His Eminence Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson to Deliver St. John’s University Commencement Address
May 18, 2017
St. John’s will host its undergraduate commencement exercises on May 21 in Queens, marking the conclusion of the University’s 147th academic year. His Eminence Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson will deliver the commencement address at the ceremony.
Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, Ph.D., the 17th President of St. John’s University, will preside over the ceremony celebrating more than 1,700 undergraduate students. JohnAnthony DiMaria, a member of the 2017 undergraduate class, will serve as Student Commencement Speaker.
WHAT: St. John’s University Queens Commencement Exercises
WHO: His Eminence Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson
Commencement Speaker
WHERE: 8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
The Great Lawn
WHEN: May 21, 2017
10:00 AM
Sunday’s ceremony concludes a week of ceremonies which began on Monday, May 15. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, The School of Education, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and the College of Professional Studies each held a commencement ceremony for the graduate divisions during the week. For the full calendar of Commencement exercises, visit http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/commencement/calendar-events.
Media members who would like to attend the commencement ceremony are asked to RSVP to Dominic Scianna, Associate Vice President for External Relations by calling (718) 990-6185 or e-mail inquiries to [email protected].