Contact Us
Get in touch with us about your spiritual needs.
Phone
516.877.3113
Main Office Location
Interfaith Center
Earle Hall, Lower Level – Rooms 020, 021 and 022
1 South Avenue
P.O. Box 701
Garden City, NY 11530
Meet Our Staff
Office Staff
 Carol A. Lucas, PhD, LCSWp – 516.877.3154 e – clucas@adelphi.edu |
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Michael Hoffner Michael earned his graduate degree in Social Work from Fordham University. He has worked in a variety of fields helping people grow in their faith formation. Michael served as the Director of Youth Ministry for Sts. Peter and Paul Church, as a clinical Social Worker integrating spirituality into the healing process and most recently Michael founded the Community Growth Center, a non-profit holistic community center that works to provide people opportunities to grow in their mental, physical and spiritual wellness. Michael feels called to help people of all faiths and spiritual traditions open up their hearts to the peace and joy that comes from spiritual practices and growth. Michael’s role as the Coordinator of the Interfaith Center is to support the existing religious groups on campus and help them provide opportunities for students to deepen their faith. He also works to create a space for spiritual exploration and contemplation for all of Adelphi students that are interested in connecting with a spiritual practice but may not feel connected to a specific religion. The Interfaith Center is a place where all are welcome! |
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Haleema Sadia is a Graduate Assistant for the Interfaith Center. She is pursuing her Master’s in Psychology. As a GA, her prime responsibilities include overseeing all the religious bodies and student clubs on-campus and making sure they get to celebrate their events with full zeal and zest. She enjoys her spare time writing and playing Squash. Her favorite thing about Adelphi is CRS. Her goal at Adelphi is to be as involved as she can while also achieving success in her own field. |
Faith-Based Staff
The Interfaith Center houses the offices of several chaplains and the Adelphi Christian Fellowship. Serving all students on the Adelphi campus, the chaplains provide programs both on and off campus, are available for counseling during their office hours and conduct services on a weekly basis.
Father Christopher Sullivan
Catholic Chaplain
p – 516.877.3116
e – catholic@adelphi.edu
Father Christopher Sullivan grew up in the Parish of Saint Patrick, Bay Shore and attended Chaminade High School, where he was a member of the cross country and track team. Fr. Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in theology and philosophy at Loyola University, where he was captain of the cycling team and active in community service opportunities. Remaining close to the sacraments and to the Blessed Mother led Father Christopher to hear the Lord’s voice calling him to the priesthood. Fr. Chris was ordained in June of 2017 at the age of 26.
“My goal as a priest is to be an instrument for the salvation of souls. I would like to reach out and inspire our young people and bring hope to the older generations…there is no aspect of our own lives that we can’t use to bring Catholics home to Christ and the Church.”
Fr. Chris lives out his mission as an Associate Pastor at Our Lady of Victory, Floral Park, as well as the leader of Camp Quo Vadis, a weeklong sleep-away camp that empowers young men and women from across the island to engage in their faith and live a full, dynamic life.
Father Patrick Morrissey
Catholic Chaplain
e – catholic@adelphi.edu
Patrick Morrissey was born and raised on Long Island. He is the youngest of four children. Patrick graduated from Kellenberg Memorial High School before attending St. John’s University in Queens, New York where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Theology. He spent time as a teacher of religion at a diocesan high school in Riverhead, New York, where he also served as the faculty adviser to the school newspaper, book club, and creative writing club. He also works for his family’s telecommunications company.
Rabbi Glenn Jacob D.D.
Jewish Chaplain
p – 516.877.3115
e – gjacob@adelphi.edu
Rabbi Glenn Jacob D.D. is one of the interfaith chaplains and Jewish Student Union Director at Adelphi University. He is also the executive director of the New York chapter of Interfaith Power & Light, an organization dedicated to bringing together faith and climate science to safeguard the Earth. He organizes and lobbies in both Albany and Washington D.C.
Before coming to Adelphi University, he served synagogues from the Deep South to Long Island for over 25 years. In the Deep South, Rabbi Jacob was a civil rights advocate on issues of church and state, reproductive rights, hate group monitoring with the Southern Poverty Law Center, and funding for public education. In Philadelphia Rabbi Jacob was the founding chair of the Interfaith Gathering of Lower Bucks (County). He is also an accomplished storyteller and a presenter at national conferences on Jewish Education. He presented “God in the Public Square” at TEDx at Adelphi in 2016.
Rabbi Jacob is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in philosophy. He received a Master’s Degree in Hebrew Letters, Rabbinic Ordination, and later a Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.
Dr. Abdin Chande
Muslim Chaplain
p – 516.877.3112
e – chande@adelphi.edu
Dr. Chande received the following degrees: BA in 1978 from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada; BA in 1979 from Ottawa University, Canada; MA in 1982 from McGill Univ. Montreal, Canada; 1990 Arabic diploma Saudi Arabia; Ph.D. 1992 African and Islamic Studies, McGill University. He has been teaching in the USA since 1994 and currently holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of History at Adelphi University.
The Very Reverend Michael Sniffen
Protestant Chaplain
p – 516.877.3114
e – msniffen@adelphi.edu
The Very Reverend Michael T. Sniffen is Dean of the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, NY. Dean Sniffen was ordained in 2007 and has served parishes in New Jersey, Locust Valley and Brooklyn. He holds a B.A., Magna Cum Laude, from W.V. Wesleyan College as well as M.Phil and M.Div. degrees from Drew University. He is currently writing his doctoral dissertation in the field of Homiletics.
Dean Sniffen has won awards in pulpit oratory and manner, as well as pastoral leadership and innovative ministry. He was a steward of the 2008 Lambeth Palace Conference of Bishops in London. He has been honored with a Luce Fellowship at the Center for Christianity in Global Contexts.
He currently serves as Vice-President of the Board of Camp DeWolfe and as a member of the Racial Justice Advisory Council of the Brooklyn Community Foundation. He is on the faculty of The Mercer School of Theology and has served as Adjunct Professor of Worship and Preaching at Drew Theological School.
Dean Sniffen has received numerous proclamations from the City of New York and Nassau County for the impact of his ministries on the public good. He has had a longstanding passion for ministry with young people, especially those in higher education and first career experiences. While Rector in Brooklyn, he organized a major disaster relief effort following Hurricane Sandy that gathered thousands of college students and neighborhood residents to help neighbors in need. The effort was nationally recognized by the Department of Homeland Security as one of the most effective grass-roots relief efforts in the history of the United States. He and his wife, Joanna, live in Garden City, NY with their two dogs Mille and Odette.
Reverend Michael Delaney
Protestant Chaplain
p – 516.877.3114
e – mdelaney1@adelphi.edu
The Rev Michael F. Delaney is the Canon Pastor at the Cathedral of the Incarnation and the Diocesan Liturgist in Garden City, NY. Previously he served as the Interim Dean of Trinity & St Philip’s Cathedral in Newark, NJ. From 2001 to 2012 Michael was the Rector of the Church of Saint Andrew on Staten Island. He also served in the diocese of Newark, New Jersey as the Director of Pastoral Care at Christ Hospital in Jersey City, as Priest-in-Charge of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Washington, NJ and as a chaplain at Hackensack University Medical Center. Fr. Michael was the first chaplain at Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) in New York City and continues to be involved in the work of HIV/AIDS. He lives in Garden City, NY with his dog, Fred.