Art Historian Discusses Football and Visual Culture
What does football – or American soccer – have to do with art? According to presenter Mike O’Mahony, Ph.D., Professor of Art and Visual Culture at the University of Bristol, UK, this question became crucial in post-World War II England, as art critics faced the problem of how to engage new audiences in British culture. During the lecture, “Match of the Day?: John Berger, David Sylvester and the Football and the Fine Arts Exhibition of 1953,” on Thursday, April 19, 2018, Dr. O’Mahony presented this problem in the context of British art traditions and football culture. The J. Hecht British Studies Endowment sponsored the lecture.
Commencement Exercises Celebrate Newest Alumni
St. John’s University’s 148th academic year will culminate in annual Commencement ceremonies featuring speakers representing the Church, academia, law, education, the sciences, the US military, and business.
St. John’s Announces New Materials Research Society University Chapter
St. John’s University now offers students in its science disciplines new opportunities for research, professional development, and graduate school preparation. The Materials Research Society (MRS) has approved a petition to create a University chapter at St. John’s.
Staten Island Students Join Graduate Seminar to Participate in NYPL Workshop on Early Modern Book History and Printing
On March 28, Staten Island Undergraduates Joe Pellrine (2016) and Jackie Lapore (2017) were given the opportunity to meet with Dr. Melissa Mowry’s graduate Milton Seminar at the New York Public Library to participate in an exciting workshop conducted by Michael Inman, Curator of Rare Books and Faculty Member at the prestigious Rare Book School.
We Are the Defenders
Meet three St. John’s graduates who embraced the University’s Vincentian mission of service by protecting their neighbors, communities, and nation.
Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship Alumnae Continue to Lead
St. John’s University students continue to enjoy extraordinary academic, cultural, and professional development opportunities as recipients of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship, a highly selective, three-year program for outstanding undergraduates from 12 participating New York City colleges and universities.
Staten Island Campus and CANVAS Institute Present Pan-African Library Launch
The CANVAS Institute and St. John’s University celebrated Black History Month with the launch of a Pan-African Library and Pan-African Library Book Catalogue on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 3 p.m. on the Staten Island campus. The launch of the library provides the Staten Island community with a unique resource to explore Pan-Africanism, and to celebrate Black history.
Celebrated Graduate Student Wins Third Major Award
After winning the prestigious Jeannette K. Watson Undergraduate Fellowship and being selected for the the Native American Congressional Internship Program by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Trevor Farland ‘17C has been chosen as an American Political Science Association Minority Fellow for 2018-2019. The APSA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) provides a letter in support of the fellow’s application for doctoral study in political science and a $4,000 award dispersed in $2,000 increments, once at the beginning of the first year of doctoral study and again before the second year of doctoral study in political science. Now in its 49th year, the fellowship is a distinguished honor in the political science discipline.
English Professor Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Nicole R. Rice, Ph.D., a Professor of English at St. John’s University, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship to complete a book-length study on the ways that medieval hospitals contributed to early English literature and culture.
English Ph.D. Student Wins “Scholars for the Dream” Award
Only 20 students from around the country are chosen each year to receive the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Scholars for the Dream Travel Award, but Sammantha McCalla ‘99CBA, ‘01MBA is the second St. John’s University student to earn this recognition. The award, which Sheeba Varkey ‘03C, ‘07Ed won in 2016, provides $1,000 in travel funds for the CCCC Annual Convention.