CPS Students Get Google Tools Eye Opening Training
Students from the College of Professional Studies saw how Google Tools can help journalists find stories, check facts and mine data at a September 14 presentation on the St. John's Queens campus. About 80 students filled the meeting space next to the Marillac cafeteria as Victoria Reitano, a certified Google News Lab trainer, used PowerPoint slides and videos in a two-hour presentation called Google Tools To Train for News Gathering and Storytelling.
The Academic Service-Learning Faculty Award
Following the mission of St. John’s University and in the footsteps of St. Vincent de Paul, Marilyn Dono-Koulouris, Ed.D, Associate Professor, Staten Island Campus Discover New York (DNY) Program Coordinator, is the 2017 recipient of The Academic Service-Learning Faculty Award, awarded at the Faculty Convocation on August 29th on the Queens campus.
Students Awarded Summer Research Scholarships
Melissa Gillick ’19C and Noor Muzammal ’19C are the first students to receive the Clare Boothe Luce Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship at St. John’s University. They were awarded $3,800 each, with an additional $1,000 for professional development and supplies.
Innovative Digital Badges Allow Students to Stack Credentials
As a response to emerging trends in graduate education that favor “micro-credentials,” St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences now offers three graduate digital badges in Autism, Behavioral Research Methods, and Environmental Analysis. The badges - which students can display on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and an online resume or curriculum vita (CV) - demonstrate skill and expertise in a designated area and give earners a professional edge amid a competitive global market.
Science Academy Selects St. John’s Doctoral Students for Training Program
While balancing a heavy teaching load with in-depth research activities, three toxicology graduate students at St. John’s recently participated in a special program targeting an often overlooked aspect of an academic’s professional growth—developing “soft” or interpersonal abilities.
TimeTrade for Library Research Appointments
"Did you know that you can make a one on one appointment with a Reference Librarian? You can make an appointment via phone, email, and a through the software system called TimeTrade. This will allow you to select a date and time and make an appointment with one of our Reference librarians. To access it, please link to the following page:"
Innovative School Psychologist Recognized for “Contributions to Practice”
Dawn P. Flanagan, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, has received many awards over her 25-year career, including the 2013 Outstanding Contributions to Training award by the nationally recognized Trainers of School Psychologists and the 2014 New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) Gil Trachtman Leadership Award in School Psychology.
Support for Women in the Sciences Starts Early at St. John’s
Inspiring young women from local middle and high schools to pursue degrees in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, St. John’s University hosted 50 eighth- and ninth-graders for a day of hands-on learning this summer as part of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum’s GOALS for Girls program.
St. John’s Dedicates New Long Island Graduate Center
St. John’s University celebrated a new chapter in its service to the Long Island academic community with the blessing and dedication on Thursday, August 17, of its new Long Island Graduate Center, located in Hauppauge, NY.
International Communication students make finals of International Pitch Competition
Graduate students from the M.S. in International Communication attended the International Council for Small Business 2017 Academy in Buenos Aires, Argentina and competed in their business idea pitch competition.