每日大赛

$1,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short of money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate.

$1,000 鈥� Grant-In-Aid for a Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Junior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an annual essay contest for undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $750 to be presented to the winner during the Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference and provides $250 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduate Student: Beginning in 2017, the WGC has conducted an annual essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $750 to be presented to the winner during the Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference and provides $250 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$3,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$3,000 鈥� WGC Scholarship Endowment: This endowment provides resources for undergraduate student(s) at the University who have completed a minimum of 60 credits and is renewable as long as the student(s) is eligible the following year. Recipient(s) will have demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services.

$7,500 鈥� Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference: The WGC is a proud sponsor of the Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference. This annual event is a powerful day of learning and networking, where exceptional alumni and community members across industries share experiences and advice on how to thrive in today鈥檚 ever-changing world.

$2,500 鈥� The Transfer Parent/Caregiver Welcome Project: The Transfer Parent/Caregiver Welcome Project is a focused, high-impact initiative that will support student parents who have transferred into Adelphi, award them direct scholarship support, welcome them to campus through a student-centered panel event, and build a lasting cross-institutional working group to sustain and deepen this work over time.

$5,000 鈥� Sensory-Friendly Relaxed Performances: This project will introduce performances designed to create a welcoming and flexible environment for campus cultural events that accommodate diverse sensory needs. It is designed to increase accessibility and inclusion for neurodivergent students, students with disabilities, and members of the broader campus community. Adaptations may include adjusted lighting and sound levels, relaxed audience expectations, access to quiet spaces, and the inclusion of an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter to support Deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees.

$6,000 鈥� Sensory Space at NeuroInclusive LLC: The Learning Resource Program (LRP) and Bridges to Adelphi, in partnership with Residential Life and Housing, Center for Student Engagement, and Facilities will launch a NeuroInclusive Living-Learning Community (NeuroInclusive LLC) this coming 2026-27 academic year. The mission of the NeuroInclusive LLC is to provide sensory accommodating living spaces, structured life-skill development with intentional support, and a strong sense of belonging so that participants can thrive socially, academically, and personally. The Sensory Space will provide a dedicated room for regulation and self-care for LLC residents to access 24/7. The funding from the WGC would outfit the room with sensory-inclusive modifications such as calm lighting, noise-dampening panels, proprioceptive seating and furniture, and tactile tools.

$1,000 鈥� National Student Nurse’s Association Annual Conference: This grant offsets registration fees, travel and accommodations for students and faculty advisers attending the National Student Nurse’s Association Annual Conference. The value of this experience includes networking, leadership, and camaraderie with fellow nursing students. The conference helps to promote the student’s professional identity as a future nurse as well as to enable them to experience the professionalism behind a nursing conference.

$5,000 鈥� Fostering Co-operative Education: This grant funds a pilot internship program in the Department of Sociology. This position will promote co-operative education in connection with New Hour for Women and Children, a leading non-profit organization in Brentwood, New York working with formerly incarcerated women, their children and families. Co-operative education involves creating work experiences that complement a student’s academic major or desired career path. The goal is to establish a pathway for an Adelphi student to build social justice reform skills and advance their careers into the non-profit sector.

$1,500 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short of money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate.

$1,500 鈥� Grant-In-Aid for a Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Junior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an annual essay contest for undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $750 to be presented to the winner during the Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference and provides $250 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduate Student: Beginning in 2017, the WGC has conducted an annual essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $750 to be presented to the winner during the Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference and provides $250 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$2,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$5,000 鈥� WGC Scholarship Endowment: This endowment provides resources for undergraduate student(s) at the University who have completed a minimum of 60 credits and is renewable as long as the student(s) is eligible the following year. Recipient(s) will have demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services.

$5,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference: The WGC is a proud sponsor of the Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference. This annual event is a powerful day of learning and networking, where exceptional alumni and community members across industries share experiences and advice on how to thrive in today鈥檚 ever-changing world.

