Many internationally known leaders and experts in their fields
addressed the University community including:
- New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, who spoke about “The
True Meaning of a Global Education”
- President of Ireland
Mary McAleese, who received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from St.
John’s and used the occasion to speak about the Vincentian charism
and Ireland’s recent economic and social progress
- ABC Chief Washington Correspondent and former President Clinton
policy adviser George
Stephanopoulos who delivered the University’s May 2007
Commencement address
- Dr. Mansoor Khan, Federal Drug Administration Director of
Product Quality Research, who spoke at the inaugural Dr.
Charles I. Jarowski Industry Pharmacy Seminar
- Famed novelist and journalist Pete
Hamill who discussed his book Downtown: My Manhattan as part of
St. John’s annual Academic Lecture Series
- Special Projects Coordinator for the U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops
Joan Rosenhauer who led a panel on global solidarity and
delivered the keynote speech at Founder’s Week 2007 on “Pursuing
Justice for Immigrants: Personal Reflection and a Case Study of the
Church’s Role.”