On April 28, St. Francis College celebrated the 139th anniversary of the granting of its charter with a convocation in the fifth-floor auditorium, marking the first time Charter Day was held at the College’s new Downtown Brooklyn campus.

St. Francis College recognizes and celebrates the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities at SFC and beyond.

The event — hosted by the Fashion Club and featuring original apparel designed by SFC students — highlighted the students’ creativity and entrepreneurial skills, with a focus on cultural representation.

The April 17 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new television studio, which is equipped with the latest industry-standard software and hardware, was preceded by the inaugural First Take Talk, featuring Mitch Jacobson, the studio's designer and an SFC Franciscan Fellow.

On April 11, the SFC Art Gallery hosted a reception to mark the opening of “Dare, Denounce and Draw,” the first-ever art exhibition at St. Francis College’s new home, in Downtown Brooklyn. The exhibition features the work of Pedro X. Molina, an internationally recognized political cartoonist as well as the College’s current Franciscan Service Fellow in Human Rights.

Students Jacob Meyers and Stephany Portillo Hidalgo took first and second place, respectively, at the sixth annual #BuildYourDream competition, co-sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Business Innovation Club.

On March 31, St. Francis College sold its 180 Remsen Street campus to BK Acquisition Three L.L.C., an affiliate of Rockrose Development.

Earlier this month, St. Francis College co-hosted an event with the Brooklyn Transition and College Access Centers, a division of the New York City Department of Education and community partner that supports students in need of academic, social-emotional and vocational accommodations.

Mark Chiusano, who obtained an M.F.A. in fiction writing from St. Francis College in 2022, has signed a contract with One Signal, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, to write "The Fabulist: How George Santos Conned the World."

A message from Denis J. Salamone '75, Chair of the St. Francis College Board of Trustees