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Transferring Experience to Education
Full-time mother and wife at home. Full-time program coordinator at work. Full-time online student at St. Joseph’s College. Miren Blackwood of Jamaica, N.Y., does it all. “I felt it was now or never,”...
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Sell a Book, Buy a Gift
‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the College, students were scurrying — to find last-minute gifts for friends and family. Lucky for you, SJC Long Island’s Bookstore has some pretty...
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SJC’s Dog Whisperers
First there were movies the likes of “Marley & Me,” “Beethoven” and “Turner & Hooch.” And then came “The Dog Whisperer,” an SJC 100 course that – like those Hollywood movies – paid tribute to...
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Five Reasons to Major in Philosophy and Religious Studies
Are you finding it difficult to choose a college major because your interests are so numerous and your career aspirations are just as vast? Then a B.A. in Philosophy and Religious Studies from SJC Long...
View ArticleThey Got a Golden Ticket
No, it’s not to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. To these nursing students, this golden ticket is even better. St. Joseph’s College selected their top 12 nursing juniors to attend Northwell Health’s...
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Voices From the Inside
It was the first of its kind at St. Joseph’s College, and in Long Island. A class where nine “outside” college students were taught alongside nine “inside” students at a correctional facility. CJ 370:...
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Two Eagles and a Bear Join the 1,000 Point Club
A trio of players on St. Joseph’s College basketball teams – two in Long Island and one in Brooklyn – have each eclipsed 1,000 career points this season. Victoria Porcasi, a junior from Franklin...
View ArticleSJC Forum to Focus on Future of Education Policy
St. Joseph’s College is set to host an education policy forum Feb. 9 that will feature the College’s new president, the superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of New York and several other...
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All the President’s Pancakes
If you give a president a pancake, he’ll probably hang out and talk. At least, that’s what happened Wednesday at SJC Long Island’s “Pancakes with the President,” an event where students chowed down...
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Spreading the Love
Need a hand – or maybe a heart – to help get you in the Valentine’s Day spirit? You need not look any further than SJC Long Island and SJC Brooklyn. As Valentine’s Day approaches, the College’s clubs...
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Love Is in the Air
When you commit to college, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll end up committing to a whole lot more. So says a Facebook Data Sciences study that found more than one-in-four married college graduates...
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Education Policy and its Future
A panel of distinguished local educators participated earlier this month in SJC Long Island’s panel discussion, “The Future of Education Policy,” discussing trends in education on both the national and...
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SJC Students Stand Up for Student Aid
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his executive budget has proposed to eliminate the Bundy Direct Aid Program, which provides unrestricted support to St. Joseph’s College and other independent colleges and...
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Getting Mindful at SJC
Improve your attentiveness. Reduce your stress. Enhance your clarity. The Mindfulness and Contemplative Living minor now offered at SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island is teaching students how to...
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A Transforming Presidential Installation
Borrowing a message from the founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., shared at his presidential installation ceremony today what he says is the foundation of his mission as...
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No, it’s not to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. To these nursing students, this golden ticket is even better. St. Joseph’s College selected their top 12 nursing juniors to attend Northwell Health’s...
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SJC Long Island Professor Studies Effectiveness of Body-worn Cameras
An SJC Long Island criminal justice professor who practiced law in Iran before moving to the United States co-authored an article on the effectiveness of body-worn cameras in policing that’s been...
View ArticleSpeed Dating with the Sisters
If you’re a student at St. Joseph’s College, you’ve probably interacted with a Sister one way or another, be it in the classroom, in the hallways or during community service events. But how much do you...
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Here Comes the “Boom”
SJC Long Island’s annual talent show last Friday featured a special invitee – the College’s president. Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., dazzled the audience inside the Muriel & Virginia Pless Center...
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Celebrating St. Joseph’s Day
Father Francis Pizzarelli celebrated St. Joseph’s Day Mass at SJC Long Island on March 19. — Photo by Sam Miller In honor of St. Joseph’s Day, students, faculty and staff of St. Joseph’s College...
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