Shifting Gears: The School of Education’s College Readiness Workshop Goes Remote
When social distancing suddenly became the new normal for so many, Ed.D. students in The School of Education quickly turned a one-day, in-person workshop into a comprehensive online college readiness...
St. John’s Students Immerse Themselves in Civil Rights History
During winter recess, several St. John’s University students took a Journey for Justice to Atlanta, GA, as well as Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma, AL, studying the history of racial violence and...
St. John’s ROTC Cadets Bravely Respond to Pandemic
“Leadership excellence” is the motto of the US Army Cadet Command’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. The cadets who serve in the Red Storm Battalion, St. John’s University’s ROTC program, have proven themselves as leaders and role models for their peers as they quickly sprang into action when the COVID-19 pandemic struck New York State. Reflecting the University’s mission of service, a number of current cadets are frontline responders and work as emergency medical technicians, firefighters, police officers, and with the US Army National Guard.
Tobin Professor Leads New Era for CPA Education
Significant changes lie ahead for the accounting profession, as national and state membership organizations debate changes to the CPA Exam model and related licensing requirements. A prominent leader...
No More Talking, What Are We Going to Do?
Dear St. John's Law Community, Last night, in the wake of the senseless killing of George Floyd, St. John's Law students, faculty, and staff gathered online for a virtual Dialogue Day program about...
In Memoriam: Fr. Michael D. Whalen, C.M.
Born: March 14, 1955 Died: June 2, 2020 Fr. Michael D. Whalen, C.M., Associate Professor of Theology at St. John’s University, died on Tuesday, June 2 of cancer at Long Island Jewish Hospital. He was...
Steven Smithwrick: A Dream Deferred, Later Realized
Steven Smithwrick first enrolled as a student at the Queens , NY, campus of St. John’s University in the Fall of 1976. Last month—44 years after his initial higher education experience—Steven earned...
St. John’s Academic Service-Learning Faculty Craft Unique Pandemic Responses
The innovative concept of Academic Service-Learning (AS-L) has long been a hallmark of St. John’s University’s curriculum. AS-L requires students to perform various community service activities...
St. John’s University Celebrates Class of 2020 with Virtual Recognition Ceremonies
A resilient and hopeful spirit permeated the Virtual Recognition Ceremonies held online by St. John’s University to celebrate the Class of 2020. While not meant to replace the Commencement ceremonies...
2020 Graduate Embraces Service to Those Most in Need
When Julia Doody first set foot on St. John’s University’s Queens , NY, campus four years ago, the self-described introvert had never experienced a leadership role, was uninterested in any particular...