Our Franciscan community recognizes and celebrates LGBTQ+ individuals at St. Francis College and across the nation for their resilience and myriad achievements and contributions to society.

Highlighting the unique ability of New York area Congress members to collaborate with each other across party lines, United States Representative and St. Francis College alumni Peter T. King '65 (R-NY 2nd District) spoke about growing up in New York City and his career in elected politics to a nearly 200-person audience at St. Francis College on November 18th.

St. Francis College alumnus Ken Daly '88, President of National Grid New York and member of the College's Board of Trustee came to St. Francis on April 21, 2015 to offer the talk, "Life Long Lessons in Doing the Right Thing" for the second Kenneth D. Daly – National Grid Lecture Series.

St. Francis College is pleased to welcome National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial on March 16th, as the fourth guest in Reflections on a Life in Public Service, a discussion series between Miguel Martinez-Saenz, Ph.D., President of St. Francis College, and leaders in politics, business and the community.

St. Francis College is pleased to welcome National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial on November 2nd, as this year's guest for the annual Dr. Frank Greene Lecture.

St. Francis College is pleased to welcome Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams on February 3rd as a guest in Reflections on a Life in Public Service, a new discussion series between Miguel Martinez-Saenz, President of St. Francis College, and leaders in politics, business and the community.

St. Francis College is pleased to welcome Paul O'Brien, J.D., incoming Executive Director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), the nation's largest grassroots human rights organization, as the latest guest in the inaugural season of the SFC Human Rights Lecture Series. He will join Miguel Martinez-Saenz, Ph.D., President of St. Francis College, in conversation on April 22, 2021.

St. Francis College is pleased to welcome Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., as this year's featured guest in the Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series, an annual event that, for the past 25 years, has introduced SFC students to world-renowned leaders from politics, literature, journalism, business and entertainment.