For Dayra Santana, Strong Work Ethic Runs in the Family
When Dayra Santana’s parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the U.S., they worked hard to achieve a better life for themselves and their family. That dream is being realized by Dayra, a recipient of the University’s Presidential Scholarship, as well as the voice of St. John’s students as Editor-in-Chief of the independent student-run newspaper, The Torch.
TV Production Class Successfully Adapts to New Normal
Television Production, a communications class offered in The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies (CCPS), is a hands-on experience offering students a glimpse into the...
New Faculty Celebrated, New Challenges Accepted
The annual Faculty Convocation is a time-honored tradition at St. John’s University that opens the academic year, welcomes new faculty members, and celebrates newly promoted faculty. This year, that...
Funding Renewed for Adult Literacy Program at St. John’s
Funding for the Free Adult Literacy Program, offered by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at St. John’s University, has been renewed in the amount of $85,000 for the 2020-21 academic year by the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD).
Alumnus Fosters Community Spirit On and Off the Field
Since 2000, the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball have been one of the region’s premier sports franchises. For 18 of those 20 years, Michael Pfaff ’95SVC has worked for...
Two History Faculty Members Receive NEH Summer Stipends
Two faculty members in the Department of History are recipients of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends for research. Associate Professor Kristin M. Szylvian, Ph.D., and...
Tobin Student Pursuing Graduate Degree in Sports Management
Joseph Kotler ‘20TCB is just your everyday, ordinary student – everyday and ordinary, that is, for someone with a 3.87 GPA, a winning personality, and an unwillingness to give up. When he graduated...
Rising to the Challenge: St. John’s Community Faithful to the Mission during Pandemic
It is often noted that humanity’s goodness is most evident during difficult times. When the global pandemic threw the world into turmoil in the spring, members of the St. John’s community rose to the...
NSF ADVANCE Award Supports “Gender Equity in STEM”
Several faculty members and administrators across St. John’s University have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE grant in the amount of $300,000 for the project, “ ACE-IT...
St. John’s University Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
In the just-released Best Colleges 2021 Guidebook by U.S. News & World Report, St. John’s University advanced to #170 on the list of National Universities (up from #179 in 2020) and garnered accolades for “Best Undergraduate Business Program,” “Top Performers on Social Mobility,” “Best Value Schools,” and “Best Colleges for Veterans.”