Professional Development

Office of Postgraduate Professional Development Programs
The Office of Postgraduate Professional Development Programs offers Continuing Education Workshops for mental health professionals every school year. Each year we sponsor exciting programs that are committed to presenting relevant, comprehensive, and practical information to practitioners.

Department of Speech, Communication Sciences, and Theater
St. John's University sponsors the annual Conference for New York continuing education program for New York City Department of Education speech supervisors.

St. John's College Graduate Student Professional Development Certificate Program
St. John's University is committed to providing our students with the best graduate education. In addition to academic training, St. John's aims to provide our graduate students with resources and services to enhance your educational experience and prepare them for their careers.

St. John's College, in partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning, has created the Graduate Student Professional Development Certificate Program. The workshops provide a broad range of academic and professional development programs and resources to prepare graduate students to be scholars and professionals.

If you attend four or more of our events during the Fall 2011 semester you will receive a certificate at the end of the semester and all of the sessions will be listed on the certificate.

To register for the sessions, e-mail the Center for Teaching and Learning at CTL@stjohns.edu or call ext.1859. Please indicate you are participating in the Graduate Student Professional Development Certificate Program.

November Sessions

Undergraduates Talk About Their Writing Experiences Across the Disciplines
Consultants from the St. John's University Writing Center
Thursday, November 3
1:50 – 3:15 p.m.
Institute for Writing Studies Conference Room, Library 150
To register: Contact Dorothy Bukay at bukayd@stjohns.edu or ext. 6910.

Comics in the Classroom? Graphic Novels, Graphic Memoirs, and Higher Education
Caroline Fuchs, University Libraries
Sophia Bell and David Farley, Institute for Writing Studies
Monday, November 7
1:50 – 3:15 p.m.
Library 110

Publish and Flourish
Tuesday, November 8
12:15 – 1:40 p.m.
Library 110

Journal Club: Getting Students to Talk
Wednesday, November 9
12:15 – 1:40 p.m.
Library 110

The Voices of Cosmopolitanism in Early American Literature
Chiara Cillerai, St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Thursday, November 17
1:50 – 3:15 p.m.
Institute for Writing Studies Conference Room, Library 150
To register: Contact Tracey-Anne Cooper at coopert@stjohns.edu or Elizabeth Herbin at herbine@stjohns.edu

December Sessions


Visions of History and Dystopia in China's Historical Novels from the Late 20th Century
Jeffrey Kinkley, St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Monday, December 5
1:50 – 3:15 p.m.
Institute for Writing Studies Conference Room, Library 150
To register: Contact Tracey-Anne Cooper at coopert@stjohns.edu or Elizabeth Herbin at herbine@stjohns.edu