‘Just Charlie’
In August 2001, five-year-old Charlie Gambino went to the city, where his Brooklyn-born grandpa excitedly showed him the World Trade Center for the first time. Standing in awe of the size of the lobby...
View ArticleSt. Joseph’s again ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges’
St. Joseph’s College is continuing its commitment to academic success, as it moves up three places in U.S. News & World Report’s nationwide list of top colleges, in the Regional Universities —...
View ArticleSt. Joseph’s College Remembers
U.S. Army Sergeant D’nellio Bennett used one word to describe his country on the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: “United.” Bennett, a senior biology major and chemistry minor,...
View ArticleSJC Long Island Hosts Golden Games
Basketball. Volleyball. Bowling. These are just a few of the activities senior citizens from local nursing home facilities took part in last Friday during the annual Suffolk County Golden Games, held...
View ArticleGetting Involved at SJC Long Island
More than 500 students attended SJC Long Island’s Club Fair Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Danzi Athletic Center Gymnasium, to learn about the many different opportunities to get involved at the campus. “I...
View ArticleMass on the Grass
SJC Long Island students, faculty and staff gathered outside on the quad Monday during Common Hour for Mass on the Grass. “The scripture that we’ve been invited to reflect upon today reminds us that...
View ArticleUsing Breaks to Provide Service
WHEN GIANNA PIZZARIELLA’S HOME WAS DESTROYED BY SUPERSTORM Sandy in 2012, the teen refused to let sadness and fear consume her. Instead, she grew inspired by the heroes who helped her family. “Ever...
View ArticleInvesting in Education
New SJC Long Island students filed into the John A. Danzi Athletic Center in their caps and gowns Thursday, Sept. 20, for the College’s annual investiture ceremony. Sister Suzanne Franck, C.S.J.,...
View ArticleSJC Long Island Student Named UPE Scholar of the Year
She started out as a math major with a concentration in adolescence education. But then, Kerri McMahon took a required programming class at St. Joseph’s College, and she fell in love. Four years later,...
View ArticleAuthor Returns to Speak at Alma Mater
SJC Long Island graduate T.E. Hahn returns to campus Wednesday, Oct. 9, during Common Hour for a book reading and an author lecture about his recently published debut novel “Open My Eyes.” In 2007,...
View ArticleWelcome to Religious Studies at St. Joseph’s College
As a student at SJC Long Island, Allison Waka took “Encountering God in Faith,” thinking she would get one of the College’s religious studies core requirements out of the way. Instead, what she found...
View ArticleNicole Anthony ’17 Stars on ‘Big Brother’
SJC Long Island graduate Nicole Anthony took third place — and came back home to Bohemia with $25,000 — in Season 21 of “Big Brother,” the CBS reality show’s season finale revealed live Wednesday...
View ArticleSJC Long Island Community Helps Clean Patchogue River and Patchogue Lake
SJC Long Island students, faculty and staff joined local community members Saturday, Sept. 21, at the fourth annual Patchogue River Clean Up. Together, the 145 volunteers collected more than 500 pounds...
View ArticleThe Sharks Among Us
Sand Tiger. Smooth Hammerhead. Great White. The habits and make-up of those and five other shark species that inhabit the waters around Long Island, New York City and New Jersey are becoming quite...
View ArticleThree in Five
St. Joseph’s College and Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) announced an agreement Thursday that will let SCCC graduates earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees at SJC Long Island in just three...
View ArticleSJC Saving Lives One Blood Drive at a Time
More than 100 students across St. Joseph’s two campuses lived the College’s mission last month by giving back to local communities through blood drives. The 34 students, faculty and staff who donated...
View ArticleDays at the Museum
SJC Long Island history adolescence education majors Steven Karl and Sean Murray spent parts of the summer interning at local history museums, improving their résumés and feeding their passion for the...
View ArticleSJC Long Island Campus Ministry Screens ‘Summer in the Forest’
In tribute to Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, SJC Long Island’s Campus Ministry will host a partial screening of the 2017 documentary “Summer in the Forest” Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the...
View ArticleHow to Pick a Major
One day, you’re a freshman in high school only focused on getting through the next four years. Then, before you know it, you’re a freshman in college trying to prepare for the rest of your life, but...
View ArticleProfessional Speaker Brings Message of Love and Kindness to St. Joseph’s
Professional speaker Elaine Pasqua visited SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island last week, hosting a number of events for students ranging in topics from diversity and inclusion to drug and alcohol abuse,...
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