May 22, 2010

St. Francis College's Stefan Gencic Inducted into Duns Scotus Society

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- St. Francis College men's water polo player Stefan Gencic (Jr., Belgrade, Serbia/Tenth HS Mihajlo Pupin) was among four Terrier student-athletes inducted into the Duns Scotus Society at the college's Charter Day on April 30th.

Founded in 1935, the Duns Scotus Society is named for the Blessed Duns Scotus, a Franciscan scholar and champion of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception. Election to membership in the Society is based on scholastic standing, participation in extracurricular activities, evidence of loyalty to the ideals of St. Francis College and demonstration of a true Franciscan spirit.

"Each one of the members of Duns Scotus has taken the lessons St. Francis gave us and has transformed it into his or her own magic," said President of the Duns Scotus Honor Society Aleksandra Milanova '10 as she welcomed the newest inductees at St. Francis College’s annual Charter Day Convocation on April 30. "Each student here is given the chance to grasp that magic and transform it into something powerful; the magic of scholarship and faith in good, faith in people. This magic changes lives."

The event celebrates the day in 1884 when St. Francis College was formally granted its Charter by New York State to grant degrees. It is a day when the College recognizes its brightest current students as well as other educators who uphold the high standards strived for within the College.

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