Saint Francis College
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St. Francis College is a private
, coeducational college
located in Brooklyn Heights
, New York
, in the United States
. It was founded in 1859 by the Franciscan
friars as the St. Francis Academy. St. Francis College was the first private school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
.
As of 2011, 2,200 full time students and more than 400 part-time students from 80 countries attend the College. St. Francis College has been ranked by the New York Times as one of the more diverse colleges in the United States. The college has also been ranked by both Forbes Magazine and U.S. News and World Report as one of the top baccalaureate colleges in the north.
in 1859 as St. Francis Academy, the first private school in the diocese of Brooklyn
. St. Francis Academy, dedicated to the education of the newly formed Brooklyn diocese’s Catholic
boys, started in a building on Baltic Street. The Academy expanded and grew to encompass six row houses
, with 150 feet (45.7 m) of frontage and a former Methodist
Church on Baltic Street. In 1868, the academy was incorporated and in 1884 it was chartered: the trustees of the Academy received permission from the state legislature to “establish a Literary College” and to confer diplomas, honors, and degrees. St. Francis Academy became St. Francis College, and in June 1885 bestowed its first Bachelor of Arts degree
. By 1884, St. Francis College encompassed interconnected buildings that were on Baltic and Butler Streets, between Court and Smith Streets. The entrance to the College was on Baltic Street and the entrance to the monastery was on Butler Street. In 1926, the Franciscan Brothers opened a new facility on Butler Street. In 1957, the Regents of the University of the State of New York
granted an absolute Charter to the Trustees of the College and three years later, it embarked on an expansion program.
, allowing it to double its enrollment. One of the office buildings went on to become SFC's Arts Building and was constructed in 1914, by Brooklyn architect Frank Freeman
. In 1969, the college became a co-educational institution and additional property was purchased on both Remsen and Joralemon Streets. The College expanded its facilities with the construction of the Science Building, the Physical Education Complex, and housing to accommodate the Franciscan Brothers
and provide more space for faculty.
In spring 2003, St. Francis College completed a new athletic and event facility atop the College’s Pope Gymnasium
: the Anthony J. Genovesi Center. In fall 2005, the 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) Frank & Mary Macchiarola Academic Center opened, which included the St. Francis College Library, classrooms equipped with wireless internet access, smart boards and multimedia technology, a theater/lecture hall, updated facilities for the Communication Arts department, gathering spaces such as a lounge with Wi-Fi
for students, and office space for several academic departments. The Frank & Mary Macchiarola Academic Center was built where the old McGarry Library once stood. The old library was housed in "a little 1857 palazzo a half block from Brooklyn's Borough Hall," and was part of the purchases made from the Brooklyn Union Gas Company
in 1960.
and occupies half of a city block. It occupies five interconnected buildings: The Arts Building, The Frank and Mary Macchiarola Academic Center, The Pope Physical Education Center
, The Science Building, and housing to accommodate the Franciscan Brothers. The main entrance is through the Science Building. The campus is close to amenities such as Brooklyn Borough Hall
, The Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge Park
, Brooklyn Historical Society
, the New York Transit Museum
, Cadman Plaza
, Grand Army Plaza, the Brooklyn Public Library
, Prospect Park
and the Brooklyn Academy of Music
. One block over is Montague Street, which has many restaurants, boutiques and cafes. The streets around the campus are tree-lined and contain Brownstone
houses.
St. Francis College is set in an urban
environment. It does not have a dedicated dormitory
for its students, and as such it is a commuter school
. Yet, St. Francis does offer off-site housing through a third party that is near the campus, the residence hall is in the former Hotel St. George
. The campus is near Manhattan
and only one train stop away from it. Many subway lines serve Brooklyn Heights, specifically the 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, A
, C
, F
, M
, and R
.
is home to the St. Francis Terriers Men's and Women's Basketball Teams. The teams play on Peter Aquilone Court and the Center seats 2,000 spectators around the court.
The Anthony J. Genovesi Center is locate above the Pope Physical Education Center and is named for the former State Assemblyman Anthony J. Genovesi, the facility was built in 2003. The 10000 ft2 facility is used primarily for intramural games, yet it is also used as a venue for various events including job fairs and freshman orientation.
Underneath Peter Aquilone Court is a competition-sized pool, the St. Francis Aquatics Center. The Center hosts games for the Division I, Nationally Ranked Men's Water Polo Team as well as the Women's Water Polo Team and home meets for the College's Swimming and Diving Teams. During the off season and away games the pool is open to all students and is also used by the surrounding community.
