The Overlooked Consequences of a Transit Strike

who had to choose between waiting on long bus lines, taking sick days or working from home that week. The strike was inconvenient for office workers, but potentially disastrous for many of New York鈥檚 most essential services, such as hospitals, schools and public agencies.

鈥淭elling people to work from home is sound guidance for a large part of the workforce,鈥� said Nicholas Cagliuso, PhD, adjunct professor of emergency management. 鈥淏ut it doesn鈥檛 help the nurse, the home health aide, the retail clerk or the shift worker whose job requires being on site. The LIRR strike is a good reminder that 鈥榓ll-hazards鈥� really means 鈥榓ll-consequences.鈥欌��

Emergency Management Training Transcends Disciplines

Students studying emergency management at Adelphi are trained to follow an all-hazards approach, which translates, in the simplest terms, to 鈥渂e ready for anything.鈥� The program鈥檚 curriculum brings together the strengths of several schools at the University鈥攊ncluding the College of Nursing and Public Health, College of Arts and Sciences and Robert B. Willumstad School of Business鈥攖o provide students with an interdisciplinary framework that can be applied to any emergency in any industry.

Terry Cooper, DHSc, clinical assistant professor and director of emergency management, calls emergency management 鈥渁n art and a science.鈥� 鈥淭o be able to serve people to the best of our ability, we need to wear so many hats,鈥� he said. 鈥淥ur students are developing skills in everything from project management to human resources, communications, technical writing and science.鈥�

Dr. Cagliuso echoes the sentiment. The backgrounds that serve students well in this profession, he says, are legion: public health, transportation, urban planning, public administration, business, labor relations and more. 鈥淲hatever your co-discipline or your interest is, wherever you鈥檙e coming from, there鈥檚 a space for you in this program,鈥� Dr. Cooper added.

Preparing for the Big Picture Makes the Biggest Impact

No matter their background, emergency managers must be able to see the big picture. Professionals working on the LIRR strike would have been able to envision, for example, how displaced rail commuters would crowd roads and subway stations. And, most importantly, they鈥檇 have seen the strike coming. 鈥淭his strike had a visible runway: years of negotiations, federal emergency boards, a near-miss in 2025 and a concrete timeline for mediation under federal labor law,鈥� Dr. Cagliuso said. 鈥淎 good emergency manager tracks a deadline the way they鈥檇 track a hurricane’s path.鈥�

Unlike a hurricane, however, the LIRR strike left behind minimal damage in the end. All things considered, Dr. Cooper believes, this was 鈥渁 plan that went right.鈥� Commuters were notified in advance, the incident was resolved within three days and, in the meantime, nothing fell apart.

Teaching Students to Think on Their Feet

Though a deal was reached late on Monday night, full service was not restored for nearly 24 hours. Dr. Cagliuso sees a critical lesson there: 鈥淟ive by the rule of no surprises.鈥� As he notes, the LIRR couldn鈥檛 just 鈥渇lip a switch鈥� to get trains running in time for Tuesday morning鈥檚 commute. 鈥淢y advice to newer professionals is to challenge your assumptions, not just your procedures. Exercise the oddball but plausible scenarios.鈥�

Dr. Cooper plans his own curriculum around the inevitable oddball scenario, too. Though his classes are held online and asynchronously, he makes room for real-time discussions with students, often centering around current events鈥攍ike a recent cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigerators in France鈥攖hat are continuously evolving.

鈥淭hese future professionals are going to have to make decisions on the fly that require critical thinking. Sometimes there isn鈥檛 a right answer, there鈥檚 just a best option,鈥� he said. 鈥淟earning this early will make students much more competitive in their fields.鈥�

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If you are parked in Field 5, you must move your vehicle by 10:00pm this Thursday. Field 5 is highlighted in red on the map below. Vehicles may be towed if necessary.

During Friday鈥檚 Drive-In Movie event, Public Safety officers will help expedite traffic flow and maintain safety. Expect some pedestrian and motorist delays.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Public Safety Command Center at 516.877.3511.

Enjoy the Event!

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It begins with Kyungmin Lee, PhD, the inaugural director of sustainability in the Office of Sustainability and assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 鈥淢y role is to bring students, faculty and staff together to advance sustainability initiatives across the campus at 茄子视频,鈥� Dr. Lee said.

At the heart of Adelphi鈥檚 push for sustainability is (STARS). Managed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), STARS is a framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.

