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Education Honor Society Bestows Top Honors to Assistant Dean, Susann Ragone (2011): Susann Ragone, Assistant Dean in The School of Education and Counselor of the Staten Island campus Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, has received the society’s O.L. Davis Jr. Counselor of Distinction Award and its Regional Counselor Award for the Northeast Region. Both awards are among the highest honors Kappa Delta Pi can bestow. Read the full story.

Law Librarian Joseph Hinger Teaches the Latest Cataloging Methods in El Salvador (Sept. 2010): Four years ago Joseph Hinger, Associate Director for Technical Services at the Rittenberg Law Library, participated in St. John’s inaugural Vincentian Mission Certificate program. After engaging in a curriculum focused on the practical expression of Vincentian service and leadership, Hinger came away with a strong commitment to use his expertise in librarianship and technical services to help colleagues in developing countries throughout Latin America. Read the full story.

VMC Participants Lend a Helping Hand in New Orleans (August 2008): A team of seven members of St. John’s University’s Vincentian Mission Certificate (VMC) program recently traveled to New Orleans to aid in the ongoing efforts to rebuild the city. Through New Orleans’ Habitat for Humanity, the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) and Hope for Stanley Foundation, the group volunteered their services to build new homes and restore damaged recreational facilities in the local community. They also toured the Lower Ninth Ward, the area most affected by the catastrophic flooding following Hurricane Katrina. Read the full story. View the picture gallery.

Tobin Deans and Staff Complete VMC Program (May 2008): On April 24th, four Tobin College Deans and staff members including Assistant Dean and Director of Academic Advisement, Douglas Leary, and Assistant to the Dean, Michele Dell’Anno, along with staff members Regina Demery and Jane O’Shea, received recognition for completing the Vincentian Mission Certificate Program (VMCP). Read the full story.

Cohort 1 Graduation Ceremony (April 2008): On April 24, 2008, the VMC Program held a graduation ceremony for their inaugural cohort in Council Hall on the Queens campus of St. John's University. The 58 graduates represented the Queens and Staten Island campuses. Father Michael Carroll, C.M., Executive Vice President for Mission and Branch Campuses, was instrumental in the creation of the VMC. Read the full story. View the picture gallery for the graduation ceremony.

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