IISR brings Women in STEM and Sport (WiSS) Project to Staten Island Campus
This academic year, the IISR has coordinated two Women in STEM and Sport events on St John’s University’s Queens Campus. The events were held for female athletes from Queens County high schools,...
New NCAA Legislation Presentations at Queens County High Schools
Legal issues in sports is one of the major focal areas of the IISR. The Institute has previously tackled topics in sport betting, doping and recently, NCAA legislation. This spring the IISR conducted...
Record Turnout of Students and Faculty Showcase Academic Work for Research Month
A record-setting total of 550 students and faculty presented their scholarly research on Thursday, April 11, at a poster session on the Queens campus—one of the largest activities held during Research Month, hosted annually by St. John’s University.
2019 Northeast Writing Center Association Conference
The research and principles of the Writing Across Communities program at St. John’s University were proudly represented at the 2019 Northeast Writing Center Association Conference (NEWCA) in Danbury, CT. on March 30th and 31st.
BIG EAST Champions! St. John's Defeats Marquette, 4-3, to Claim Conference Title
For the first time since 2016, the St. John's men's tennis team sits atop of the conference as the top-seeded Johnnies pulled off a come-from-behind victory over No. 3 seed Marquette, 4-3, to win the...
Poster Exhibit Spotlights the US Home Front during World War II
Graduate students in St. John’s University’s Master of Arts programs in Museum Administration and Public History brought to vivid life the US propaganda effort during World War II with an exhibit featuring authentic posters held in the University Libraries’ Special Collections.
Mike Anderson Named St. John’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach
One of the most successful coaches in Division I over the past two decades, Mike Anderson has been named the 21st head coach in the history of the St. John’s Men’s Basketball program. Anderson, who...
Another Record Relay For Life® at St. John’s University
Carnesecca Arena—the setting for many athletic victories on the Queens, NY, campus of St. John’s University—recently saw students unite for a struggle more personal than any sporting event: fighting cancer. More than 1,300 students filled the arena for the University’s 14th annual Relay For Life event, which raised nearly $170,000—a new record.
St. John’s University Board of Trustees Honored for Stewardship
At the recently held National Conference on Trusteeship—an event sponsored by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) —the Board of Trustees at St. John’s University was...
We Are New York’s Team
Baseball is a game of numbers, and in his 24 years at the helm of the Red Storm, Head Coach Ed Blankmeyer has put up a long list of impressive numbers himself. However, the one that currently brings him the most pride is 86—the ever-growing number of players signed to professional contracts during his near-quarter century with St. John’s.