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Graduation
May 22, 2023
updated July 31, 2023
Watch the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony
Relive the joy by viewing the full-length video.
Honors & Awards
February 23, 2023
Mary O’Shea Selected for HEDS Student Success Champions Program
Dr. Mary O’Shea, the assistant dean of the Center for Learning and Leadership, is one of nine individuals who has been invited by the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) to be a Student Success Champion in the professional development program’s 2023 cohort.
Honors & Awards
February 15, 2023
McGuire Scholarship Program Wins NASPA Gold Excellence Award
St. Francis College's Robert J. McGuire Scholarship Program has been named the winner of the 2022-2023 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Gold Excellence Award for First-Generation College Student Success.
Faculty
February 10, 2023
SFC Professors Publish Paper on the Benefits of Converting Lawns Into Meadows
Assistant professors of biology Michael Tessler and Emily Herstoff are the lead authors of a scientific paper on small-scale conservation that was published earlier this month in the journal "Microbial Ecology."
Diversity & Inclusion
February 3, 2023
Celebrating Black History
A message about Black History Month from President Miguel Martinez-Saenz
President Miguel Martinez-Saenz
January 27, 2023
Statement on the Killing of Tyre Nichols
A message from President Miguel Martinez-Saenz
President Miguel Martinez-Saenz
January 25, 2023
Statement on the Recent Mass Killings in California
A message from President Miguel Martinez-Saenz
Admissions
January 18, 2023
SFC Announces New Partnership with Bronx Community College
Under the terms of the agreement, graduates of Bronx Community College with an associate degree in science in the biology option may transfer to St. Francis College and, after two years, graduate from SFC with a Bachelor of Science in biology. Those who qualify will be eligible for renewable scholarships (of $14,000 annually), merit-based aid and need-based aid from SFC.
Faculty
December 9, 2022
Placozoans, World’s Simplest Animals, Get Their Place in the Tree of Life
The group of animals consisting of tiny blob-like life forms having no organs and just a few cell types finally has a fleshed-out family tree, thanks to a team of researchers including Michael Tessler, Assistant Professor of Biology at St. Francis College.
Academics
November 28, 2022
Communication Arts Announces Curriculum Revamp, Departmental Name Change
The Curriculum Committee at St. Francis College recently approved major changes to the Communication Arts curriculum to help attract more students and better prepare them for careers in a constantly shifting media landscape. Faculty also voted to change the name of the department to Media and Communication.
Lecture Series
November 22, 2022
Brooklyn Borough President Speaks at SFC
On November 17, St. Francis College welcomed Antonio Reynoso to campus. The Brooklyn Borough President sat down with SFC President Miguel Martinez-Saenz for a conversation that touched upon the former’s upbringing, the value of education, how he embarked on his career in public service and more.
