Catholic High School Leadership Day a Success
Campus Ministry on St. John’s University’s Staten Island campus hosted 30 high school students from six area Catholic schools for a Catholic High School Leadership Day on February 7.
Gift Planning Returns to the Sunshine State
It’s that time of the year again! The Office of Gift Planning is set to return to the sunshine state. Florida Alumni Socials, which are set to take place March 5 to March 18, will kindle new friendships and spark conversations on what’s happening now at St. John’s University.
St. John’s University School of Education Hosts International Conference on e-learning and Innovative Pedagogies
Sandra Schamroth Abrams, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, St. John’s University will chair the Eleventh International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies ( http://ubi-learn.com/2018-conference ), through Common Ground Research Networks in conjunction with the University of Illinois Research Park on March 2–3, 2018.
Career Fair Offers Students a Wide Range of Opportunities
Meeting with employers from the New York City region and beyond, more than 810 students sought full- and part-time internships, jobs, and volunteer opportunities at St. John’s University’s annual Spring Career Fair.
St. John’s Greek Life Brings School Spirit to Florida
Beyond the walls of St. John’s University, fraternities and sororities reunite in Florida. Not only will they share memories, but also enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Naples. The Office of Gift Planning and Alumni Relations welcomes back the school spirit illuminating from many, especially alumni from our University’s sororities and fraternities.
Three St. John’s Law Students Earn New York City Bar Diversity Fellowships
Three St. John’s Law 1Ls have been named New York City Bar Diversity Fellows for Summer 2018.
The Spring Tobin Seminar Series to Feature Thomas J. Donohue '63C, '85HON
The Tobin Seminar Series begins its spring season with Thomas J. Donohue '63C, '85Hon, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on Monday, March 19 at 4 p.m. in Marillac Auditorium.
Tobin College offers scholarships for students interested in becoming Chartered Financial Analysts
The Master of Science in Finance program at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business is now affiliated with the CFA Institute, the governing body of Chartered Financial Analysts. The affiliation enables Tobin to award 24 scholarships to those who seek to become CFAs.
Australian Exchange
Ten students from Australian Catholic University (ACU) are studying at St. John’s University this semester. The students, representing four of ACU’s five campuses—Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, and Melbourne—all study early childhood and childhood education. Students are completing course work in Education at St. John’s and fieldwork in Special Education in local school settings. In July, The School of Education will complete the exchange when a cohort of students visits ACU’s Melbourne campus to live and study. Don McClure, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, will accompany the group.
Celebrated Graduate Student Wins Third Major Award
After winning the prestigious Jeannette K. Watson Undergraduate Fellowship and being selected for the the Native American Congressional Internship Program by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Trevor Farland ‘17C has been chosen as an American Political Science Association Minority Fellow for 2018-2019. The APSA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) provides a letter in support of the fellow’s application for doctoral study in political science and a $4,000 award dispersed in $2,000 increments, once at the beginning of the first year of doctoral study and again before the second year of doctoral study in political science. Now in its 49th year, the fellowship is a distinguished honor in the political science discipline.