A group of St. Francis College Education students completed one of their department's hallmark projects when they presented original children's books they wrote and illustrated at the 10th Annual Author's Chair Celebration on December 18th.

A group of St. Francis College students discussed telecommunications policy in a private meeting last month with Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission, the nation's top regulatory body governing the communications industry.

St. Francis College finished assembling its first cohort of Internship Opportunity Fund (IOF) participants this month, providing financial support to a group of students who would otherwise be unable to take advantage of high-quality, unpaid internships. IOF is supported by a grant from Northfield Bank Foundation.

Brazil's former Minister of Finance Dr. Nelson Barbosa spoke about current Brazilian economics and politics with students in Dr. Olivia Bullio Mattos' class, "Tracking the US Economy and Monetary Policy," on December 9th. The lecture was part of a visit to St. Francis College that also included meeting with SFC President Miguel Martinez-Saenz about the College's long-standing relationships with Brazilian students and institutions.

St. Francis College's 5th Giving Tuesday raised more than $160,000 from more than 550 donors.

Ben Model is one of the nation's few specialists in silent film piano accompaniment. He regularly performs for movies Dr. Scott Weiss screens for his St. Francis College classes and for the community.

On December 5th, Artist Daphne Arthur will lead a discussion about her life and work at the closing reception for St. Francis College's Mirror Mirror on the Wall..., an exhibition of contemporary portraiture, figure drawing and sculpture by established and emerging artists from the Lise Curry Art Collection.

The Professor John J. McCabe '65 Lecture Series Part 2: A Conversation with Jason Calacanis took place on Tuesday, November 19, at Morgan Stanley's headquarters. The lecture series exposes the St. Francis community to perspectives on financial topics from leaders and innovators in the world of finance and economics.