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The Institute for Vincentian Impact

The Institute for Vincentian Impact provides an organizational focus for a variety of programs where faculty and students can explore issues of poverty and social injustice.

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The Institute for Vincentian Impact was created to more visibly embed St. John’s mission into the educational experience of its students.  The Institute houses the Ozanam Scholars, Community Engaged Learning and Vincentian Service and Social Justice.  Students are afforded the opportunity to connect course concepts, theoretical frameworks and current research in understanding the critical nature of the world around them. Faculty members are supported to pursue research at local agencies and guide students as research mentors.

To find out more about The Institute for Vincentian Impact, please contact us at 718-990-8331.

About The Institute for Vincentian Impact

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Faculty Research Consortium

The Institute for Vincentian Impact was created to provide faculty and students with an academic platform to address issues of social injustice. Responsible for the academic integrity of the Institute is the Faculty Research Consortium (FRC).

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Community Engaged Learning

Community Engaged Learning at St. John’s University is a classroom/ experiential site- based program that involves students in community service that benefits the common (public) good. Service is used as a means of understanding course concepts and student reflections examine issues pertaining to social justice and civic responsibility.

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Ozanam Scholars Program

Ozanam Scholars investigate and address real-world social justice issues, inspiring change throughout their college careers and beyond.

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News at St. John's

St. John’s to Assist Local Community during Annual University Service Day

The St. John’s University family will gather to serve neighboring communities throughout New York City in celebration of the 23rd annual University Service Day, to be held on Saturday, September 21.

Students Donate Food, Other Essentials in Residence Hall Move-Out

A routine, end-of-school-year ritual became an opportunity for St. John’s University students to assist the needy and serve as responsible stewards of the environment. In cleaning out their residence hall rooms after the spring semester, students collected more than 2.5 metric tons of food, clothing, and household goods that were distributed to representatives of the Dax Program to support homeless students; St. John’s Bread & Life food pantry in Brooklyn, NY; and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Long Island.

St. John’s Students Tour UN and Attend Annual Women’s Forum

St. John’s University’s Vincentian mission and commitment to social justice were brought to light by a group of University students attending the 68th annual United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women at the organization’s Manhattan, NY, headquarters.

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