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I give this review with a grain of salt- my experience was in one particular department and know that other teams or departments likely operate differently. I also share that I worked there pre-pandemic and into the COVID 19 pandemic so things naturally shifted which may have impacted my experience. 

My experience with Adelphi had some really great things and some really poor things. I came in to my division really excited because I found the goals and objectives transparent and saw from the beginning that I would have a hand in being part of reaching them. But overtime these positive feelings turned as it became harder and harder to do my job, mostly due to internal roadblocks. Overall, I feel that AU is trying to "keep up with the Jones" and be like its competitors, but often a day late and a dollar short. This was especially apparent when the COVID pandemic hit- while I think the University did a good job transitioning its employees remote, I feel that my team was asked to come up with creative solutions and would get all the way to implementing them only to have them pulled for some unknown reason. Then weeks later we would be shown an "example" or a similar project at a competitor which was exactly what was proposed earlier. Eventually I found myself on a hamster wheel incomplete projects and was tired of banging my head on the wall trying to get them done. 


I am proud of the success I have enjoyed at this beautiful commuter campus; re-connecting MBA’s who rarely saw Adelphi in the light of day as working students. From this pool of suspects, I built a portfolio from scratch, raised several major gifts, and in a short time, saw one of my prospects nominated to the President’s Advisory Group. Within a year of that, we reconstituted the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Willumstad School with members selected from among my donors. It now has a 100% giving of rate.

Seeing some of these friends permanently recognized for their part in Adelphi’s first-ever capital campaign ($60M on a $56M goal, ended 8/31/12) is a stark reminder that I am a latecomer here. Myriad changes and uncertainties loom with the University’s leaders seeking to complete their legacies and move on. While they are looking back, I am looking forward to collaborating with visionaries who share the same the ideals and entrepreneurial spirit I have been privileged learn and emulate.

My overall experience is quite extensive, including everything from events fundraising, corporate relations and sponsorship, and foundation and government relations. In all, 20 years in the development business mostly at universities and cultural institutions.

Excited to serve in all aspects of schooling (K-16) including but not limited to policy implementation and compliance, leveraging diversity, grant writing/research and evaluation assessments.

Completed each task with creative approach to problem solving.  Strong appreciation for collaborative approach and inclusive in decision making process.  Highly successful Leadership Management and supervising community outreach resources.  Excellent grant writer and workshop designing for effective parent involvement.  

The most enjoyable aspect of experience as Building/District Leader is seeing parents feel that their efforts with school and child is appreciated.  

As Leadership faculty, I am focused on bringing aspiring leaders to the complete understanding that school safety is the new symbol for productive student out put.  If students don't feel safe they can not be productive and teachers can't teach.

I worked as an administration employee for 2 1/2 years. I was never recognized for my work. I was treated like an entry level employee even though I had extensive experience. To say you are micromanaged is an understatement. My immediate supervisor was the worst I’ve ever worked for. Not in the least a leader. She was a people pleaser and always bent the rules or processes we had in place to keep people happy. She mostly did this so no one would complain about her  disorganization, missing deadlines, and dropping the ball on numerous things. This place does not treat good, hardworking and experienced employees well. Once they figure out what you know, they exploit you. They keep throwing more work at you and never mention more pay or a promotion. At the very end when I couldn’t get away fast enough from this toxic work environment, I didn’t get paid my accrued vacation because I didn’t give 2 weeks. It was worth the loss to get away from there sooner rather than later. 

A typical day at Adelphi would be faxing, scanning, printing, emailing, copying documents to constituents. I have to check the paper copier and water the plants, and check assignments for the day. Ive learned that working in a college atmosphere is complex, although seldom is it stressful, probably because I only work part time. Sometimes not everyone is on the same page with respect to where things are supposed to be, etc and scheduling etc. Management has been very good to me. The culture is fun usually, most profs and TAs are animated and there is seldom a dull moment in the office/ department. The hardest part of the job is the downtime, which sometime can be a bit, and one has to be able to handle that. the best part is doing Excel and Google docs activities, which i am learning to enjoy. Overall, if you like higher education, Adelphi University is a good place to work.


There is a lot of potential here, but the truth is that management is too hands off and not interested in improving the program. We are woefully behind High Schools as far as technology is concerned. People are content to do as little as possible, yet still want to reap the rewards. They cannot figure out why they are unable to attract a lot of talent while the obvious solution is staring them in the face. Students are more technically advanced then they were years ago. The management has no vision. It is like working under the three blind mice. The whole place is run as if its was still the 1990's. Also, they offer no guidance. They simply acquiesce to whatever the students say, despite the fact that the students are there to be educated. Way too many faculty are more interested in being friends with the students then being their role models and educators.

The Adult Fitness Program at Adelphi is the biggest part of the job aspect.  We are a phase 3 cardiac rehab facility where we monitor the patients during exercise via blood pressure and heart rate.  We run stress tests on each patient in the program prior to joining to titrate safe exercise intensities for them based on the data collected from their stress test.  As graduate assistants we also teach activity courses at the university such as Beginner Weight Training and Fitness Fundamentals.  Running undergraduate exercise physiology labs such as; Vo2 max, steady state, EPOC, and body composition happen a few times a semester.  On top of this glimpse at a day at Adelphi, we take classes at night for the degree.  Excellent program.

I love the benefits of working for a university like Adelphi.  I get 3 weeks vacation, 4 personal days, plus most major holidays and a week off at Christmas, plus tons of sick days that roll over from year to year.  

Downside is that if you are part of a union, you aren't able to get a raise based on performance.. the only way to get a raise is if the union negotiates for all members to get a raise.  There is also only one level of administrative assistant.  So although one person's work may be clerical and one's may be program coordination, they both get paid the same.  So there is very little incentive for people to do more than the very basics that their job requires.

Working at Adelphi is a great experience. You learn how to network, how to multi-task, prioritize what needs to be done and balance work with classes. The staff is great depending on which department you work in. I personally worked in the Nursing department since it is what I major in and the supervisors are very welcoming and understanding when students have exams. Adelphi also has a student worker appreciation week, where students workers get free lunch and snacks as a way of being appreciated for dedicating their time to work in addition to hectic class schedules.

Adelphi University could be excellent, many of the faculty and staff there are incredible and very dedicated to the students and the mission of the university. Unfortunately, there are significant leadership issues at the highest levels and at the dean level - however, this is highly contingent upon which academic unit you in which you sit.

This institution needs a change, but likes to beat down anyone who does not agree with their philosophy. Also, appears very shady on race issues, again dependent on the unit in which you are located. .

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