Guide to Student Life - Campus Life - Adelphi University

9 OUR NAMED BUILDINGS AND SITES
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY • GUIDE TO STUDENT LIFE
As you walk around campus, you’ll notice that many of our buildings are named. These are
the names of forward-thinking men and women whose energy, intellect, commitment and
generosity helped to make Adelphi the outstanding university it is today.
Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Center for the Fine Arts is a 7,000-square-foot center that
represents Adelphi’s commitment to the arts and enables the Department of Art and Art History
to better serve the entire student community with studio and exhibition spaces for painting,
printmaking, sculpture and ceramics.
Alice Brown Early Learning Center is housed in a beautiful new 8,500-square-foot building
designed specifically for early learners. Under the auspices of the Ruth S. Ammon School of
Education, it provides child care services to children ages 18 months through five years old. The
center is named for Alice Brown, M.A. ’85, who retired in Fall 2006 after 23 years as director of
the center’s predecessor, the Child Activity Center.
The Angela and Barry Zeman Commuter Student Lounge is located on the lower level of the
Ruth S. Harley University Center, and is equipped with computers, a printer, a flat-screen television,
lockers and microwaves.
Blodgett Hall houses classrooms for many arts and sciences courses and is named for Frank
D. Blodgett, second president of Adelphi College (1915–1937), mayor of Oneonta, New York,
and former professor of Latin and Greek. During his tenure, a committee of trustees began the
search for a new site for the College, ultimately selecting Garden City.
Campbell Lounge, located in the Center for Recreation and Sports, provides meeting space for
University groups and events.
Chapman Hall, a residence hall and home to the Learning Disabilities Program, is named for Alger
B. Chapman, chairman of Adelphi’s Board of Trustees (1949–1958) and former chairman of the
New York State Tax Commission, New York State Republican Party and the Beech-Nut Nutrition
Corporation (formerly Beech-Nut Life Savers).
Earle Hall, a residence hall and home to the Honors College, Writing Center, Learning Center and
the Office of Residential Life and Housing, carries the name of Genevieve Beavers Earle, Class
of 1907, the first woman member of the New York City Council, Republican Minority Leader of
the New York City Council, 1940–1949, and recipient of Adelphi’s Honorary Doctorate of Laws in
1942.
Eddy Hall, a residence hall, and home to the Greek Suites, bears the name of Adelphi’s third
president, Paul Dawson Eddy (1937–1965), who led the University through the Great Depression
and, ultimately, to university status in 1963.
Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise houses the School of Business. In 2003, it was named for Long Island
business leader and philanthropist Horace Hagedorn and his wife, Amy Hagedorn. Mr. Hagedorn,
who received an honorary doctorate from Adelphi in 2001, was founder of Miracle-Gro Garden
Products and director emeritus of the Scotts Company.
Harvey Hall houses the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education and is named for Anna E. Harvey,
who was dean of Adelphi College (1912–1935).
The Hy Weinberg Center houses the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and
is named for the prominent banker and philanthropist Hy Weinberg, late husband of Adelphi
Trustee Marjorie Weinberg-Berman ’61.