St. Francis College celebrates new graduates
Commencement on May 10
The St. Francis 2016 College Commencement ceremony will take place at Brooklyn Bridge Park on May 10 at 11 a.m. Hundreds of St. Francis graduates, along with their parents, families and friends will attend the event. A baccalaureate Mass will be held the night before at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral in Prospect Heights.
The undergraduate valedictorian for the ceremony will be Dragana Dzigurski, a communication arts major with a concentration in English and a minor in Spanish. Dragana is a member of the Duns Scotus Honor Society and Communications Honor Society Lambda Pi Eta. She also played on the St. Francis tennis team, sang in the college’s choir, was a member of the International Students Club and worked for the Departments of Student Activities and Career Development.
The college will also honor Teresa Franchi, a valedictorian for graduate programs. Franchi is in the combined master’s and graduate program for accounting and is also the second in her family to attend St. Francis. Theresa was president of the Accounting Society and a member of the Accounting Honor Society.