The St. Francis College Fitness Center is located underneath the Pope Physical Education Center
and is open to all St. Francis College students.
s, Bachelor's Degree
s and Master's Degree
. In addition to these degrees, the College grants certifications for teaching, project management and nursing. Affiliation agreements with the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens
, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
, New York University College of Dentistry
, and New York College of Podiatric Medicine
enable students to pursue degrees in Physician Assistant
, Radiologic Science
, Physical
and Occupational Therapy
, and to acquire advanced standing in professional programs in dentistry
and podiatry
before the completion of the baccalaureate degree.
curriculum, requires students to take classes that range from communications to philosophy
to sociology
. The core curriculum is about 13 classes (42 credits) for a Baccalaureate degree. The goal of this curriculum is to graduate well-rounded students, who will have a broad foundation outside of their areas of specialization.
‘67, and Robert J. Clark ‘74 (Vice President and Treasurer, MLB
). The Biology department mostly graduates students going into Dentistry, Podiatry, Radiology and Medicine. Although some basic research has been conducted in the field of microbiology
, involving studying the effects of cranberry and grape juice as antivirals. There is also active research in the field of Ecology
and marine microbiology by several of the professors. The Chemistry and Physics department is one of the smaller departments at St. Francis College and most of its graduates go into the Chemical or Pharmaceutical Industries. The focus of the department is mostly in inorganic and physical chemistry. A famous graduate of the department was Donald J. Metz
, a long-time nuclear engineer for Brookhaven National Laboratory
. The Communication Arts department has placed many graduates in broadcasting companies such as ABC, NBC, CNN and MTV. Other departments include Criminal Justice, Sociology and Social Studies; Economics, History and Political Science; Education and Physical Education; English; Foreign Languages, Fine Arts, and International Cultural Studies; Management and Information Technology; Mathematics; Nursing; Philosophy and Religious Studies; and Psychology.
/M.S.
degree in accounting. It is a 5-year program and the first students graduated in 2008, on the college's 150th anniversary. In 2010, the college added a second graduate degree, a 2-year Master's degree in Professional Accountancy.
(IICCP) was founded in 1998. It has become a center for the advancement of Cross-cultural psychology
and International Psychology
. It is supported by an international advisory board of psychologists from six countries; members of the institute have engaged in a series of research projects, edited books on a broad variety of topics in international psychology, sponsored conferences, symposia and colloquia, and introduced novel curriculum development. The Institute supported the writing and editing of numerous publications in international psychology including 14 books that have appeared in 5 countries.
and out of the 600 colleges ranked by Forbes
, St. Francis College was ranked at 282. In 2010, Forbes placed St. Francis at 445th out of 610 colleges in the United States and out of the 17 colleges that made the list from New York City, St. Francis College ranked 11th. For the fourth year in a row St. Francis College was ranked by Forbes Magazine Best Colleges List, implicit on being in the list is that an institution already ranks in the top 11% as only 650 of of more than 6,000 institutions are selected. For 2011, St. Francis College ranks 407th out of 650 institutions.
St. Francis College has been named by U.S. News & World Report
as one of the top Baccalaureate Colleges in the North for 2010. It is considered by U.S. News & World Report
as a Tier 1 Baccalaureate College and is ranked at 22. For 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked St. Francis at 29th out of 48 Tier 1 Baccalaureate Colleges in the north. U.S. News & World Report in 2011 also ranked St. Francis as the 5th most diverse baccalaureate college in the north. For 2012, St. Francis moved up five slots to rank 24th out of 47 Tier 1 Baccalaureate Colleges in the north.
scholar. Membership in the society is based on scholastic standing, extracurricular participation, and demonstration of Franciscan spirit.
Past speakers include:
, $50,000, is awarded biannually to honor an author's fourth published book of fiction. The prize is meant to offer encouragement and significant financial support to a mid-career writer. The first ever St. Francis College Literary Prize
winner was Aleksandar Hemon
, in 2009. The 2011 prize went to Jonathan Dee
for his work, The Privileges.
and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
.
It is a member of the following:
s; all classes are taught by professors, of which 89% have terminal degrees in their respective fields. There are 80 Full-time Professors and 167 Part-time Professors.
. Their mascot
is the terrier
. Students participate in 19 Division I athletic teams, including men's and women's basketball
, men's soccer, women's volleyball
and the nationally ranked men's water polo
team.
Several teams play at off-campus facilities. These include: the soccer team, which play at the Aviator Sports Complex
; the outdoor track team, which meets at Icahn Stadium
; the indoor track team, which meets at the New Balance Track & Field Center
; the golf team, which plays at the Dyker Beach Golf Course
and the tennis team, which plays at the USTA National Tennis Center.
