PATCHOGUE, NY – SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 – The Student Government and Alumni Association of St. Joseph’s College are proud to present renowned hypnotist, Tom DeLuca on October 12, 2006, at 8:00 p.m. in the D’Ecclesiis Auditorium located on the College’s Patchogue Campus. Known for his unique ability to call upon the hidden caves of his volunteers’ own minds through the power of suggestion and the volunteers’, often unrealized, natural creativity, DeLuca has been voted Entertainer of the Year four times by colleges all across the nation.

“Colleges have me return to their campuses because they like my show and I believe traditions are reciprocal relationships,” explains hypnotist, Tom DeLuca. “When campuses have a flair for making a performer feel at ease and at home (especially after a string of hard days on the road!), a performer looks forward to returning to those places.”

DeLuca has been touring America, performing not only for college audiences but also for corporations with his Corporate Hypnosis® show and Power Napping® for Less Stress Workshop. DeLuca specializes in evoking one’s imagination and using it to their advantage.

“Tom DeLuca’s approach is to forgo the gimmickry to reveal the fun and wonder hidden in the attics of his volunteers’ minds,” states Rolling Stone Magazine. “There are moments of joy and happiness on stage.”

Tom DeLuca earned his Masters Degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois. Before taking to the stage, he worked as a therapist and performed in local civic groups. As he grew more comfortable on stage and proficient with his skills in hypnosis, DeLuca took to the road, beginning in the mid-west before attaining national notoriety.

General admission tickets cost $7 with $5 for students and alumni with proper identification. Alumni interested in attending can contact the Suffolk Alumni Office at (631) 447-3215 or alumni@sjcny.edu. All seats are on a first come, first serve basis. For more information, visit www.sjcny.edu.

St. Joseph’s College is located at 155 W. Roe Blvd. in Patchogue, and is accessible via the South Service Road of Sunrise Highway, just east of Exit 52 (Waverly Ave.).

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 numerous majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.