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St. Francis College began as a parochial all-boys academy in the City of Brooklyn and has become a small liberal arts college that has 19 academic departments offering 72 majors and minors. St. Francis College is a predominantly undergraduate institution with some graduate programs; it is considered a commuter college. As of 2021, there were ...
Saint Francis College was established in 1847 by six Franciscan teaching Brothers from Mountbellew, Ireland, who had been given land in Loretto by Michael O'Connor, the first Bishop of Pittsburgh, to establish a school. [4] The university was one of the first Catholic universities in the United States and the first Franciscan college in the nation.
President Emeritus. His 26-year tenure as President is the longest in SFC history. 1995–1996: John K. Hawes, Ph.D. Interim president. [6] 17: 1996–2008: Frank J. Macchiarola, Ph.D. The first permanent lay President of St. Francis College. 18: 2008–2016: Brendan J. Dugan: Died while serving as president of the college on December 18, 2016 ...
Ed Setrakian, professor emeritus at St. Francis College, playwright, director and actor. Played Al Hyman, in the film "Zodiac." [32] John Sexton, former chair of the Religion Department, the fifteenth president of New York University [33] Sue Wicks, former assistant head coach for the Lady Terriers Basketball team and former WNBA player.
Beginning on November 27, 2012, St. Francis College rebranded its athletic programs from St. Francis (NY) to St. Francis Brooklyn. [10] The college previously came to be known as St. Francis (NY) when the athletics program joined the Division I Northeast Conference in 1981. In 2018 it was announced that women's soccer [11] and men's volleyball ...
Photo of Eddie Keating and Eddie Moran, St. Francis College players on the 1922–23 basketball team. The St. Francis College's men's basketball program was founded in 1896 and was the oldest collegiate program in New York City. [7] [8] The program had players on the court only 5 years after Dr. James Naismith invented the game in 1891.
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