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Dear Friend of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­,

I am thrilled to begin my appointment today as Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s 10th president.

Through conversations over the past few months, I have been fortunate to meet some of you who have long supported Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and made room in your offices and workplaces for our alumni and our students.

I know many of you have served as important advisers to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and have been a big part of our recent success. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s future will be defined by such collaboration and discussion as we come together to bring forth new ideas and innovations that transform not only our students’ lives, but those of our local, national and global neighbors as well.

In the coming weeks, I will be launching a 100-Day Listening Tour to build on our positive momentum and to begin shaping Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s future as a model metropolitan university. I hope I can count on you for your continued partnership.

To get us started, I invite you to share your ideas about the advantages of an Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ education and opportunities for collaboration and problem solving. To facilitate feedback, to bring as many voices as possible into the discussion.ÌýI want to hear your thoughts about and aspirations for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­.

I look forward to getting to know the opportunities across the region far better. Shortly, you will hear more from me aboutÌýadditional ways you can get involved. This is the time to think big.

I hopeÌýyou will keep me posted on ideas throughÌýÌýor by email atÌýpresident@adelphi.edu.

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All the best,

Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D.
President