Trivia Night Raises More than $1,100 for Lewinger Scholarship
Thirty-six St. Joseph’s College alumni gathered virtually Saturday, Jan. 23, to honor the memory of SJC Brooklyn alumnus Joseph M. Lewinger ’00, playing a game of trivia to raise money…
View ArticleSJC Brooklyn Alumna Was First Person in U.S. to receive COVID-19 Vaccine
As St. Joseph’s alumna Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse manager at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, strode into the conference room of Long Island Jewish Medical Center last month,…
View ArticleSJCNY Alumni Supporting Students
When Rita Lyons DeBonis attended St. Joseph’s College, an anonymous benefactor paid half of her tuition each semester. So when she has an opportunity to help support the College’s current…
View ArticleSJC Long Island Alumna Discusses Mental Health, COVID-19 During Health Panel
Long Island Business News featured an SJC Long Island alumna in a health forum about the COVID-19 pandemic last month. Kate Schneider ’99, who oversees recreation programming for the memory…
View ArticleA Presidential Interview: Talking with Dr. Boomgaarden
SJC President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., recently sat with Victoria Schneps, publisher of Schneps Media and QNS.com, for a podcast interview. During the in-depth discussion, Dr. Boomgaarden shared a...
View ArticleNontraditional Transfer Student Feels Right at Home at SJC Long Island
Michelle Wilcox felt a sense of belonging at SJC Long Island, even before she transferred to the College in 2019. “Choosing SJC was absolutely the right choice for me, because…
View ArticleNew TESOL Programs at SJC Long Island
St. Joseph’s College added two new Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) degree programs to its course offerings: a Master of Arts in TESOL and an Advanced Certificate…
View ArticleReturn of the Sweethearts
They met at St. Joseph’s College. They fell in love. And now they’re married with two kids. Previously featured in February 2016 after their engagement, SJC Sweethearts Natalie Higbee-Aguila ’11…
View ArticleCollege Friends Reunite as Colleagues on the Alumni Board
History class and campus activities brought together 2001 St. Joseph’s College graduates Melissa Henn Michaud and Liam Kuhn the first time. But it was a chance encounter at Panera Bread…
View ArticleSJC Virtual Trivia: Brooklyn vs. Long Island
It takes more than a pandemic to stop the spirit of a friendly SJC Brooklyn vs. SJC Long Island competition. The Office of Institutional Advancement invites St. Joseph’s College alumni…
View ArticleGift of $2M to Help Physically Disabled Students at St. Joseph’s
Two million dollars and a dream to help physically disabled students achieve their dreams by furthering their education. That’s what Frieda Englberger had when she decided to gift her money…
View ArticleSJC Faculty and Alumnae Present at Psychology Conference
SJC Long Island’s Dominique Treboux, Ph.D., professor of psychology, and her former students Mikayla Kowalevich ’20 and Olivia Phillips ’20 presented research virtually this month at the Society for...
View ArticleUndergraduate Research at St. Joseph’s College
Mathematics and computer science. Biology. Psychology. Undergraduate students at St. Joseph’s College have the opportunity to research each of these study areas and many more while earning their...
View ArticleSJC Faculty Member Receives Honor for Her Work in Legal Field
The Hon. Elizabeth Bonina, J.S.C. (Ret.), a business administration lecturer at St. Joseph’s College, received top honors as the Best Individual Arbitrator and Mediator in New York by the New…
View ArticleSpring Art Events at St. Joseph’s College
Art featured above is Lisa Federici’s “holding on by a thread” (L) and Linda Gangian’s “Consumerist Mandala #16 (R). Whether you’re on campus or participating remotely this semester, SJC Long…
View ArticleChild Study Majors Developing Lessons for Elementary School Teachers on the...
The above photo is courtesy of the South Fork Sea Farmers. Despite so many functions of their education being virtual these days, St. Joseph’s College child study students are still…
View ArticleSt. Joseph’s Seminar on Hazing
Civil rights attorney and legal and justice speaker Joseph Richardson spoke to St. Joseph’s students this month about hazing and how initiation rituals can cross the line to criminality. Richardson,…
View ArticleTransfer Student Immediately Felt at Home at SJC Long Island
When she was looking for a four-year college to transfer to after community college, Taylor Fields had her heart set on attending an institution that would be welcoming and feature…
View ArticleSJC Long Island Opens Food for Thought Pantry
Students have enough to focus on in class. They shouldn’t have to be distracted by hunger. That’s why SJC Long Island opened its Food for Thought Pantry in fall 2020,…
View ArticleSJC Long Island Student Raises Money for Cause He’s Passionate About
After struggling with alcoholism, Ronan O’Brien found help from Hope House Ministries and its founder Father Francis “Frank” Pizzarelli, S.M.M., DCSW. Now thriving again as a senior at SJC Long…
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