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Convocation Honorees Heed St. Vincent’s Call to Action
Each year, at the annual Vincentian Convocation during its Founder’s Week celebration, St. John’s honors individuals and organizations who mirror the work of St. Vincent de Paul.

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GOLD Alumni Event Focuses on Networking
More than 60 young alumni came together on September 13 at St. John’s Manhattan, NY, campus for the third annual “Finding the GOLD” networking event, which featured a TED-style talk from guest speaker Angela M. Guzman, Director of Supplier Diversity at NBCUniversal.

St. John’s University Receives Historic $15 Million Gift from The Starr Foundation
History was made at a dinner held in midtown Manhattan last night when Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, Ph.D., President of St. John’s University, announced that St. John’s received its largest single gift in the 148-year-old existence of the University.

Alumni Summer Social Soars to New Level
A group of St. John’s alumni gathered at the annual Alumni Summer Social on Thursday, August 16.

Recent Graduates Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Grants
Two recent graduates of St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were chosen for the highly competitive Fulbright US Student Program.
Highlights from Grand Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2018
St. John’s University alumni, their families, and friends returned to alma mater to reconnect with former classmates, faculty, administrators, and staff during the University’s third annual Grand Alumni Homecoming Weekend (GAHW).

Society Members and Alumni Enjoy a Weekend on Long Island’s East End
Members of The McCallen and Loughlin Societies returned to the Hamptons for their annual summer social on Friday, August 3, 2018, and were treated to the Clovis Point Vineyard’s award-winning wine, a delicious buffet by Lombardi’s Love Lane Market, and live music by Todd the Guitarman.

Alumni Enjoy Old-Time BBQ and Get-Together
St. John’s alumni gathered for an old-fashioned barbecue at the home of Kevin F. Reed ’75C and his wife, Joann, in Spring Lake, NJ, on July 28, 2018.

20th Annual Summer Concert is an Enchanted Evening
An enchanted evening of rousing symphonies and classical renditions performed by the Queens Symphony Orchestra filled the night air at St. John’s University’s annual Great Lawn summer concert on July 24, 2018.