Brooklyn Heights
More than 40 undergraduate nursing students received medical white coats emblazoned with the St. Francis College logo to honor their dedication to the health and well-being of their future patients at St. Francis College’s first White Coat Ceremony on May 12.
St. Francis places a heavy focus on technology in its four-year undergraduate nursing program as well as its two-year registered nurse to bachelor of science program. Each student received an iPad to be used for textbooks and to link with the college’s newly renovated nursing lab.
Pamela Straker, program coordinator for the Brooklyn Health Disparities Center at Downstate Medical Center was the keynote speaker and talked about some of the programs.
Standing O turns the tassels and offers congratulations to all those who got their angel wings — including Fracisca Gabriele, Class of ’17, pictured with her grandmother Dolores Anastasio and St. Francis School of Nursing Dean Allen Burdowski.
St. Francis College [180 Remsen St. at Court Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 522–2300].
Bensonhurst
Oops, a boo boo
In the Standing O of May 14, Standing O incorrectly identified Kathe Emmanual, Marie Holstrom, Amanda Alexandre, Dominique Gayot, and Autumn Bernard, as educators — but they are students at Bishop Kearney.
Standing O hopes they will be great educators some day, too.
Bishop Kearney High School [2206 60th St. at Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst, (718) 236–6363].
Bedford Stuyvesant
Welcome, Provost
Standing O says bienvenue to the new Pratt Institute provost, Kirk Pillow, who will take the reigns from current provost Peter Barna this coming July. Kirk is currently the interim president at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he served as provost from 2011 to 2014.
Thomas F. Schutte, president at Pratt, was excited to let Standing O know of the appointment.
“Kirk is a phenomenal individual with the energy, enthusiasm, and experience to lead the institute in fulfilling its academic mission,” he said, adding: “He is a true visionary in academic administration and has a stellar reputation as an accomplished leader who listens, moves priorities forward, and embraces the collaborative nature of collegial governance.”
Kirk shares the enthusiasm, and said, “Pratt is an extraordinary hub of creative energy and excellence. It’s a dream come true to be chosen for this role.”
Standing O wishes Kirk a long and happy reign.
Pratt Institute [200 Willoughby Ave. and DeKalb Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 636–3600].
Flatlands
Just do it
Standing O is sharing the news: We hear that a brand-new Nike store, the first-ever Community store in Brooklyn, has opened on Nostrand Avenue.
Folks at Fraser Civic Association were so excited about the addition to the community that they just had to tell Standing O the good news and wish Nike “the best of luck and success here in our part of Brooklyn!”
Nike Community Store (2236 Nostrand Ave. at Flatbush Avenue in Flatlands).
Save the Date
Bensonhurst
The Brooklyn Spine Center is offering three free seminars on weight loss — June 9, at 6:15 pm; June 16, at 1:15 pm; and June 23 at 6:15 pm.
Brooklyn Spine Center [5911 16th Ave. at 60th Street in Bensonhurst, (718) 234–6212].
