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A Competent Leader Empowering
Team Diversity and Performance
Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D., first woman President at
Adelphi University, is an internationally recognized expert in
leadership development, team building, and diversity and
inclusion, and is recognized for her groundbreaking
initiatives to personalize and transform the higher education
experience. She is the first woman to serve as president of
Adelphi. Ever since her appointment as Adelphi’s 10th
president in 2015, she has launched a remarkable turnaround
strategy that has led to a boost in enrollment, increased
fundraising, greater recognition and new strategies to
promote student success, diversity and inclusion. Dr. Riordan
has published more than 60 academic and business press
articles, is authoring a book on leadership and is a frequent
speaker on leadership and overcoming challenges, including
h e r T E D x A d e l p h i U n i v e r s i t y t a l k , “ D a re t o B e
Extraordinary.” Dr. Riordan asserts, “At Adelphi, where we
personalize the college experience for each of our students,
we have special insight into the challenges our young
students face, from the time they walk into their first college
classroom, throughout their college careers. Our mission is
to empower our students not just as academicians, but also as
well-rounded individuals.” T R
• Students majoring in
Computer Science can
pursue a concentration in
Information Security, and
the newly opened Cyber
Security Lab provides a
resource to develop
techniques for improving
security for networks
including hospital
systems, e-commerce and
more.
• An average 10:1
student-to-faculty ratio, with
exceptionally high academic
quality, gives every student
hands-on learning and close
interaction with excellent
faculty. Their belief in
one-to-one learning is
revolutionizing the
university experience for
thousands of students.
Sagacious Educat s of Adelphi
Assistant Profess Dempsey Hyatt,
Ph.D., w ks wi chemistry students on
research projects, including as members of
his undergraduate Hyatt Research Group.
Earlier is year, he and and one of his
juni members spent hundreds of hours
analyzing and testing a .3-mi imeter
crystal of a molecule sample using
Adelphi’s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
(NMR) Spectrometer.
A $300,000 grant went to associate
profess s Brian Stockman, Ph.D.,
chemistry chair, and Melissa Van
Alstine-Parris, Ph.D., who have b n
guiding e undergraduate students in
research at may pave e pa f new
treatments of a drug-resistant parasitic
infection.
Justyna Widera, Ph.D., associate
profess of chemistry, studies and tests
materials at could make photovoltaic
ce s m e efficient and cost-effective. In
2016, her eff ts were rewarded wi a
$246,000 grant over r years from
e National Science Foundation.
Assistant Profess Hasan Sapci, Ph.D.,
overs s e Heal Inf matics Training
and R&D lab at y in Nexus—which
includes two telepresence robots plus
computing tools to establish a distributed
medical inf mation database.
Cindy Maguire, Ph.D., acting associate
dean of e Co ege of Arts and Sciences
established e Science, Technology,
Engin ring, Art and Ma (STEAM)
co ab ative, an interdisciplinary group of
17 faculty members who are passionate
about creative research.
• Adelphi’s main campus
occupies 75 picturesque
acres in Garden City, New
York. Our $76 million,
100,000-square-foot
Nexus Building, which
opened in Fall 2016,
houses ultramodern
simulation laboratories
for their nursing students
and technology-rich
classrooms for all
students.
• Adelphi University has
been nationally recognized
and cited by several well-
respected organizations and
publications such as The
Princeton Review, U.S.
News and World Report and
Forbes as a top choice for a
quality education.
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