St. John’s Professor Creates and Distributes Masks for Health-Care Professionals
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, a St. John’s University faculty member is living out the enlightening European fable of the Stone Soup, which for generations has taught the value of sharing, collaboration...
Using 3-D Printers to Make PPE, Max Hergenrother Embodies a Spirit of Service
On a quiet, tree-lined street in Glen Head, NY, behind the closed door of a home office, a steady hum emits from six 3-D printers. Constantly watching over the progress is Max A. Hergenrother...
Louise de Marillac: The First Daughter of Charity
In recognition of Women’s History Month, St. John’s, a Catholic and Vincentian University, recognizes the contributions of St. Louise de Marillac, Foundress of the Daughters of Charity and Patron of...
Open for Business: A Wide Range of Online Services Ensures St. John’s Students Remain Engaged during Global Health Crisis
As the world delves into uncharted waters coping with COVID-19 , St. John’s commitment to ensuring student success for its more than 21,700 students is stronger than ever. When the University decided...
Lecture Highlights a Spirit of Resistance and Resilience
During her lecture, “Good Trouble: Black Spirituality as Resistance and Resilience,” C. Vanessa White, D. Min. , Associate Professor of Spirituality and Ministry at Catholic Theological Union in...
St. John’s Students Advocate on Capitol Hill and Enjoy Catholic Social Ministry Gathering
Nine St. John’s University students met with elected representatives and attended the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering (CSMG) on January 25–28 in Washington, DC. The theme was “Bearing Witness: Life and Justice for All.”
Vincentian Chair Lecture Spotlights Plight of Trafficked Children in Central America
Perhaps the most heinous element of the worldwide scourge of human trafficking is the trafficking of children, one of our most vulnerable populations. For decades, Covenant House International has...
Retired USMC General and St. John’s Alumnus Reflects on Three Decades of Decorated Service
While touring the Veterans Success Center during a recent visit to St. John’s University’s Queens , NY, campus, retired US Marine Corps Brigadier General Kevin J. Killea ’88CBA met Luis Escobar, a...
Covenant House President and CEO Chosen as Vincentian Chair of Social Justice
Find joy, gratitude, and hope in the unlikeliest of places was one of the messages shared by Kevin Ryan during the first of four lectures given at St. John’s University during the 2019–20 academic...
St. John’s Students and Faculty Attend March for Life in Washington, DC
It was cold and it was early, but neither deterred a group of 20 students in St. John’s Students for Life organization and three administrators from boarding a bus on the Queens , NY, campus at 4 a.m...