Twenty-Ninth Annual President's Dinner
Save the Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
New York Hilton Midtown
1335 Avenue of the Americas | Directions
6 p.m. Cocktail Reception | 7 p.m. Dinner
Black Tie Optional
About The President's Dinner
Since its inception in 1998, the Annual President’s Dinner has been a celebration of what makes St. John’s University unique – the vibrant combination of scholarship and service. For more than 150 years, the University has been “faithful to the mission,” committed to extending the opportunity for a superior academic education to deserving students regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds. Just as St. Vincent de Paul served those most in need, St. John’s makes it our mission to transform the lives of students who come to the University seeking opportunity. Funds raised from the President’s Dinner are used to support scholarship assistance for students who, because of economic burdens, might otherwise be unable to realize their dream of a St. John’s education. In the past 27 years, the President’s Dinner has raised more than $59 million in scholarship support for St. John’s students.
View student speaker, Sarah Rao, at the 28th Annual President's Dinner and learn how scholarships impacted her education at St. John's University.
The Annual President’s Dinner has grown to be a major source of scholarship funding for our University and is an event directly aligned with the goals of the Hearts on Fire Campaign. Hearts on Fire strives to elevate the St. John’s experience through visionary investments in our students, faculty, academics, and campus life.
Contact Information
James Hogan '14CCPS, '16MBA
Associate Director of Development
St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439
Tel 718-990-3352 | Fax 718-990-2008
[email protected]
of St. John’s students come from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds
Fall 2024
ranked among all national universities in the U.S. News and World Report's 2025 list of Top Performers on Social Mobility
exceeded by only one other Catholic institution in New York and two other Catholic institutions in the United States in this measure.
of First-time, First-year students attending St. John's are Pell Grant recipients
Fall 2024
Twenty-Eighth Annual President's Dinner
St. John’s University’s 28th Annual President’s Dinner raised a record-tying $4 million in student scholarship aid—but that is not the entire story. According to Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., President of St. John’s, recent donations for scholarships not specifically tied to the President’s Dinner have raised the tally to $10 million, giving the University even more reason to celebrate.
