Talk:Adelphi University

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[edit] Wikifiy

I am removing the Wikify notice as it seems that the edit by StopTheFiling has has made the article satisfactory. L. Pistachio 06:04, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pro-Adelphi Bias

I agree. The school, physically is a dump! Buildings, dorms, etc. are depressing and substandard!! Nothing to offer! Most academic programs are mediocre; (I.E.- Nursing and business are sub-par (at best).)Is the business school AACSB accredited?? If not, why bother attending? I implore whoever wrote this (probably an Adelphi employee) to cut the nonsense and be realistic. Does not come close to offering the academics/facilities that I.E.-Hofstra, Stonybrook offer (I use these two universities as examples because Adelphi was compared to them on the wikipedia article page). Prominent alumni/alumni support is nill. Endowment is miniscule. Does Adelphi have a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter, the most prominent collegiate honor society? Hofstra and Stonybrook do. Does Adelphi offer state of the art swimming facilities, gyms, tracks, etc for students? Hofstra and Stonybrook do. Division II sports (although minor, if potential students want a well rounded college experience, don't expect to see any well known school/universities coming to play against Adelphi. You will not see Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, United States Military Academy, Harvard, etc play at Adelphi. However, you will see them on the campus' of Stonybrook and Hofstra.) Do yourself a favor, if you do not believe me, visit Adelphi. Then stop by Hofstra University and see the difference. Also, drop by Stonybrook and see how much more they offer. See for yourself.

I removed the content from that site, as copyrighted material isn't allowed verbatim. The original edit, a text dump as shown here, was simply integrated into the article. ErikNY 17:23, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


Please provide reference to "New York Magazine's" claim, google searches have turned up with nothing.

[edit] Omission in history?

Is there any reason the article mentions nothing of the financial woes Adelphi incurred thanks to its corrupt former president? SliceNYC 00:22, 25 October 2006 (UTC)


I agree that there needs to be more information about the lawsuit and the scandals. This is one of the largest scandals in Non-profit history and there is nothing in this article about it. 10:22, 21 April 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Notable Alumni

How should it be decided who qualifies as a notable alum? Someone recently added Martha Cooley, a faculty member who has two published novels. If we were to start adding ALL of the alum who have authored a novel, the page would probably have a couple hundred names on it. Shouldn't notable alum have some sort of name general name recognition or some standard such as "new york times best seller" or have an elected position, for example? Euphorya 21:49, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

The generally accepted standard is the existence, or failing that the realistic probability, of a viable Wikipedia article. See WP:N and WP:RED. If there are many viable articles in existence they can be extended to a separate page. If there are many viable articles listed which are not in existence, they should be created :) It has also been suggested that names which would not make viable articles should sometimes be listed, unlinked. But there should always be at least an independent reference to support the inclusion. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:06, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. I've done a little research on the "alum" in question. A google search revealed that she's a graduate of Trinity College, not Adelphi. See this link: http://academics.adelphi.edu/artsci/creativewriting/cooley.php

The anonymous user who has been adding that author's name to Wikipedia has also been adding it to the following pages: Mikhail Bulgakov and Bennington Vt pages. Although they may have been good-intentioned edits, they are obviously personal (ie family or friend) in nature. Euphorya 00:43, 4 October 2007 (UTC)