CPS Students Get Google Tools Eye Opening Training
Students from the College of Professional Studies saw how Google Tools can help journalists find stories, check facts and mine data at a September 14 presentation on the St. John's Queens campus. About 80 students filled the meeting space next to the Marillac cafeteria as Victoria Reitano, a certified Google News Lab trainer, used PowerPoint slides and videos in a two-hour presentation called Google Tools To Train for News Gathering and Storytelling.
The Academic Service-Learning Faculty Award
Following the mission of St. John’s University and in the footsteps of St. Vincent de Paul, Marilyn Dono-Koulouris, Ed.D, Associate Professor, Staten Island Campus Discover New York (DNY) Program Coordinator, is the 2017 recipient of The Academic Service-Learning Faculty Award, awarded at the Faculty Convocation on August 29th on the Queens campus.
TimeTrade for Library Research Appointments
"Did you know that you can make a one on one appointment with a Reference Librarian? You can make an appointment via phone, email, and a through the software system called TimeTrade. This will allow you to select a date and time and make an appointment with one of our Reference librarians. To access it, please link to the following page:"
Innovative School Psychologist Recognized for “Contributions to Practice”
Dawn P. Flanagan, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, has received many awards over her 25-year career, including the 2013 Outstanding Contributions to Training award by the nationally recognized Trainers of School Psychologists and the 2014 New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) Gil Trachtman Leadership Award in School Psychology.
International Communication students make finals of International Pitch Competition
Graduate students from the M.S. in International Communication attended the International Council for Small Business 2017 Academy in Buenos Aires, Argentina and competed in their business idea pitch competition.
Recruit and Retain the Best Faculty
The School of Education celebrates faculty publications, collaborations, conference presentations.
Yearlong RISE Program Recognized by AACTE as Outstanding Program of Practice
The RISE Program is being recognized by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) as an outstanding program of practice. In October, AACTE spent a day with RISE, filming the program in action and interviewing students, faculty members, and school-based partners. AACTE is creating a series of videos about RISE that will be distributed to their membership as an example of outstanding clinical practice.
Chemist Discusses Science Communication with Alan Alda
At the request of the American Chemical Society (ACS), an organization that has honored him many times over his career, Chemistry Professor Neil D. Jespersen, Ph.D., attended the World Science Festival from May 30 – June 4, 2017 in New York City. At the event, Jespersen met actor Alan Alda, founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, and the two discussed how to improve chemistry teaching.
“SJU in Cameroon” Emphasizes Development, Sustainability, and Social Justice
As six St. John’s University students ascended the 6,500 foot Mount Mbapit in Cameroon this past summer, they laughed recalling the requirement to train with intense cardio in the SJU Fitness Center before joining the study abroad trip.
Seeking a Cure for ALS, Biological Sciences Professor Earns NIH Grant
Just two years after joining the faculty of St. John’s University, Wan Seok Yang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, is making his mark, having earned his first National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).