St. John’s University students, faculty, administrators, and staff participated in “The Poverty Experience,” an hour-long simulation to raise awareness.
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Plunge Experience a Leap of Faith
St. John’s students traveled for a week of outreach, advocacy, accompaniment, construction, and community building as part of their Plunge Program.
Vincentian University Presidents Meet at Adamson
Four Vincentian university presidents visited Adamson University last January 4, 2019
The “Good Works Team” @SJUmission #IamVincent
On Tuesday, February 7, St. John’s redshirt senior Sandra Udobi was named to the 2017 Allstate Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Good Works Team®. The team honors college basketball student-athletes who have shown dedication to bettering the lives of...
Ozanam Scholar Blends Passion for the Arts with Commitment to Social Justice
Jeremy Ashton ’17C ‘18G came to St. John’s University from Orlando, FL in the fall of 2013 because he was offered a scholarship through the selective Ozanam Scholars Program. “The tuition funding brought me here,” he said, “But the work kept me here.” Though he was...
St. John’s Celebrates 400th Anniversary of Vincentian Charism
For Lorin Kruzynski ’17TCB, serving those in need has played a valuable role in her St. John’s education. "My experience of the Vincentian charism has been eye-opening,” she said recently. “Service teaches you so much about others—and yourself.” That, Lorin added, is...
St. John’s University and Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
On January 27, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Immigration. The order temporarily suspends the issuance of visas and places a ban on entry into the United States by citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Serious concerns...
St. John’s Becomes a Catholic Relief Services Global Campus
“It really shows how connected we are to the world as a Catholic university,” said Juliana Lombardo ’21Pharm.D. “It’s a wonderful chance for St. John’s students to use the collective resources of the two institutions to spread Catholic social teaching around the...
GLOBE Microloan Program – St. John’s University
A few weeks ago, .famvin author Fr. Pat Griffin and Ladies of Charity-USA President Mary Ann Dantuono celebrated with the members of GLOBE, a microloan program, as they made their final presentations this...
Mission Driven Decision Making – Helping Those Most In Need
"We strive to provide excellent education for all people, especially those lacking economic, physical, or social advantages." This excerpt, from St. John's University Mission statement, is what St. John's president Dr. Gempesaw testified about before the New York...
Beyond the Bicentennial – Vincentian Higher Education
In the summer of 1816, thirteen Vincentian priests set out from Italy to establish the first Vincentian mission in the United States. Two hundred years later, that mission is continued in hospitals, universities, conference of the society of St. Vincent de Paul, and a...
Taking a Chance on Someone: #IamVincent @SJUMission
To "take a chance" on someone is profoundly Vincentian. Vincent and Louise did it when they said yes to Marguerite Naseau. Vincentian institutions need to focus on the possibilities within each human person. To do this is to say #IamVincent, and allow the person to...
