SCHOLARS GET SURPRISED
St. Francis College Scholars overjoyed by at-home visits
BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK
St. Francis College Scholars
were in for a surprise on
April Fool’s Day — but it was
no joke!
School faculty dropped by
the houses of Full Time Presidential
Scholars and Robert J.
McGuire Scholars throughout
New York City on April 1, offering
a warm welcome to incoming
students who have had
a particularly unconventional
last year of schooling.
Robert Oliva, assistant
vice president for enrollment
management at St. Francis
College, said the St. Francis
College Scholars expressed excitement,
shock and joy over
the visits.
“At St. Francis College, we
pride ourself on a personalized
approach to everything
that we do,” said Oliva. “This
past Thursday, we were able
to visit our Presidential Scholars
who received full tuition
St. Francis College staff surprise scholarship awardees
at home on Thursday, April 1. St. Francis College
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scholarships, and members of
the Robert J. McGuire Scholarship
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Program to share the
good news with them and their
families.”
The visits were not only the
“highlight of the recruitment
season thus far,” said Oliva,
but they were also a bright spot
for prospective students and
their loved ones who may not
have put other celebrations on
pause amid the coronavirus
pandemic.
“We were able to bring
smiles, laughs and tears of joy
to members of the Class of 2024
and their families who maybe
haven’t had much else to celebrate
due to the pandemic,” Oliva
said. “We were able to connect
with them in a very special
way and bring a little bit of St.
Francis College to them.”
Last year, St. Francis
College awarded more than
$22 million in institutionally
funded scholarships and
grants to students who demonstrated
strong academic
performance, according to the
school’s website.
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