Founder's Week - January 25 - 31,
2006
Queens Campus
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission
Student Art Exhibit - Portraits of
Courage
St. Augustine Hall (Library, 3rd floor)
Contact: Prof. Joseph Adolphe/Cynthia Chambers (718) 990-1355
Book Drive for Hurricane
Relief
New and used textbooks and reference books needed for Our Lady
Academy HS in Bay St. Louis, MS
Drop-off: St. Thomas More Church
Blood
Drive
9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Carnesecca Arena
Contact: Athletics (718) 990-6426
Founder's Week
Mass/Recognition
12:15 p.m.
Presider: Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President, St. John’s
University
St. Thomas More Church
Contact: Campus Ministry (718) 990-6255
L.E.A.P.
Workshop
7 p.m.
“The Courage to Lead, to Serve and to Love”
Presenter: Arlene Connelly
Donovan Community Room
Contact: Student Life (718) 990-1420
Thursday, January 26, 2006
“Moments of
Courage: Personal Reflections in Leadership”
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
A luncheon for student leaders with Rev. Donald J. Harrington,
C.M., President, St. John’s University
Bent Hall 277 A (By invitation only)
Contact: Student Life (718) 990-6258
Vincentian
Convocation
Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture
8 p.m.
"The Church, the United Nations and Integral Development"
Speaker: Most Reverend Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio,
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
Location: St. Thomas More Church
Contact: Special Events x1358
Friday, January 27, 2006
Administrators
and Staff Luncheon - “Vincentian Courage”
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. and 1 – 2 p.m.
Speaker: Rev. Henry M. Bradbury, C.M.
Bent Hall 277 A and B
Contact: Vincentian Center (718) 990-1612
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Service Opportunity
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Contact: (718) 990-1363
Monday, January 30, 2006
Film, Discussion
and Reception - “Nicholas’ Gift: The courage to give the gift of
life.”
4:45 p.m.
St. Thomas More Church
Contact: Student Programming Board, Residential Life and Campus
Ministry (718) 990-6426
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Faculty Research
Luncheon - “The Place of Courage in the Academic Virtues”
1 p.m.
Vincentian Chair of Social Justice
Bent Hall 277 A and B (By invitation only)
Contact: Vincentian Center (718) 990-1612
Graduate Student
Seminar - “Professional Courage”
5:40 – 6:40 p.m.
Dr. Pascal J. Imperato ‘58SJC and Faculty Panel
Solarium, School of Law
Contact: (718) 990-6758
A Theatrical
Presentation - Portraits of Courage: African-Americans You Wish
You'd Known
7-8:15 p.m.
Little Theatre
Contact: Student Life Discover New York (718) 990-1421
Staten Island
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Opening
Founder's Week Breakfast
9 a.m. - noon
Da Silva Academic Center
Contact: Maria Allegretti (718) 390-4411
Campus Book Club
Discussion and Luncheon
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Quiet Strength by Rosa Parks with Gregory J. Reed
Campus Center Conference Room
Contact: Theresa Cantarella (718) 390-4350
Volleyball
Challenge: Students vs. Faculty
7:30 p.m.
Campus Center Gym
Contact: Nick Legakis (718) 390-4146
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Founder's Week
Liturgy
12:15 p.m.
Presider: Rev. Michael J. Carroll, C.M., Executive Vice President
for Mission and Branch Campuses
Presidential Room, Kelleher Center
Contact: Campus Ministry (718) 390-4475
Recognition
Luncheon
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Kelleher Center
Contact: Campus Ministry (718) 390-4475
Vincentian
Convocation (Queens)
8 p.m.
Bus transportation provided
Contact: (718) 390-4406
Friday, January 27, 2006
Courage to
Change - Movie and Petition Day
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Campus Center Game Room
Contact: Prof. Ellen Boegel (718) 390-4449
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Service
Day
9:30 a.m.
Lilly Pond Nursing Home Visit
Sandwich Drive with Delivery to Manhattan Sites
Campus Center Cafeteria
Contact: Melissa Gibilaro (718) 390-4497
Monday, January 30, 2006
Lecture: “Red
Storm of Courage”
10:10 – 11:05 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Speakers: Rev. Aidan Rooney, C.M., Executive Director, Vincentian
Renewal Center
Matthew Corallo, Co-Founder of the Bushwick School of Social
Justice
Presidential Room, Kelleher Center
Contact: Susan Ragone (718) 390-4506
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Auction and
Spirit Day
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Dress in St. John's Apparel
Campus Center Cafeteria
Contact: Sharon Norton (718) 390-4449
Spirit Day
Caution Dance Team and Open Mic
7 p.m.
Campus Center Cafeteria
Contact: Student Life (718) 390-4444
Manhattan
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Mass and
Reception
7:30 p.m.
Presider/Homilist: Rev. James Dorr, C.M.
Chapel/Room 150
Contact: Campus Ministry x6255
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Movie and
Discussion
7:30 p.m.
Host: Rev. Robert Lauder, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, St.
John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Saval Auditorium
"On the Waterfront" A classic Academy Award winning film
about a worker who courageously challenges corrupt labor
leaders. Starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Rod
Steiger. Discussion immediately following with Rev. Robert
Lauder, Professor St. John's College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences.
Contact: Gerard McEnerney X7005
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Breakfast
9 a.m.
All Students, Administrators, Faculty and Staff
Chapel/Room 150
Contact: Campus Director’s Office x5177
Saturday, January 28, 2006
University
Community Soup Kitchen
8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Church of the Nativity
44 Second Avenue, NY
Contact: Sarina Scollo x5170
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Movie Night and
Discussion
7:30 p.m.
Regal Battery Park Stadium II Cinema, 102 North End Avenue,
NYC
Discussion immediately following in the Student Lounge
Contact: Student Life x5172
Monday, January 30, 2006
The Courage to
Serve After College
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Volunteer Internship Opportunities Fair Atrium
Contact: Sarina Scollo x5170
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Closing
Dinner
7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Rev. Michael J. Carroll, C.M., Executive Vice President
for Mission and Branch Campuses
Room 150
Campus Director’s Office x5177
Oakdale
Monday, January 30, 2006
Founder's Mass
and Luncheon
Noon
Presider/Speaker: Rev. Michael J. Carroll, C.M., Executive Vice
President for Mission and Branch Campuses
Contact: Jay Connolly x7727
Graduate Student
Seminar - “Professional Courage”
Moderator: Elizabeth Pollicino, Ed.D., Associate Director
Library Science
6 - 7 p.m.
The Mansion at Oakdale
Speaker: Rev. Michael Callaghan, C.M., Associate Professor,
Humanities, College of Professional Studies and a Vincentian
Research Fellow. All Graduate students and faculty welcome,
admission free and refreshments will be served.
Contact: Elizabeth Pollicino, Ed.D. x7807
Rome
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Founder's Mass
and Luncheon
10:30 a.m.
Visit to the Casa Generalizia, Rome, Italy
Speaker: Very Rev. G. Gregory Gay, C.M., Superior General of the
Congregation of the Mission
Contact: Massimiliano Tomassini (06) 393-842