We are honored to have him with us as we celebrate the promise of the future for Adelphi's students and recognize the work they have done to earn their degrees. Many of them too feel a strong commitment to service and to the improvement of their world, and they will have a fine model for their hopes and plans in Senator Schumer. Adelphi is proud to welcome each of them back for this honor. Prior to Sen. Schumer's current term, his first representing New York in the United States Senator, he was a nine-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the Ninth Congressional District in Brooklyn and Queens. Sen. Schumer has been a sponsor, author, and leading advocate of some of the most important legislation of the last decade, including the Brady Bill, the Assault Weapons Ban, and the Omnibus Crime Bill.
Students receive their individual degrees in separate school ceremonies in the afternoon.