. In the Terrier's 115 year history, they have won 5 regular season championships and have had 3 NIT bids. The Terrier's had their best season in 1955-56 under Daniel Lynch
posting a record of 21-4 and reaching the NIT semi-finals. Then during Ron Ganulin
's tenure as head coach, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the team recaptured momentum and was one of the better teams in the NEC
; from 1998 through 2004, St. Francis posted a 78-36 conference record. At the time Ganulin's assistant was Glenn Braica
, whom is the current head coach as of 2010. Braica was most recently an assistant under Norm Roberts
at St. John's University.
, who is also chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee
, and Thomas J. Pickard
, who was the director of the FBI. Many of St. Francis College's alumni have gone into business and finance, they include Michael A. MacIntyre, a senior vice president at HSBC
, Louis G. Pastina, the executive vice president of operations at the NYSE
, Sal Iannuzzi who is the chairman, CEO and president of Monster, Inc. and William G. Parrett
who was the former CEO of Deloitte. St. Francis College also has a rich history of sports and many of its alumni have been drafted by professional teams, the most notable of which are; John Halama
, and James Luisi
.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, coeducational college
College
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located in Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights is a culturally diverse neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Originally referred to as 'Brooklyn Village', it has been a prominent area of Brooklyn since 1834. As of 2000, Brooklyn Heights sustained a population of 22,594 people. The neighborhood is part of...
, New York
New York
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, in the United States
United States
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. It was founded in 1859 by the Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
friars as the St. Francis Academy. St. Francis College was the first private school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....
.
As of 2011, 2,200 full time students and more than 400 part-time students from 80 countries attend the College. St. Francis College has been ranked by the New York Times as one of the more diverse colleges in the United States. The college has also been ranked by both Forbes Magazine and U.S. News and World Report as one of the top baccalaureate colleges in the north.
Baltic and Butler Street Campus
St. Francis College was founded by Franciscan BrothersFranciscan Brothers of Brooklyn
The Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, also known as "Congregation of the Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis,"arrived from Ireland in 1858, responding to the invitation of Bishop Loughlin. They began serving the Diocese of Brooklyn in child care, primarily as educators,...
in 1859 as St. Francis Academy, the first private school in the diocese of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. St. Francis Academy, dedicated to the education of the newly formed Brooklyn diocese’s Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
boys, started in a building on Baltic Street. The Academy expanded and grew to encompass six row houses
Row houses
The Row at Stanford University is made up of 36 student-managed houses, from the Cowell Cluster to the Lake Houses and all along Mayfield Avenue, with a total population of a little over 1600 students. Houses range in occupancy from 22 to 59...
, with 150 feet (45.7 m) of frontage and a former Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
Church on Baltic Street. In 1868, the academy was incorporated and in 1884 it was chartered: the trustees of the Academy received permission from the state legislature to “establish a Literary College” and to confer diplomas, honors, and degrees. St. Francis Academy became St. Francis College, and in June 1885 bestowed its first Bachelor of Arts degree
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
. By 1884, St. Francis College encompassed interconnected buildings that were on Baltic and Butler Streets, between Court and Smith Streets. The entrance to the College was on Baltic Street and the entrance to the monastery was on Butler Street. In 1926, the Franciscan Brothers opened a new facility on Butler Street. In 1957, the Regents of the University of the State of New York
Board of Regents
In the United States, a board often governs public institutions of higher education, which include both state universities and community colleges. In each US state, such boards may govern either the state university system, individual colleges and universities, or both. In general they operate as...
granted an absolute Charter to the Trustees of the College and three years later, it embarked on an expansion program.
Remsen Street Campus
The College moved to Remsen Street, where it had purchased two office buildings from the Brooklyn Union Gas CompanyBrooklyn Union Gas Company Headquarters
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company Headquarters, also known as 180 Remsen Street, and since 1962 the St. Francis College Arts Building, is a notable building in Brooklyn, New York...
, allowing it to double its enrollment. One of the office buildings went on to become SFC's Arts Building and was constructed in 1914, by Brooklyn architect Frank Freeman
Frank Freeman
Frank Freeman was a Canadian-American architect based in Brooklyn, New York. A leading exponent of the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style who later adopted Neoclassicism, Freeman has been called "Brooklyn's greatest architect"...
. In 1969, the college became a co-educational institution and additional property was purchased on both Remsen and Joralemon Streets. The College expanded its facilities with the construction of the Science Building, the Physical Education Complex, and housing to accommodate the Franciscan Brothers
Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn
The Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, also known as "Congregation of the Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis,"arrived from Ireland in 1858, responding to the invitation of Bishop Loughlin. They began serving the Diocese of Brooklyn in child care, primarily as educators,...
and provide more space for faculty.
