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Archive - May 2007May 21stOxford-bound grad highlighted in commencement news storyGraduates urged to remember little things in life By YOAV GONEN, Staff Writer .JPG) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Wagner College senior Yevgeniy Statnikov had his choice of graduate programs at Yale, Columbia and George Washington universities.
He chose Oxford. Nursing graduates in first Spiro pinning ceremony36 graduate Wagner's nursing program Staten Island Advance, Friday, May 18, 2007
May 17thWagner baseball moves to Island Yankees field to make way for new dormYoung players’ final swings on an old field By JACK MINOGUE, Sports Writer STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Wagner College baseball team is quitting its cozy campus confines for a piece of the Pinstripes. The Seahawks played their final stanzas yesterday at Dr. Bill Willetts Field. May 14thNewsweek Editor Meacham, Gov. Carey to be honored at commencementCommencement speaker will be Former Gov. Hugh Carey will receive honorary doctorate STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Jon Meacham, managing editor of Newsweek magazine, will be the featured speaker at Wagner College’s 120th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, at the school’s Grymes Hill campus on Staten Island. Wagner, St. John’s University partner for study-abroad initiative
Interns play roles in local economic developmentInternship program helps students 3 Wagner College students provide assistance to LDCs STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Before her internship, Emily Tobey of Gloucester, Mass., admits she was a little intimidated by Staten Island’s North Shore. May 10thPresident Guarasci elected to Independent Colleges boardRichard Guarasci, president of Wagner College, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu). cIcu represents the chief executives of New York’s 100-plus independent (private, not-for-profit) colleges and universities on issues of public policy. Guarasci is the 18th president of Wagner College, where he was previously the provost and senior vice president, responsible for academic and student affairs, admissions and support services in addition to serving as the chief operating officer. He holds the rank of Professor of Political Science, and he teaches in the areas of democracy, citizenship and American diversity. Guarasci developed the Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts, a four-year curriculum for all undergraduates that draws together a substantive liberal arts core into a series of learning communities and experiential learning tutorials. He is the author of “Democratic Education in the Age of Difference: Redefining Citizenship in Higher Education” and many more publications. He has been cited by Time magazine as a National Undergraduate Educator and has received numerous awards, including the Glitz Family Prize for his public service to the Staten Island community. Dr. Guarasci is a Fellow of the Society of Values in Higher Education and a PEW Fellow with the Washington Center for Learning. May 8thNew York 1 previews women's water polo championship match, May 11Wagner College women's water polo team heads to NCAA championships May 3rd'Wagner showstoppers' highlighted in S.I. Advance 'Five Spot'
 From the Staten Island Advance AWE section,
May 2ndWagner Hillel powderpuff game raises cash to fight autismOn Sunday, April 22, Wagner Hillel organized an afternoon of powderpuff football. The group's goal was to raise money for the Autism Society of America. According to organizers, Wagner College's Seahawk Stadium was packed for the event. Even with just a $2 gate fee, the Hillel event raised nearly $2,000 to help fight autism. New York 1 aired a story on the event, which you can view by clicking on the image below:
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (May 10) — St. John’s University’s Staten Island campus and Wagner College signed a formal agreement this afternoon, partnering the two schools for a new study abroad initiative. Rev. Michael J. Carroll, C.M., Executive Vice President for Mission and Branch Campuses at St. John’s, and Dr. Richard Guarasci, President of Wagner College, met today in Staten Island, N.Y. to make the collaboration official.
