers—to promote leadership for women.

Adelphi University Health and Wellness and the College of Nursing and Public Health Master of Public Health program have joined forces to offer an event-filled agenda for 2024 National Public Health Week, running from Monday, April 1, through Friday, April 5.

From Ground Zero to COVID-19 to communities around the globe, Clinical Associate Professor K.C. Rondello, MD, has devoted his career to helping protect our health. In January, he traveled with a group bringing medical services to people from underserved communities abroad. His dozens of such international experiences have spanned five continents over 15 years.

From helping clients cope with the effects of the pandemic to creating more climate-resilient communities to learning to heal through the arts, the School’s continuing ed workshops give mental health professionals the opportunity to gain valuable skills and earn credits. Renee Rawcliffe, director of continuing education and professional development, discusses the School’s approach and impact on the behavioral health community.

Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences undergraduate physical education students, seniors Christina Folias and Giavanna Dushaj, have been named SHAPE America Physical Education Majors of the Year. 

Alert Updates March 12, 2024 The Department of Public Safety, in coordination with Garden City Police Department, has identified all parties involved in the robbery reported to the community on March 13, 2024. The individuals were known to each other, and we are following all necessary procedures in addressing the situation. It was an isolated…

According to nurse.org, 80 percent of nurses say their patient care units are inadequately staffed, and almost 90 percent felt burned out in the past year. America’s nursing shortage is in need of a new solution, which inspired Professor Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo, PhD, to find one. Read what he and other nurse educators recommend to support the nursing workforce by increasing the number of nurse educators.

Frances Perkins went from professor of sociology to President Franklin Roosevelt’s secretary of labor—and a lifetime of pioneering social justice reform. Her story inspired novelist Stephanie Dray to make her the subject of her latest book, Becoming Madam Secretary (Park Books, 2024), which is coming out just in time for Women’s History Month.

Despite physical and mental health challenges stemming from his time in the military, Gavin Walters, MSW ’20, is now thriving as director of a veterans program in two counties in New York state and facilitator of a coalition that covers the entire state. Adelphi’s Hudson Valley Center—and an exceptionally dedicated professor—made a life-changing difference for Walters.

Adelphi University's Meredith Whitley, PhD, professor of health and sport sciences and research fellow at the Centre for Sport Leadership and Stellenbosch University, was a collaborator in the study.

For the first time since the pandemic, high school students gathered at Adelphi to learn how to advocate for their rights and those of people of all races, cultures, religions and genders. 

Even before she learned to multiply and divide, Nara Yoon, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, was flexing her mathematical skills by playing Omok (five-in-a-row), Chinese chess and 15 puzzles.

The aspiring orthopedic surgeon is determined to make a difference by increasing the numbers of Black doctors and closing gaps in health equity.