Witnessing History in Wittenberg
While most of his friends back home will be donning Halloween costumes and eating candy, St. Joseph’s College junior Dean Gandley will join an expected crowd of more than two million in Wittenberg,...
View ArticleFive Scary Short Stories to Treat Yourself to this Halloween
Ditch the bad horror films. This year, read these five short stories and see how many times the knocks on the door make you jump. Hopefully, it’ll just be trick-or-treaters. “The Black Cat” by Edgar...
View ArticleSJC Celebrates New Nursing Labs
The start of the semester at St. Joseph’s College brought with it the completion of new state-of-the-art nursing labs, a crucial capital project carried out at both SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island....
View ArticleSJC Globetrotters Unite!
Navigating cobblestone streets too narrow for a Google Maps van to squeeze through. Taking public transportation toward the city centre, only to realize you boarded the wrong train. Discovering a hole...
View ArticleLess Time, More Degrees
St. Joseph’s College has opened up another door for those looking for a career in computer science. SJC and Hofstra University administrators have signed an articulation agreement for students to have...
View ArticleSJC’s Golden Three
Three of SJC Long Island’s fall athletic teams will represent the College in the 2017 Skyline Conference playoffs — all with the same goal: To take home an NCAA Division III championship. First to play...
View ArticleFull Houses
A weekend offering drastic changes in the weather served as a backdrop for an introduction to two distinctive campuses at St. Joseph’s College. On Saturday, Oct. 28, SJC Brooklyn held its open house on...
View ArticleVeterans Week 2017 at SJC
The Student Veterans of America (SVA) at SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island will bring the entire College community together to celebrate Veterans Week with a series of events from Nov. 6-10. SVA is a...
View ArticlePresident Boomgaarden Goes To Washington, D.C.
As part of his ongoing efforts to familiarize himself with the College and the surrounding communities, St. Joseph’s College President Donald Boomgaarden, Ph.D., traveled to Washington, D.C., on...
View ArticleThe Reformation: 500 Years in the Making
I arrived in Wittenberg at 10 a.m., and already the small town in eastern Germany was full of people. As I got off the train and walked toward the town, I was surrounded in a wave of people, all there...
View ArticleWhere is the Love?
An increasing number of Americans define themselves as spiritual, but not religious (according to recent findings by the Pew Research Center). The growth of “spiritual but not religious” Americans has...
View ArticleFrom Boston to Jerusalem
In college, Deborah Horan dreamed of going to law school. She never imagined working as a Middle East correspondent for the Chicago Tribune or the Houston Chronicle. While working for a law firm,...
View ArticleStaying Ahead of the Curve
It’s no surprise humans are living longer. Over the past several decades, thanks to improved technology, health care has experienced an explosion of innovations that are extending life expectancy and...
View ArticleHonoring the kindness of our very own ‘Santa’
Empowering, dependable, kind … and “the best Santa Claus ever.” The late Pat Tracy was remembered as all these things by friends and colleagues gathered Monday at a memorial service in his honor in the...
View ArticleBest Places to Study at SJC Long Island
With finals quickly approaching, it’s time to prep in the best places SJC Long Island has to offer. So grab your books, get your coffee and settle down for a productive study session. 1. Callahan...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Major in Child Study
Child study remains one of the most popular majors at St. Joseph’s College – more than a century after the institution first opened its doors. And it’s not just popular among the students. There’s a...
View ArticleKeeping Graduates On Long Island
How can Long Island create an environment that is attractive to young people? It’s a question Vision Long Island has sought to answer for 16 years with its annual Smart Growth Summit. Vision Long...
View ArticleSafeguarding Yourself Online
Twitter. Instagram. Facebook. Snapchat. Millions of people check into these social media platforms and others like them several times a day. Billions of pieces of content are shared and passed around...
View ArticleFinding Inspiration and a Place to Pursue His Dreams
A time-honored quote from Robert F. Kennedy, “Some men see things as they are and say why; I dream things that never were, and say why not?,” inspired Nicholas Bates ’18 to pursue the fascinating world...
View ArticleFive Tips to Help You Study
Most students know full well what they should and shouldn’t do when studying, but too often they choose to not use the most effective studying practices. Along with the following study tips, I am...
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