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Student-Entrepreneurs Shine at Statewide Business Plan Competition
Three St. John’s University students with an enterprising idea for an online marketplace for ethnic clothing earned second place at the prestigious 2025 New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), held in late April at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY.

Commencement Celebrates Gratitude, New Beginnings, and Lasting Connections
On a picture-perfect Sunday with a clear, blue sky and radiant sunshine, St. John’s University held its 155th annual Undergraduate-Level Commencement Exercise on May 18 on the Great Lawn of the Queens, NY, campus.

Graduating Biomedical Student on Short List for Key Literary Prize
Gillian Leasunia Katoanga enrolled at St. John’s University, hoping to one day become a doctor. She will leave this month as an author and a candidate for a global literary prize.

Sonia Kovalevsky Day Inspires Future Mathematicians at St. John’s University
Nearly 100 bright minds from William H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn, NY, recently gathered at St. John’s University to celebrate Sonia Kovalevsky Day, an annual event dedicated to encouraging young women and underrepresented students to explore careers in mathematics.

Students Experience Albany with St. John’s Alumni
The various St. John’s University Alumni Insider’s View... programs, from Wall Street to Capitol Hill, are designed to provide students with a behind-the-scenes look at careers and how they can secure employment in today’s most exciting industries.

President’s Society Offers Incomparable Opportunity for Dedicated Students
Founded in 1968, the St. John’s University President’s Society is the highest honor society its students can aspire to. Members serve as ambassadors who support the President at various events and functions, and countless students have used the opportunity to connect with the University’s most successful and prestigious alumni. Membership can often serve as a springboard for a promising future.

Annual Business Plan Competition Showcases Student Entrepreneurship
A technology solution designed to make urban parking more efficient, an alternative to fast-food restaurants in Poland, and a lighting company that uses genetically modified bacteria to emit natural light—those were just three of the entrepreneurial ideas St. John’s University students brought to the annual James and Eileen Christmas Business Plan Competition, held April 10 at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

SOAR Office Works Toward Achieving a Violence-Free World
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and St. John’s University’s SOAR (Sexual violence Outreach, Awareness, and Response) Office has mobilized to spread the word. Across...

Student Interest, Skills on Display at Annual Research Conference
St. John’s University students flexed their research muscles during the University’s annual Student Research Conference on April 9, where work from all Schools and Colleges was showcased in an event designed to inspire student creativity and research engagement.

St. John’s Again Honored as a Military Friendly® School
St. John’s University’s commitment to its veteran community has again been recognized by the veterans service group Military Friendly®. St. John’s was honored with a “silver” designation in the...