Timeline of Adelphi University’s History

1863

Adelphi can trace its roots to Adelphi Academy (founded in 1863), a private preparatory school located at 412 Adelphi Street, Brooklyn.

1893

Charles H. Levermore becomes the Principal of Adelphi Academy, a private preparatory school located at 412 Adelphi Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Levermore’s goal is to expand the academy, known for its innovative curriculum, into a four-year, coeducational liberal arts college.

1894

Timothy L. Woodruff成为Adelphi Academy的董事会主席，并请求纽约州董事会在布鲁克林市建立一所文理学院。伍德拉夫后来担任了三届纽约州副州长。

1896

Through the efforts of Dr. Charles H. Levermore and Timothy Woodruff the Charter for Adelphi College is granted on June 24, 1896—one of the earliest granted to a coeducational college by the Board of Regents. Dr. Charles Levermore becomes the first president of Adelphi College, and Woodruff, a former Lieutenant Governor of New York State, served as president of the Board of Trustees.

九月开学，57名学生和16名教师。

1908

Timothy L. Woodruff steps down as president of the board of trustees, but remains a member until 1913. James H. Post, philanthropist and sugar magnate, succeeds him.

1912

阿德菲从一开始就是一所著名的女子学校。1912年，董事会投票决定将阿德尔菲大学变成一所专为女性开设的学院。

1915

Frank D. Blodgett receives unanimous Board approval to become the second president of Adelphi, succeeding Charles H. Levermore.

1922

Faced with increasing enrollment, Adelphi seeks to raise $1 million to expand the facilities.

1925

The College severs all financial and academic ties with Adelphi Academy. The monogram in the school seal is changed from “AA” to “AC” and the founding date is changed from 1869 to 1896.

1928

Enrollment surges. 652 students are attending classes in a building designed to accommodate 560 students. Looking ahead to the future, President Blodgett and a committee of trustees search for a new site for the college. The committee selects 68 acres in Garden City, Long Island. On October 8, 1928, the cornerstone of the first new college building is laid.

1929

Classes begin on Monday, September 30 on Adelphi’s new Garden City campus in three buildings designed by the renowned architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White.

1937

在大萧条期间，阿德尔菲被迫破产。新校长保罗·道森·埃迪面临着拯救学院的任务。他重新设计了课程，将实用技能和职业技能纳入其中，在董事会中加入了著名的长岛商人，并缩减了教员的规模。Eddy’s strategy of meeting the demands of the community will dominate Adelphi’s development for the next half century.

1938

国际著名编舞家和舞蹈家Ruth St. Denis成为美国大学最早的舞蹈系之一的系主任。此后，该学院成为表演艺术系的基石。

1943

Under the direction of Mildred Montag, Adelphi establishes the first Central CollegiateSchool of Nursingand the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in New York State. Created in response to the need for nurses after the United States’ entry into World War II, the Nursing School extends Adelphi leadership in professional education.

1944

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt dedicates Harvey and Alumnae, two new dormitories financed by the Federal Works Agency needed to house the increasing number of nursing students.

1946

After the end of World War II, Adelphi again opens it doors to men, giving an opportunity to the many veterans seeking to further their education under the GI Bill.

1947

The post-war period is marked by expansion into new areas relating to business. The admission of men spurs the creation of basketball, football, swimming, wrestling, baseball, and track teams.

1949

Adelphi’sSchool of Social Workis founded.

1952

Adelphi’s program inclinical psychologyis formally organized.

1955

The College marks its 60th anniversary with a three-day series of lectures and cultural events.

入学人数达到3667人。

A Ford Foundation grant for $407,000 supports increasing faculty salaries.

1957

6月1日，阿德尔菲举办了第一届全国轮椅运动会，包括团体和个人项目，包括投掷标枪、乒乓球、轮椅篮球和射箭。

1963

Adelphi is granted university status by the Board of Regents of the State of New York.

The Leon A.Swirbul Libraryopens, named for Adelphi trustee and Grumman Corporation founder.

The faculty grows to 209, and the campus expands from the original three buildings to 16 on 70 acres of land.

1964

The Board of Regents establishes the School of Business Administration (now theSchool of Business) as a distinct unit, conferring baccalaureate and master’s degrees.

1965

在保罗·道森·埃迪退休后，阿瑟·布朗任命阿德尔菲公司总裁。

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is established.

1966

The Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies (since rededicated as theGordon F. Derner School of Psychology) becomes the world’s first university-based professional program in clinical psychology.

1967

Robert Olmsted, a member of the board of trustees, is appointed interim president.

1969

Charles Vevier is appointed president.

1971

Trustee Randall McIntyre becomes acting president.

1972

Timothy Costello is named president of Adelphi.

The Ruth S. Harley University Center is dedicated. Harley’s association with Adelphi would span over eight decades as a student, professor, Registrar, and Dean of Women (later Dean of Students), a post she held from 1942 to 1970, and distinguished alumna. Following her retirement in 1970, she was appointed Dean Emeritus, a scholarship fund and student center were named in her honor, and the Ruth Stratton Harley Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award was established in 2004. She died July 4, 2005 at the age of 103.