鈥淧articipating in STARS is an opportunity to bring our existing efforts together and establish a sustainability direction for future work,鈥� Dr. Lee said. 鈥淲e want to recognize what our campus community has already accomplished and make it more visible.鈥�

Measuring What Matters: The STARS Initiative

As a STARS participant, Adelphi will gather data on various aspects of campus life, including academics, food and dining, buildings and grounds, and more, and earn points toward a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum rating.

The STARS initiative will involve the entire campus. “Students can help collect and analyze the data, and brainstorm and propose possible sustainability projects,鈥� Dr. Lee said. 鈥淔aculty can support these projects with students so they can be implemented on campus, and staff can bring knowledge about how the University operates and what is feasible to implement on campus.”

STARS data collection and sustainability projects will be coordinated and reported by the Sustainability Task Force, while Sustainability Fellows will brainstorm and carry out the actual projects.

Adelphi junior Laurel Owen and first-year student Mahan Nanandhan have already signed on to assist with data collection.

鈥淔or now, we鈥檙e learning how to collect data for the STARS reporting system,鈥� said Nanandhan, an environmental studies major. 鈥淭hey updated it recently from version 2.0 to 3.0, so it鈥檚 a whole process, but we鈥檙e getting there.鈥�

For Owen, also an environmental studies major, the work is personal. 鈥淚鈥檓 a huge nature lover,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 was raised to respect the natural world, and I wanted to channel that into action.鈥�

Beyond the rating itself, Dr. Lee sees STARS as a way to connect to efforts already happening across campus. “People may already be doing sustainability work in different departments, but without knowing who is doing what,鈥� Dr. Lee said. 鈥淭his process will give us a reason to connect with each other across departments, share information and identify opportunities to work on sustainability initiatives together.”

New Ways to Live and Learn Green

To integrate sustainability into campus life and the academic curriculum, Adelphi is developing a new Living and Learning Community and a first-year seminar focused on sustainability.

The Living and Learning Community will bring together a group of students to live on campus in the same dorm hallway. “The idea is to have a group of students with shared interests and cohort them so they feel a sense of community,鈥� said Aaren Freeman, PhD, professor of biology and chair of environmental studies and sciences.

Students will decide what sustainability practices and activities they want to undertake, and Adelphi will provide support. 鈥淚f they want to compost, we鈥檒l provide the materials,鈥� Dr. Freeman said. Students can also participate in cleanups, invasive species removal and other projects that interest them.

Meanwhile, the first-year seminar, themed Into the Wild and taught by two environmental studies faculty members, will emphasize campus sustainability through field trips and classroom learning. Students have the opportunity to shape the course. 鈥淭he professors have academic freedom to teach the class how they want, but we’re all working together on this,鈥� Dr. Freeman said. 鈥淭here’s a lot of room for modification and feedback along the way.”

Both initiatives are set to begin in Fall 2027.

Students Leading the Charge

In addition to assisting with STARS data collection, Adelphi students are shaping the campus sustainability efforts.

Owen, president of the , a student club that coordinates volunteer sustainability opportunities in the community, attended the first STARS workshop with other members of the EAC. There, they presented their list of demands to improve sustainability on campus. Many of those demands will form the foundation of future STARS projects.

Nanandhan, who also attended the workshop, plans to go to law school so he can help draft and implement environmental policy. “I want to make an impact,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 don’t want to just sit by and watch people run things and leave some of us out. I want everyone to feel heard.鈥�

For Owen, the stakes reach well beyond Adelphi鈥檚 campus. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about thinking about the future of the planet and of humanity, and doing our part so generations after us will have an earth to live on that鈥檚 sustainable,鈥� she said.

Interested in becoming involved with STARS? Contact us at sustainability@adelphi.edu.

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We have concluded the temporary Fire Watch for Hagedorn Hall and completed all repairs to the building鈥檚 fire alarm system.

Full fire alarm service is restored, and Hagedorn Hall has returned to its standard operating schedule, including regular weekday hours, overnight access and weekend activities.

Thank you for your patience and support of our community’s safety.

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Under the leadership of Robert Shipley 鈥�05, assistant vice president for facilities management, the facilities team proposed pairing a mandatory roof replacement in 2022 with a modern solar energy installation.

鈥淲e had to replace the roof, so the question became: How do we make the most of that investment?鈥� said Shipley. 鈥淧airing the new roof with solar gave us an opportunity to solve an immediate problem while doing something that will benefit Adelphi for years to come.鈥�

Today, that vision is a reality. A new 295 kW rooftop solar array on the CRS is fully energized and producing clean electricity on the 75-acre Garden City campus.

With this greener approach, Adelphi is also saving green: between $20,000 and $26,000 per year.

