BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Denis Salamone, Chair, St. Francis College (SFC) Board of Trustees, and Miguel Martinez-Saenz, President, St. Francis College Brooklyn, announced the relocation of the college’s campus in September 2022. The relocation is part of SFC Forward, the vision for the College’s future in the coming years.
The school’s new campus will be in The Wheeler building at 181 Livingston Street in downtown Brooklyn, a few blocks from the Terriers’ current home on Remsen Street.
Covering three floors that are custom built for the SFC community, the thoughtfully designed contemporary space — featuring state-of-the-art flexible labs and classrooms and the latest technology incorporated throughout — the new relocation will be an inspiring learning environment in which every person can thrive.
Due to a rapidly-expanding student body and with new technology and other innovations required to prepare students to be leaders in the 21st century global economy, the St. Francis Brooklyn administration felt the school was outgrowing its current facilities.
After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees in coordination with College leadership concluded that the time is right to relocate. Such a move is a prudent long-term investment that will allow the school to continue serving our students at the highest level, spring boarding them to be lifelong learners with fulfilling, successful careers.
Statement from St. Francis Brooklyn Director of Athletics Irma Garcia:
The relocation is part of SFC Forward, our vision for SFC’s future in the coming years. I want to share more about the central role of Athletics.
All 21 teams competing under the Terrier banner will continue without interruption, during and after our campus relocation in summer and fall 2022. Our entire athletics program remains integral to the SFC of tomorrow, just as it has always been.
SFC’s outdoor sports will practice and compete at the same current various outdoor locations, as they do currently.
Because our new Wheeler building campus does not have a gymnasium or pool on site, we are making special plans for indoor teams that rely on those facilities, including aquatics, basketball and volleyball.
SFC will partner with nearby educational institutions, to use their indoor facilities in the short term after our move. SFC is developing a permanent solution for its indoor sports and other athletics facilities longer term. More information will be announced soon.
The Wheeler campus will have a modified weight room and other training spaces compared to what is available currently at the Remsen Street campus. This means student-athletes, coaches and staff may be using nearby off-site facilities for some training and rehabilitation activities.
Finally, our new campus is being designed for hybrid work and learning.
Many employees, across the entire institution, will do their jobs remotely at least some of the time. Athletics is no exception. While Athletics has dedicated office space, we expect not all staff will work in our new campus at once. We will share more about this hybrid work arrangements as we get closer to moving.
I am so proud of SFC Athletics and the students and staff at its heart. While we enjoy our final year at Remsen Street, I’m honored to embark on the SFC Forward journey with you and shepherd Athletics into this thrilling new chapter in SFC’s history.
Irma Garcia
Statement & release courtesy St. Francis College Brooklyn Athletics Communications
