Hundreds of Future Johnnies Turn Out for Open House 2024 at St. John’s University
St. John’s University rolled out the red carpet on Sunday, October 27, to enthusiastically welcome nearly 900 prospective students and their families to the first undergraduate Fall Open House of 2024.
The School of Education Cohosts Proposed Transformations in Graduation Forum
Should the credits required for graduation be redefined to focus on student proficiency? The answer to this question and more were explored during the Proposed Transformations in Graduation Forum...
Convocations Welcome Students and Faculty to St. John’s
St. John’s University formally welcomed its next generation of Johnnies on September 5 at New Student Convocation ceremonies that combined aspirational messaging with old-fashioned fun.
National Scholarship Helps Aspiring Speech Therapist Champion Deaf Students
A St. John’s University scholar is honing her skills to empower deaf students while gaining fluency in Swahili by spending the summer in Tanzania as one of more than 500 college students selected from across the nation for the US Department of State’s 2024 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program.
Alumnus Appointed Next Archbishop-elect of Boston
Pope Francis has named Most Rev. Richard G. Henning ’86C, ’88G as the 10th bishop and seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, MA. Archbishop-elect Henning is currently the bishop of the Diocese of Providence.
St. John’s Secures Grant to Enhance STEM Outcomes for Underrepresented Minorities
St. John’s University has been awarded a $350,000 grant to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) outcomes among underrepresented minorities as part of a seven-school initiative designed to address barriers faced by minorities interested in those fields.
Graduating Seniors Reflect on College Experience Marked by Pandemic
In Fall 2020, amid the pandemic, St. John’s University welcomed a new class of Johnnies—more than 2,000 first-year students whose college experience would be unlike any class before them. Their perseverance amid adversity showcased their determination and ability to overcome obstacles with resilience. We caught up with some of them as they reminisced about their distinct college journey and the wisdom they gained over the past four years.
St. John’s Students Win Big at Annual Psychology Conference
An impressive 16 out of 16 psychology students in St. John’s University’s Collaborative Health Integration Research Program (CHIRP) had their poster submissions accepted at the Eastern Psychological Association’s (EPA) annual conference, with seven of those papers receiving awards.
Diverse Faiths Focus on Shared Humanity at Interfaith Dialogue
The convergence of the Christian season of Lent and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, coupled with the coming Jewish celebration of Passover, was the ideal inspiration for discussing interfaith values at St. John’s University.
St. John’s Professor Awarded Prestigious Grant to Study South Asian Enclaves in Queens
Shahla Hussain, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded a prestigious Presidential Grant by the Russell Sage Foundation (RSF), co-funded with the Carnegie Corporation of New York, that will allow her to create an oral history project about the South Asian immigrant community in Queens, NY.