Students Attend The Journey Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week has taken over New York City these past two weeks. On September 13, 2018, students from St. John's University had the opportunity to attend The Journey Fashion Show with Dr. Andrea Licari, who is the director of The Fashion Institute and ten of her St. John’s University Fashion Studies students. This event was part of Fashion Week 2018 and was hosted by Malena Belafonte, Harry Belafonte’s daughter-in Law, In Symphony Space, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
CPS Dean, Faculty, and Students attend NY Fashion Tech Week
St. John’s University, College of Professional Studies Dean Katia Passerini, Faculty and Students took part in Fashion Week, Sept 2018, viewing the latest Fashion Show of designers, Erica Gray, Gillian Wan, Nicka Bisou, Sascha Hosey and Lumen Couture by Chelsea Klukas. Dr. Andrea Licari was MC for the event.
Steeped in Vincentian Tradition, St. John’s Paris Location Celebrates 10 Years
Reflecting St. John’s enduring commitment to offer students a global campus, this summer the University marked the 10-year anniversary of the opening of the popular Paris location, a fixture in its popular study abroad programs.
CPS, Television and Film Adjunct Faculty Wins Taormina Film Festival for Best Director
Filippo Piscopo, an adjunct faculty in the Division of Mass Communication (College of Professional Studies), Television and Film degree program, and Lorena Luciano won the award for Best Director at the 64th Taormina Film Festival held last July 14-20, 2008 in Sicily
Dean Katia Passerini Presents at MSME Forum at United Nations
Dean Katia Passerini was a panel speaker at the International Council for Small Business MSME Forum at the United Nations
Textile Conference, St. John’s University at New York City Fair Trade Coalition Table
Dr. Andrea Licari accompanied Fashion Studies Students to Texworld Trade Show where students were able to see the latest in fashion trend fabrics and hear lectures on Sustainability within the textile industry.
St. John’s Students Sweep International Pitch Competition in Taipei, Taiwan
Facing students from various prestigious universities from all over the world, students from St. John’s University finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th in the International Council for Small Business 2018 Academy Pitch Competition on June 29, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Professor Joyce Boland DeVito publishes in DePaul's Law School Journal
Joyce Boland-DeVito, Esq. LL.M., J.D., M.B.A. (Administration & Economics) recently published: “Creating Stability in the International Fashion Industry by Using Corporate Structures and Conglomerates” in DePaul University’s Law School’s DePaul Business and Commercial Law Journal in Volume 16, Issue 2 (2018)
Mass Communication in Scandinavia
The Division of Mass Communication has introduced a new course, Mass Communication in Scandinavia.
Discover the World: Europe Students Complete First Semester in Limerick, Ireland
After St. John’s announced that Limerick, Ireland, would become part of the popular Discover the World: Europe program, 198 students made the trip overseas in January to become the first cohort to experience this historic city.