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Adelphi Celebrates New University Center with Ribbon Cutting

Garden City, NY (06/27/2022) — The Adelphi community gathered to celebrate the renovated and expanded Ruth S. Harley University Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, June 10.

Speakers at the event included Adelphi Board Chair Marc S. Strachan, President Christine M. Riordan and student Tyler Masure, incoming president of University's Student Government Association. Many other Adelphi trustees and community members, along with design and construction partner representatives, also were in attendance.

The long-awaited ribbon cutting for the Ruth S. Harley University Center was a great moment for the Adelphi community, said President Riordan. "It was worth the tremendous effort and resilience our community showed through the pandemic. Our beautifully reimagined, modern UC will be a hub of activity for our Garden City campus community and region for decades to come."

Officially opened in January 2021, the renovated and expanded UC includes new lobby and meeting spaces, improved student lounges, the reimagined Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom, a full Starbucks, art gallery, and an expanded dining hall and outdoor terrace.

See more about the University Center at adelphi.edu/uc.

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

Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four: Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.

Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves more than 7,500 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, as well as online.

More than 118,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.

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