November 07, 2011
St. John’s University will mark the 40th Anniversary of its Staten
Island campus with a gala Birthday Celebration on Wednesday,
November 9, 2011 at The Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island. Dr.
Jerrold Ross, Academic Vice President for the Staten Island campus
and Dean of The School of Education at St. John’s, will host the
event.
St. John’s
will pay special tribute to four individuals who have made
significant contributions to the University and the Staten Island
community-at-large since the campus opened in 1971. Those being
recognized include
John J. Brennan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Former
Director of the Honors Program; Theresa Cantarella ’73NDC, ’77GEd,
Director of Student Enrollment Services; Michael Capobianco, Ph.D.,
Professor Emeritus,
Mathematics; and Teresa Trimarco, Ph.D. ’00HON, Professor Emerita,
Education.
In addition to acknowledging this significant St. John’s milestone,
the celebration
coincides with the 350th Anniversary of the founding of Staten
Island. Closing ceremonies for this year-long celebration will take
place on December 18, 2011 at St. John’s Grymes Hill campus, with
student presentations and a performance by the Richmond County
Orchestra.
The site of what would eventually become the University’s Staten
Island campus was originally purchased in the early 20th Century by
immigrant John Gans. In the early 1930s, the Gans Family
befriended Mother Saint Egbert, later known as Sister Helen Flynn,
a Sister of the Congregation of Notre Dame (CND).
In 1933, the family sold their mansion, which became the new Notre
Dame College, a Catholic undergraduate college for
women. Notre Dame College served the community as a premier
women’s college for over 30 years, until it was incorporated with
St. John’s University as its Staten Island campus in
1971.
For more information on all upcoming Staten Island 350th
Anniversary events please visit www.si350.org.
For additional information regarding the 40th Anniversary Birthday
Party, visit www.stjohns.edu/statenisland40
or contact Kristy Horning ‘06CPS, ‘10G Assistant Director, Special
Constituents, Office of Alumni Relations at (718) 990-6835 or
e-mail horningk@stjohns.edu.
For media inquiries contact Dominic Scianna, Assistant Vice
President of Media Relations at St. John’s University, by calling
(718) 990-6185 or via e-mail at sciannad@stjohns.edu.