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Adelphi Nominated in 10 Best of Long Island Categories, Including Best University
Adelphi University has been nominated in 10 categories in the annual Bethpage Best of Long Island competition. Online voting continues through December 15 and winners will be announced early in 2020.
The nominations are in three broad categories: Education, Arts & Entertainment and Services, links to which are noted below. Individuals may vote once a day.
Adelphi nominations in Education include Best College or University, Best College President (Christine M. Riordan, PhD), Best College Sports Program and Best College Sports Coach. In the latter category, four Adelphi coaches are on the ballot: Danielle MacKnight, volleyball; Pat McCabe, women’s lacrosse; Gordon Purdie, men’s lacrosse; and Dom Scala, baseball.
In Arts & Entertainment, Adelphi is represented by the Performing Arts Center in both the Best Concert Venue and Best Theatre Arts Center categories, along with Best Mascot (Go, Paws!) and Best Annual Event/Festival (Spirit Weekend). Also in Entertainment, Adelphi’s campus is in the Best Public Garden category.
In Services, the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program is in competition for Best Not For Profit.
“A Best of Long Island award is a great way to promote our school spirit and our standard of excellence—both for our local community and for prospective students and families who are considering Adelphi for their future plans,” said Kristen Capezza, MBA ’12, vice president for enrollment management and University communications. “Best College/University is an honor we can feature across every unit, school and department of the University and is a special point of pride as we visit high schools around the country and worldwide.”
Earlier this year, Adelphi and members of its community were named Best of Long Island for three 2019 categories: College President (Dr. Riordan, her second such honor), College Sports Program and College Sports Coach (Pat McCabe, women’s lacrosse coach).
For more about the Bethpage Best of Long Island competition, see bestof.longislandpress.com.
About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi is one of just four companies and the only university on Long Island to be named among America’s Best Employers by State for 2023 by Forbes.
A surge in 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report—up 19 spots as a Best College, up 85 spots for Social Mobility and up 35 spots as a Best Value College—supports Adelphi’s rising reputation. Adelphi serves more than 7,400 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 119,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.
For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director
p – 516.237.8634
e – twilson@adelphi.edu