$2,500 鈥� Caring for Caregivers Expansion Project: The Caring for Caregivers Expansion Program builds upon the success of prior scholarships to create a more comprehensive, data-informed support system for student caregivers. This year’s initiative extends resources to all students with caregiving responsibilities, including fathers, veterans, older students, students caring for parents and those returning to education after stopping out.

$3,000 鈥� Residential Life and Housing Assistance Grant: This grant aims to provide emergency housing support to students who experience unexpected financial hardships that jeopardize their ability to remain in campus housing. By offering small, one-time housing grants to eligible students, this initiative will prevent housing insecurity, support academic success, and increase student retention.

$2,000 鈥� First Generation Recognition Ceremony: This ceremony will recognize and celebrate the achievements of First-Generation Students. It also gives the students an opportunity to show appreciation to professors, family members and friends that have acted as a guide throughout their college journey.

$5,000 鈥� Generative AI: Innovative Teaching Methodology: In collaboration with the Innovation Center under the direction of Dr. Lee Stemkowski, AI programs will be developed that will allow undergraduate nursing students to visualize case studies through virtual reality as well as have 2 way conversations with AI programmed bots for learning such as in how to have difficult conversations with family members regarding end of life care.

$5,000 鈥� NYTW Summer Intern Housing: Each summer the Adelphi Performing Arts Center hosts a number of talented artists from the New York Theatre Workshop (one of the premiere Off-Broadway theater companies) for a summer residency. This grant provides housing for Adelphi students from the Department of Theatre so they may have the valuable opportunity to work with these artists as they develop new work in its very early stages.

$1,500 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short of money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate.

$1,500 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Grant-In-Aid for Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Senior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $750 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $250 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi, in the spring of 2017, the WGC is conducting its first essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $750 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $250 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$2,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$5,000 鈥� WGC Scholarship Endowment: This endowment provides resources for undergraduate student(s) at the University who have completed a minimum of 60 credits and is renewable is the student(s) is eligible the following year. Recipient(s) will have demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services.

$5,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference: Keynote sponsor of the 2024 Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference. This annual event is a powerful day of learning and networking, where exceptional alumni and community members across industries share experiences and advice on how to thrive in today鈥檚 ever-changing world.

$2,000 鈥� Caring for Caretakers: Empowering Caretakers Scholarship: Two $1000 scholarships to students across Adelphi with caretaking responsibilities for elderly parents, children, siblings, spouses and other family members, enabling them to continue their academic journeys. Recipients and other non-traditional students at Adelphi will benefit from three professional/career development workshops focused on resume building, LinkedIn profile creation, and completing a Coursera course.

$3,500 鈥� WGS Grant Application to Support WSB Student Marketability in the Financial Services Industry: For students enrolled in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, this grant will subsidize the Securities Industry Exam (SIE) test prep and exam cost for our senior undergraduate and graduate students.

$6,000 鈥� Catholic Health Services – Student Consulting Project: This grant will provide funding for the Adelphi Student Consulting Project that will partner with Catholic Health Systems to study the influence of five social determinants on patient well being and outcomes. Funding will cover stipends of 6 students to analyze the data from CHS screening program that assess food insecurity, housing stability, transportation barriers, utility access and interpersonal safety and make recommendations to CHS.

$3,000 鈥� Career Closet: Funding for the Career Closet to provide professional attire to students who may not afford clothing for job interviews, conferences and other things.

$1,700 鈥� Celebrating Latinidades through Public Art: A mural project on campus with the goal of artistically representing the history and diversity of the Latina/o/x students, faculty and staff at Adelphi.

$3,000 鈥� Facilitating Success in Accelerated Nursing Students: Conduct a pilot study to evaluate Adelphi’s accelerated nursing students who have achieved a bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing and are interested in joining the nursing profession. The study will help identify barriers these students have encountered so faculty can further develop the accelerated students’ program and help address crucial nursing shortages.

