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Garden City Students Graduate From Adelphi University

It was the first time since the pandemic the school was able to graduate all its students together.

Adelphi University awarded more than 1,700 degrees at its commencement ceremony in May.
Adelphi University awarded more than 1,700 degrees at its commencement ceremony in May. (Claudio Papapietro/Adelphi University)

GARDEN CITY, NY — Adelphi University held its 126th commencement ceremonies to recognize graduates on May 23 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and awarded more than 1,700 undergraduate and graduate degrees.

"These degrees today seem different, more memorable," Adelphi President Christine M. Riordan, PhD, told the graduating class. "Our students' journeys have been full of plenty of challenges over the last couple of years — this class has been through a lot, but they've also done a lot. Your strength and determination has been admirable."

The May commencement was the first time in two years that the school was able to award degrees to its entire graduating class at once.

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Among those getting degrees were the following students from Garden City:

  • Gabrielle Nastasi, majoring in Psychology, Bachelor of Arts
  • Jenna Aiosa, majoring in Psychology, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
  • Hannah Moran, majoring in Psychology and Studio Art, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Honors and Psi Chi (Psychology Honorary)
  • Nicholas De Moura, majoring in Communications, Bachelor of Arts
  • Matthew Mazur, majoring in History, Bachelor of Arts
  • Christina Chodkowski, majoring in Psychology, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Honors and Psi Chi (Psychology Honorary)
  • Victoria Arnold, majoring in English, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude and Departmental Honors
  • Christina Callovi, majoring in Biology, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
  • Sarah Haeffner, majoring in General Psychology, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude
  • Jiahao Huang, majoring in Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude and with School Honors
  • Yulin Huang, majoring in Management, Bachelor of Business Administration, Cum Laude and with School Honors
  • Eleonora D'Angelo, majoring in Management, Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude and with School Honors
  • Filippo Peri, majoring in Management, Bachelor of Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude and with School Honors
  • William Eigl, majoring in Management, Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Yeseul Park, majoring in Studio Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude
  • Daksh Sadana, majoring in Finance, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude
  • Barbara Quagliardi, majoring in Finance, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude with other honors including Beta Gamma Sigma and School Honors
  • Alexander Tkachenko, majoring in Information Systems, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude
  • Daejin Kim, majoring in Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude with other honors including the Dean's Award for Neuroscience, Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement and Departmental Honors
  • Ryan Burke, majoring in Marketing, Bachelor of Science
  • Kevin Freddo, majoring in Chemistry, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude and with honors including the Departmental Honors and Outstanding Researcher In Chemistry
  • Gabriella Fiumaro, majoring in Nursing, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude and with School Honors
  • Racquel Casano, majoring in Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude with other honors including Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice )
  • Vincent Cahill, majoring in Biology, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude

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