Not only does Adelphi University have one university song....they have three! Alma Mater (official university song,) Hail to Adelphi (The Official University Anthem from 1906 to 1920,) and Adelphi Univeristy Fight Song are the university songs that contribute to the thread of Adelphi's many traditions. Below is a podcast of Chinese International student Nian Ma singing Hail to Adelphi in poetic verse.
The question above is one of the many inquiries that Adelphi students have about Information Technology (IT) technicians and their role here at Adelphi. Charles Kulins, Manager of Customer Services for the IT department takes a moment of his time to clarify the top misconceptions about this division, share his guide for safe computing, as well as promote the services that the department provides that are underutilized by students.
TOP MISCONCEPTIONS
·IT technicians are allowed to touch your computers.
o“We take care of [and touch] Adelphi owned equipment. If it is a student or faculty owned equipment we can [only] provide advice and troubleshooting equipment.” For liability reasons.
·IT technicians can see your password
o“If you forget your password we can reset it, but we don’t know it.”
·IT help desk hours are 24/7
o“Help desk hours are the same as library hours. Only during the special week of finals are we open 24 hours,” even though the library is only open from 8am-3pm Monday through Thursday.
·Unlimited printing
o“Printing is controlled so you get 500 sheets black and white per semester and it doesn’t carry over. Black and white costs .05₵ and color costs .15 ₵”
“Prior to putting this system in place, students would print a 200 page document and leave it in the printer.”
GUIDE TO SAFE COMPUTING
1.Make sure you save things often
2.Don’t click on anything your not sure of (cleaning viruses from peoples machines is the number one task here.)
3.Download music and videos the right way. Most student downloads are not legal and the recording and movie industry monitor our network and are very easy trace. Sometimes people share movies and videos without even knowing because they don’t know how the software works. A lot of times it’s unintentional.
Students run the peer-to-peer workshops and that is probably the most under used service. For this semester there is at least four sessions per month. I would say that 50 percent of them are cancelled due to lack of attendance.
According to the IT website Atomic learning is a service that we provide for anyone on the Adelphi network. [This service] is a compilation of small video tutorials broken down into two-minute videos.
With 57 students and 16 instructors, Adelphi University came from very humble beginnings. In 1863 what is now called Adelphi University was once called Adelphi Academy. According to the Adelphi University website, Adelphi Academy was a prepatory school in Brooklyn, NY located on 412 Adelphi Street headed by Dr. Charles H. Levermore. 147 years later Adelphi Academy has grown from being on a street in Brooklyn to establishing a University campus in Garden City with additional centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Hudson Valley.
Parking, food, and the amount of days off are just are just a few of the many things that students at Adelphi complain about. Year after year, topping the list of student grievances is the dissatisfaction with academic advisement. Many students feel as though their advisors are not very helpful in the process of choosing courses or coordinating their academic work to their career goals outside of Adelphi.
“We want students to own their academic education,” said Lester B. Baltimore, Associate Provost of Academic Affairs in the Office of Academic Services and Retention. The idea that role of an advisor is to choose which courses students enroll is a common misconception that couldn’t be any farther from the truth. “The slogan of this office is ‘advisors just advise students make choices,’” said Baltimore.
When it comes to learning it is highly encouraged and recommended that students be proactive about their education and not rely solely on the help of their advisors. “Students should come having some thought and maybe some research on the topic/subject that they would like to discuss,” said Baltimore. He goes on to say that the responsibility of an advisor is a “heavy” one that “includes informing students about what they need to know” and helping them to identify their strengths and weaknesses in order to set academic expectations.
“If you’re considering going on an archeological dig an advisor would say, ‘here are some courses for that,’” explains Baltimore. “Advising is not just picking courses... Advisors help students develop in their academic area of interest.”
Planning your future and making important decisions is a significant part of the college experience. By Adelphi requiring students to be at the forefront of their academic decision making process the university is inertlyhelping students engage and develop necessary life skills sooner rather than later.
On the totem pole of life no one likes being the "new guy". Whether your new on the job, school, or sports team, society has trained the masses to believe that being the "new person" in an unfamiliar environment is a negative thing and therefore brands you as inferior. In 1946 Jim Young, an Adelphi freshman defied the preconceived stereotype of inferiority by leaving his mark at Adelphi by proposing the idea for the university mascot and emblem which was later implemented.
Choosing the right courses, professors, and class times can be some of the most stressful and frustrating part of the registration process. Many students spend a great deal of time choosing these variables in order to create the optimum environment conducive to their learning. Unfortunately, some time despite all the planning, things don't work out favorably and students are put in a position to determine whether or not they will withdraw from a class or accept a failing grade.
A course withdrawal is when a student officially removes them self from a course with the instructors written consent. If a student chooses to withdraw from a course they receive no credit for that course and the withdrawal appears on their transcript as a "W." On the contrary, accepting a failing grade results in the acquisition of course credit, but a decrease in Grade Point Average.
"A 'W' is always gunna hurt you better than a poor grade," said Annette Uvena, Coordinator of Academic Services. "A 'W' doesn't affect your GPA."
In order to help assess if you need to withdraw from a course in the early stages of the semester, early warning letters are sent out by Lester B. Baltimore, Associate Provost of Academic Affairs Academic Services and Retention. The early warning system was created to help identify students who are experiencing academic anxiety. Frequent absences, failure to complete assignments, and poor class participation are just some of the examples of actions that would result in an early warning letter.
“We recommend students who are getting ‘D’s’ and ‘F’s’ that is going to lower your grade to withdraw,” said Uvena. Uvena adds that it if a student is contemplating withdrawing they should have exhausted all of their possibilities such as “speaking with the professor and going to the learning center.”
For those who are considering just sticking it out, all hope is not lost. If you receive a poor grade and you choose to repeat the course, you won’t get the credit again, you’ll get the grade and both grades will be averaged into your GPA, stated Uvena.
This decision may be a little more critical for students planning to continue their education in grad school where their transcript is a major determinant of their acceptance. Before making any rash decisions Uvena advises that you talk with someone about it. “Your transcript wants to look consistent of what you’re capable of.”
Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), also called Black-Eyed Susan, is a flower that significantly contributes to the aesthetics of Adelphi’s landscape as well as its tradition. As a member of the sunflower family, the Brown - Eyed Susan holds the title as Adelphi’s university flower. Native to North America, this flower can be found in bloom campus wide throughout the summer.
