Adelphi University to Celebrate Class of 2025 at Commencement Ceremonies at Nassau Coliseum - May 20
Garden City, NY (05/16/2025) — Members of the media are welcome to attend and cover.
Adelphi University will celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2025 at two ceremonies (undergraduate and graduate) on Tuesday, May 20, at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
Commencement by the numbers - Class of 2025
Undergraduates: 1244
Graduate: 1131
Total Graduates: 2375
The undergraduate ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. The Keynote speaker/honorary degree recipient will be Admiral James Stavridis, PhD, partner and vice chair of global affairs for The Carlyle Group and chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation.
The graduate ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Joseph Moscola, executive vice president for shared services strategy and operations at Northwell Health.
Adelphi graduates are available for an interview to discuss their post-commencement plans, including already securing their first jobs. If you are interested in scheduling an interview, please let me know.
Read more about Adelphi's 129th Commencement Ceremonies.
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. U.S. News & World Report named Adelphi a 2025 Best College, Best Value College, and Top Performer in Social Mobility. In addition, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal/ America's Top Colleges all ranked Adelphi the top private university on Long Island.
Adelphi serves more than 7,600 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 121,000 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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