A March 25th conversation between the curator, artists and St. Francis faculty will close Environmental Empathies, an interactive art exhibit that explores the connection between empathy and action around climate change.The multi-media exhibit, which opened February 6th in St. Francis' Callahan Center Art Gallery, features film, photography, and other artistic works from ten New York City-based artists. It brings to life the current and anticipated effects of climate change on people, plants and wildlife, and invites visitor participation in an effort to help counteract individual apathy and hopelessness, prompt dialogue and to enrich the artistic creations displayed.

Art in the Lab, a groundbreaking initiative created by SFC Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Alison Dell and Dr. Irina Ellison of Mercy College, will be held on February 20th in the biology labs at SFC.

Spring Series Brings Together Students and Senior Citizens on Challenging Topics

St. Francis College's Concerts at Half-Past Twelve series returns for the Spring 2019 Season with Ensemble Luini, featuring renaissance music from Josquin Desperz to John Dowland, on February 11th from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Founders Hall.For 19 years, Concerts at Half Past Twelve has featured an amazing variety of internationally known musicians and dancers performing dozens of shows; from brass ensembles to organ music, bluegrass to Broadway tunes.

Environmental Empathies will be on display from February 6th to March 28th in the Callahan Center Art Gallery.

Sixty-two graduates from the St. Francis College Class of 2019 will be joined by family and friends for the College's winter 2019 commencement ceremony at the St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brooklyn on Tuesday, January 22 at 4 p.m. A Baccalaureate Mass will be held at 3 p.m. before the commencement ceremony begins.

A Tribute to Black Women in Jazz serves as a chronological tribute to black women in jazz on February 15, 2019 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in Founders Hall at St. Francis College, in celebration of Black History Month.

More than 250 guests, including artists, activists, politicians, and formerly incarcerated individuals, attended the inaugural St. Francis College Prison Reentry, Reform and Possibilities Conference on November 14th and 15th.This two-day conference aimed to highlight the achievements of SFC's Post-Prison Program through a series of panel discussions, while examining the moral and religious implications of reentry programs and raising awareness about the innovative programs for those currently in prison.

As part of the larger St. Francis College campaign celebrating 50 years of educating women in the 160-year history of the College, St. Francis College will honor women's basketball legends, Jeanne Zatorski '79, and Karen Erving-Schiera '91.

Reaffirming its commitment to an affordable private education, St. Francis College will not increase tuition for the 2019-20 academic year.