CPS, Television and Film Adjunct Faculty Wins Taormina Film Festival for Best Director
Filippo Piscopo, an adjunct faculty in the Division of Mass Communication (College of Professional Studies), Television and Film degree program, and Lorena Luciano won the award for Best Director at the 64th Taormina Film Festival held last July 14-20, 2008 in Sicily
Award-Winning App Helps Students Navigate Library Shelves
St. John’s University has recently been honored with the Campus Technology Impact Award for the original development of the BKFNDr mobile app, which uses beacons, coordinates, and mapping to assist St. John’s students in navigating dense library shelves—quickly getting them to the books they need.
St. John’s Shines at International Pitch Competition
Students representing several St. John’s University colleges demonstrated their skills on a world stage—and placed in the top five—in the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) 2018 Academy Pitch Competition held on Friday, June 29 during the 63rd ICSB World Congress in Taipei, Taiwan.
Three St. John’s Athletic Programs and Nearly 200 Student-Athletes Honored for Academic Success
Following tremendous campaigns on and off the playing field, three St. John’s teams have been awarded the BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award, given to the squads with the highest grade-point average (GPA) in the conference for their respective sports.
Dean Katia Passerini Presents at MSME Forum at United Nations
Dean Katia Passerini was a panel speaker at the International Council for Small Business MSME Forum at the United Nations
St. John’s Hosts Camp for the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals
Seeking to learn more about careers in the burgeoning field of cybersecurity, 75 students from the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and northern New Jersey attended the weeklong GenCyber camp in July at St. John’s University’s Queens and Staten Island campuses.
Textile Conference, St. John’s University at New York City Fair Trade Coalition Table
Dr. Andrea Licari accompanied Fashion Studies Students to Texworld Trade Show where students were able to see the latest in fashion trend fabrics and hear lectures on Sustainability within the textile industry.
Sport Management Students and Alumni attend 2018 WISE Women of the Year Awards
In anticipation for the establishment of the College of Professional Studies’ new Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Dean Passerini sent a delegation of Sport Management students, alumni and\ faculty to the 2018 Women in Sport and Events’ (WISE), Women of the Year Luncheon.
St. John's is Transforming Classrooms Around the World
Thanks to Crestron’s reliable and easy-to-use solutions, professors now have the confidence to experiment, configure, and manage the technology within classroom.
St. John’s Students Sweep International Pitch Competition in Taipei, Taiwan
Facing students from various prestigious universities from all over the world, students from St. John’s University finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th in the International Council for Small Business 2018 Academy Pitch Competition on June 29, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan.