Friday, January 30, 2009

Events

• Internal Digest

  Transformation: Vision and Values, Staten Island 9:00 AM Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil inspired well over 100 members of the St. John’s community at a Founder’s Week presentation held on Tuesday, January 27, at the Kelleher Center, Staten Island campus.

• Inauguration of Ladies of Charity at St. John’s 9:00 AM Vowing to serve those in need, 34 St. John’s women launched Founder’s Week on Jan. 25 by forming the first University-based association of the Ladies of Charity during inaugural ceremonies on the Queens campus.

• January 30, 2009 Newsclips 9:00 AM See recent press coverage of St. John's

• St. John's Mock Trial Team Kicks Off Season at Fordham Pre-Season Invitational 9:00 AM The St. John’s University Mock Trial Team, coached by Professors Bernard Helldorfer and Oscar Holt, III and assisted by Kareem Vessup, Esq., begins its 17th season of competition at Fordham University’s Pre-Season Invitational this weekend.

• Joseph McNeil, Civil Rights Trail Blazer, Inspires St. John’s Community 9:00 AM Joseph McNeil, Civil Rights Trail Blazer, Inspires St. John’s Community with Address During Founder’s Week Celebration

• Pondering St. Paul 9:00 AM During this spring semester, three new talks on Paul will be offered. Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, C.M., the Executive Vice President for Mission and Branch Campuses, will again present these lectures.

• St. John’s Debate Society to Participate in Second Life Virtual Debate 10:00 AM The St. John’s University Debate Society will be participating in the first formal academic debate conducted in a virtual online environment.

• Tying Vincentian Mission to Research and Teaching 10:40 AM Explaining how their research topics advance the University’s mission and find expression in their teaching, the Vincentian Center’s 2008-09 Faculty Research Fellows led their peers on January 27 in a discussion of topics ranging from malaria to torture.

• St. John’s Convocation Honors Eight for Vincentian Values, Service to Community as Part of Founder’s Week 10:40 AM Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President of St. John’s, stated that he had “reason for great hope” as he gave final remarks at the University’s 2009 Vincentian Convocation to highlight Founder’s Week. The University celebrates Founder’s Week each year to commemorate the anniversary of St. Vincent de Paul’s founding of the Congregation of the Mission.

• St. Paul and Vincent as Models of Conversion and Transformation 11:00 AM St. Paul and St. Vincent de Paul both experienced a dramatic conversion in their lives. As a result, they both became powerful transformative figures within their own time and place, and their impact was felt on a global level. We too have the potential to experience conversion in our own lives, and be transforming figures.

• St. John's Student-Athletes Spend Winter Break Rebuilding Homes In New Orleans 11:35 AM Members of the softball, lacrosse and women's golf teams participate in Operation Helping Hands.

• About Us

  Founder's Week 2009 - Library Exhibit, Queens Campus

• Founder's Week 2009 - St. Vincent de Paul Society Student Retreat , Queens Campus

• Founder's Week 2009 - Vincentian Mission Certificate, 2009-2010 Cohort, Queens Campus 9:00 AM

• Founder's Week 2009 - Mass, Oakdale 12:00 PM

• Founder's Week 2009 - Student Panel - “Ozanam Scholars Projects 2008-09”, Queens Campus 12:20 PM

• Founder's Week 2009 - Luncheon, Oakdale 12:45 PM

• Founder's Week 2009 - Book Discussion - Three Cups of Tea, Staten Island Campus 1:15 PM

• Founder's Week 2009 - Presentation - “Paul and Vincent de Paul: Conversion as Transformation”, Oakdale 1:15 PM

• Founder's Week 2009 - Open Mic - “Experiences of Transformation”, Basket Raffle and Assorted Refreshments, Staten Island Campus 3:00 PM

• Founder's Week 2009 - “Voices of the World: A Concert for Peace”, Queens Campus 7:00 PM

• Academics

  How to Land a Job in Today's Market 10:00 AM

• 2009 Annual School of Law Alumni Luncheon 11:30 AM

• Peter J. Tobin College of Business--MBA Finance Club Networking Event 6:00 PM

• Student Life

  Career Center - Job Seeker's Workshop: Navigating the Job Market - Queens Campus 10:10 AM Career Center - Job Seeker's Workshop: Navigating the Job Market - Queens Campus

• Multicultural Affairs - “Changing Hearts, Creating Peace" - Staten Island Campus 3:00 PM Multicultural Affairs - “Changing Hearts, Creating Peace" - Staten Island Campus

• Leadership Development - Lunar New Year Mass - Queens Campus 5:30 PM Leadership Development - Lunar New Year Mass - Queens Campus

• Leadership Development - Lunar New Year Dinner - Queens Campus 7:00 PM Leadership Development - Lunar New Year Dinner - Queens Campus

• Student Life - Greek Recruitment Events - Staten Island Campus 7:00 PM

• Current Students

  St. John’s Lunar New Year Celebration 5:30 PM