More than 125 academics, professional scientists and experts came to St. Francis College November 14 and 15 to help draw attention and spark interest in the sciences across the region as part of the 2008 Northeast Regional Meeting of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE).

St. Francis College joins higher education institutions across the country to celebrate the achievements of Black Americans and recognize their central role in U.S. history, as the College commemorates this year's Black History Month, held annually in February.

On March 14, a group of students from the University of Southern Mississippi traveled to Brooklyn to learn more about the SFC Justice Initiative’s Post-Prison Program.

Students, faculty and leaders of St. Francis Xavier School and St. Francis College gathered on a sunny, Tuesday morning, May 3, to celebrate the partnership between the two institutions. The goal of the partnership is to share the higher education resources of the top ranked St. Francis College with the students of St. Francis Xavier.

For the second year in a row, Forbes.com has named St. Francis College to its America's Best Colleges List, placing St. Francis as the sixth best school out of the 19 that made the list from New York City.

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.

The end of the spring 2007 semester at St. Francis College will bring many changes to the higher levels of administration at the college. Executive Vice President Richard Halverson, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Gerald Largo, Ph.D. and Athletic Director Edward Aquilone '60 are all stepping down from their posts as of June 30.

In a continuing trend, St. Francis College is pleased to graduate one of its largest winter classes in the schools almost 150 year history. This winter 127 students received their diploma, just two less than the biggest class ever. The number of winter degree earners spiked about 30% five years ago and has maintained steady since then.

For the third straight year St. Francis College has been named one of the top comprehensive colleges in the north by U.S. News & World Report.