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Spotlight on Christopher Caccavo, Adjunct Professor
English language instructors tend to come from two possible directions; they are either lifelong teachers or have entered the profession after enjoying success in another field. Either way, English...
Trailblazing from Trinidad to New York
It’s not often you get to meet an international student at St. John’s, but if you do, it is worth the time to get to know them better and learn about how they arrived on the Queens , NY, campus. Take...
St. John’s Catholic Scholars Make Pilgrimage to Rome
A visit to the Eternal City created a lifetime of memories for members of St. John’s University’s Catholic Scholars program, who made a pilgrimage in January to Rome and Vatican City, seats of the Catholic faith.
Gilman International Scholarship Winners Announced
Six St. John’s University undergraduates are recipients of the US Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a highly competitive program that makes it possible for students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad.
Discover New York Partners with University of Göttingen’s Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
This fall semester, a collaboration is taking place between a course at St. John’s, Discover New York, and one in Germany entitled Anthropology and Climate Justice: Research Practice in the City. This...
GOLE Brings Students and Cultural Understanding Together to Apply Counterterrorism and Intelligence Strategies in Homeland Security Program
One of my primary responsibilities as an educator is preparing students to be successful when they enter the workforce. As a faculty member in the Homeland Security programs at St. John’s many of my...
International Spotlight on St. John’s Gilman Scholars
“Journals to Journeys” follows six St. John’s Gilman Scholars as they prepare for their new destinations abroad and their first impressions once there. The Benjamin A. Gilman and Gilman-McCain...
New Rule Helps International Students and Legal Immigrants in Need
This fall, the US Department of Homeland Security published a change to the public charge rule. Prior to this change, nonimmigrants were prohibited by US law from becoming a public charge. A public...
St. John’s and Lebanese American University Graduate Students Work in Virtual Teams on International Business Strategies and Policies for MENA Region Organizations
In collaboration with Dr. Grace K. Dagher from Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon, I implemented a Global Online Learning Exchange (GOLE) project in my...
Students Explore Museum Artifacts and Develop Intercultural Competence in Collaboration Between St. John’s Museum Informatics and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Intercultural Competence (IC) in hands-on projects within the virtual exchange environment encompasses teaching and learning practices that connect locally dispersed teachers and students to learn and...