Marketing and advertising students make their pitch
For the last two semesters, 10 students from the Peter J. Tobin College of Business and 12 from the College of Professional Studies developed a complete advertising and marketing communication plan for Tai Pei Frozen Meals and Appetizers for their upper-level marketing course, in preparation for a year-end face off against similar programs from around the country.
St. John’s Adds Five New Programs for Fall 2017
St. John’s University is offering five new academic programs this fall that are designed to prepare students for a constantly evolving job market.
St. John’s Staten Island Campus Embarks on Public Health Research Project
St. John’s University embraces the Staten Island community as a partner in its Vincentian service, education, and academic research.
Accepted Student Day Draws Record Number of Visitors
St. John’s 2017 Accepted Student Day on April 8 recorded the largest turnout in the event’s history. Accompanied by their parents and other family members, more than 2,000 high school students visited the Queens campus, speaking with administrators and counselors, taking tours, and meeting current students at activities that included a barbecue on the Great Lawn.
English Ph.D. Graduates Land Tenure-Track Positions
Five recent graduates of the Ph.D. program in English have already secured coveted tenure-track positions in the field. Katelynn DeLuca ‘17Ph.D., Regina Duthely ‘17Ph.D., Meghan Gilbert-Hickey ‘16Ph.D., Heather Pope ’15Ph.D., and Anna Sicari ‘15Ph.D., have made SJU proud with their success on the job market.
Major Gifts Provide Funds to Ensure Student Success
St. John’s University has received more than $5.5 million in gifts and commitments to date as part of three major initiatives established to strengthen the learning environment on campus and fund new endowed student scholarships.
CIT Honors Alum Peter J. Tobin through Scholarship at Tobin College of Business
On April 17, 2017, the Board of Directors of the financial holding company CIT announced a $30,000 scholarship gift to St. John’s University in the name of outgoing and long-serving CIT Board of Director Peter J. Tobin ’65CBA, ’96HON.
Milestone Year for St. John’s Relay For Life®
A record 1,962 students joined in solidarity at the Queens campus on April 21 to raise more than $137,200 for the fight against cancer at St. John’s 12th Annual Relay For Life®—bringing the total raised by the University’s students since 2006 to more than $1 million.
Ph.D. Student Lands Research Grant for “Tutoring While Latina”
The International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) has awarded SJU student Nancy Alvarez ‘18Ph.D. with the Winter 2017 Ben Rafoth Graduate Research Grant for her dissertation project, “Tutoring While Latina: Making Space for Nuestras Voces in the Writing Center.”
Bridging Gaps To Live Your Faith
St. John’s University’s Campus Ministry and Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Vincentian Mission Institute’s Cohort IV, cosponsored the Inaugural Interfaith Dialogue and Dinner on March 28 in Taffner Field House. The evening’s theme, “Bridging Gaps to Live Your Faith in the American Culture,” focused on St. Vincent de Paul’s question, “What must be done?”