On October 16, St. John's University welcomed Katharine Weber,
author of Triangle to the Queens campus. Triangle is a
fictional recount of the notorious Triangle Shirt Waist Fire that
occurred in New York City on March 25, 1911.
All first year students received this book over the summer and
were asked to read it as part of their Discover New York class.
Prior to the author’s appearance on campus, DNY classes were asked
to develop questions regarding the text that the author could then
answer in a question and answer type forum.
Students from both the Queens and Staten Island campuses then
had the opportunity to meet with Katharine Weber at a reception
following the forum.