$2,000 鈥� Community Garden: Enhance the campus Community Garden with benches and signage to help make this space an inviting sanctuary for the Adelphi community. The Community Garden provides students with access to fresh produce, which they can pick up at the Panther Pantry.

$5,000 鈥� Take The Lead Hispanic Heritage Month Event: The Latin American and Latinx Studies (LAS) Program will host a Fall 2023 Hispanic Heritage month event dedicated to connecting Adelphi students, alumni, and faculty to community leaders from across Long Island. The goal is to inspire Adelphi students to rely on one鈥檚 authentic self when going to job interviews, job fairs, and internships.

$3,000 鈥� Bridges to Adelphi Job Placement Coordinator: The goal of hiring a Job Placement Coordinator is to build partnerships with professional corporations to create employment and internship opportunities for Bridges to Adelphi students.

$2,160 鈥� Green Dot Adelphi: Green Dot is a nationally recognized, comprehensive primary prevention and bystander engagement program for universities and colleges to prevent dating violence, sexual violence and stalking.

$2,000 鈥� Mother Scholar Career Success Program: The CPCS Scholar Mother scholarship provides $1,000 awards to students who are single mothers trying to complete their undergraduate degrees. The awards give financial support for childcare or digital tools to facilitate their course work and degree completion.

$5,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference: Keynote sponsor of the 2023 Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference. This annual event is a powerful day of learning and networking, where exceptional alumnae and community members across industries share experiences and advice on how to thrive in today鈥檚 ever-changing world.

$1,500 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short of money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate.

$1,500 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Grant-In-Aid for Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support.

$3,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$2,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Senior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $1,500 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $500 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$2,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi, in the spring of 2017, the WGC is conducting its first essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $1,500 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $500 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$4,000 鈥� School of Social Work Social Action Day: This grant provides transportation for Social Work students to Social Action Day activities. This annual event raises critical consciousness about social issues and engage students to confront them. By engaging in this communal action, students gain skills in advocacy and organizing.

$3,500 鈥� College of Nursing and Public Health Simulation Lab (CESiL): CESiL provides practical clinical experience for nursing students without having to leave the campus. With state-of-the-art high fidelity and low fidelity manikins, clinical and exam rooms, a community health room and a 22-bed lab, students are able to reinforce classroom learning with hands-on application.

$4,000 鈥� Performing Arts Center: This grant sponsors the streaming aspect of our live student performances. These services allow those unable to attend in person to enjoy the performances. It is also used as a recruitment tool for potential future students to allow them to see performances without having to travel to campus.

$3,750 鈥� Institute for Parenting Sensory Therapy Room: Purchased toys, books, learning materials, mats and accessory equipment to create a sensory-friendly play therapy room that will foster a safe and calming experience for young children with sensory sensitivities.

$3,000 鈥� Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Center: 每日大赛 TRHT Campus Center is a platform for university-community partnerships that are devoted to correcting the myths of human hierarchies and reducing social inequities.

$4,500 鈥� Hire A Panther Program: The Hire a Panther Program provides students with on-campus internships and experiential learning opportunities. Students work in an array of environments, collaborating with professors on projects ranging from research and tutoring to new initiatives and social media.

$4,000 鈥� College of Professional and Continuing Studies Mother-Scholar Childcare: The CPCS Scholar Mother scholarship provided $1,000 awards to four students who are mothers trying to complete their undergraduate degree. The awards give financial support for childcare or digital tools to facilitate their course work and degree completion.

$5,000 鈥� Derner Hempstead Child Clinic: The Adelphi Hempstead Child and Family Clinic has a dual mission to provide mental health services to underserved minorities at high risk in the Hempstead community and to provide high quality, impactful training to Masters and Doctorate students in the Derner School of Psychology.

