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Alexis Gregos 鈥�12, M.A. ’14, remembers the day she discovered a videocassette tape of her grandparents singing a song in Greek and played it for her grandmother, Alexandra Filios, who had been fighting a devastating battle with Alzheimer鈥檚. Watching the tape temporarily erased Filios鈥� sadness and pain. Before Gregos鈥� grandmother passed away in 2010, music made her smile again.

Alexis Gregos 鈥�12, M.A. 鈥�14 (right), is the community outreach coordinator at Music & Memory.

It seems like fate, then, that Gregos is now the community outreach coordinator at . The nonprofit organization, founded by fellow Adelphi graduate , has gained significant attention for its success in improving the lives of the elderly and infirm through the creation of personalized iPod playlists.

Fate鈥檚 role in the direction Gregos has taken is up for debate, but Gregos is certain of one thing: a paid summer internship program at Adelphi鈥攖he 鈥攑layed a powerful part. Gregos was selected to participate in the program in March 2011 and was matched to Music & Memory.

That summer Gregos found her calling. At the end of her internship, Cohen offered her a part-time job, which she subsequently parlayed into her current full-time position. Spurred by her personal experience, Gregos is committed to Music & Memory鈥檚 mission. 鈥淭here鈥檚 going to be a time for a cure鈥� for Alzheimer鈥檚, Gregos said, 鈥渂ut we can鈥檛 wait. We have to help those people now.鈥�

Adelphi鈥檚 Jaggar Community Fellows Program is the region鈥檚 only university-sponsored internship program that pays students to work at local nonprofit organizations during the summer. The program began in 2010 with 16 organizations and 18 students, and by 2015, when it was named for generous donors , it had more than tripled in size to supporting 70 students at 48 organizations.

Music & Memory uses iPod playlists to help alleviate the ravages of dementia.

Last spring, Adelphi announced that the听Jaggars, who are members of the Million听Dollar Round Table and the Ruth S. Harley听Society for planned giving, made a commitment of $875,000 to fund the Community Fellows Program. Angela Jaggar, a trustee of the University, taught and studied children鈥檚 literacy development and is the co-founder of New York University鈥檚 Reading Recovery Project. Scott Jaggar had a long career with United Parcel Service and was a member of President Ronald Reagan鈥檚 Grace Commission.

鈥淭here is nothing like working with people who are trying to make a difference for the better in this world,鈥� Angela said at an on-campus ceremony last June. 鈥淭hose of us who have been fortunate in life and have the resources also have a fundamental responsibility to help and improve the quality of life for those who are less fortunate.鈥