Anthony F. Markel Announced As 2016 Insurance Leader Of The Year
Anthony F. Markel, Vice Chairman of the Board, Markel Corporation will be honored by The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University as the School of Risk Management’s “2016 Insurance Leader of the Year” at its 22nd annual dinner.
Center for Insurance Regulation Hosts its 5th Annual Conference
The Center for the Study of Insurance Regulation (CSIR) of the School of Risk Management (SRM) hosted its fifth annual conference on October 20, 2016 at the Manhattan campus.
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.
Dr. Gempesaw Named to 'Queens Power 50' List by 'City & State New York'
Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, Ph.D., President of St. John’s University, was recently ranked sixth on the City & State New York “Queens Power 50” list, and was a featured panelist at a networking breakfast celebrating the honorees.
President’s Dinner Raises $2.3 Million for Scholarship Funds, While Honoring Leaders in Service
Supporting aid for students has been the Dinner’s aim since its inception in 1998. Over the past two decades, it has raised more than $30 million in scholarship funds.
St. John’s University, Staten Island Campus to Open College Readiness Center at McKee High School
This new space will serve as the headquarters for McKee students’ college readiness efforts and is a result of St. John’s collaboration with the 30,000 Degrees College Readiness for a Stronger Staten Island initiative.
Annual Career Fair Attracts Scores of Students and Alumni
Corporate recruiters came to the Queens campus to meet students excited to take their next step toward a bright future.
SI's Fastest Growing University
Thanks in part to a historic slash in tuition and new partnerships with local high schools, Staten Island high school graduates are benefiting from a private Catholic university education at a cost their families can manage.
Enterprise Risk Management Center Hosts Panel Discussion
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a global body for professional accountants, and The Center for Excellence in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) at St. John’s University hosted a panel discussion on the role of risk in today's society on Thursday, October 13, 2016 on the Manhattan campus.
SJU Hosts Students, Parents, and Siblings at Family Weekend
He began his freshman year a little over a month ago, but John Kamen, Jr. ’20CPS is still amazed by the way St. John’s University helps students—and parents—to feel at home. This year’s Family Weekend, he said, is a perfect example.