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Major Gifts Provide Funds to Ensure Student Success
St. John’s University has received more than $5.5 million in gifts and commitments to date as part of three major initiatives established to strengthen the learning environment on campus and fund new endowed student scholarships.
CIT Honors Alum Peter J. Tobin through Scholarship at Tobin College of Business
On April 17, 2017, the Board of Directors of the financial holding company CIT announced a $30,000 scholarship gift to St. John’s University in the name of outgoing and long-serving CIT Board of Director Peter J. Tobin ’65CBA, ’96HON.

Re-engage, Reminisce, and Renew: Grand Alumni Homecoming Weekend
Alumni from all class years are invited to connect with old friends and create new memories at St. John’s University’s Second Annual Grand Alumni Homecoming Weekend (GAHW), on Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3, 2017.

Florida Alumni Events Tour a Success
The Florida Alumni Events tour, which spanned both coasts of Florida February 23 to March 12, gave alumni an opportunity to create new memories and recall their days at St. John’s University.
Alumni Return to Campus to Discuss Real Estate Law Practice
Recently, the N.Y. Real Property Law Journal hosted a dinner and networking event that brought students interested in real estate practice together with St. John’s Law alumni who work in the field.

Gala Event Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion at St. John’s Law
On April 4, 2017, 230 alumni, students, faculty, administrators, and guests came together for the Law School's Diversity & Inclusion Gala.
Appellate Division Holds Session at St. John’s Law
On April 6, 2017, the Appellate Division, Second Department sat in regular session in St. John's School of Law's Belson Moot Court Room.
15th Annual Communications Connection a Success
St. John’s University’s Staten Island campus held its 15th Annual Communications Connection on Tuesday, March 21. All Mass Communication majors were invited to attend an evening filled with networking opportunities, and to build connections through St. John’s alumni.

St. John's Marches in St. Patrick's Day Parade
Proudly wearing green—and red—more than 120 St. John’s students, faculty, and alumni marched up Fifth Avenue behind the University’s banner at New York City’s 257th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Transformed by St. John’s, Alumna Enjoys Decades of Career Success
The daughter of a seamstress and a janitor, Augusta Sanfilippo ’85SVC, ’94MBA worked three jobs to put herself through SJU—where she had a life-changing experience when she happened upon the University’s computer lab.