St. Francis College welcomed Daniela Gioseffi for a discussion and screening of the film about her, Author and Activist: The Daniela Gioseffi Story on March 27, 2017.

The St. Francis College LGBTQ Club and Colorful Souls hosted Speak Up! A Spoken Word Event as part of the colleges first Pride Week on March 27, 2017 with spoken word artist Denice Frohman (Dear Straight People).

The Women's Poetry Initiative welcomed award winning poet Barbara Crooker for the Spring 2017 reading on March 23, 2017.

Woven into the fabric of Brooklyn's history, Nathan's Hot Dogs have become an American culinary institution. Lloyd Handwerker, grandson of founder Nathan, came to St. Francis College on March 21, 2017 to share the book and film he produced that recounts the history of Nathan's.

St. Francis College welcomed immigration law attorney Susan Henner on March 9, 2017 to discuss what's really happening in the courts and and on the ground since President Trump signed his travel executive orders.

The St. Francis College Center for Entrepreneurship celebrated International Women's Day by hosting a Women Entrepreneurship Forum: Retail, Technology, and Innovation on March 9, 2017 a the College.

The St. Francis College chapter of Education Honor Society Kappa Delta Pi (Xi Rho) welcomed four eduction leaders from New York City on March 9, 2017 to offer advice on the best ways to prepare for a career in teaching.

The spirit moved civil rights pioneer Bernard LaFayette to end his talk at St. Francis College on February 21, 2017 with a song. From original Freedom Rider with now Congressman John Lewis, to a close confidant and organizer with Martin Luther King, Jr., Bernard LaFayette has spent his lifetime fighting for justice and equality through non-violence.