Spring 2021 Commencement Plans
Dear St. Francis College Community, I am pleased to let you know that St. Francis College currently plans to celebrate spring commencement in person on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the Ford Amphitheater...
View ArticleSt. Francis College Cuts Summer 2021 Tuition by More Than Half
St. Francis College has cut tuition for 2021 undergraduate summer courses by more than one-half, bringing costs down to just $400 per credit. Courses are offered in four separate sessions: May...
View ArticleReflections on the Violence in our Midst
As has been the case far too often in recent months, acts of violence rooted in hatred and bigotry are in the headlines, reminding us yet again how far our country needs to go to ensure the arch of the...
View ArticleProcessing the Verdict
Dear St. Francis College community, Last week, the President shared with you a message related to the violence that continues in our country. He suggested that we reflect upon our Franciscan values of...
View ArticlePost-Verdict Reflections
Dear St. Francis College community, On May 30, 2020, I shared a brief set of reflections on the killing of George Floyd. Today a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of all three counts in the killing of...
View ArticleA Day to Pause and Pray
As our nation processes the outcome of the Chauvin trial, a moment in our history that is certain to raise mixed emotions in all of us, and as we work to heal and to consider the many ways the world...
View ArticleAcademy Award-Nominated Screenwriter Shaka King in Discussion with St....
Who: Shaka King, director and co-screenwriter of "Judas and the Black Messiah," and Ben Snyder, dramatic writing coordinator of SFC's Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program What: SFC MFA Write...
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In the Spotlight: Joshlyn K. Mensah '22, Biology
Biology major Joshlyn Mensah may attend college in Brooklyn, but she recently spent time with another storied New York City institution on the upper west side of Manhattan.The Columbia Undergraduate...
View ArticleSt. Francis College Launches New Hub for Faculty Development
A new hub at St. Francis College provides faculty with unique professional services designed to help them ensure students' academic success. SFC created it with support from a significant grant awarded...
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St. Francis College Launches Fellows Program, with Focus on Diversity and...
A new Fellows program launching this year will bring professionals who have expertise in human rights and diversity issues into the St. Francis College community, helping enrich the College's academic...
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St. Francis College Prepares Next Generation of Teachers
Walking across the stage at this month's spring 2021 commencement will be about a dozen St. Francis College graduates poised to return to the classroom, this time as teachers. For years, St. Francis...
View ArticleRare Firsthand Account of Blues Legend Robert Johnson, Part of SFC Student...
"Robert Johnson was an artist. He, of course, was a blues musician, but his compositions transcend the genre, transcend the time and place. They go far beyond any of those packagings that you can put...
View ArticleCelebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Celebrating and supporting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders has never been more important for our community, given the recent increase in acts of ignorance, hatred, and violence that they have...
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In the Spotlight: Spring 2021 Valedictorian Dana Lall, B.S., Nursing
Dana Lall's nursing education not only propelled her to spring 2021 valedictorian honors but equipped her to help New York combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Dana has been administering COVID-19 vaccines as...
View ArticleSt. Francis College Hosts Spring 2021 Commencement at Ford Amphitheater at...
Who: St. Francis College graduates from spring/summer 2020, winter 2021 and spring 2021 Keynote address from Marc Morial, President of the National Urban LeagueWhere: Ford Amphitheater at the Coney...
View ArticleSt. Francis College to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for...
St. Francis College has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support "The Blues Society," a documentary film directed by Augusta Palmer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of...
View ArticleEid Mubarak to Our Muslim Brothers and Sisters
Dear St. Francis College community,As we are concluding the observations of Jewish Passover, Christian Easter, and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, we reflect on how these three Abrahamic religions...
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Campus Mourns Loss of Student Boris Posavec
Dear St. Francis College Community, We are deeply saddened to share with you the heartbreaking news that one of our students, Boris Posavec, passed away recently. He was a senior accounting student and...
View ArticleSFC Students Strongly Encouraged to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine is now readily available throughout New York, for everyone age 16 and older. People who live outside of the state but work or study in New York are also eligible to get vaccinated....
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St. Francis College Announces New Campus in the Heart of Brooklyn
St. Francis College today announced its plan to move to a newly designed and fully customized campus in downtown Brooklyn. St. Francis College's relocation to The Wheeler building at 181 Livingston St....
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