Adelphi Marks January as National Mentoring Month

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Jan. 19, 2018 - PRLog -- Adelphi University, in order to commemorate its commitment to mentoring as well as National Mentoring Month, will honor individuals who have excelled as mentors and mentees – and share the stories of two students and their mentors – at a special event on campus Wednesday, January 24.  Program and department leaders also will be recognized for support of their team members who serve as mentors.

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community leaders will participate in the presentations on mentoring at Adelphi. Those discussing their experiences are psychology student Dezmond Imperia and his mentor, Brian Leander, along with neuroscience student Samantha Napoli and her mentor, Samantha Bassford. Leander is a manager in Human Resources while Bassford is a residence hall director.  Both students are sophomores from Long Island.

"These four exemplify what our mentoring program does at Adelphi," said Chotsani West, director of Student Mentoring in the Office of Academic Services and Retention.  Approximately 45 students are paired with mentors at present.

The program was created to help ensure academic success for students at any phase of their undergraduate career, ideally beginning their freshman year. Open to all students, it was designed particularly to serve students of color, LGBTQ+ students, veterans, and first-generation students. See more about the Mentoring Program at Adelphi.

National Mentoring Month, inaugurated in 2002, is spearheaded by the Harvard School of Public Health, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning.

Adelphi University is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university offering exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training with particular strength in its Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Adelphi is dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support student success.

Founded in Brooklyn in 1896, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. Today Adelphi serves over 7,900 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online.

More than 100,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, caring citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world beyond.

Note to media: While the event is not open to the public, you are welcome to attend.  It opens at 4 p.m. in the Angello Alumni House on campus. Remarks will begin at 4:30 followed by brief recognition and rewards for notable pairs.