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Volume 3 / Issue 1 / 6.12.08
Special Commencement Issue

Issue Highlights
AU
Commencement Profiles: The Faces of the Future
RENT: From Broadway to Adelphi's New Performing Arts Center
Homecoming Is On Its Way!
Women's Lax: The Panthers Will Rise Again

Letter from the President
2008 Commencement
Let the Future Commence
Members of the Class of 2008 are now part of the vast Adelphi alumni family, after receiving their degrees on Monday, May 19, 2008 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Doctorate degrees were awarded at a separate ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2008. Adelphi President Robert A. Scott delivered an inspiring Commencement address (PDF 132KB), based on philosopher Emmanuel Kant’s universal values. Honorary doctorate degrees were awarded to financial executive Lon Gorman, philanthropist Adele C. Smithers, and choreographer Paul Taylor for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.

Commencement Profiles
Commencement Profiles: The Faces of the Future
Get an in-depth look at some exemplary members of the Class of 2008. The graduates include a future Wall Street powerbroker, graphic design guru, and public policy mastermind.

Mariya Atanasova '08 Pierre Streat '08
Robin Iovino '08 Adair Thomas M.A.'08
Gergana Kostova '08 Adaeze Udoji '08
Kevin Nelson M.B.A. '08

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Campus Cultural Events
RENT
RENT: From Broadway to Adelphi's New Performing Arts Center
When one curtain falls, another inevitably rises. This fall, the curtain will rise on RENT, fresh from its Broadway close, to kick off the inaugural season in Adelphi's new Performing Arts Center. A slew of aspiring leading ladies and gents flocked to Post Hall recently for the RENT open casting for Adelphi students and alumni. View shots of the electrifying auditions. Tickets for RENT, directed by David Glenn Armstrong '82, go on sale this July. For more information, call the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 516.877.4000.

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Alumni News
Reunion 1958
A Golden Anniversary for Class of '58
View photos from the 50th Reunion Celebration of the Class of 1958. If you are a member of the Class of 1959, watch your mailbox for more information about your upcoming 50–year reunion.

Homecoming 2008
Homecoming Is On Its Way!
Feeling nostalgic? Join your fellow alumni at Homecoming 2008 on Saturday, October 4, 2008 to reminisce and create new memories. The full lineup of events includes alumni games, a hospitality tent, an Honors College Reunion with Dean Richard Garner, and more.

Jill Levy '92
Jill Levy '92: Eyes on the Grand Prix
Jill Levy '92 knew that she wanted to be a judge from a very young age. Not even a year as a race car driver in the Berkshires circuit could derail her from that goal.

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Athletics
Women's Lacrosse
Women's Lax: The Panthers Will Rise Again
Adelphi women's lacrosse faced off against the C.W. Post Pioneers for the national title in the North Region Semi-Final match of the Division II National Championships Festival in Houston, TX. Although they succumbed to the Pioneers, the Panthers ended their season with an overall score of 16-1.

Janet L. Ficke Golf Classic
Save the Date: The Janet L. Ficke Golf Classic
The fourth annual Janet L. Ficke Golf Classic, established to support women's athletics at Adelphi, is slated for Monday, July 21, 2008 at Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington, NY.

Photo Galleries
Photo Galleries: National Student-Athlete Day Awards, Baseball Field Dedication, Hall of Fame Induction
Didn't get a chance to join the Panthers for the exciting lineup of spring events? View pictures from the National Student-Athlete Day Awards Ceremony, the William J. Bonomo Memorial Field Dedication, and the 2008 Hall of Fame Induction.



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