John Sexton, Ph.D., President Emeritus of New York University, will address the St. Francis College community on April 26th, as keynote speaker at the Charter Day convocation, the college's annual ceremony to present students, faculty, staff and community partners with awards and scholarships reflecting their achievements over the past year.

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.

Five St. Francis College students spent two weeks in Brazil studying that country's economics, politics and society.

U.S. Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY 7th District) is the first guest in Reflections of a Life in Public Service, a new discussion series between Miguel Martinez-Saenz, President of St. Francis College, and local elected officials and other leaders.

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.

Telling her fellow classmates that getting by is not enough, St. Francis College Winter 2012 Valedictorian, Hadar Burger encouraged her classmates to follow their dreams with passion and to, "choose to flourish and to succeed."

As former Chairman and CEO of Metro New York / New Jersey Division of Sovereign Bancorp, Brendan J. Dugan '68 takes over as the 18th President of St. Francis College on July 1, his predecessor; Frank J. Macchiarola '62 is assuming a title that is familiar to him and to many around New York City, Chancellor.

On July 6th, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld will discuss his career as a writer in theater, film, and TV with Ben Snyder, the Dramatic Writing Coordinator for St. Francis College's MFA Program, as part of the College's Write in Brooklyn discussion series.

St. Francis College has launched two online workforce development programs that provide up-to-the-minute training on critical business operations to ensure corporate professionals can lead successfully amidst rapidly-changing business environments.

St. Francis College Biology Professor Irina Ellison is in a major battle. It's not the fight of her life, but the lives of others as she tries to help people break their addiction to smoking.