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Hackathon Invites St. John’s Students to Build, Code, and Innovate
More than 60 St. John’s University students eager to collaborate in the design, construction, and presentation of original tech projects attended a two-day computer science showcase hosted by The...
How a Transfer Student Found a Home at St. John’s
Like many transfer students, Olivia Padilla ’s path is not the one she originally intended. However, her arrival at St. John’s University during her sophomore year has been a transformative experience...

Q&A with Christopher E. Fisher, Psy.D. ’14M.S.Ed., LEAD Honoree
Christopher E. Fisher, Psy.D. ’14M.S.Ed., Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director, Behavioral Health in Zucker Hillside Hospital, will be among several alumni honored by The School of Education...

Q&A with Darius Penikas ’08M.S.Ed., ’19Ed.D., LEAD Honoree
Darius Penikas ’08M.S.Ed., ’19Ed.D., Principal of Archbishop Molloy High School, will be among several alumni honored by The School of Education (SOE) at the 15th Annual Leaders in Education Awards...

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Grant Will Support St. John’s Center for Psychological Services
St. John’s University has again been awarded a grant from the nonprofit Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to support the St. John’s Center for Psychological Services , located in the Seton Complex...

Pharm.D. Candidate Earns National CVS Health/AACP Community Pharmacy Award
Last semester, Kharissa Seepersaud, a Pharm.D. candidate in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences , and a native of Ghana, was selected as a recipient of the 2025 CVS Health/ AACP Community...

St. John’s Joins National Network to Empower Catholic Leaders
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at St. John’s University is joining a network of 16 Catholic colleges and universities in a grant-funded effort to strengthen listening, dialogue, and...

Vincentian and Grad Student Hopes to Use His Education to Elevate Those in His Native Country
Rev. Haile Suba Weldegiorgis, C.M., is not your typical business student. Nor is he your typical priest. But the 36-year-old native of Ethiopia is, in fact, both—an international student attending...

Construction of Red Storm Basketball Practice Facility Begins
On a crisp February morning as the sun rose over St. John’s University, the first signs of transformation settled over the Queens, NY, campus. Behind the construction fencing erected last semester, the steady hum of heavy machinery echoed across a barren parking lot. After years of planning, approvals, and design tweaks, the construction of the new Red Storm basketball practice facility had officially begun.

Honors Student Sets Her Sights on a Career in Government
Gurbani Sian traveled around the world only to find a home at St. John’s University. Born in Chandigarh , India, the first-year Government and Politics student at St. John’s College of Liberal Arts...