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SRM Class Of 2016 Graduates Enjoy Job Market Success
Ninety-five School of Risk Management students completed their degrees this year, including sixty-five who earned undergraduate degrees and thirty who received graduate degrees. The Ellen Thrower Center for Apprenticeship and Career Services reported exceptionally high placement rates for the Class of 2016: undergraduate actuarial science (94%), undergraduate Risk Management & Insurance (95%), and graduate combined (100%). Companies such as AIG, Aon, Aspen, Chubb, CNA, Ironshore, Marsh, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Starr, Swiss Re, and Travelers hired graduates with risk management and insurance majors, actuarial science majors also obtained positions with investment banks. For risk management and insurance undergraduate majors the median salary for the class was $60,000. For those studying actuarial science it was $64,000.
St. John’s Athletics Excels in NCAA Graduation Success Rate
Twelve St. John’s teams achieved Graduation Success Rates (GSR) over the Division I national average, it was announced in the NCAA’s release of its annual report on Tuesday.
Stephen Mildenhall, Ph. D. Joins SRM Faculty
Stephen Mildenhall joined the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science as a member of the research faculty in August. Dr. Mildenhall was previously the Global CEO of Analytics for Aon plc, based in Singapore, and head of Aon Benfield Analytics. Prior to joining Aon, he worked at Kemper Insurance and CNA Insurance.
Call for Papers for Consumer Identities and Digital Culture Symposium
The Institute for International Communication is now accepting submissions for paper presentations at an upcoming one-day symposium, Consumer Identities and Digital Culture. We seek transdisciplinary interpretations and critical analyses of consumption and consumer identity, broadly defined across emerging media and digital landscapes.
St. John’s University Celebrates Veterans Day on Queens and Staten Island Campuses
St. John's University paused for Veterans Day events on both the Queens and Staten Island campuses last week to honor the men and women who risked their lives in order to fight and protect the United States of America and the freedoms we all cherish.
University Ceremonies Honor Veterans
St. John's University held Veteran’s Day events on both the Queens and Staten Island campuses in November to honor the men and women who fight and protect our country and the freedoms we cherish.
St. John's Ranked 31st Nationally for Study Abroad Programs by Institute of International Education
In its most recent Open Doors Data report released today by the Institute of International Education (IIE), St. John’s University ranks 31st in the U.S. among doctorate-granting universities for the study abroad participation rate of its undergraduate students.
SJU Earns Ninth Consecutive Appearance on President's Community Service Honor Roll
For the 20-year-old journalism major, the experience became one of self-discovery.
Annual Literacy Symposium Held
The Staten Island Reading Association, in cooperation with The School of Education on St. John’s University’s Staten Island campus, held its Annual Literacy Symposium on October 20, 2016.
Dr. Gempesaw Lauds Student-Faculty Engagement; Celebrates Growth and Expansion of SAFE Mentoring Program at St. John’s University
The goal of the SAFE Program is to provide first-year students at the Queens campus with mentors that can help them successfully transition from high school to college.