$5,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference: Keynote sponsor the 2022 Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference. This annual event is a powerful day of learning and networking, where exceptional alumnae and community members across industries share experiences and advice on how to thrive in today鈥檚 ever-changing world.

$1,500 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short of money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate.

$ 1,500 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Grant-In-Aid for Graduate Studen: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support.

$3,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$2,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Senior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $1,500 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $500 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$2,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi, in the spring of 2017, the WGC is conducting its first essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $1,500 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $500 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$500 鈥� UC Renovation Fund: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle purchased an engraved paver outside the newly renovated Ruth S. Harley University Center in honor of the Circle鈥檚 10th Anniversary.

$3,000 鈥揥omen鈥檚 Leadership Conference: Sponsorship of Adelphi鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference. This annual event is a powerful day of learning and networking, where exceptional alumnae and community members across industries share experiences and advice on how to thrive in today鈥檚 ever-changing world.

$15,500 鈥� College of Nursing and Public Health: The WGC approved a one-time allocation to present rising third year nursing students with stethoscopes as a symbol of the Circle’s support for their commitment to the field of nursing during the ongoing covid pandemic.

$4,000 鈥� Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The WGC approved a one-time allocation to the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to fund a social justice film festival.

$2,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Senior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $1,500 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $500 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$2,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi, in the spring of 2017, the WGC is conducting its first essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $1,500 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $500 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$1,500 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate.

1,500 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support.

$3,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment Fund: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$300 鈥� Women in Science and Computing (ACM-W) Conference: 每日大赛 hosted its first Women in Science and Computing (ACM-W) Conference to encourage young girls to seek successful careers in the STEM fields, thereby motivating others and sparking change.

$3,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference Sponsorship: This annual event is a powerful day of learning and networking, where exceptional alumnae and community members across industries share experiences and advice on how to thrive in today鈥檚 ever-changing world.

$25,000 鈥� Student Emergency Support Fund: The Women’s Giving Circle voted to grant all available funds to the Student Emergency Support Fund to help fulfill the immediate and critical needs of Adelphi students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

$1,395 鈥�Mindfulness for First Year Students: Recognizing the many benefits of mindfulness practice, such as demonstrated reductions in stress, improved patience, self-control, focus, kindness and overall health outcomes, the WGC will fund a faculty member鈥檚 certification and training as a Koru mindfulness instructor so that they may offer training to incoming Adelphi freshman at orientation.

$4,500 鈥� Training in Group Intervention for IMH-DP Students: This grant will enable four students in the Master of Science degree in Infant Mental Health and Developmental Practice Program to become trained as facilitators of group intervention at Circle of Security Parenting. Students who attended training in past years have enriched the clinical offerings on campus and in the community by offering groups to area teachers, to parents waiting for their children during Hy Weinberg clinic speech therapy sessions, and to students in post-master鈥檚 certificate programs.

$2,144鈥�Technology Assisted Devices-Exercises: After analyzing the outcomes from the 2018 WGC grant, the Active Panther Partner- Bridges to Adelphi Collaboration program will be adding a requirement for the Exercise Science students to take an Inclusive Recreation class (0852-433) at the same time they are mentoring the Bridges students. This 2019 WGC grant will purchase iPads for students in the class to help facilitate their mentorship of the Bridges students as they provide social and technical support to students with ASD on how to be physically active.

$5,535 鈥�S.E.E.D.S.: Curricula Development Approach: Garden Vines is a not-for-profit collaborative co-founded by alumnae: clinical professor, Cynthia Proscia and senior financial aid administrator, Sharla-Renee Hart, in partnership with the Department of Health and Sport Sciences. This grant will allow Garden Vines to create and administer an evaluation tool for its school garden program, S.E.E.D.S. (Schools Engaging the Entire Development of Students), in the Hempstead Union Free School District.

$1,000 鈥�Adelphi Physicists at PhysCon: The WGC will cover the registration fees for two students in the Adelphi Physics Club to attend PhysCon 2019, one of America鈥檚 largest national physics conferences.

