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Student heads NYS mock senate
Dominick Brennan, a 20-year-old Wagner College junior from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn majoring in government and politics as well as economics, will serve as the president of this year’s mock New York State Senate, part of the Senate’s legislative internship program. While Brennan is the only Wagner [...] Keep reading →
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Myrlie Evers-Williams is 2013 commencement speaker
Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist and former chairwoman of the NAACP, will offer the main address during Wagner College’s commencement exercise on May 24. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. In January, at President Obama’s second inauguration, Evers-Williams became the first woman and layperson [...] Keep reading →
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Inspiring! Civic Engagement Awards
On Thursday, April 4, 2013, Wagner College held its annual Civic Engagement Recognition Awards program to encourage those members of the college community and its community partners who have gone the extra mile in furthering Wagner’s goal of changing the world, one neighborhood at a time, through [...] 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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Greg David on ‘Modern New York’
On Thursday, March 7, 2013, Wagner College hosted a visit with Crain’s New York Business columnist Greg David, who was talking about his new book, “Modern New York: The Life and Economics of a City.” The book follows the high-stakes drama since the 1960s of real estate development, the growth [...] Keep reading →
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Seahawks in NEC semifinals
Dwaun Anderson (Daily News photo by DAVE SAFFRAN) With Wednesday night’s win, the men’s basketball team will be hosting LIU Brooklyn on Saturday in the Northeast Conference Semifinals. The game, which starts at 12 p.m., will be broadcast live by Fox College Sports and ESPN3. Pick up your tickets [...] Keep reading →