The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John's offers
marketing students a wealth of academic resources including
acclaimed faculty and the many advantages of the University's
location in dynamic New York City — the financial capital of
the world.
Students also benefit from St. John's dedicated New-York alumni
network of business leaders, who are available to mentor and
provide business contacts. Through this network and St. John's many
strategic partnerships, students are able to capture for-credit
internships at a cross-section of New York's leading businesses,
corporations and non-profit organizations.
Marketing students enjoy the many outstanding opportunities for
academic and professional growth offered through the Tobin College.
For example, students compete in the annual National Student
Advertising Campaign — a chance to create an integrated
communications campaign and be judged by professionals in the
field.
The Tobin College's Financial
Information Lab boasts state-of-the-art learning tools
including 29 computer workstations. Each computer offers the latest
FactSet financial software.
The lab provides access to Bloomberg systems as well as news, stock
market information and financial data to enrich every student's
business education.
Students have access to the latest financial news and
information with 14 DirecTV Channels including Bloomberg 353, CNBC
355, CNBC World 357 and the Fox News Channel. Multimedia classrooms
include premium audio/visual features such as wireless
connectivity, laptop connectors, ceiling projectors and
wall-mounted LCD screens.
The Tobin College features innovative programs such as the Executive-in-Residence
Program (EIRP), which draws on the University's extensive
alumni network to provide both undergraduate and graduate students
the opportunity to engage in practical business consulting with
real-world business and non-profit organizations.
The Undergraduate Student-Managed
Investment Fund is a highly selective program that gives
students hands-on experience with managing a substantial
portfolio.
Combining service with experience in the world of
micro-financing, students may participate in GLOBE. This
student-managed academic program works with the University's
strategic partners to provide loans for aspiring entrepreneurs who
would otherwise be unable to secure loans.
Students gain an academic and professional edge by joining any
of St. John's more than 180 student
clubs and organizations. Though each society emphasizes a
particular business discipline, students in the Tobin College may
join any of these student-run organizations:
- Marketing Club
- Advertising Club
- APICS, The Educational Society for Resource
Management
- Economics and Finance Society
- Accounting Society
- National Association of Black Accountants
The Tobin College also offers membership in the following honor
societies:
- Beta Alpha Psi: The national scholastic honor
society in accounting
- Beta Gamma Sigma: The Iota Chapter of this
honor society for colleges of business administration
- Omicron Delta Epsilon: The Theta Chapter of
this national honor society in economics
- Sigma Iota Epsilon: The Sigma Chapter of the
national honor society in management
Of course, accounting majors also benefit from the outstanding
resources all St. John's students enjoy. For example, all new
students receive their own laptop computers with access to the
University's award-winning wireless network.
Facilities include high-tech classrooms, laboratories and our
1.7 million-volume University Library. Our
new D'Angelo Center is a
five-story, 127,000-square-foot University and Student Center with
classrooms, lecture halls a Starbucks and full-service food
court.
Students take advantage of St. John’s location in dynamic New
York City. Our faculty and Career Center have strong ties to
employers and other professional and educational resources
throughout the New York area. Students also make New York their
classroom through innovative courses like Discover New York.
Students also benefit from St. John's focus on an international
academic experience. The University offers extensive study abroad
courses during the academic year as well as the winter and summer
semesters. Students can live and learn at St. John's Rome,
Italy, campus and Paris,
France, location.