In spring 2003, St. Francis College completed a new athletic and event facility atop the College’s Pope Gymnasium
Pope Physical Education Center
Pope Physical Education Center is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York, United States. It is home to the St. Francis College Terriers basketball team. The basketball court, Peter Aquilone Court, is named after Peter Aquilone, the son of former Athletic Director and St. Francis...
: the Anthony J. Genovesi Center. In fall 2005, the 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) Frank & Mary Macchiarola Academic Center opened, which included the St. Francis College Library, classrooms equipped with wireless internet access, smart boards and multimedia technology, a theater/lecture hall, updated facilities for the Communication Arts department, gathering spaces such as a lounge with Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
for students, and office space for several academic departments. The Frank & Mary Macchiarola Academic Center was built where the old McGarry Library once stood. The old library was housed in "a little 1857 palazzo a half block from Brooklyn's Borough Hall," and was part of the purchases made from the Brooklyn Union Gas Company
Brooklyn Union Gas Company Headquarters
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company Headquarters, also known as 180 Remsen Street, and since 1962 the St. Francis College Arts Building, is a notable building in Brooklyn, New York...
in 1960.
Campus
St. Francis College is located at 180 Remsen Street, in Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights is a culturally diverse neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Originally referred to as 'Brooklyn Village', it has been a prominent area of Brooklyn since 1834. As of 2000, Brooklyn Heights sustained a population of 22,594 people. The neighborhood is part of...
and occupies half of a city block. It occupies five interconnected buildings: The Arts Building, The Frank and Mary Macchiarola Academic Center, The Pope Physical Education Center
Pope Physical Education Center
Pope Physical Education Center is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York, United States. It is home to the St. Francis College Terriers basketball team. The basketball court, Peter Aquilone Court, is named after Peter Aquilone, the son of former Athletic Director and St. Francis...
, The Science Building, and housing to accommodate the Franciscan Brothers. The main entrance is through the Science Building. The campus is close to amenities such as Brooklyn Borough Hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall was designed in 1835 by architect Gamaliel King, and constructed under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes. It was completed in 1849 to be used as the City Hall of the City of Brooklyn...
, The Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park is an park currently under construction on the Brooklyn waterfront in the vicinity of the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges. As of March 22, 2010 the first newly built section of the park, Pier 1, has been open to the public...
, Brooklyn Historical Society
Brooklyn Historical Society
Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society is a museum, library, and educational center preserving and encouraging the study of Brooklyn's rich 400-year past. The Brooklyn Historical Society houses materials relating to the history of Brooklyn and its people. These holdings supply...
, the New York Transit Museum
New York Transit Museum
The New York Transit Museum is a museum which displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway, bus, commuter rail, and bridge and tunnel systems; it is located in a decommissioned Court Street subway station in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City...
, Cadman Plaza
Cadman Plaza
Cadman Plaza Park is located on the border between the Brooklyn Heights historic neighborhood and Downtown Brooklyn. It is bounded by Cadman Plaza East and West , and by Brooklyn Bridge on the north and Tillary Street on the south.South of this park, between Tillary and Johnson Streets, lies the...
, Grand Army Plaza, the Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library
The Brooklyn Public Library is the public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. It is the fifth largest public library system in the United States. Like the two other public library systems in New York City, it is an independent nonprofit organization that is funded by the...
, Prospect Park
Prospect Park
Prospect Park may refer to:* Prospect Park , a park in Brooklyn, New York, United States* Prospect Park , a park in Troy, New York, United States...
and the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, United States, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance....
. One block over is Montague Street, which has many restaurants, boutiques and cafes. The streets around the campus are tree-lined and contain Brownstone
Brownstone
Brownstone is a brown Triassic or Jurassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a terraced house clad in this material.-Types:-Apostle Island brownstone:...
houses.
St. Francis College is set in an urban
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
environment. It does not have a dedicated dormitory
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
for its students, and as such it is a commuter school
Commuting
Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :...
. Yet, St. Francis does offer off-site housing through a third party that is near the campus, the residence hall is in the former Hotel St. George
Hotel St. George
Hotel St. George, once the largest hotel in New York City, was located in the heart of scenic Brooklyn Heights. Today, it is a landmarked building in the first historically landmarked neighborhood in New York. Its various constituent buildings, mostly surviving, were built between 1885 and 1929,...
. The campus is near Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and only one train stop away from it. Many subway lines serve Brooklyn Heights, specifically the 2
2 (New York City Subway service)
The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored red on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan....
, 3
3 (New York City Subway service)
The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored red on station signs, route signs and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan....
, 4
4 (New York City Subway service)
The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan....
, 5
5 (New York City Subway service)
The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan....
