Inaugural events began with a nod to President Martinez-Saenz’s Cuban-American heritage and the
serving of Cubano sandwiches and other cultural foods for lunch and an early dinner for St. Francis
College students, staff, and faculty.
An Inaugural Mass was held at St. Charles
Borromeo Church with The Most Reverend James
Massa, Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of Brooklyn,
as the principal celebrant and homilist.
I believe what
the world needs now
more than ever are
living examples of
people who strive to
live lives of love and
service to themselves
and to others.
Member of the St. Francis College Board of
Trustees Hector Batista ’84 who helped plan
the mentorship activities.
I can only hope
that I will find the
courage and the
fortitude to do
my part to guide us
at this point in the
College’s history…
A Day of Mentorship; with Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, NYC
Urban Ambassadors, and Kiskeya Sport; was carried out in the spirit of hospitality. St. Francis College
students, administrators, and faculty engaged in a rotation of hands-on activities in Nursing and
Science labs, as well as in the HDTV Studio and classrooms. The day ended with a win by the Men’s
Basketball team.
International Flag Day, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, featured flags from around the
world in what became a public art exhibition just outside Borough Hall, representing the diversity within
St. Francis College and the entire Brooklyn community.
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Hip-hop and spoken word artist Bryonn Bain
performed his gripping and provocative show,
Lyrics from Lockdown, an emotional journey
of music, song, and multimedia that offers
a window to the true-life struggles of people
wrongfully convicted and sheds light on the
injustices that still exist in our legal system.
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