Terrier Volume 81, Number 1 | Page 9

Tamika De Coteau ’17 graduated from the four-year undergraduate nursing program. A transfer student, she balanced her time at SFC with her career as a 14 year veteran in the Army. After she passes her NCLEX exam and becomes a registered nurse, Tamika will decide between becoming an officer in the Army or going to work for a hospital or private medical facility. The Most Reverend Paul R. Sanchez, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn with dozens of graduates outside St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral before the spring Baccalaureate Mass on May 23. 2017 Winter Commencement   Winter Commencement Ceremony—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UohnbkxVNM The Commencement Address was delivered by Evelyn A. Wolfe, Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Dr. Wolfe spoke about the importance of taking classes outside of your major or specific interests. “The education you receive here at St. Francis College is your toolbox. And it is wise to fill it with as many different tools as possible.” Some of the Class of 2017, Winter Commencement. Valedictorian Christine F. Muraco ’17, an Accounting Major who graduated a half year early from the five year Combined Bachelors and Masters Degree program, speaking at Winter Commencement January 9 inside St. Charles Borromeo Church. The first person in her family to attend college, Muraco said the environment at St. Francis suited her goals. “I was suddenly surrounded by determined, hardworking students that knew exactly what they wanted to do and were working hard to get there.” Christine is now working full time at CBS Corporation in their tax department, where she originally interned. In fact, CBS hired Christine for a full time position while she was still a student and she completed her final semester balancing her new career with a full class load. S T . F R A N C I S C O L L E G E T E R R I E R   |   F A L L 2 0 1 7   |   V O L U M E 8 1 , N U M B E R 1   7