In fact, over Adelphi鈥檚 20-year agreement with Greenskies Clean Energy, projected savings come out to approximately $600,000鈥攁n astonishing number that easily recovers the capital expense of replacing the roof.

Strategic Partnerships and Financial Savings

Bringing the solar installation to life required careful planning. Adelphi began working with SolarKal, a commercial solar advisory, in 2022 to guide the project through evaluation and competitive procurement. Following the procurement process, the 茄子视频 Board of Trustees selected Greenskies to develop, construct, own and operate the system.

The 546-panel array was completed without requiring up-front capital investment from the University for the solar infrastructure itself. Under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Greenskies, Adelphi purchases the electricity generated by the system at a discounted rate compared to standard utility pricing with PSEG Long Island.

鈥�Smart growth and sustainable infrastructure are key priorities for 茄子视频, and this project aligns directly with those goals,鈥� said Carol Ann Boyle, MBA ’17, vice president of campus operations. 鈥淏ringing more solar online is a major step toward Adelphi鈥檚 cleaner, more sustainable future.鈥�

Installation officially began in July 2025. While physical panel placement was straightforward, the project team faced significant weather delays due to something everyone on campus will remember: one of Long Island鈥檚 coldest and snowiest winters in recent memory.

鈥淧rojects like this take close coordination from development through construction and interconnection,鈥� noted Carson Mislick, director of project delivery at Greenskies Clean Energy. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to have worked alongside Adelphi and SolarKal to bring the project across the finish line.鈥�

Neil Sharma, SolarKal co-founder and chief commercial officer, added, 鈥淎s a New Yorker with a personal connection to Adelphi, this has always felt like a hometown project to me. After working toward it for years, it鈥檚 especially rewarding to see it come to life.鈥�

Expanding a Decades-Long Legacy of Sustainability

The new rooftop array is the latest chapter in Adelphi鈥檚 long history of environmental initiatives:

• 2003: Installed a geothermal heating and cooling system in Residence Hall A, cutting electricity reliance for the facility by approximately 30 percent
• 2006: Earned recognition during EPA compliance inspections as the only regional educational institution to pass with zero fines or penalties
• 2011: Commissioned a 50 kW solar installation on the roof of Swirbul Library
• 2016: Added a 2 MW campus cogeneration plant to improve overall energy efficiency
• 2025: Regained official arboretum status for green spaces and implemented food waste reduction practices in dining services

These cumulative efforts earned Adelphi a spot in The Princeton Review 2025 Guide to Green Colleges.

Adelphi鈥檚 75-acre campus, with more than 100 species of trees and shrubs, has renewed arboretum status.

Looking Ahead to Future Green Initiatives

Adelphi continues to expand its green roadmap under the guidance of a new Sustainability Committee, launched in Fall 2026.

As part of an overarching $55 million campus modernization project, information technology and facilities management teams are working together on a project to relocate and upgrade the campus data center that will boost operational energy efficiency. The University has also installed new HVAC systems and energy-efficient windows in the Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise.

Looking further ahead, the facilities team is exploring additional solar array installations on the Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders and Angello Alumni House.

With the CRS system energized and delivering clean power, Adelphi proves that even unexpected infrastructure challenges can turn into long-term opportunities for sustainable growth.

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The forum will feature Karla Giboyeaux, MA, RDN, CDN, Clinical Dietitian Nutritionist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, who will discuss strategies to manage side effects that affect eating, along with practical recommendations to support well-being throughout treatment.

鈥淣utrition is an important part of caring for the body during breast cancer treatment,鈥� said Giboyeaux. 鈥淯nderstanding nutritional needs and making informed choices about what and how to eat supports strength and overall well-being throughout treatment. Practical nutrition information gives women and their families guidance they can use every day as they navigate treatment and recovery.鈥�

The online forum will also provide valuable information for spouses, family members and caregivers who want to better understand the nutritional needs of a loved one during treatment. Participants will learn about approaches to eating when treatment affects appetite and practical ways to maintain a balanced diet throughout the treatment and recovery process.

鈥淏reast Cancer Awareness Month brings tremendous attention to screening, education and breast health, and that support needs to continue throughout the year,鈥� said Reyna Machado, MA, MBA, Executive Director of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. 鈥淔or more than four decades, our program has been here for breast cancer patients and their families. Programs like this provide practical information, education and support that contribute to physical and emotional well-being.鈥�

The forum will be moderated by Marjorie Coello, LMSW, Bilingual Social Worker with the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program.

The forum is free, and is required. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email with event details and a Zoom link.

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