Adelphi’sGordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studiesbecame the nation’s first university-based professional school of psychology. Since then, the Derner School of Psychology has emerged as an internationally recognized leader in scientific and clinical psychology.

1973

Adelphi establishesABLE(成人学士学位学习经验)，最早的成人教育学士课程之一。

Adelphi’s School of Social Work opens a satellite program inPoughkeepsie, New York.

1979

President Tim Costello establishes an Honors Program in Liberal Studies.

Adelphi University’sLearning Resource Program建立了。该项目为有学习障碍的学生提供服务，是全国第一个此类项目。

1980

TheAdelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program建立了。

1984

The Institute for Teaching and Education Studies is created.

1985

彼得·戴曼多普洛斯被选为总统。

1990

The University establishes a core curriculum, an interdisciplinary approach to general education. Required courses are taken throughout the four-year course of study to provide the context in which knowledge advances understanding.

教育部教学教育研究所改组为School of Education.

1993

The Society of Mentors is established to provide every freshman and sophomore with a distinguished faculty adviser to enhance their University experience and guide them beyond the requirements of the curriculum.

1995

TheHonors Collegeis established to educate American leaders. The rigorous course of study includes small classes, a specially selected faculty, and co-curricular and extracurricular activities.

1999

Steven L. Isenberg is named interim president.

2000

Dr. Robert Allyn Scottis inaugurated as Adelphi’s ninth President. He is one of the few people ever to hold all three top positions in higher education: head of an independent university, a public institution, and a state higher education coordinating board.

Adelphi celebrates 25 years of Performing Arts in theOlmsted Theatre.

2002

Adelphi’s Hauppauge Center opens inSuffolk County.

A ceremonial groundbreaking for a new residence hall is held.

阿德尔菲加入了美国植物园和植物园协会，其75英亩的花园城市校园被指定为阿德尔菲的植物园。

2003

The building that houses Adelphi’sSchool of Businessis dedicated as the Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise.

Adelphi honors Mildred Montag and the 60th anniversary of itsSchool of Nursing.

The Honors College celebrates 25 years at Adelphi.

The United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations of the Department of Public Information approved Adelphi as a non-governmental organization in recognition of the University’s commitment to bringing “global awareness of international issues and the United Nations to the University community and the public.”

2004

Adelphi celebrates its 75th anniversary in Garden City.

University Professor of MusicPaul Moravecis awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

The Women’s Lacrosse team wins the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Championship, the first national title for a women’s program at Adelphi.

Women’s Soccer advances to the NCAA Championship Game for the first time since 1992. The Panthers finish as National Runners-up.

阿德尔菲男子足球50岁了。

2005

The visual arts at Adelphi are given a new home, with the construction of a new state-of-the-art Fine Arts and Facilities Building, later named theAdele and Herbert J. Klapper Center for Fine Arts.

Swirbul Librarygets a makeover, thanks to an extensive interior renovation.

A $1 million gift from Amy and Horace Hagedorn paves the way for Adelphi’s newEarly Learning Center.

Adelphi celebrates 30 years of women’s athletics.

Adelphi receives the “Leadership in Higher Education” award from Long Island Works Coalition.

总统罗伯特·a·斯科特被《长岛商业新闻》评为长岛最具影响力的100名长岛人之一。

2006

The School of Education is named in honor of alumnaRuth S. Ammon ’42, mother of Carol A. Ammon M.B.A. ’79, Adelphi Trustee and benefactor.

Adelphi University receives a $5 million grant from New York State, the largest public grant in its 110-year history, to help fund the construction of the newPerforming Arts Center.

参议员希拉里·罗德姆·克林顿在拿骚体育馆为哈佛大学第110届毕业典礼做演讲。

Adelphi is recognized as a “Best Buy” in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.

New multiple-building instructional, performing arts, and sports complexes, slated for 2008-2009 completion, will enhance Adelphi’s academic, artistic, athletic, and recreational programs.

阿德尔菲大学成为长岛唯一一所大学，也是纽约州为数不多的大学之一，to offer aPh.D. in nursing.

New York Times reporter Bruce Lambert chronicles Adelphi’s recent success in an article in the Metro Section.

Women’s Lacrosse repeats as NCAA Division II National Champions.

Women’s Soccer celebrates 25 Years at Adelphi.

Adelphi University created theLevermore Global Scholars Programto emphasize international learning as a crucial facet of an Adelphi undergraduate education. The undergraduate program, named for Adelphi founder Charles Levermore, centers on global learning and international studies.

2007

The Ruth S. Ammon School of Educationis awarded National Accreditation by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the premier accrediting body in the field.

Adelphi’s School of Business earnsaccreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the longest serving and largest global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

2008

Three new state-of-the art buildings open: thePerforming Arts Center(PAC), theCenter for Recreation and Sportsand theAlice Brown Early Learning Center. Woodruff Hall renovations are completed and Motamed Field opens.

2012

卡塔尔世界杯时间表School of Businessis named after $9.5 million donor and board chairmanRobert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.).

2013

The School of Nursing became theCollege of Nursing and Public Health.