Graduates urged to remember little things in life
On a dank day, bright futures all but assured
By YOAV GONEN, Staff Writer
Staten Island Advance, Saturday, May 19, 2007
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He chose Oxford.
36 graduate Wagner's nursing program
Staten Island Advance, Friday, May 18, 2007
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With a candle-lighting ceremony and the recitation of the Florence Nightingale Pledge, 36 new nurses marked the successful completion of their studies at Wagner College's Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing during a pinning ceremony at the Grymes Hill campus yesterday.
Young players’ final swings on an old field
By JACK MINOGUE, Sports Writer
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE, Thursday, May 17, 2007
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.
Commencement speaker will be
Newsweek editor Jon Meacham
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.
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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.
Internship program helps students
see diversity of the North Shore
3 Wagner College students provide assistance to LDCs
through program funded by councilman
By ANDREA BOYARSKY, Staten Island Advance, Sunday, May 13, 2007
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Before her internship, Emily Tobey of Gloucester, Mass., admits she was a little intimidated by Staten Island’s North Shore.
Richard 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.
Wagner College women's water polo team heads to NCAA championships
by Michelle Yu, New York 1 -- story aired May 6, 2007
From the Staten Island Advance AWE section,
Thursday, May 3, 2007
On 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:
