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Milestone Year for St. John’s Relay For Life®
A record 1,962 students joined in solidarity at the Queens campus on April 21 to raise more than $137,200 for the fight against cancer at St. John’s 12th Annual Relay For Life®—bringing the total raised by the University’s students since 2006 to more than $1 million.
Ph.D. Student Lands Research Grant for “Tutoring While Latina”
The International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) has awarded SJU student Nancy Alvarez ‘18Ph.D. with the Winter 2017 Ben Rafoth Graduate Research Grant for her dissertation project, “Tutoring While Latina: Making Space for Nuestras Voces in the Writing Center.”
Bridging Gaps To Live Your Faith
St. John’s University’s Campus Ministry and Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Vincentian Mission Institute’s Cohort IV, cosponsored the Inaugural Interfaith Dialogue and Dinner on March 28 in Taffner Field House. The evening’s theme, “Bridging Gaps to Live Your Faith in the American Culture,” focused on St. Vincent de Paul’s question, “What must be done?”
Re-engage, Reminisce, and Renew: Grand Alumni Homecoming Weekend
Alumni from all class years are invited to connect with old friends and create new memories at St. John’s University’s Second Annual Grand Alumni Homecoming Weekend (GAHW), on Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3, 2017.
Three Tobin ROTC Cadets Recognized at Annual Awards Ceremony
Peter J. Tobin College of Business students Elena Rudy, Nathan Woodcock and Nicholas VanSlyke of the St. John’s University chapter of the Reserve Officers Training Corps were honored for their leadership and service at the Red Storm Battalion Awards Ceremony on April 5.
Future Pharmacists Gain Global Perspective
For today’s healthcare professionals, learning about various cultures is necessary in order to assist a more diverse population. One way to gain this knowledge is through firsthand experience—the goal...
R.C.I.A. Offers a Life of Faith
Twenty-one St. John’s University students and employees made their commitment to a life of faith by receiving the Sacraments of Initiation at St. Thomas More Church on Sunday, April 23. It was an uplifting conclusion to eight months of study and reflection through the Rite of Christian Initiation (R.C.I.A.).
At Academic Event, Students Gain Insights on Caribbean History and Culture
Barbadian filmmaker Lisa Harewood has dedicated many of her professional efforts to accurately depicting the Caribbean experience. She presented her latest effort, a 16-minute film entitled Auntie, at St. John’s University’s Queens, NY, campus this spring.
Economic Growth Must Benefit All, Theologian Says in 2017 D’Angelo Chair Lecture
“Global capitalism has brought about an increase in inequality between the poor and rich regions of the world,” declared Agnes M. Brazal, S.T.L., S.T.D., on March 30 as she delivered the 2017 D’Angelo Chair Lecture at St. John’s University.
Florida Alumni Events Tour a Success
The Florida Alumni Events tour, which spanned both coasts of Florida February 23 to March 12, gave alumni an opportunity to create new memories and recall their days at St. John’s University.