, A
A (New York City Subway service)
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
, C
C (New York City Subway service)
The C Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
, F
F (New York City Subway service)
The F Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
, M
M (New York City Subway service)
The M Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
, and R
R (New York City Subway service)
The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored yellow on the route sign and on station signs and the NYC Subway map, as it represents a service provided on the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.The R service operates at all times...
.
Arts Building
The Arts Building is the oldest structure on the campus and was acquired in the original purchase from Brooklyn Union Gas. Within the Arts Building is McArdle Hall and Gorman Hall, which are located on the ground level of the College, and are used by students to study, socialize, rest or eat. The Arts Building is also the location of the St. Francis College Chapel and Ministry. In the basement of the Arts Building is the St. Francis College bookstore, which is operated by Barnes & Noble.Science Building
The Science Building was built during St. Francis College's expansion in 1969. The Science Building houses Founders Hall, which is the main auditorium for students and community events: the auditorium seats 300 people. The Science building is also the location of the Biology Departments laboratories and the Chemistry and Physics Departments laboratories.Frank and Mary Macchiarola Academic Center
The Frank and Mary Macchiarola Academic Center is the latest addition to the campus. The St. Francis College library is located in the Frank and Mary Macchiarola Academic Center, the library occupies the three bottom floors. There is an atrium over the main reading room, which includes the William G. and Diane Foley Parrett Academic Suite. There are also two computer labs, a classroom and several study rooms. St. Francis College is a member of the Academic Libraries of Brooklyn (ALB), a consortium of eight Brooklyn-based college libraries that participate in an "Open Access" policy since 1975. This means that students, faculty, and staff of any ALB institution are eligible to use and borrow materials of the other member libraries. The Thomas J. & Anita Volpe Lounge is located in the Frank and Mary Macchiarola Academic Center and serves as a hub for the campus. It is situated at the intersection of the College Library, Office of Career Development, Student Activities, Student Government, and Student Publications. The Maroney Forum for Arts, Culture and Education is a 90 seat theater for plays, musical performances, workshops and lectures that is also housed in the Frank and Mary Macchiarola Academic Center.Pope Physical Education Center
The Pope Physical Education CenterPope Physical Education Center
Pope Physical Education Center is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York, United States. It is home to the St. Francis College Terriers basketball team. The basketball court, Peter Aquilone Court, is named after Peter Aquilone, the son of former Athletic Director and St. Francis...
is home to the St. Francis Terriers Men's and Women's Basketball Teams. The teams play on Peter Aquilone Court and the Center seats 2,000 spectators around the court.
The Anthony J. Genovesi Center is locate above the Pope Physical Education Center and is named for the former State Assemblyman Anthony J. Genovesi, the facility was built in 2003. The 10000 ft2 facility is used primarily for intramural games, yet it is also used as a venue for various events including job fairs and freshman orientation.
Underneath Peter Aquilone Court is a competition-sized pool, the St. Francis Aquatics Center. The Center hosts games for the Division I, Nationally Ranked Men's Water Polo Team as well as the Women's Water Polo Team and home meets for the College's Swimming and Diving Teams. During the off season and away games the pool is open to all students and is also used by the surrounding community.
The St. Francis College Fitness Center is located underneath the Pope Physical Education Center
Pope Physical Education Center
Pope Physical Education Center is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York, United States. It is home to the St. Francis College Terriers basketball team. The basketball court, Peter Aquilone Court, is named after Peter Aquilone, the son of former Athletic Director and St. Francis...
and is open to all St. Francis College students.
Academics
St. Francis College confers Associate's DegreeAssociate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
s, Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s and Master's Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
. In addition to these degrees, the College grants certifications for teaching, project management and nursing. Affiliation agreements with the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens
Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers ' was a healthcare system, anchored by its flagship hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, locally referred to as "St. Vincent's". St. Vincent's was founded in 1849 and closed in 2010...
, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, better known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center, is a public university and medical center located in central Brooklyn, New York and the only academic center for health education, research, and patient care serving Brooklyn’s 2.5...
, New York University College of Dentistry
New York University College of Dentistry
The New York University College of Dentistry is one of 14 schools and divisions at New York University. It is located near Manhattan's Midtown area...
, and New York College of Podiatric Medicine
New York College of Podiatric Medicine
The New York College of Podiatric Medicine is a private specialized college located at 53 East 124th Street, Harlem, in New York City. Founded in 1911, NYCPM was the first Podiatric Medical school established in the United States. NYCPM was founded by Dr. Maurice J. Lewi, a physician who decided a...
enable students to pursue degrees in Physician Assistant
Physician assistant
A physician assistant/associate ' is a healthcare professional trained and licensed to practice medicine with limited supervision by a physician.-General description:...
