Monday, June 15, 2009

Events

• Internal Digest

  Mayor Bloomberg Proclaims June 11th “Advantage Academy Day” to Coincide with Announcement of Pilot Program Sponsored by St. John’s and Department of Homeless Services 9:00 AM As Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Commissioner Robert V. Hess read from a proclamation signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg declaring June 11, 2009 as Advantage Academy Day in New York City, program participants in the front row openly wept at the thought of one day graduating with a college degree upon completion of this pilot program.

• Annual “Friends, Educators and Students Dinner” Hosted by St. John’s University’s School Of Risk Management In Bermuda 9:00 AM St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management (SRM), a division of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business, hosted its Seventh Annual “Gathering of Friends, Educators and Students Cocktail Reception and Dinner” on Wednesday, May 27th at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Hamilton, Bermuda.

• School of Law Hosts Mock Trial Program for Over 200 Middle School Students 9:00 AM The program was jointly sponsored by St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School in Westbury, St. John’s University School of Law, and the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development. This was the seventh annual program, and the fourth time it has been hosted by St. John’s.

• The School of Education Confers Doctorates at Hooding Ceremony 9:00 AM St. John’s University again expressed its commitment to academic excellence when St. John’s School of Education conferred the Doctor of Education to 33 of its students on Thursday, May 14, 2009, in a hooding ceremony.

• Debate Society Director Professor Steve Llano Selected for Debate Lecture Tour of Japan 9:00 AM Debate Society Director Steve Llano has been chosen by the Committee for International Discussion and Debate, a subcommittee of the National Communication Association, to join the American Touring Debate team on a month-long tour of Japan.

• Admin/Staff

  HR Workshop - Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention for Supervisors, Queens Campus 1:30 PM

• Academics

  Portrait Dedication in honor of Hon. Joseph W. Bellacosa ’61,’87HON 5:00 PM

• Student Life

  Career Center - Interview Skills for Education Majors - Queens Campus 1:00 AM Career Center - Interview Skills for Education Majors - Queens Campus

• Student Services

  Career Center - Interview Skills for Education Majors - Queens Campus 1:00 AM Career Center - Interview Skills for Education Majors - Queens Campus

• Alumni

  Office of Alumni Relations - Father Dorr Golf Classic 10:00 AM

• Learning & Development

  HR Workshop - Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention for Supervisors, Queens Campus 1:30 PM