St. John’s University’s Vincentian Institute of Social Action
(VISA), a new educational experience, provides a variety of
programs through which faculty and students can work together to
explore the causes of and develop solutions for poverty and social
injustice throughout the world.
We invite you to browse through the following story highlights of
current VISA events and programs and learn more about this exciting
new initiative.
VISA
Highlights
St. John’s Public Relations Students Give Back to
Disadvantaged Mothers
June 22, 2009
Professor Jane Paley’s Spring 2009 Public Relations Campaign course
is distinct from all others; not only did it have the first
all-female roster but they designed and executed a single,
semester-long campaign with specific and measurable goals just as
in the “real world.”
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Biology Professor Gives Academic Service- Learning
a New Twist
June 15, 2009
Dr. Schramm recently incorporated AS-L into her curriculum after
discovering that out of 24 students in her fall semester Molecular
Cell Biology (MCB) course only one person had participated in an
AS-L course. In order to get students into the community and
blend classroom applications with real experiences she had to get
them involved.
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Mayor Bloomberg Proclaims June 11th “Advantage
Academy Day” to Coincide with Announcement of Pilot Program
Sponsored by St. John’s and Department of Homeless
Services
June 12, 2009
As Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Commissioner Robert V.
Hess read from a proclamation signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg
yesterday declaring June 11, 2009 as Advantage Academy Day in New
York City...
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Academic-Service Learning Prepares Students to
Change the World and Enrich Their Communities
May 08, 2009
Theology Professor Clarice Curry believes that the rich,
deeply-rooted tradition of Christianity, service, and compassion
are firmly embedded in the educational experience of every St.
John’s University student.
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St. John’s Professor Utilizes Academic
Service–Learning and Creative Art Aesthetics to Discover New
York
April 29, 2009
Heidi Upton, D.M.A., an Assistant Professor in the Institute of
Core Studies at St. John’s University, interprets teaching as a
secondary art form.
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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Inspires Crowd at
St. John’s; Announces Partnership Between University and Grameen
America
April 18, 2009
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen
Bank, paid a special visit to St. John’s and its Queens Campus
yesterday afternoon to announce a new partnership venture between
the University and Grameen America.
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First-Year Writing Professor Blends Academic
Service-Learning and Freshman Composition to Foster Critical
Thinking
March 31, 2009
Faculty in the First Year Writing Program at St. John’s Institute
for Writing Studies (IWS) are collaborating with the University’s
Office of Academic Service-Learning to facilitate experiential
learning and reflective writing efforts for students in the
required first-year writing course, English 1000C (English
Composition).
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