The decades long battle against terrorism has changed the way people think about their personal security and the freedoms they enjoy. St. Francis College Professor Yassin El-Ayouty tackled this question and the compromises we face with an expert laden panel for the event, Civil Rights Versus National Security, Exploring the Tension Between These Two National Values in a Globalized Environment of Insecurity held October 7 at St. Francis.

The Muslim Student Association hosted a talk by Cyrus McGoldrick, Isis: What Real Muslims Have To Say on October 8. The talk was followed by dinner & spoken word poetry.

A week-long celebration of the Franciscan spirit concluded Saturday, October 4 with a collection of St. Francis College students volunteering to arrange floral decoration for senior citizen shut-ins around Brooklyn. The flowers were donated through a partnership with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and elderly service organization, Heights and Hills.

Dozens of business, government, and civic leaders came to the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, September 15 for the inaugural Minority Entrepreneur Summit co-hosted by the St. Francis College Center for Entrepreneurship and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

Groundbreaking filmmaker David Cronenberg (History of Violence, The Fly, Crash) came to St. Francis College for the release party for his first novel, Consumed, on October 2, 2014.

With a $15,000 grant, the National Grid Foundation is showing its support for the College's Project Access Program, an initiative at St. Francis College that provides extra tutoring, mentoring, and monitoring for students who may not be entirely ready for the college experience.

St. Francis College English Professor Wendy Galgan spoke about America in the 1940's as part of the Senior Citizen Lecture Series.

With a snowboarding gold medal in sight, Kevin Pearce suffered a traumatic brain injury after a gruesome fall and began a never-ending fight to recover. He shared his story at St. Francis College September 23 and showed part of a documentary on his struggle, The Crash Reel.

Known for its viral videos and numbered lists, BuzzFeed, has become a major national and international news gathering force. But that's not the whole story, Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith came to St. Francis College September 22 to help tell the story of how digital news is cementing itself as the go-to destination for local communities too.

As St. Francis College students settled in to their new routines for the fall 2014 semester they all heard some good news about the college; U.S.News & World Report has once again ranked St. Francis as a Top Regional College in the North.