Sparkill, NY (September 23, 2005) -- St. John’s University
Provost, Julia A. Upton, RSM, Ph.D and St. Thomas Aquinas College’s (STAC)
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, L. John Durney,
Ed.D., officially signed an alliance on Wednesday, that will allow
academically talented students at STAC to take entry level graduate
courses in specific areas of study in the Graduate Division of St. John’s College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The Alliance, signed at the St. Thomas Aquinas College campus in
Sparkill, NY, was made possible by the dedication of many and was
spearheaded by St. John’s Assistant Dean and Director of Special
Academic Programs, Patrick Pearse McGuire, Ed.D. and Vice President
for University Ministry and Interim Vice President of Student
Affairs, Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., D.Min., who both were in
attendance for the historic occasion. Dr. Xiangping Kong,
Director of Institutional Research and Program Development at STAC
was also instrumental in this Alliance.
The signing also makes it possible for undergraduate students at
STAC interested in library science to take a limited number or
select number of graduate library science courses and upon
graduation from STAC, seek admission to the library science program
with accumulation of up to 12 credits. Students studying in the
library science program can take courses to prepare them to work in
a variety of library settings such as public, school, academic and
special libraries as children’s librarian, school media specialist,
reference librarian, as well as an academic or special
librarian.
“As a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas College, I know firsthand
the quality education they provide. Students are more than
adequately prepared to make that next step into graduate
education,” said current St. John’s library science graduate
student, Lauren Cully. “Students who decide to take part in this
new program will help to enrich the academic community at St.
John’s with their own ideas and way of thinking, as well as bring
new concepts and challenges back to their classroom at St.
Thomas.”
For more information and photos from the event, please contact,
Dominic Scianna, Director of Media Relations at (718) 990-6185 or
at sciannad@stjohns.edu.