A Warm and Welcoming Community

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The New York metro area is amazingly diverse. Home to people from every background, religion and culture. Adelphi, reflects that. So let’s head over to the university center and meet Jason. He was looking for a warm welcoming, and inclusive community, and he certainly found it right here. This bio major lives on campus and has a cool job as a resident assistance. Jason, please take it from here.

– Thanks Alex, for that introduction. What’s going on with everyone? Being a part of community was a huge part of my high school experience. And I was starting to look for a college that was warm and welcoming. Thankfully, I landed at Adelphi University, and it’s in this very campus where my journey began. When I started, I didn’t really know anyone, but with the help of the Center for Student and Community Engagement I became an orientation leader summer of 2019. I find myself making more connections with other leaders while helping the incoming first years create their own amazing college experience. There are run a hundred different clubs and organizations on campus. Academics, diversity, art, the environment, waste to get back. Almost any interests. Personally, our branched out to other areas such as becoming a resident assistant, and going into Greek life. Adelphi’s Greek community introduced me to so many of my closest friends today. My favorite events are Greek sing and Greek week, wherever every organization on gets together, competes in awesome events and shows and creates long lasting memories with each other. Adelphi’s welcoming you into a community for students of all backgrounds, such as first-generation and international students is another one of my favorite parts of being a Panther. There are students from all over the world here. As a resident assistant, I got to meet people from many different countries and put on programs for all, to make Adelphi feel like a second home. Diversity programs have also been put on to help capture representation and provide education. Hopefully, you’re all able to catch a glimpse of the opportunities that Adelphi provided me to helped me grow as an individual. Adelphi welcomed me with open arms and I will do the same to you. Back to you, Alex.

– Wow, Jason. So good to hear how a Delphi made you feel so welcome and how you’re doing the same by helping first year students feel at home. Adelphi has so many diverse clubs, and so many diverse activities to build a feeling of community and a sense of belonging. That was great.