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Cushman & Wakefield Retained to Market Property and Conduct Analysis of Site

St. John’s University has retained Cushman & Wakefield to assess and market its Oakdale campus property, located on the Great South Bay in Suffolk County. The University, along with Cushman & Wakefield, is evaluating the Oakdale property and continues to explore all options at this time.

St. John’s University has invested more than $10 million in renovating classrooms, laboratories and other buildings on the Oakdale campus since its purchase from the LaSalle Christian Brothers in 1999. The University’s academic offerings at the doctoral and graduate levels have thrived as evidenced by the school’s current enrollment of close to 300 students; however the vast 170-acre Oakdale property has gone underutilized, in terms of size and space, which has led to the assessment study.

The University has had a 10-year relationship with the Suffolk County community, and at the time of the purchase; St. John’s University stated its intentions to foster a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship with the Christian Brothers and the community while offering quality higher education curriculum. That commitment continues to this day and the University has no plans to leave Long Island or discontinue existing programs.

“We plan to continue to be a vibrant presence on Long Island,” said Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President of St. John’s University, “Our academic commitment remains firm and we will continue to expand our graduate program offerings to prospective students in Suffolk County as well as the New York Metropolitan Area – regardless of any future sale of our Oakdale property.”

Doctoral and Master’s programs offered at the Oakdale Campus in St. John’s College and the School of Education include: Ed.D. Education Administration; M.S. School Psychology; M.S. Literacy B-6; M.S. Literacy 5-12; M.L.S. Library/Information Sciences; M.S. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); M.S. in Special Education and M.S. School Building Leader.

For more information contact Dominic Scianna, Assistant Vice President for Media Relations at St. John’s University by calling (718) 990-6185 or e-mail inquiries to sciannad@stjohns.edu.