Thursday, June 18, 2009

Events

• Internal Digest

  June 18, 2009 Newsclips 9:00 AM See recent press coverage of St. John's.

• Year End Convocation 9:00 AM On June 1, 2009 over 400 members of St. John’s University Community and their families attended the Year End Convocation on St. John’s Queens Campus.

• Biology Professor Gives Academic Service- Learning a New Twist 9:00 AM “I had two misconceptions,” says Biology Professor Laura Schramm, Ph.D. “I assumed Academic Service-Learning (AS-L) could only be incorporated into social science courses and that it meant working in soup kitchens and volunteering in homeless shelters. But I was wrong. It ultimately means giving back to the community and finding your own personal way to do so.”

• Dawn Flanagan, Ph.D. Lectures at Fordham University at Lincoln Center 9:00 AM Dawn Flanagan, Ph.D., Professor and Director of St. John’s University’s School Psychology Program, recently delivered a noteworthy lecture at a day-long workshop at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus.

• St. John’s Awards Americo Amorim, Portuguese Entrepreneur, Honorary Doctor of Commercial Science Degree 9:00 AM St. John’s held a special convocation ceremony for Mr. Américo Amorim, Portuguese business entrepreneur and Chairman of Amorim Group, for his “remarkable professional success, enduring values and global vision that emphasizes sustainability” at the University’s Queens Campus. Mr. Amorim was given an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science Degree.

• St. John’s Honors Public Relations Icon Howard Rubenstein With Caritas Medal at 50th Anniversary Gala 9:00 AM An “A list” of New York’s social elite gathered at The University Club in Manhattan to honor Public Relations icon Howard Rubenstein in celebrating the 50th year of his graduation from St. John’s University’s School of Law. In recognizing his extraordinary fidelity to the ideals of alma mater, Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President of St. John’s University, presented Rubenstein with the Caritas Medal which is given to those who have provided exemplary service to the poor and disadvantaged within the City of New York.

• Founders Village Townhouse Named in Honor of Beloved Alumnus 9:00 AM On Friday, May 29, members of the St. John’s University community gathered on the Queens campus for the dedication of the Leo W. Pierce House, the first building to be named in the highly acclaimed grouping of townhouses collectively known as the Founders Village.

• Admin/Staff

  HR Workshop - Business Writing II: Writing Memos, Letters, and E-mail: Delivering Positive or Neutral Messages, Queens 1:00 PM

• HR Workshop - Quality Service for Leaders, Queens 1:00 PM

• HR Workshop - PFP Web Entry Training, Queens 11:00 AM

• Academics

  School of Law Westchester County Alumni Chapter Hosts Luncheon in honor of Henry G. Miller 12:00 PM

• Alumni

  Office of Gift Planning - Day of Reflection 10:00 AM

• Office of Alumni Relations - Young Alumni Happy Hour Series 7:00 PM

• Learning & Development

  HR Workshop - Business Writing II: Writing Memos, Letters, and E-mail: Delivering Positive or Neutral Messages, Queens 1:00 PM

• HR Workshop - Quality Service for Leaders, Queens 1:00 PM

• HR Workshop - PFP Web Entry Training, Queens 11:00 AM