Tuning Up in Spain
A nudge from the president. That’s all it took for SJC Long Island senior Christian Szajna to apply – and then get accepted – to Berklee College of Music in Spain. Szajna, 23, of Bayport said that...
View ArticleAnti-Hazing Speaker to Visit SJC Long Island
Joseph Richardson, Esq., will speak with members of SJC Long Island Greek life organizations on Wednesday, Feb. 6, about the dangers of hazing and the legal issues that surround it. He will present in...
View ArticleSJC Long Island Hosts Anti-Hazing Assembly
Lead by example. That was the message delivered by attorney Joseph Richardson during an anti-hazing assembly Wednesday at SJC Long Island. “You have a duty to graduate, to do well here,” he told an...
View ArticleConstructing Your Future
One of them participated in service-based trips. Two of them studied abroad. Three of them interned. All of them walked away with knowledge and experience they consider priceless. SJC Long Island...
View ArticleSJC Long Island Celebrates Black History Month
Slavery. The Civil Rights Movement. Freedom. Those are just some of the topics Bettie Mae Fikes and Pierce Freelon spoke — and sang — about during SJC Long Island’s Black History Month event Thursday...
View ArticleSJC Besties
Tracey Pfuhl Schaper, a 1990 SJC Long Island graduate, says she will never forget the day she met her best friend, Illene MacMonigle Shafranek. Shafranek, also a 1990 graduate, hobbled into her...
View ArticleSJC Courses
Enrolling in Professor Louise Rose’s short story writing class was the best decision 2008 graduate Mark Wilson says he made at St. Joseph’s College. Hands down, “English 115: The Short Story” was...
View ArticleSJC Locations
The Student Hospitality Lounge at SJC Long Island. The Bear Cave at SJC Brooklyn. The St. Joseph’s College sign at both campuses. There’s no shortage of loved places at SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long...
View ArticleSJC Sweethearts
Sure, plenty of St. Joseph’s students meet their future spouses at College. But it’s rare to find SJC sweethearts who didn’t attend the same campus. SJC Long Island alum Raymond Lockmer ’15 met SJC...
View ArticleSJC Moments
Maybe it was the moment you realized you were passionate about a new major. Or perhaps it was a silly moment shared with your best friend. Or the beginning of your relationship with your SJC...
View ArticleSJC People
Exams, term papers and studying. Oh my! College can be pretty overwhelming for even the most diligent of students. This is why it’s so important for students to have mentors on campus to boost their...
View ArticleA Cure for Kure
Twenty St. Joseph’s College students will spend spring break in Kure Beach, North Carolina, helping people whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Florence in September. “Alternative Spring Break brings...
View ArticleCelebrating the Sisters of St. Joseph’s College
At St. Joseph’s College, we’re inspired by the women religious who dedicate their time and energy to the institution. During National Catholic Sisters Week 2019, consider taking time to learn more...
View ArticleAn ‘Ace’ for SJC’s William Kropp
SJC Long Island men’s volleyball coach William Kropp is set to be inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame May 16 during a ceremony at Watermill Caterers in Smithtown. “I’m honored and humbled by...
View ArticleBig Duck Art Exhibit
Step inside SJC Long Island’s Board Room Gallery, and you’re immediately drawn to images of Long Island’s Big Duck. So begins the art exhibit of Assistant Art Professor Susan Van Scoy, Ph.D.,...
View ArticleNational Catholic Sisters Week 2019
SJC Long Island took the opportunity to celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week last week by hosting various events honoring the women religious who work for St. Joseph’s College. Students, faculty...
View ArticleDonate and Save
Give a little. Get a lot. Donate blood tomorrow or Wednesday during St. Joseph’s “lucky charm” March blood drive and you’ll receive a free McDonald’s premium salad or large sandwich. Much better than...
View ArticleVolunteering Opportunities at SJC Long Island
SJC Long Island’s Office of Alumni Engagement seeks students, alumni and friends of the College to volunteer at upcoming events. The events provide volunteers with solid opportunities to not only help...
View ArticleMoving Up
Three St. Joseph’s faculty members will achieve tenure status this fall semester, while four others will get promotions, College President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., has announced. Dr. Boomgaarden...
View ArticleSJC Long Island Teacher Fair
Seventy-five senior-level teaching candidates and several school administrators from Nassau and Suffolk attended SJC Long Island’s seventh annual Teacher Fair last month in O’Connor Hall. “The annual...
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