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1863

Adelphi can trace its roots to聽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鈥檚 goal is to expand the academy, known for its innovative curriculum, into a four-year, coeducational liberal arts college.

1894

Timothy L. Woodruff becomes President of the Board of Trustees of Adelphi Academy and petitions the Board of Regents of the State of New York to establish a liberal arts college in the city of Brooklyn. Woodruff would later serve three terms as the Lieutenant Governor for the State of New York.

1896

Through the efforts of聽Dr. Charles H. Levermore聽and聽Timothy Woodruff the Charter for Adelphi College is granted on June 24, 1896鈥攐ne 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.

Classes begin in September with 57 students and 16 instructors.

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

Adelphi had been known since its inception as a premier school for women. In 1912, the Board votes to make Adelphi a college exclusively for women.

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 鈥淎A鈥� to 鈥淎C鈥� 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鈥檚 new Garden City campus in three buildings designed by the renowned architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White.

1937

In the midst of the Depression, Adelphi is forced into receivership. A new president, Paul Dawson Eddy is faced with the task of saving the College. He redesigns the curriculum to include practical and vocational skills, adds prominent Long Island businessmen to the Board of Trustees and reduces the size of the faculty. Eddy鈥檚 strategy of meeting the demands of the community will dominate Adelphi鈥檚 development for the next half century.

1938

Internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Ruth St. Denis becomes the head of one of the first聽dance departments聽at an American university.聽It has since become a cornerstone of the Department of Performing Arts.

1943

Under the direction of Mildred Montag, Adelphi establishes the first Central Collegiate聽School of Nursing聽and the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in New York State. Created in response to the need for nurses after the United States鈥� 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

础诲别濒辫丑颈鈥檚听School of Social Work聽is founded.

1952

Adelphi鈥檚 program in聽clinical psychology聽is formally organized.

1955

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

Enrollment hits 3,667.

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

1957

On June 1,聽Adelphi hosted the聽first National Wheelchair Games聽with team and individual events including javelin throwing, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, and archery.

1963

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

The Leon A.聽聽opens, 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 the聽School of Business) as a distinct unit, conferring baccalaureate and master鈥檚 degrees.

1965

Arthur Brown named president of Adelphi following Paul Dawson Eddy鈥檚 retirement.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is established.

1966

The Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies (since rededicated as the聽Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology) becomes the world鈥檚 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鈥檚 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.

础诲别濒辫丑颈鈥檚听Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies聽became the nation鈥檚 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

础诲别濒辫丑颈听别蝉迟补产濒颈蝉丑别蝉听ABLE聽(Adult Baccalaureate Learning Experience), one of the earliest adult education baccalaureate programs.

Adelphi鈥檚 School of Social Work opens a satellite program in聽Poughkeepsie, New York.

1979

President Tim Costello establishes an Honors Program in Liberal Studies.

91吃瓜网鈥檚聽Learning Resource Program聽is established. This program provides聽services to students who have learning disabilities and was one of the first of its kind nationwide.

1980

罢丑别听聽is established.

1984

The Institute for Teaching and Education Studies is created.

1985

Peter Diamandopoulos is selected as president.

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.

The Institute for Teaching and Education Studies is reorganized as the聽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

罢丑别听Honors College聽is 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

聽is inaugurated as Adelphi鈥檚 ninth President. He is聽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 the聽Olmsted Theatre.

2002

Adelphi鈥檚 Hauppauge Center opens in聽Suffolk County.

A ceremonial groundbreaking for a new residence hall is held.

Adelphi joins the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta and its 75-acre Garden City campus is designated the聽Arboretum at Adelphi.

2003

The building that houses 础诲别濒辫丑颈鈥檚听School of Business聽is dedicated as the Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise.

Adelphi honors Mildred Montag and the 60th anniversary of its聽School of Nursing.

The Honors College celebrates 25 years at Adelphi.

罢丑别听United Nations聽Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations聽of the Department of Public Information approved Adelphi as a non-governmental organization in recognition of the University鈥檚 commitment to bringing 鈥済lobal awareness of international issues and the United Nations to the University community and the public.鈥�

2004

Adelphi celebrates its 75th anniversary in Garden City.

University Professor of Music聽Paul Moravec聽is awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

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

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

Adelphi Men鈥檚 Soccer turns 50.

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 the聽.

聽gets a makeover, thanks to an extensive interior renovation.

A $1 million gift from Amy and Horace Hagedorn paves the way for Adelphi鈥檚 new聽Early Learning Center.

Adelphi celebrates 30 years of women鈥檚 athletics.

Adelphi receives the 鈥淟eadership in Higher Education鈥� award from Long Island Works Coalition.

President Robert A. Scott is named one of Long Island鈥檚 100 most influential Long Islanders by聽Long Island Business News.

2006

The School of Education is named in honor of alumna聽Ruth S. Ammon 鈥�42, mother of Carol A. Ammon M.B.A. 鈥�79, Adelphi Trustee and benefactor.

91吃瓜网 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 new聽Performing Arts Center.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers the University鈥檚 110th Commencement address at Nassau Coliseum.

Adelphi is recognized as a 鈥淏est Buy鈥� in the聽Fiske Guide to Colleges.

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

Adelphi becomes the only university on Long Island, and one of a handful in New York State, to offer a聽PhD in nursing.

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

Women鈥檚 Lacrosse repeats as NCAA Division II National Champions.

Women鈥檚 Soccer celebrates 25 Years at Adelphi.

91吃瓜网 created the聽Levermore Global Scholars Program聽to emphasize聽international learning聽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 Education聽is awarded National Accreditation by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the premier accrediting body in the field.

Adelphi鈥檚 School of Business earns聽accreditation by AACSB International鈥擳he Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the longest serving and largest global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master鈥檚, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

2008

Three new state-of-the art buildings open: the聽Performing Arts Center聽(PAC), the聽Center for Recreation and Sports聽and the聽Alice Brown Early Learning Center. Woodruff Hall renovations are completed and Motamed Field opens.

2012

91吃瓜网聽School of Business聽is named after $9.5 million donor and board chairman聽.

2013

The School of Nursing became the聽College of Nursing and Public Health.