, Radiologic Science
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
, Physical
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
and Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments...
, and to acquire advanced standing in professional programs in dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
and podiatry
Podiatry
Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower leg. The term podiatry came into use first in the early 20th century United States, where it now denotes a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine , a specialist who is qualified by their...
before the completion of the baccalaureate degree.
Core curriculum
St. Francis College, in keeping with a liberal artsLiberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
curriculum, requires students to take classes that range from communications to philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
to sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
. The core curriculum is about 13 classes (42 credits) for a Baccalaureate degree. The goal of this curriculum is to graduate well-rounded students, who will have a broad foundation outside of their areas of specialization.
Majors
There are 11 academic departments, which offer 72 majors and minors. The Accounting and Business Law department is the only department which confers a Masters Degree. The department has had success with its graduates, some include: Sal Ianuzzi ‘75, William G. ParrettWilliam G. Parrett
William G. Parrett is the chairman of the United States Council for International Business. Previously, Parrett was the CEO of Deloitte, co-founded Deloitte’s Global Financial Services Industry practice and serving as its first chairman....
‘67, and Robert J. Clark ‘74 (Vice President and Treasurer, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
). The Biology department mostly graduates students going into Dentistry, Podiatry, Radiology and Medicine. Although some basic research has been conducted in the field of microbiology
Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...
, involving studying the effects of cranberry and grape juice as antivirals. There is also active research in the field of Ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
and marine microbiology by several of the professors. The Chemistry and Physics department is one of the smaller departments at St. Francis College and most of its graduates go into the Chemical or Pharmaceutical Industries. The focus of the department is mostly in inorganic and physical chemistry. A famous graduate of the department was Donald J. Metz
Donald J. Metz
Donald J. Metz was a nuclear engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Metz's research focused on the effects of radiation on polymerization.-Early life and education:...
, a long-time nuclear engineer for Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory , is a United States national laboratory located in Upton, New York on Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base...
. The Communication Arts department has placed many graduates in broadcasting companies such as ABC, NBC, CNN and MTV. Other departments include Criminal Justice, Sociology and Social Studies; Economics, History and Political Science; Education and Physical Education; English; Foreign Languages, Fine Arts, and International Cultural Studies; Management and Information Technology; Mathematics; Nursing; Philosophy and Religious Studies; and Psychology.
Graduate programs
As of 2007, the college has added a combined B.S.Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
/M.S.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degree in accounting. It is a 5-year program and the first students graduated in 2008, on the college's 150th anniversary. In 2010, the college added a second graduate degree, a 2-year Master's degree in Professional Accountancy.
Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology
The Institute for International and Cross-Cultural PsychologyInstitute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology
The Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology at St. Francis College, New York City was founded in 1998. During its 12 years of existence it has become a well known center for the advancement of cross-cultural psychology and international Psychology...
(IICCP) was founded in 1998. It has become a center for the advancement of Cross-cultural psychology
Cross-cultural psychology
Cross-cultural psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental process, including both their variability and invariance, under diverse cultural conditions...
and International Psychology
International psychology
The dream of a unified human community seems now within our reach yet still beyond our grasp. Global communication has transformed us and grown our awareness of human diversity. Local, regional and national identities have expanded to include species-wide co-identification as fellow human beings...
. It is supported by an international advisory board of psychologists from six countries; members of the institute have engaged in a series of research projects, edited books on a broad variety of topics in international psychology, sponsored conferences, symposia and colloquia, and introduced novel curriculum development. The Institute supported the writing and editing of numerous publications in international psychology including 14 books that have appeared in 5 countries.
Rankings
In 2008, St. Francis College placed 268th out of 569 colleges in Forbes Magazine Best Colleges List. In 2009, it was nominated to America’s Best Colleges List, placing as the 6th best school out of the 19 that made the list from New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and out of the 600 colleges ranked by Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
, St. Francis College was ranked at 282. In 2010, Forbes placed St. Francis at 445th out of 610 colleges in the United States and out of the 17 colleges that made the list from New York City, St. Francis College ranked 11th. For the fourth year in a row St. Francis College was ranked by Forbes Magazine Best Colleges List, implicit on being in the list is that an institution already ranks in the top 11% as only 650 of of more than 6,000 institutions are selected. For 2011, St. Francis College ranks 407th out of 650 institutions.
St. Francis College has been named by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
as one of the top Baccalaureate Colleges in the North for 2010. It is considered by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
as a Tier 1 Baccalaureate College and is ranked at 22. For 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked St. Francis at 29th out of 48 Tier 1 Baccalaureate Colleges in the north. U.S. News & World Report in 2011 also ranked St. Francis as the 5th most diverse baccalaureate college in the north. For 2012, St. Francis moved up five slots to rank 24th out of 47 Tier 1 Baccalaureate Colleges in the north.
