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