Professor, Administration and Economics
St. John's University(Jamaica, N.Y), BA, MBA; Brooklyn Law School, Juris Doctorate
Professor Ruggieri, Esq., has been employed at St. John’s University for 31 years; she has been teaching courses in management, marketing and business full-time at St. John’s since 1993. She has taught online courses since 2002. Prior to teaching, she served as Associate Vice President at the University, Dean of the College of Professional Studies (1980-1993) and University Director of Study Abroad (1986-1992). She is presently Dean Emeritus of the College of Professional Studies. Professor Ruggieri holds a Bachelor's Degree in History, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the St. John's University.
In 1998, she earned the Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School and was awarded the Women in Leadership Award by the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association. She has also completed a year of graduate study at Brooklyn College, (Caribbean Studies, Women's Studies, the Holocaust), City University of New York.She is admitted to the practice of law by three state bars: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. She is especially interested in human resources, diversity in business, international aspects of management and marketing, and developing trends in distance learning.
Courses Taught
MGMT 1001: Principles of Management
MKT 1001: Principles of Marketing
ruggierc@stjohns.edu