December 2018
Dear Fellow Deans,

Greetings from Garden City, New York!

As winter arrives with its chilly charm, the Fall semester is quickly receding. Exams and grading, recognitions and celebrations mark these days. It is that time of the year when we exchange our greetings for a happy and successful upcoming new year!

Sincerely,

Rajib Sanyal, Ph.D.
Dean
IMPACT— Beyond the Campus

One of the best aspects of an Adelphi business education is the support we provide our students—undergraduate and graduate—to participate in conferences, competitions and corporate events. These opportunities contribute to the growth of our students and their preparation for both jobs and life. In recent weeks, we had M.B.A. students participate in the University Trading Challenge , where Aqeel Alhamaidi (in center, in photo above) won the Best Trading Individual Award and the Adelphi team made the highest profit. Seniors Ana Ludemann and Devon Neudorf took part in the Beta Gamma Sigma 2018 Global Leadership Summit in Chicago. Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging solutions, hosted 15 of our students to participate in its Women in Leadership Conference, where they interacted with and learned from the personal and career journeys of Canon women.
ENGAGEMENT—The Alumnus as Asset
Our 18,000 alumni are our most effective ambassadors and cheerleaders. They are the living embodiment of the positive impact of an Adelphi business education. Alumni events across the country keep them updated on campus news and energize them to stay engaged. From guest speakers, to employers of interns and graduates, to serving on advisory boards and as judges at competitions, to being mentors and funding student-centered initiatives, we can count on our alumni, many of whom are located in the New York City metropolitan region. In the photo above, Nicholas Iadevaio, Jr., M.B.A. '00 , vice president-human resources, L'Oreal USA (sixth from left), spoke on careers and professional success to students in the Global M.B.A. program at the Manhattan Center.
INNOVATION—The Adelphi Innovation Center

We are working to launch our Innovation Center in Fall 2019 as a 2,000-square-foot research laboratory in Swirbul Library at our Garden City campus. It will be a student-centered ecosystem to promote collaborative activities between students, faculty, area businesses and practitioners. The Willumstad School already engages with several corporate partners and, along with our Business Plan Competition and project-based learning, the Innovation Center will further encourage student entrepreneurship, interdisciplinary learning and corporate engagement. Read more about it here .
This e-newsletter is prepared by the Office of the Dean of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business at Adelphi University. Visit business.adelphi.edu for more information.