Single Mom Graduates as St. Francis Valedictorian After Juggling School and Jobs
By Emily Drooby BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Alexa Rutkowska almost didn’t go to college. Now, she’s at the top of her class, graduating as one of two valedictorians at St. Francis College. Rutkowska achieved...
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St. Francis Basketball All-Time Starting 5’s
Next up on our look-back at all-time starting fives for the local college basketball teams will be St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights. Founded in 1896, the men’s team is the oldest collegiate...
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Foreign Students Relieved at Trump Administration’s About-Face on Visa Rule
International students in colleges and universities all over the U.S. would have been affected by the ICE rule had it not been rescinded. (Photo: Davide Cantelli/Unsplash) College Kids Would Have Been...
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Local Catholic College Students Begin to Prepare for Their Fall Semesters
The three local Catholic colleges and universities have released their respective Fall 2020 reopening plans adhered to the safety guidelines provided by the State’s Department of Health and by the...
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St. Francis Prep Grad’s Horse Wins Preakness Stakes
Swiss Skydiver ridden by jockey Robby Albarado beats Authentic ridden by jockey John Velazquez to win the 145th Running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Oct. 3 in Baltimore. Typically...
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Sports Round-Up Nov. 21
The St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, women’s soccer team participated in a Run for Rett Syndrome Awareness on Oct. 31 in support of Erika Van Giesen and the entire Rett Syndrome community. Erika...
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Terriers Coach Relied on Team Support During COVID Battle
St. Francis College men’s basketball coach Glenn Braica contracted and overcame COVID-19 right before the start of the Terriers season. (Photo: Courtesy of St. Francis College Athletic Communications)...
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Only in Print: St. Francis Guard Represents Brooklyn In NCAA Dunk, Team...
St. Francis College men’s basketball guard Unique McLean finished third in the NCAA’s Slam Dunk Championship. (Photo: Courtesy of St. Francis College) BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Unique McLean lived up to his...
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Exclusive Look: St. Francis College’s New Location
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — In 14 months, St. Francis College will be on the move again, from its longtime Remsen Street campus to a new, state-of-the-art location a half-mile away on Livingston Street, with...
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St. Thomas Aquinas’ New President Has Diocesan School Ties
President Emerita Margaret Fitzpatrick (right) bestows the college medallion to officially mark the inauguration of Kenneth D. Daly. (Photo: Courtesy of St. Thomas Aquinas College) St. Thomas Aquinas...
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Bay Ridge Kids to Get Early Glimpse of College
St. Francis College President Dr. Miguel Martinez-Saenz (right) visited teacher Joseph Hernandez (left) and his fourth grade class. St. Francis College Assistant Vice President Robert Oliva (second...
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St. Francis College Valedictorian Worries About Family in Ukraine
‘I just had to pull myself together,’ says Horzov A photo of the Horzovs was taken a few years ago at a holiday celebration, long before the war with Russia upended the lives of Ukrainians. Pictured...
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Only In Print: St. Francis’ New Campus a Students-First Building
One of the highlights of the new building, which will have a ribbon cutting on Set. 21, is the incorporation of wide open spaces in the hallways and staircases with room to socialize. (Rendering:...
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St. Francis College Welcomes the World
At the time when St. Francis College is increasing the number of international students, the college moved into a new campus on Livingston Street in downtown Brooklyn and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
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St. Bernadette Chairman Says He’s Ready For Challenges Ahead
William Guarinello says the education he received at St. Bernadette School helped prepare him for leadership roles later in his life — like his job as president and CEO of HeartShare Human Services of...
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McGuire Scholarship Winners Pledge to Work for Community
McGuire Scholarship winners gathered for a ceremony in which they were given jackets. (Photo: Courtesy of St. Francis College) DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Stiven Vasquez Nunez always wanted to go to college,...
View ArticleSt. Francis College Announces Elimination of Its Athletics Program
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — St. Francis College in Downtown Brooklyn announced it will eliminate its Division I athletics program, effective at the end of the spring 2023 semester. In a statement posted March...
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Students Who Started College During COVID Crisis Graduate
Julissa Gomez Biomedical sciences St. John’s University. WASHINGTON — This year’s college graduates share one unique thing in common: Their college years were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic that...
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Franciscan Brother Promotes Using Goodness to Change the World
Brother Cellini with his students from St. Francis College, and holding up his book. (Photo: Gregory Cellini) by Alicia Venter PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Gregory Cellini spent 30 years working in the...
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