$6,000 鈥�A Big Idea to See Small Things: This grant will purchase six wireless cameras for microscopes in the Biology Department. Images from the cameras will ensure that students and faculty are looking at the same structure under the microscope, increase the microscope skill level of undergraduate biology students, and allow faculty to develop greater observational skills in our students.

$2,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Senior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $1,500 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $500 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$2,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi, in the spring of 2017, the WGC is conducting its first essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $1,500 to be presented to the winner during the Legacy and Commencement Celebration and provides $500 to be donated to the winner鈥檚 charity of choice.

$1,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate. The WGC allocates $1,000 toward this mission.

$1,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support. The WGC allocates $1,000 toward this mission.

$1,160 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment Fund: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$5,000 鈥� The Adelphi Hempstead Child and Family Clinic: The Adelphi Hempstead Child and Family Clinic has a dual mission to provide mental health services to underserved minorities at high risk in the Hempstead community and to provide high quality, impactful training to Masters and Doctorate students in the Derner School of Psychology. This grant will provide support for student and faculty positions at the Clinic.

$4,800 鈥� Program Coordinator for the International Mentor Program: The International Mentor program helps meet the needs of international students adjusting to life in the United States and Adelphi. With a part-time coordinator mentors will receive valuable leadership training, stronger connections will be made between mentors and mentees and students will feel part of the diverse and inclusive Adelphi community.

$2,500 鈥� 每日大赛 Story Shuttle: The Adelphi DACA and Immigration Task Force seeks to deepen and creatively showcase the university鈥檚 commitment to inclusivity and community integrity by taking a page from NPR鈥檚 StoryCorps project and instituting their own version of the storytelling model at Adelphi. The core mission is to bring the power of storytelling to as many of its diverse community members as possible to close perception gaps and inspire new bridges into our surrounding community.

$1,000 鈥� Theatre Open Captioning: Open captioning makes productions at the 每日大赛 Performing Arts Center more accessible to not only a deaf audience, but also can be helpful to those who are simply hard of hearing.

$3,800 鈥� Work-Life-Wellness Program: The Work-Wellness program was developed to introduce students to the concepts of individualized approach to wellness. After completing a Five-Factor Wellness survey, students are directed to campus resources to participate in activities that enrich themselves and highlight a healthy work-life balance. The program encourages overall wellness as well as skills and attributes necessary to be engaged, empowered and successful students, alumni and future employees.

$1,000 鈥� Adelphi Athletics Leadership Academy: The leadership academy is a series of seminars for student-athletes and coaches that teaches students how to be leaders in their environments and to develop their leadership skills.

$1,500 鈥� Guest Artist Master Classes: Master classes bring world-class guest artists to campus and create high-impact learning experiences. Students learn current practice and industry trends as well as advice and training from successful colleagues that are critical to their long-term success.

$2,000 鈥� Active Panthers Program-Bridges to Adelphi Program Collaboration: Active Panthers are undergraduates in the Exercise Science Department who interact on a weekly basis with students on the autism spectrum who are enrolled in the Bridges to Adelphi Program. They work within peer groups to help Bridges students learn skills related to regulating and monitoring their physical activity while increasing their own knowledge and developing positive attitudes toward people of differing abilities.

$2,500 鈥� Virtual Interview Room: This grant funded an LCD monitor and PC for the Center for Career and Professional Development鈥檚 interview room where students may conduct online and Skype interviews for jobs and internships. The room will provide a private and professional environment, leveraging state of the art interviewing equipment and technology.

$7,200 鈥� The Bridges to Adelphi Transition Coordinator: The Transition Coordinator will work with students on the autism spectrum enrolled in the Bridges to Adelphi Program beginning in their senior year to develop individualized transition programs designed to support their post college life.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Senior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $1,000 to be presented to the winner during the Senior Family Dinner.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi, in the spring of 2017, the WGC is conducting its first essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $1,000 to be presented to the graduate winner at the Graduate Spring Fling.

