Annual Business Plan Competition Showcases Student Entrepreneurship
A technology solution designed to make urban parking more efficient, an alternative to fast-food restaurants in Poland, and a lighting company that uses genetically modified bacteria to emit natural light—those were just three of the entrepreneurial ideas St. John’s University students brought to the annual James and Eileen Christmas Business Plan Competition, held April 10 at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.
First Year Students present insurance research in the "Danger Zone"
St. John's University's annual research conference appears a little more "dangerous" this year as a handful of first-year students displayed posters about various threats and the insurance industry's...
BIG EAST Investment Summit Scores Points with Attendees
As the 2025 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Tournament was being contested at Madison Square Garden for the 43rd consecutive year, another younger—but equally exciting—gathering of industry leaders took...
Future Business Leaders of America win at NJ Regionals
On March 22, 2025, St. John's Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America competed at the FBLA State Leadership Conference at Kean University.
Tobin's Economics Department leads trip to Financial Times office in NYC
New York - On April 1, Dr. Aleksandr Gevorkyan led a group of thirteen St. John's University student to visit the NY editorial office of Financial Times (FT). Student were able to meet with the paper...
Harold Jackson Scholarship Application Opens
The Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM), part of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University, is presently accepting applications...
St. John’s University Graduates Thrive in Competitive Job Market
Six months after graduating, nearly 91 percent (90.9 percent*) of St. John’s University’s Class of 2024 is employed or continuing their academic pursuits—a testament to the University’s commitment to preparing students for life beyond the classroom.
St. John's University well represented at economics conference
An impressive delegation of four students and five faculty were prominently featured at the Eastern Economic Association Conference held in midtown Manhattan from February 21-23, 2025. The Eastern...
Students Put Entrepreneurial Skills to the Test at Johnny’s Innovation Challenge
Students from St. John’s University and elsewhere gathered in St. Augustine Hall on the Queens, NY, campus to showcase their entrepreneurial instincts on Saturday, February 22, during the first-ever Johnny’s Innovation Challenge.
St. John’s Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner Demonstrates the Power of Giving
The midtown Manhattan ballroom of the New York Marriott Marquis—filled with accomplished members of the insurance industry—had the friendly feeling of a comfortable living room gathering of old friends as St. John’s University’s Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM), part of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, hosted its 29th annual Insurance Leader of the Year (ILOTY) Award Dinner on February 26.