President Boomgaarden Shares Optimism for the Future in ‘Main Street News’ Interview

St. Joseph’s University, New York President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., was recently interviewed on the program “Long Island Main Street News.”

During his half-hour appearance, Dr. Boomgaarden and Vision Long Island Director Eric Alexander discussed the institution’s recent designation change from college to university, the value of a higher education degree, new programs and the University’s dedication to service.

“One of our core values is service, social responsibility — and that comes from our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph … They have been a model for us in terms of outreach,” Dr. Boomgaarden said during the interview. “Each campus has a special ministry and mission center … but along with that, every student club has some type of charity that they work with written into their charter. Every single club is raising money on a consistent basis for (Long Island charities) … That is really who we are.”