$1,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate. The WGC allocates $1,000 toward this mission.

$1,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support. The WGC allocates $1,000 toward this mission.

$1,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment Fund: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$7,200 鈥� Bridges to Adelphi: Research Coordinator: Following the success of the pilot program for a Vocational Coaching Position, funded by the WGC in 2014, the Community Service Coordinator Position, funded in 2015, and the Grants Coordinator Position, funded in 2016, the WGC is allocating $7,200 to fund a pilot program for a Research Coordinator.

The Bridges to Adelphi Program is viewed as the model for best practices in developing and maintaining support programs for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Through building a research component to the program, it is believed that Bridges can continue on its path as an innovator by becoming a leader in research and publishing on efficacy and best practices for programs for college students with ASD.

$6,000 鈥� Diversity & Inclusion: Creation of a Graduate Assistant Position: As 每日大赛 takes a stronger stand on diversity related areas and our student population begins to grow and include more students of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, there is a need for increased diversity related programming and initiatives. The creation of this position would allow for that growth on an expedited basis. The WGC is allocating $6,000 for this newly developed position.

$900 鈥� Emergency Fund for Vulnerable International & Immigrant Students: 每日大赛 is dedicated to helping DACA immigrant students or international students who are vulnerable to actions of the government in light of recent immigrations bans. The WGC applauds the efforts of the 每日大赛 International & Immigration Task Force to assist impacted students. The WGC is allocating $900 toward this initiative.

$3,750 鈥� Preservation of 每日大赛鈥檚 history: 每日大赛 Archives and Special Collections department is undertaking a project to preserve the early history of 每日大赛 and make accessible part of the institutional history of Adelphi for future generations. Given the fragile condition of some of the original materials, time is literally running out on the ability to properly preserve this material. The WGC is allocating $3,750 to partner with the University on this project.

$271 鈥� College of Nursing and Public Health: simulation childhood obesity suit: Continuing in the model of simulation learning, the 每日大赛鈥檚 College of Nursing and Public Health seeks to further address the issue of obesity in young children (something that the CDC estimates impacts more than 9 million children age 6 to 9). The purchase of a childhood obesity suit is intended to assist Adelphi鈥檚 students to better understand and address issues they will face daily in their careers. The WGC is allocating $271 to assist with the purchase of this simulation suit.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Senior Student: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocates $1,000 to be presented to the winner during the Parent/Senior Brunch in May 2018.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner, Graduating Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi, in the spring of 2017, the WGC is conducting its first essay contest for graduate students. The WGC allocates $1,000 to be presented to the graduate winner in May 2018.

$1,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior Student: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short money for tuition as they finish their senior year. Since 2014, the WGC has allotted money to help a suddenly in need senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate. The WGC allocates $1,000 toward this mission.

$1,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the spring of 2016, the WGC allocated funds to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent him or her from continuing his or her studies without some outside emergency financial support. The WGC allocates $1,000 toward this mission.

$2,519 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment Fund: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly. The WGC鈥檚 2017 allocation is $2,519.

$5,228 鈥� Red Watch Band: The WGC provided funding to bring the 鈥淩ed Watch Band鈥� program to Adelphi. Red Watch Band is an initiative to provide campus community members with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to prevent student toxic drinking deaths and to promote a student culture of kindness, responsibility, compassion, and respect. The Red Watch symbolizes the 鈥渂and鈥� of students who are trained to 鈥渨atch鈥� over one another when 鈥渆very second counts.鈥� Our funding allowed for the purchase of two Manikins with AED Trainers, First Aid/CPR Training kits, Certificate and 6 training sessions a year.

