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Scott Lewers ’97 wins Emmy for ‘Red Bull Stratos: Space Jump’

Last night, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards at a special ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City — and Scott Lewers ’97, a Wagner College business administration graduate, was among the [...] Keep reading →

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Anthropology grad wins NSF fellowship

Jennifer Ida ’12 was recently awarded the immensely prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship and will be enrolling this fall in the anthropology graduate program at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Ida, an anthropology major with dual minors in Spanish and microbiology who graduated [...] Keep reading →

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Wagner opens door to performance career

Elliot Jacobson '06 was an arts administration major from Houston, Texas. In this profile, Elliot talks about music and business, internships, touring with Ingrid Michaelson, and more. (Production by Anna Mulé; concert footage courtesy Elliot Jacobson) Elliot Jacobson ’06, a student from Houston, [...] Keep reading →

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Carl Arnold Westerdahl ’59

Carl Arnold Westerdahl ’59 of Williamstown, Mass., a leader in Wagner College’s National Alumni Association, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, following a long illness. “Carl was a gift to Wagner and to me,” said President Richard Guarasci. “I treasured the moments with him. [...] Keep reading →

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John 'Bunny' Barbes, 96

Professor Emeritus John Barbes, 96, known to everyone in the Wagner College community as “Bunny,” died at home in Sunrise, Florida on Monday, April 1, 2013 — his 96th birthday. A U.S. Navy veteran and longtime resident of the Great Kills neighborhood on Staten Island, Bunny was a beloved professor, [...] Keep reading →

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Former Wagnerian editor makes marriage-equality history in Michigan

This morning, former Wagnerian editor Gene Barfield ’75 married his partner of 30 years, Tim LaCroix — both of Boyne City, Mich. — becoming the first same-sex couple legally married within the State of Michigan. The wedding ceremony took place at the government headquarters complex of the Little [...] Keep reading →

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Wagner grads on 'The Art of Living Abroad' in new Wagner Magazine

In the latest issue of Wagner Magazine, three grads talk about their experiences travelling and working overseas in "The Art of Living Abroad." It was Andy Cortese’s first week living in Milan, Italy. A 1972 Wagner grad, Cortese was 25 years old and had never been overseas before, although he had [...] Keep reading →

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New issue of alumni magazine now online

The new issue of Wagner Magazine is now available online, while the print edition makes its way through the postal service to your mailbox. Featured in the Fall 2012 issue are stories on the restoration of Main Hall, the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Wagner community, a look back at Wagner College's [...] Keep reading →

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Long-lost class ring returned to Sandy survivor

Robert De Vincenzi '76, an economics and business administration major, lost his class ring on a 1977 trip with buddies to the Bahamas. Thirty-five years later, after losing his Staten Island home to Hurricane Sandy, he got the surprise of his life: A couple from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, had found [...] Keep reading →

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'Film & the American Jewish Experience'

This year’s Jewish Culture Series, co-sponsored by the Wagner College Chai Society and Hillel Foundation and the Staten Island JCC, focuses on the theme of “Film and the American Jewish Experience.” The series will present two programs this fall. The first program will be held on Tuesday, Oct. [...] Keep reading →