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Graduation
May 22, 2023
updated July 31, 2023
Watch the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony
Relive the joy by viewing the full-length video.
Academics
September 20, 2019
Rep. Nydia Velazquez Kicks Off Reflections on a Life of Public Service Discussion Series
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez was the first guest of Reflections of a Life in Public Service, a new discussion series between SFC President Miguel Martinez-Saenz and leaders in politics, business and community.
Academics
September 16, 2019
St. Francis College Takes Top Spots in u.s. News & World Report's Latest College Rankings
Academics
September 3, 2019
St. Francis College Stem Students Complete Summer Bootcamp
Incoming St. Francis College science students got a jump start on some of the College's toughest STEM classes, at a multi-day bootcamp to prepare them for Biology, Organic Chemistry, and Anatomy and Physiology courses they will take this fall.
Academics
August 31, 2019
St. Francis College Students Complete Summer Course in Brazil
Five St. Francis College students spent two weeks in Brazil studying that country's economics, politics and society.
Academics
August 29, 2019
St. Francis College and Nyc Department of Education Open First and Only Troops to Teachers Office in New York State
St. Francis College now houses the first Troops to Teachers (TTT) office in New York State, thanks to a collaboration between the College and the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE), and a grant from the federal government.
Academics
August 28, 2019
St. Francis College Professor Co-Authors Book on Cheating
Dr. Steven M. Lipson, Professor of Biology & Health Promotion at St. Francis College, co-authored the book Cheating in Academia: Innovative Tactics, Insidious Ploys, and Defensive Rationale, published this past winter. Lipson and co-authors Dr. Lorraine Findlay of Nassau Community College and Dr. Laina Karthikeyan of New York City College of Technology examined why students cheat and how they do it.
Academics
August 22, 2019
Project Access Students Complete 2019 Summer Bridge Program
Eight incoming students who are part of the this year's Project Access, a program that provides supplemental reading, writing and critical thinking training for select St. Francis College first-year students, completed one of two optional summer bridge seminars designed to transition them academically from high school to college.
Academics
August 15, 2019
St. Francis College Announces Finalists for the Biennial $50,000 SFC Literary Prize
St.Francis College announced finalists for its 2019 SFC Literary Prize, a $50,000 biennial award for an author's third to fifth work of published fiction. They are: Jennifer Clement (Gun Love), Tsitsi Dangarembga (This Mournable Body); Brandon Hobson (Where the Dead Sit Talking); Samantha Hunt (The Dark Dark); David Joy (The Line That Held Us); Danzy Senna (New People). The winner will be revealed on September 21st.
Academics
August 5, 2019
In the Spotlight: Helen &Quot;skip" Skipper, Incoming Post-Prison Program Student
Incoming first-year student Helen "Skip" Skipper is a Peer Supervisor with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and is enrolling in St. Francis thanks to the Post-Prison Program, an initiative launched in 2014 by Dr. Emily Horowitz, Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice, to help formerly incarcerated women and men earn their college degrees.
Academics
August 4, 2019
St. Francis College Science Students Monitor Local Water Quality
Working in collaboration with Dr. Victoria Ruiz, Assistant Professor of Biology and Health Promotion, a team of six undergraduates and one recent grad signed on for a 20-week project to monitor the quality of local waterways. St. Francis College is one of eleven partner labs in the New York City Water Trail Association's annual Citizens Water Quality Testing (CWQT) Program.