$7,200 鈥� Bridges to Adelphi Grants Coordinator Position: Following the success of the pilot program for a Vocational Coaching Position, funded by the WGC in 2014, and the Community Service Coordinator Position, funded in 2015, the WGC funded a third pilot program. This program involved the hiring of a Grants Coordinator to research, write and apply for grants that can support the growth and development of the Bridges to Adelphi Program, whose great work with students on the Autism Spectrum is well known. As of Spring, 2017, grants exceeding our original donation have already been obtained, thus making this pilot program a success.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner: Graduating Senior: Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocated $1,000 to be presented to the winner during the Parent/Senior Brunch in May.

1,000 鈥� Essay Contest Winner 鈥� Graduating Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi, in the Spring of 2017, the WGC will conduct its first essay contest for graduate students. A $1,000 prize has been allocated for this year鈥檚 winner.

$2,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Senior: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short money for tuition as they finish their senior year. A scholarship of $2,000 could help a suddenly needy senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate.

$2,000 鈥� Grant-in-Aid for a Graduate Student: Recognizing the large population of graduate students at Adelphi and the relative difficulty of graduate students finding scholarships, in the Spring of 2016, the WGC allocated $2,000 to be set aside in the event that the University becomes aware of a graduate student who finds himself or herself in an unforeseen, dire circumstance which would prevent them from continuing their studies without some outside financial support.

$2,572 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment Fund: The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment: a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly

$5,400 鈥� Bridges Program Community Service Coordinator: Following the success of the pilot program for a Vocational Coaching Position in 2014, the WGC funded another pilot program to see if a Community Service Coordinator position would add value to the Bridges Program. The Community Service Coordinator (current AU graduate student) is working on and off campus to involve Bridges students in community service programs and activities. This provides students in the Bridges Program, who are often recipients of lots of services, an opportunity to 鈥減ay it forward鈥�. It also serves to integrate individuals on campus and in the community who may not have the opportunity to know an individual with ASD, the experience of working side by side in a community program may help to erase the stigma of ASD.

$5,000 鈥� Nexus Building Equipment: 每日大赛鈥檚 Nexus Building, which opened in the fall of 2016, is the inspiring new home of the College of Nursing and Public Health and a thriving center for student services, admissions and alumni outreach. The $76 million, 100,000 square-foot building earned recognition from the American Institute of Architects for its innovative design鈥攁 visual representation of Adelphi鈥檚 commitment to community, collaboration and academic excellence. The building鈥檚 ultramodern classrooms and simulation labs prepare nursing students for careers in a variety of settings鈥攆rom a high-tech medical center to a patient鈥檚 room at home. The WGC was proud to donate toward the development of this new Campus hub, especially as so many of our members have strong ties to the Nursing Program.

$5,675 鈥� and

The Learning and Writing Centers provide a variety of academic support services鈥揻rom one-on-one and small group tutoring; field-specific or skill-based workshops; professional and licensure exam preparation, to linguistic and cultural fluency development for international students鈥� for University stakeholders: current undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, grant partners, and community members.

The Learning and Writing Centers鈥� are two of a relatively few Adelphi services whose scope is the entire student body. As such, the WGC found it appropriate to provide the following grants:

($3,775) 鈥� Various anatomical models 鈥� Arm, leg, torso, 2 eyes, 2 ears and 2 throat charts.

These models provide additional support to Nursing and Pre-Med students as well as to students in the School of Education鈥檚 Health and Sport Sciences Department as well as the Speech Pathology students.

($800) 鈥� Online Expansion Technology 鈥� 4 Tablets

In the Fall of 2014, the Learning and Writing Centers began providing online tutoring for all of Adelphi鈥檚 campuses through ours online scheduling service, WC Online. Already successful, tutors at our physical locations in Garden City and Manhattan have given over 250 video-mediated online tutoring appointments to students on all four campuses.

The Touch Tablet allows our tutors to write on a tablet and have their feedback appear directly on the student鈥檚 screen. We are happy to report this enhanced technology has received positive feedback from our tutors, students, and University College administration. The additional four tablets provided by the WGC has allowed for a dramatic increase in online tutoring.

