University Welcomes New Vice President of Student Affairs
November 11, 2019 The Voice of the Students Volume 75, Issue University Welcomes New Vice President of Student Affairs personal and focused with the support of with students as you start your leader- BY VICTORIA GRINTHAL faculty and staff during their first year. ship position here? Adelphi has a terrific academic and pro- The core of what we do is cen- Starting on December 3, the fessional reputation and I’m excited to be tered on student success. Our sole purpose role of Vice President of Student Affairs joining an amazing academic community. at Adelphi is to help students persist, will be held by a fresh face on Adelphi’s Our student demographics with respect to graduate and be academically and profes- campus. Ronald Sentwali Bakari, PhD, ethnic diversity, international, commuter, sionally successful. I plan to meet with as has been named as the leader of many first-generation, is inspiring. many students as I can and make myself aspects of student life at our university. How is the move from Colo- available and accessible to student lead- With high praise from our own President rado to New York and does the change ers, clubs and organizations, and attend Christine M. Riordan, Bakari’s expertise in location alter any aspect of how you student events in an effort to build trust and experience is a welcome addition to plan to represent our student popula- and positive, productive relationships. our community. tion? One crucial role of the Vice Pres- Bakari earned his doctorate at I did notice on my first visit that I ident for Student Affairs is to serve as an the University of Northern Colorado and could breathe better as a result of being at ambassador for students.
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