Second Annual Grand Alumni Homecoming Weekend Celebrates Past, Present, and Future
St. John’s graduates from a wide variety of class years—many bringing family and friends—returned to the Queens campus on June 2 and 3 to reconnect with alma mater, meet former classmates, and support current students during the University’s Second Annual Grand Alumni Homecoming Weekend (GAHW).
Salute to our Veterans concert fundraises over $1000 to support the Students Veterans Association
The College of Professional Studies in collaboration with the Veterans Success Center conducted the first ever "Salute to our Veterans" concert. The concert featured the musical duo of John Martelli (Gigs) and our very own Assistant Dean Randolph D.J. Ortiz. The event was attended by over 250 people and featured music from the 40s through the 70s. The event was developed as a way to support our student veterans at St. John's. The event fundraised $1,385 which was donated to the Student Veterans Associations of St. John's University.
Cardinal Tagle Honored at Post-Commencement Luncheon
After receiving an honorary degree at the University’s 148th annual Commencement Exercises and addressing the graduating Class of 2018 with a hopeful message encouraging them to always look out for the “missing in society,” His Eminence Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle, D.D., S.Th.D, Metropolitan Bishop of Manila, was honored at a celebratory luncheon held at the Queens campus on Sunday, May 20.
Annual Spring Carnival Provides Festive End to Semester
More than 2,500 students, faculty, and administrators attended St. John’s University’s annual Spring Fling Carnival on Thursday, April 27.
SJU Conference Seeks to Eradicate Human Trafficking
Sharing her personal story of surviving and combating the scourge of human trafficking, activist Donna Hubbard urged more than 250 guests at a St. John’s University conference to remember that we, as a society, are the true key to confronting and ending this global crisis.
St. John's Marches in St. Patrick's Day Parade
Proudly wearing green—and red—more than 120 St. John’s students, faculty, and alumni marched up Fifth Avenue behind the University’s banner at New York City’s 257th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
St. John's Qualifies Eight Fencers for NCAA Championships
After collecting five medals, including three first place finishes, at the NCAA Northeast Regional this past Sunday, the St. John’s fencing team earned eight qualifiers for the 2017 NCAA Championships to be held at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis from March 23-26 and will be hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
SJU Debate Society Coaches Native American Students in Rhetorical Skills
“Being a student means learning from every situation—and from the people around you,” said Amber Hatcher ’18C about a recent trip St. John’s University’s Debate Society (SJUDS) took to five tribal colleges in Montana, where they helped students strengthen their skills at public speaking, deliberation, and advocacy.
At Interactive Portrait Project, Tales of Hope, Struggle, and Brighter Days
With the phrase “ARMY OF” written on her arm, Cassandra Ferrante ’17C raised an index finger to complete the sentence by suggesting the word “ONE.”
Students Stand Up for Life at National 44th Annual March for Life
A packed bus departed St. John’s University’s Queens campus around 2 a.m. on Friday, January 27, to join nearly 500,000 people in the 44th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.