Brooklyn, NY – June 20, 2006 – Sister Elizabeth A. Hill, CSJ, J.D., President of St. Joseph’s College, Sister Loretta McGrann, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs, St. Joseph’s College, and Loretta DiLorenzo, Associate Dean of Academic Programs at Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York, will host the Kingsborough Community College/CUNY and St. Joseph’s College Articulation Agreement Signing Ceremony at the Brooklyn campus of St. Joseph’s College on Friday, June 23, 2006 at noon in the McEntegart Hall Library, 222 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

“We are pleased to be working with our colleagues at Kingsborough Community College to formulate this articulation agreement for the benefit of both of our Colleges,” said Sister Elizabeth A. Hill. “It is a happy day when two academic institutions can join forces to help students attain their educational goals.”

The articulation agreement has been prepared to help the entry process of students who have earned their Associate’s degree from Kingsborough Community College, to the Baccalaureate programs of St. Joseph’s College. The academic programs included in the agreement are Business Administration, Accounting, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Information Systems, Organizational Management, Community Health and Human Services and Health Administration. The Nursing departments of the two institutions are also in discussion to create an articulation agreement for their programs.

The agreement announced today is not the first time Kingsborough Community College and St. Joseph’s College have collaborated. In January 2005, an articulation agreement was formed for a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Recreation.

About St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in over 21 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Adult and Professional Education. Graduate degrees are also offered including an Executive MBA, a Master of Science in Management, a Master of Science Degree with a Major in Nursing, a Master of Arts in Literacy/Cognition and a Master of Arts in Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Special Education.