Building a Community of Faith, Service, and Friendship
Why stop at making your mark? At St. John’s, you help make the world a better place. We create opportunities for students to gain inspiration from their individual faith traditions by volunteering, fighting injustice, and serving those in need.
Make a World of Difference
Gathering Together
The church is the center of the Queens campus and our mission. What happens here nourishes what happens in all of the classrooms and labs, and on all of the campuses and playing fields, preparing our students to go forth in love and service.
Your Home on Campus
Whether you are a resident or commuter student, Catholic or another faith, make Campus Ministry your home at St. John's. We welcome all students to take part in programs and discussions that deepen their faith while contributing to life in our academic community and beyond.
Answering the Call
You have what it takes to be a leader. St. John’s helps you fulfill your potential by combining sound management sense with faith-based values through programs like VITAL (Vincentian Initiative to Advance Leadership) and the Ozanam Scholars Program. See where your talents will take you.
Taking on the Status Quo
If you do not like what you see, change it. That is the example St. Vincent de Paul set by fighting poverty and injustice—and that is what you can do through St. John’s many programs devoted to social action. In fact, some of the most meaningful lessons our students learn are through actively helping to create a better world—socially, politically, and economically.
Success at St. John's
Service Activities Aided Alumna in Her Search for a Career to Help Others
Sarah Fagan Cioffi ’18C discovered her pathway for a career in art therapy one Saturday morning as part of a printmaking class she took as a Fine Arts major at St. John’s University.
Sarah Fagan Cioffi ’18C St. John's College of Liberal Arts and SciencesHighlight
Mrs. Cioffi, who was then working toward her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a minor in Psychology at St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recalled that one of the most meaningful service opportunities for her at St. John’s was an Academic Service-Learning (AS-L) component of her Printmaking I class with Claudia Sbrissa, M.F.A., Professor, Department of Art and Design. As part of the AS-L project, they created rubber stamps and brought them to St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside, NY, to make art with the patients.
Physician Assistant Alumnus Aims to Provide Medical Care to Underserved Communities
For David Meni ’23GP, a major highlight of his experiences at St. John’s University was its unwavering focus on its student-centered approach.
David Meni ’23GP College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesHighlight
Having spent most of his childhood within medically underserved areas, both in the US and in Israel, Mr. Meni, a resident of New York City who is from Tbilisi, in the Republic of Georgia, is passionate about working with underserved communities. He hopes to pursue career opportunities that allow him to improve access to health care throughout highly populated areas in New York.