Institute for International Communication Students Visited MET Museum to Study Armenia on Silk Road.
Students of the Institute for International Communication (IICM) visited the MET with Dr.Basilio Monteiro to learn more about Armenia on the Silk Road
St. John’s Students Offered an Insider’s View of Nation’s Capital
For nearly 40 years, students from St. John’s University interested in career opportunities in and around Washington, D.C. have been offered a unique networking opportunity through the Alumni Insider’s View...US Capital program.
IISR goes to ESL One eSports Counter Strike World Championship held at the Barclays Center
One of the major applications of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Sport Research (IISR) is the exploration of eSports as a field of academic study and engagement. Currently the institute is funding research on eSport nutrition and host think tanks that will help us identify areas of potential investment. Our research however, would not be complete without experiencing an eSports tournament, live.
IISR’s Women in STEM and Sport Project
A major focus of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Sport Research (IISR) is the promotion of Women in sports science and sports management. The IISR seeks to lend its hand in driving research on and creating opportunities for women and allies of female empowerment. The institute has recently taken on an initiative called “Women in STEM and Sport,” where it exposes high school girls that have a passion for sports to different STEM (Science, Technology, engineering and mathematics courses) careers.
New York Mets Go to Bat for High School Students in St. John’s College Advantage Program
The New York Mets recently hosted an exciting dinner and awards ceremony on their home turf at Citi Field for many high-achieving local high school students of Latino origin currently enrolled in the St. John’s University College Advantage Program (CAP).
Meet and Greet with new Fashion Professor is a big hit!
On Dec. 6, 2018, students interested in fashion at both the Queens and Staten Island Campuses “met together” using technology to host a “Meet and Greet” for new Fashion Professor Richard Bigger.
New MBA in Real Estate Launched in Tobin
Within a few miles of St. John’s University sits some of the most valuable real estate in the world.
Students Gain Hands-On Cybersecurity Experience in Competition
Over the weekend a team of CPS students competed in the Department of Energy’s annual Cyber Defense Competition. The competitors consisted of 68 universities across 7 national laboratories.
Research Project Serves Immigrant Learners with High Potential
In the spirit of St. John’s University’s Vincentian mission, Project BRIDGE in The School of Education (SOE) has crossed disciplines through the collaboration of SOE faculty from three departments, graduate students, visiting scholars, and external experts to help neglected, underserved immigrant students with high potential in New York.
Call for Applications: Faculty Collaborations with Writing Across Communities
St. John’s University’s Writing Across Communities program encourages and supports students and faculty who strive to use writing to sustain diverse academic, cultural, civic, and professional communities both across St. John’s and beyond the university. (https://www.stjohns.edu/academics/office-provost/writing-across-communities) Writing Across Communities works with a “Students as Partners” philosophy, and Undergraduate Writing Coordinators are fully collaborative partners with “distinct, yet equally valuable expertise and experience to contribute” to projects (Bovill, Cook-Sather, Felten 2011). Faculty from any discipline and college at St. John’s University, including University Libraries, are invited to propose collaborations. Below you’ll find a list of suggestions for projects. Based on the project faculty propose and develop with Writing Across Communities staff, faculty will receive a stipend in the range of $250-$1000. The determination of the actual amount of faculty stipends will be informed by contact hours, duration, and scope of engagement, as well as the integration, implementation, and impact the project will have within writing communities.