Duns Scotus
The Duns Scotus Honor Society was founded in 1935 and is named for John Duns Scotus, a FranciscanFranciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
scholar. Membership in the society is based on scholastic standing, extracurricular participation, and demonstration of Franciscan spirit.
Volpe Lecture Series
The Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series brings to St. Francis College varied guest speakers with a wealth of knowledge in different areas of expertise. The lectures are intended to bring forth pressing issues which can question the preconceptions of students and expand their knowledge. These issues range from cultural to political to economic.Past speakers include:
Literary Prize
The St. Francis College Literary PrizeSt. Francis College Literary Prize
The St. Francis College Literary Prize is a biannual literary award inaugurated in 2009. The prize of is presented to a mid-career author in honor of a third to fifth book of fiction. The winner is selected by a jury and invited to St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York for a speech...
, $50,000, is awarded biannually to honor an author's fourth published book of fiction. The prize is meant to offer encouragement and significant financial support to a mid-career writer. The first ever St. Francis College Literary Prize
St. Francis College Literary Prize
The St. Francis College Literary Prize is a biannual literary award inaugurated in 2009. The prize of is presented to a mid-career author in honor of a third to fifth book of fiction. The winner is selected by a jury and invited to St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York for a speech...
winner was Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American fiction writer. He is the winner of a MacArthur Foundation grant. He has written four acclaimed books: Love and Obstacles: Stories , The Lazarus Project: A Novel , which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle...
, in 2009. The 2011 prize went to Jonathan Dee
Jonathan Dee
Jonathan Dee is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. His fifth novel, “The Privileges”, was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.-Life:...
for his work, The Privileges.
Accreditation and memberships
St. Francis College is chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New YorkBoard of Regents
In the United States, a board often governs public institutions of higher education, which include both state universities and community colleges. In each US state, such boards may govern either the state university system, individual colleges and universities, or both. In general they operate as...
and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
.
It is a member of the following:
Greek life
- Tau Kappa EpsilonTau Kappa EpsilonTau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...
Fraternity - Alpha Phi DeltaAlpha Phi DeltaAlpha Phi Delta , commonly referred to as APD, is a Greek social fraternity that evolved from an exclusive Italian society at Syracuse University in 1914. There were seven founding members who strove to create a brotherhood that would last long after their college days...
Fraternity, Beta Sigma chapter - Alpha Sigma Sorority, Delta Chapter
- Mu Sigma UpsilonMu Sigma UpsilonMu Sigma Upsilon is the first multicultural national sorority associated with the National Multicultural Greek Council.It is a non-profit Greek letter organization of college-educated women committed to academics, unification of all women and the services for their communities and...
Sorority - Kappa Theta Nu Sorority
Publications
- The Chord, a student academic handbook and planner that is published by the Student Government Association (SGA) every year. The first edition was published in 1941.
- The Voice, is the student newspaper of St. Francis College, published 4 times a year. The newspaper can now be found online at SFC Today. The Voice delves into campus life, local politics and sports, and also reviews movies.
- Montage, a literary publication whose contributions come from the students, alumni, faculty and staff of St. Francis College. The publication consists of poetry, short stories and theatrical writing and is published every semester.
- The Terrier, an alumni magazine that bridges past graduates with current students and college affairs. It is a semi-annual publication that is sent out to all alumni.
Demographics
The total enrollment at St. Francis College is 2,425, of which 45.2% are male and 54.8% are female. St. Francis College has been ranked by the New York Times as one of the more diverse colleges in the United States. Below is the enrollment data for St. Francis College by race and ethnicity from 2010.- White non-Hispanic: 40%
- Black non-Hispanic: 18%
- Hispanic: 17%
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 3.0%
- American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0%
- Race-ethnicity unknown: 13%
- Non-resident immigrant: 8%
Faculty
Being a small college, SFC has an 18:1 student-teacher ratio. Another facet of the college is that there are no teaching assistantTeaching assistant
A teaching assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include graduate teaching assistants , who are graduate students; undergraduate teaching assistants , who are undergraduate students; secondary school TAs, who are either high school...
s; all classes are taught by professors, of which 89% have terminal degrees in their respective fields. There are 80 Full-time Professors and 167 Part-time Professors.
Athletics
St. Francis competes in the NCAA's Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
. Their mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is the terrier
Terrier
A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, very active and fearless dogs. Terrier breeds vary greatly in size from just a couple of pounds to over 70 pounds and are usually categorized by size or function...
