Adelphi Receives Insight Into Academia Magazine's 2025 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Garden City, NY (06/02/2025) — Adelphi University is proud to announce that its innovative program, Ensuring STEM Student Success Through an Integrative Support Program, has been honored with Insight into Academia magazine's 2025 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award. This prestigious recognition recognizes Adelphi's commitment to supporting the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented students in the STEM fields.

The award will be featured in the June 2025 issue of Insight Into Academia magazine, alongside 57 other distinguished recipients. "Ensuring STEM Student Success Through an Integrative Support Program continues Adelphi's strong commitment to excellence in the STEM fields," said Andrea Ward, PhD, Adelphi's vice provost for research and libraries, who spearheaded the initiative and efforts to secure funding. "We are proud to receive this recognition and look forward to the impact this program will have on the future of STEM."

Preparing the next generation of STEM Professionals

In response to the growing demand for STEM professionals, the program offers scholarships to high-achieving, Pell-eligible high school students, preparing them for careers in advanced fields of study. Funded by a $2.49 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant-the largest Adelphi has ever received-the program aims to attract new generations from diverse backgrounds into STEM disciplines.

At the core of the initiative is a commitment to student success. Each participant receives personalized guidance from a trio of mentors, including faculty, alumni, and peers. Students engage in a tech-focused first-year seminar and participate in biweekly meetings with support from Adelphi's Office of Career and Professional Development and the Center for Academic Support and Enrichment.

Lenore Pearlstein, owner and publisher of Insight Into Academia magazine, stated, "We know that STEM programs are not always recognized for their dedication to inclusion, equity, and access. We are proud to honor these college, university, and industry STEM programs as role models for other institutions of higher education."

Real World Experience in STEM Fields

Adelphi collaborates with local employers, including Brookhaven National Laboratory ,Thorlabs and PhotoniX, to provide career development sessions. Students also benefit from two summers of paid, full-time research with Adelphi faculty and opportunities to attend scientific conferences.

The program welcomed its first cohort of 12 students in Fall 2023, followed by 13 in 2024, with plans to expand to 25 students in Fall 2025. Participants hail from Long Island communities such as Freeport and Westbury, New York, as well as Texas.

Learn more about Adelphi's Ensuring STEM Student Success Through an Integrative Support Program.

About Insight Into Academia

Insight Into Academia magazine is the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education today. Insight is the leader in recognizing inclusive excellence in higher education through its many prestigious awards, and in advancing best practices in inclusive excellence and belonging through their website and print magazine. At Insight's online Career Center, readers will also discover career opportunities that connect job seekers with institutions and businesses that embrace a diverse and inclusive workforce. Current, archived, and digital issues of Insight Into Academia magazine are available online at insightintoacademia.com.

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