From Tennis to Track, on land and in the water, a number of St. Francis College athletes performed at an exceptional level during the 2008-2009 school year.

When St. Francis College Assistant Professor Kristy Biolsi came to teach at St. Francis College a year ago, she had to leave behind some very close, unusual friends; sea lions, walruses and seals. She is keeping in touch with one particular California sea lion, Rio, as her research with this cow will be featured on an upcoming episode of Nova Science Now, which airs on PBS channels across the country. The first chance to see it here in New York will be Thursday morning at 2:00am on WNET Channel 13 as well as WNETHD, and on WLIWW at 8:00am. Other airings are scheduled for the coming week.

American Latino TV, a nationally syndicated TV show about Latin Americans making an impact in the United States will be featuring St. Francis College Director of Athletics Irma Garcia as part of the program airing this Sunday, July 19 at 3:00pm on WWOR MY9.

It was a banner year for St. Francis College student athletes, not just on the fields but in the classroom as dozens of men and women across all sports were honored for their academic excellence in numerous areas.

Brooklyn Heights, NY - - - With players and new recruits getting ready to begin their 2009 campaign, St. Francis College Men's Water Polo's New Head Coach Igor Samardzija was formally introduced today by St. Francis Director of Athletics Irma Garcia. Samardzija has been working hard the past several months, recruiting and putting together a schedule for the squad that includes two trips to the West Coast to face the nation's top Division I College teams.

Past and present members of the nationally ranked St. Francis College Men's Water Polo team welcomed some high profile opposition into their home Brooklyn Heights pool in June when the Serbian Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning Oliver Dulic and Deputy Minister Bojan Djuric got in the water for a scrimmage with the team.

More than 180 student in kindergarten through third grade from East New York Prep Charter School, along with the head of the school and their teachers spent the day at St. Francis College on Friday, June 19 learning from professors and college students about what they can achieve if they stay true to the values instilled in them by their principal.

For the second straight year, St. Francis College, in Brooklyn Heights, New York has set a record for most applications in College history, an 18% increase from the year before.

As students were finishing their course work on the last day of the spring semester at St. Francis College, the Student Government Association (SGA) was hosting its last event of the year, Student Appreciation Day. This new event was held by the SGA to celebrate the student body and join them in their excitement as another school year came to a close.

It was a day of celebration for the friends and family of more than 300 students at the spring 2009 St. Francis College Commencement on Wednesday May 27 at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. The group includes the second class of Accounting Graduate Students in school history. Several hundred people who were unable to attend viewed the ceremony live on the St. Francis College website.