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Celebrated Graduate Student Wins Third Major Award
After winning the prestigious Jeannette K. Watson Undergraduate Fellowship and being selected for the the Native American Congressional Internship Program by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Trevor Farland ‘17C has been chosen as an American Political Science Association Minority Fellow for 2018-2019. The APSA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) provides a letter in support of the fellow’s application for doctoral study in political science and a $4,000 award dispersed in $2,000 increments, once at the beginning of the first year of doctoral study and again before the second year of doctoral study in political science. Now in its 49th year, the fellowship is a distinguished honor in the political science discipline.
English Professor Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Nicole R. Rice, Ph.D., a Professor of English at St. John’s University, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship to complete a book-length study on the ways that medieval hospitals contributed to early English literature and culture.
English Ph.D. Student Wins “Scholars for the Dream” Award
Only 20 students from around the country are chosen each year to receive the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Scholars for the Dream Travel Award, but Sammantha McCalla ‘99CBA, ‘01MBA is the second St. John’s University student to earn this recognition. The award, which Sheeba Varkey ‘03C, ‘07Ed won in 2016, provides $1,000 in travel funds for the CCCC Annual Convention.
For Johnny Wiley, a New York City-Based Fellowship is Leading to International Internship Opportunities
Johnny Wiley, a Government and Politics major from Uniondale, NY, is the third St. John’s University undergraduate since 2014 to be awarded the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship—a three-year international internship program funded by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation.
Watson Fellowship Awarded to Government and Politics Major
For the third time since 2014, a St. John’s University undergraduate has been awarded the prestigious Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship—a three-year, international internship program funded by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation.
Professors Partner with Rising Scholars
St. John’s places a special emphasis on mentoring students. Our faculty are respected scholar-teachers who offer guidance as well as knowledge. The following students and professors exemplify the benefits of mentoring at St. John’s.
Serving Those Who Struggle: Daniel Lydon and Raymond DiGiuseppe, Ph.D.
Daniel Lydon was a freshman at the State University of New York at Albany when he chose his life’s work. “At first,” he said, “I didn’t know what I wanted to do. An introductory psychology course changed that.”
We Are the Healers
Meet three St. John’s graduates who embraced the University’s Vincentian mission of service by working to improve the health of others.
St. John’s Artists Raise the Bar at 2017 Johnson Trial Competition
Last month, in a unique interdisciplinary collaboration, St. John's art students captured scenes from the Law School's Johnson Trial Competition
SJU Society of Physics Students Wins Prestigious Blake Lilly Prize
When she became President of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) chapter at St. John’s University in her junior year, Rachel Tyo ‘18C wanted to provide “more ways for students to enjoy physics.” Since then, she has worked ceaselessly toward that goal, and her efforts have resulted in the chapter receiving the 2016-2017 Blake Lilly Prize from the national SPS. “Rachel is like the Energizer Bunny,” said Associate Professor Charles Fortmann, Ph.D., who serves as faculty advisor to the SPS chapter. “She never stops.”