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St. John's University Sponsors Computer Workshop for Staten Island Adults
June 18, 2008
The Office of Community Relations of St. John’s University,
together with the Staten Island Office of Student Life, sponsored
its fourth annual Adult Computer Workshop in early June. The four
day workshop, which was made possible by a grant from New York
State Senator and STJ Alumnus, Andrew Lanza, was available free of
charge to adults over the age of 50. St. John’s Staten Island
Campus student orientation leaders led the classes, and topics
included e-mail, online shopping, research and word processing to
encourage adults in this class to brush up on their computer
skills. The students were selected based on academic excellence and
leadership qualities.
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Three individual classes were offered on the Staten Island
campus: beginners, intermediate and advanced. These three levels of
instruction allowed STJ student-instructors to serve all the
participants, according to their familiarity with computers. Some
of the attendees learned how to “Google” and surf the Internet
while others learned how to download and organize digital photos of
their grandchildren or buy and sell on EBay. In addition, Microsoft
Word Processing, internet activities such as banking, bill payments
and general internet searches for travel, weather and news were all
included in the class curriculum.
“I want to thank St. John’s University for giving adults/seniors
the opportunity to stay updated on advancing computer
technologies,” said one class attendee. “The student instructors
are well prepared, knowledgeable, courteous and very patient with
us. I also learned many short cuts that will help me a great
deal in the future. The training lab has state-of-the-art equipment
that we were able to utilize which is a great resource the
University has offered to members of the Staten Island
community.”
The workshop, as well as a future concert at the Staten Island
campus of St. John’s University, was made possible through a state
grant.
“It is due to the support of the State of New York and a special
member item that our adults on Staten Island have benefited from
such a grant,” said Joseph Sciame, St. John’s University Vice
President for Community Relations. “Moreover, the combination of
funding and student participation was a wonderful reflection of
resources, both financial and human. Indeed, we are proud of
our students!”
For more information visit the Office of Community Relations web
page at www.stjohns.edu/about/community. For
the latest news and information on St. John’s visit the University
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