. Students participate in 19 Division I athletic teams, including men's and women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, men's soccer, women's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and the nationally ranked men's water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
team.
Several teams play at off-campus facilities. These include: the soccer team, which play at the Aviator Sports Complex
Aviator Sports and Recreation
Aviator Sports and Events Center is a concession for the National Park Service operating in New York City’s historic first municipal airport, Floyd Bennett Field, which opened its hangars in 1931 and was decommissioned in 1972. Floyd Bennett Field in Southeast Brooklyn is now part of the 4th most...
; the outdoor track team, which meets at Icahn Stadium
Icahn Stadium
Icahn Stadium is a track and field venue located on Randall's Island, in New York City, and is one of only four Class 1 internationally certified tracks in the United States.-Overview:...
; the indoor track team, which meets at the New Balance Track & Field Center
Fort Washington Avenue Armory
The Fort Washington Avenue Armory is located on the street of that name, between 168th and 169th streets, in the neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City's borough of Manhattan...
; the golf team, which plays at the Dyker Beach Golf Course
Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
Dyker Heights is a residential neighborhood in the southwest corner of the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City, USA. It is sandwiched among Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend Bay. According to the Post Office, Dyker Heights is bounded to the west by Interstate 278, to the north by Bay Ridge...
and the tennis team, which plays at the USTA National Tennis Center.
Men's basketball
The St. Francis College men's basketball team, founded in 1896, is the oldest collegiate program in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. In the Terrier's 115 year history, they have won 5 regular season championships and have had 3 NIT bids. The Terrier's had their best season in 1955-56 under Daniel Lynch
Daniel Lynch (basketball)
Daniel J. Lynch was the former athletic director and basketball coach at St. Francis College.-Biography:Daniel Lynch graduated from St. Francis College in 1938, playing on the College's basketball team from 1934–1938 and becoming the team's Captain. He then went on to become the basketball head...
posting a record of 21-4 and reaching the NIT semi-finals. Then during Ron Ganulin
Ron Ganulin
Ron Ganulin is a long time college basketball coach known for his 1990 UNLV NCAA National Championship and his success as Head Coach at St. Francis College.-Biography:...
's tenure as head coach, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the team recaptured momentum and was one of the better teams in the NEC
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
; from 1998 through 2004, St. Francis posted a 78-36 conference record. At the time Ganulin's assistant was Glenn Braica
Glenn Braica
-Biography:Braica attended St. Agnes High School from 1980–82 and Bishop Ford in Brooklyn from 1982–84. Braica went on to Queens College and played for the Knights from 1984–88 as a point guard. At Queens College, Braica met Norm Roberts and became great friends; that would later lead to Roberts...
, whom is the current head coach as of 2010. Braica was most recently an assistant under Norm Roberts
Norm Roberts
Norman Roberts is a men's college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at Florida and is the former head coach of the St. John's Red Storm...
at St. John's University.
Notable alumni
The St. Francis College Alumni Association was founded in 1887. All former graduates of St. Francis College become members upon graduation. Some of the college's better known alumni include U.S. Representative Peter T. KingPeter T. King
Peter T. "Pete" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. King's central Long Island district includes parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties....
, who is also chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee
United States House Committee on Homeland Security
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Its responsibilities include U.S...
, and Thomas J. Pickard
Thomas J. Pickard
Thomas J. Pickard was an acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in the summer of 2001 following the tenure of Director Louis Freeh. He was replaced just one week before the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers and The Pentagon. Born in Woodside, Queens,...
, who was the director of the FBI. Many of St. Francis College's alumni have gone into business and finance, they include Michael A. MacIntyre, a senior vice president at HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
, Louis G. Pastina, the executive vice president of operations at the NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
, Sal Iannuzzi who is the chairman, CEO and president of Monster, Inc. and William G. Parrett
William G. Parrett
William G. Parrett is the chairman of the United States Council for International Business. Previously, Parrett was the CEO of Deloitte, co-founded Deloitte’s Global Financial Services Industry practice and serving as its first chairman....
who was the former CEO of Deloitte. St. Francis College also has a rich history of sports and many of its alumni have been drafted by professional teams, the most notable of which are; John Halama
John Halama
John Thadeuz Halama is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League. During his major league career, Halama played with the Houston Astros , Seattle Mariners , Oakland Athletics , Tampa Bay Devil Rays , Boston Red Sox , Washington...
, and James Luisi
James Luisi
James A. Luisi was an American professional basketball player and actor. Luisi is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Doug Chapman during Seasons 3 through 6 of the television series The Rockford Files.-Career:...
.
External links
- St. Francis College official website
- SFC Today student website