Welcome to the Provost’s Page on the 2008 Presidential Summit
“The Millennial Student”. On these pages are featured live footage
and prominent features from the event. The tools on this page are
designed to help us as faculty and administrators decide “How we
wish to serve” this “Millennial Generation” in the wake of the
academic insight and student-feedback provided by the Presidential
Summit. The four-hour Presidential Summit concluded with a lively
panel discussion with the “The Millennials” themselves serving as
experts on the subject matter. Six current St. John’s students
spoke candidly about their experiences at the University and what
is most important to them. They also took questions from the
audience as the day ended on a high note with constructive dialogue
and interaction among all participants.
Our post-summit direction as the leaders of the University’s
academia is to plan a course of action in response to the knowledge
we have acquired.
“This can be a transformational moment in the history of our
University and I pose to all faculty, administrators and staff that
the greatest challenge facing us right now is addressing the needs
of our students, but before we can answer the question – we have to
know who they (the students) are. The first step begins
today.”
Rev. Harrington, C.M. President