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Awards Receptions Support Student Success
Support for St. John’s special mission was unmistakable during the spring semester, as a mix of alumni, trustees, students, faculty, administrators, parents, and friends of the University attended three unique events that benefited student scholarships and academic programs.
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Clinic Students Sit in on SEC Hearings and Advocate for Investors in Washington, D.C.
Securities Arbitration Clinic students braved a heavy March snowstorm to meet with officials in Washington, D.C.
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Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Speaks at St. John’s
St. John’s University welcomed one of homeland security’s most distinguished leaders to the Queens, NY, campus for a discussion of the nation’s continuing efforts to combat terror networks and the future of counterterrorism.
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St. John’s Announces New Materials Research Society University Chapter
St. John’s University now offers students in its science disciplines new opportunities for research, professional development, and graduate school preparation. The Materials Research Society (MRS) has approved a petition to create a University chapter at St. John’s.
Business Plan Competition Returns to St. John’s
The James and Eileen Christmas Business Plan Competition and Pitch Event returned to The Peter J. Tobin College of Business on Friday, April 6 after a two-year hiatus. The return featured a wide array of entrepreneurial students pitching their ideas in a hyper-charged “Shark Tank”-like setting.
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IICM holds Spring 2018 Graduate Symposium
The Institute for International Communication invited distinguished Soviet dissident and journalist, Prof. Leonid Goldin to speak at IICM on Monday April 9th. The purpose of the seminar, ostensibly about Russian propaganda, was to contextualize for students the methods and underlying models of power practiced by contemporary Russian media.
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Law School Welcomes Four New Faculty Members
This fall, the outstanding faculty at St. John’s Law will have four new members.
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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.
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University Announces New Doctoral Program of Professional Studies in Homeland Security
Responding to the growing need for a new generation of leaders in the field of homeland security—and the professionals who will educate them—St. John’s University’s College of Professional Studies has launched a Doctoral Program of Professional Studies in Homeland Security, to begin in the Fall 2018 semester.
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Spring at St. John's
Eleven undergraduate students and one employee were received into full communion with the Catholic Church on April 8 at a special liturgical Mass held at St. Thomas More Church.