($850) 鈥� Student/Staff Training Conference

The WGC provided a grant to send 4 people (1 tutor each for The Learning Center鈥檚 three main 鈥渞ecitation鈥� subjects of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics and 1 administrator) to a Peer-led Team Learning (PLTL) Conference at City College of New York. The students and staff who attend the conference in turn shared with other student workers and staff the information on Peer-led Team Learning that they acquired.

($250) 鈥� Intercultural Connections Reading Group (with Audio Practice)

The WGC provided a grant to purchase 20 copies of Aesop鈥檚 Fables and 3 audio book copies, to support the work done by the Writing Center, in conjunction with their Pilot Intercultural Connections Program, to promote reading, writing, and speaking proficiency in English among Adelphi鈥檚 international students.

$3,500 鈥� Mentoring Program Events

$2,000 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment

The Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest for Graduating Seniors

Beginning in 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocated $1,000 to be presented to the winner during the Parent/Senior Brunch in May.

$2,000 鈥� Dr. Robert A. Scott Endowed Scholarship Fund: Dr. Robert A. Scott served as President of 每日大赛 from 2000- 2015. The Scholarship Fund was established to recognize Dr. Scott鈥檚 legacy. It benefits the University鈥檚 financially neediest students.

$2,000 鈥� Graduating Senior: Grant-in-Need: Life is unpredictable and unfortunately some students run into life鈥檚 unexpected circumstances and find themselves short money for tuition as they finish their senior year. A scholarship of $2,000 could help a suddenly needy senior bridge the tuition gap and graduate.

$5,000 鈥� Bridges Program Graduate Assistant for Career/Internships: The WGC grant funded a 鈥減ilot program鈥� to see if vocational services in the Bridges Program would be helpful. As a direct result of this grant, the Bridges Program now has a summer internship with Northwell Health for juniors and seniors and has other opportunities in the works. We are happy to report that the pilot program was such a success that a Vocational Coaching position was made a permanent position in the Bridges Program beginning in Fall 2015.

$3,500 鈥� Jaggar Community Fellows Program support: Initiated in 2010, the Jaggar Community Fellows Program is a competitive, and often life-changing, paid summer internship for non-graduating students (freshmen through graduate students). It is the region鈥檚 only full-time, university-paid internship program. The program is open to all majors and provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable experience in the nonprofit sector. Students intern at local not for profits for which they receive stipends provided by the University. This program was established by an extraordinary gift of a Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Member and former 每日大赛 Trustee, Angela Jaggar, 鈥�62, 鈥�65 MA, and her husband, Scott.

$1,500 鈥� Women鈥檚 Giving Circle Endowment: The endowment is a permanent fund at 每日大赛 to which the WGC contributes regularly.

$1,000 鈥� Essay Contest: Beginning in the Spring of 2014, the WGC has conducted an essay contest for graduating undergraduate students. The WGC allocated $1,000 to be presented to the winner during the Parent/Senior Brunch in May.

$10,000 鈥� GoinGlobal program (over 3 years): The 每日大赛 Center for Career and Professional Development has partnered up with , a service aimed at finding students and recent graduates the perfect internship or job. They provide resources for domestic or international job searches. GoinGlobal has compiled information, resources and a list of recent job postings and they provide country career guides to 33 different countries and 43 U.S cities. For Adelphi students looking to intern or work abroad, the GoinGlobal career guides offer insight and information about writing a cover letter and resume that will appeal to an international audience. The guides also help when interviewing for the internship or job overseas. Different cultures have different customs and GoinGlobal鈥檚 guides provides in depth information about what to wear and how fit in with cultural norms. Once a student has landed the international position, the GoinGlobal career guides help navigate the proper visa processes and other important information about working abroad.

$10,000 鈥� AU Reads: Underwrote cost of book for all incoming freshmen as part of the .