Queens Events

Founder's Week - January 25-30, 2010

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January 25-30, 2010
Anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission (1625)
Student Art Exhibit (weeklong)
St. Augustine Hall, Third Floor
chamberc@stjohns.edu

Toiletry & Sock Drive for Midnight Run (weeklong)
Items needed: new white athletic socks, deodorant, toothpaste, tooth brushes, shampoo, soap and lotion
Drop off points: Marillac Terrace; St. Thomas More Church; Carnesecca Arena Room 136F; D’Angelo Center Room 116; Henley Road Campus Ministry; Century Hall Room 106A; Carey Hall Room 103; DaSilva Hall Room 105A; Donovan Hall Room 151.
Contact: Jim Walters, (718) 990-6327, waltersj@sjohns.edu

Monday, January 25
12:15 p.m.
Founder’s Week Mass and Student Recognition Awards
St. Thomas More Church

6 p.m.
Post-Graduation Service Opportunities Dinner and Discussion
Bent Hall, Room 277 A/B

Tuesday, January 26
1 p.m.
Vincentian Higher Education: Advocacy for a Just and Peaceful World
Faculty Research Luncheon
Bent Hall, Room 277 A/B

7 p.m.
Promoting Peace Through Education
Speaker: Greg Mortenson
Carnesecca Arena

10 p.m.
Vincentian Game Night and Ice Cream
Da Silva Hall 2nd Floor Lounge
Hollis Hall 2nd Floor Lounge
Century Hall 2nd Floor Lounge
Henley Complex B Level Lounge
St. Vincent Hall Ozanam Scholars Lounge
O’Connor Hall 3rd Floor Lounge

Wednesday, January 27
11:45 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Administrators and Staff Luncheon
“Collaborators in Mission: The Legacy of Vincent and Louise”
Speaker: Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C.
Alumni Hall, Presidents’ Room

4 p.m.
Food Security: 100 Hour Challenge Panel Discussion
School of Law Moot Court Room

5 p.m.
The Amazing Vincentian Race
St. Thomas More Church
(Team Registration by Jan. 22)
Contact: Widian Nicola, (718) 990-6426, nicolaw@stjohns.edu

Thursday, January 28
9 a.m.
Ozanam Scholars’ Service Projects
Alumni Hall Presidents Room

12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Exceptional Student Leaders Luncheon
Bent Hall, Room 277 A/B

4 p.m.
Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture: Vincent de Paul, A Saint for Yesterday and Today
Speaker: Most Rev. Timothy M. Dolan, Ph.D., Archbishop of New York
St. Thomas More Church

8 p.m.
Vincentian Convocation
St. Thomas More Church

Friday, January 29
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Vincentian Mission Certificate, 2010-2011 Cohort
Alumni Hall Presidents’ Room

12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Book Discussion: “Half the Sky”
Bent Hall, Room 277 A/B

4 – 10 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Society, Retreat

7 p.m.
Voices of the World for Charity and Justice: A Concert to Celebrate St. Vincent and
St. Louise

Carnesecca Arena, Little Theatre

Saturday, January 30

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Founder's Week Service Day
St. John the Baptist School (transportation and lunch, provided—signup required)
Contact: Kate Giancatarino, (718) 990-6115, giancatc@stjohns.edu

6 p.m.
4th Annual VITAL Alumni Reunion
St. Thomas More Church