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August 2020
Dear Friends,

What a summer it has been! In a couple of weeks, our campus will reopen, partially, for on-the-ground instruction. A lot of effort and imagination has gone into this. We are keeping our fingers crossed. I imagine your workplace too is adapting, with new protocols and expectations.

Stay safe!
Rajib Sanyal, PhD
Dean
IMPACT— Maintaining Momentum: Mentors

One of our high-impact practices is providing students with mentors—business professionals and executives—to guide and advise them through their years in the business school. More than ever in these uncertain times, mentors provide a reassuring anchor to students unmoored by the pandemic. Our goal remains that every student graduate with either an internship or a mentoring or job shadowing experience.
INNOVATION—An Alternative Way to Keep Learning

As some students ponder coming to the University in this time of the pandemic, we are offering them a smart choice: a new program called the Gap Year Experience, in which they can acquire academic credits, certificates and professional experience through focused learning options. Check out this video to learn more.

You can also read about it in BizEd, the publication of AACSB International.
ENGAGEMENT—Awesome Asset: Alumni
Zoom-bound, we are benefiting from our worldwide network of alumni, connecting with them across multiple time zones, having them mentor our students, tapping their expertise on cutting-edge topics, having them serve on advisory boards, conducting virtual internships and job shadowing, and learning tips on resilience and growth. Paradoxically, the virus has strengthened our far-flung connections.
This e-newsletter is prepared by the Office of the Dean of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business at Adelphi University.