Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Events

• Internal Digest

  Joining President’s Society is “Essence of St. John’s Experience,” New Member Declares 9:00 AM We invite you to meet Thomas J. Heaney, 2009-10 President’s Society member.

• Road Closure - Queens Campus 9:00 AM The roadway between the D’Angelo Center and Sun Yat Sen Hall has now been closed to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the construction fence has been relocated. All vehicular and pedestrian traffic is now being diverted to the back of Sun Yat Sen and St Augustine Halls.

• Repair Work Near Marillac Hall 9:00 AM Emergency work to repair a steam pipe near Marillac Hall at the Queens campus begins on Monday, August 10 at 8 a.m. While the plaza between Marillac and Newman Halls will be barricaded, there will be continued access to Marillac Hall and Marillac Cafeteria.

• St. John’s Gives Students Welcome Gift of Technology 9:00 AM New Student Orientation at St. John’s University would not be complete without a valuable gift of technology. As part of their welcome to St. John’s, on August 5, the University distributed brand new Lenovo ThinkPad X200 laptops to students from the class of 2013 and spoke about the importance of proper laptop care.

• College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Dedicates Sr. Jane M. Durgin Pharmacy Education Center 9:00 AM To honor a St. John’s alumna, educator and administrator for her contributions to the academic life of the University, St. John’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions recently renamed the college’s Health Education Resource Center and on-campus Drug Information Center for Sr. Jane M. Durgin, C.I.J. The College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions dedicated the space on July 7, 2009.

• August 11, 2009 Newsclips 9:00 AM See recent press coverage of St. John's.

• Library Science Students Win Opportunity to Present at American Library Association’s Annual Conference 9:00 AM Six students enrolled in the federally funded Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) program at St. John’s University recently competed against library professionals and other library students for the esteemed honor of making presentations at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in Chicago.

• Admin/Staff

  Queens Walking Club 12:15 PM

• Campuses

  Queens Walking Club 12:15 PM

• Student Life

  Career Center - On Campus Recruiting Workshop - Queens Campus 9:00 AM Career Center - On Campus Recruiting Workshop - Queens Campus

• Student Services

  Career Center - On Campus Recruiting Workshop - Queens Campus 9:00 AM Career Center - On Campus Recruiting Workshop - Queens Campus

• Faculty

  Portable Professor Workshop - Using Wimba in the Classroom, Queens 9:00 AM

• Queens Walking Club 12:15 PM

• Portable Professor Workshop-Response Systems (Clickers), Queens 1:30 PM

• Transforming Teaching with Technology (T3) Faculty Development Forum 2:20 PM

• Portable Professor Workshop - Transition to Office 2007, Queens 3:00 PM

• Learning & Development

  Portable Professor Workshop - Using Wimba in the Classroom, Queens 9:00 AM

• Portable Professor Workshop-Response Systems (Clickers), Queens 1:30 PM

• Portable Professor Workshop - Transition to Office 2007, Queens 3:00 PM