Upcoming News/Events - Saturday, December 03, 2011

December 03, 2011

The School of Education Reading and Writing Education Center, Fall 2011 Registration

Coat Drive 12:00 PM St. John's is assisting New York Cares in their effort to collect an additional 15,000 coats for New York City residents. Please join us by donating any new or used coat in good condition to help in this much needed effort.

Season of Advent 9:00 AM The Season of Advent is filled with light and hope. With so much darkness and suffering in the world, we yearn for the promised Emmanuel, "God is with us." And so, at this often frantic time of year, we invite the entire University community to join us in a sacred time of waiting, silence and prayer.

Employee Christmas Mass and Party 12:15 PM It's time for our University community to come together once again to celebrate this holy time of year. Please join us as we mark the Advent Season – and support St. John's Bread & Life's "Sponsor a Family" Program.

The Nativity by Bernard D. Kennedy ‘54CBA, ‘58L, ‘99HON 8:00 PM You are invited to celebrate Christmas with St. John’s University and Long Island Masterworks Chorus and Orchestra on Saturday, December 10, 2011.

All are welcome to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 12:00 PM We warmly invite you to celebrate both the Vigil Mass – on Wednesday, December 7 – and the Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception – on Thursday, December 8.

All are welcome to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. 12:00 PM

Advent Confessions 12:45 PM Confession will take place in St. Thomas More Church, on the Queens campus, after 5:30 p.m. Mass on Sunday, December 4; and from 12:14 to 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6.

St. John's University Introduces New Catholic School Scholarship 8:30 AM St. John’s University  announces a new award for graduates of Catholic high schools nationally to be known as the St. John’s Catholic School Scholarship. This action is taken in response to a recommendation from the Advisory Board of the Institute for Catholic Schools (ICS) at the University.

Robert Maxwell Everett, Father of Lillian Dotolo, Project Manager for Policy and Communications, Human Resources 8:30 AM

St. John's and MCU Participate in Distribution of Thanksgiving Holiday Turkeys and Pies 8:30 AM St. John's joined forces with Municipal Credit Union (MCU) last week to help provide those less fortunate with a Thanksgiving Dinner. The "Turkey Day Donation" effort, started by MCU in 2010, distributed turkeys and pies and helped bring a holiday meal to the tables of about 300 Queens families.

Department Showcase: Campus Facilities and Services 3:00 PM Brij Anand and his key managers will explain what it takes to manage facilities capital projects, provide facilities services at all campuses, provide food services in numerous sites across three campuses, run a book store and manage a multimillion conference services business during the summer.

Holiday Decoration Fire Safety Policy 8:30 AM In order to ensure a safe and enjoyable holiday season, all members of the University community must adhere to the Holiday Decoration Fire Safety Policy.

Tobin College Students Receive Honors at Annual Gamma Iota Sigma Conference 8:30 AM Alpha Iota, St. John's chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma – the international risk management, insurance and actuarial science fraternity – placed third out of 40 active chapters this year, as students from The Peter J. Tobin College of Business learned at the society's 40th annual conference in October.

NIH Seeks St. John’s Professor’s Advice on Correcting Racial Disparities in Research Grants 9:00 AM Scyatta Wallace, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, made her presentation at an advisory meeting held by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the NIH. The meeting took place over two days, November 7 and 8, in Bethesda, MD.

Voices of Victory Gospel Choir Presents Their 23rd Annual Christmas Concert 7:30 PM Voices of Victory Gospel Choir Presents Their 23rd Annual Christmas Concert, Saturday, December 3, 2011

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Event 9:00 PM As a token of our appreciation, we will be extending a 20 percent discount on select apparel and gifts for our faculty and staff.

Student Life - Coat Drive - Staten Island Campus 9:00 AM Student Life - Coat Drive - Staten Island Campus

Student Life - Service Opportunity: St. John's Bread & Life - Queens Campus 9:00 AM Student Life - Service Opportunity: St. John's Bread & Life - Queens Campus

CLACS Workshop: “The Importance of Statistics in Our Lives and World” 9:30 AM

Leadership Development - Kaplan Test Drive - Queens Campus 10:00 AM Leadership Development - Kaplan Test Drive - Queens Campus

Student Life - Fitness Class - Manhattan Campus 11:45 AM Student Life - Fitness Class - Manhattan Campus

Office of Global Studies - Pre-Departure Orientation: Spring 2012 Programs 1:00 PM

Campus Activities - Live Love Learn: Holiday Treats - Queens Campus 2:00 PM Campus Activities - Live Love Learn: Holiday Treats - Queens Campus

Tobin College of Business - QS World MBA Tour - Bangalore 3:00 PM

Campus Recreation - Cardio Kickboxing - Queens Campus 3:30 PM Campus Recreation - Cardio Kickboxing - Queens Campus

Events Campus Recreation - Abs - Queens Campus 4:30 PM Events Campus Recreation - Abs - Queens Campus

Dining Services - New England Dinner - Queens Campus 5:00 PM Dining Services - New England Dinner - Queens Campus

Student Life - AIDS Awareness Month - Manhattan Campus 5:00 PM Student Life - AIDS Awareness Month - Manhattan Campus

An Evening of Poetry, Dance and Music at St. John's University to Celebrate 92nd Anniversary of Sigma Delta Pi 5:00 PM

Office of Alumni Relations - Lessons and Carols 5:30 PM

Free Adult Literacy Classes 6:00 PM

Student Life - Fall Movie Series: The Change Up - Manhattan Campus 7:00 PM Student Life - Fall Movie Series: The Change Up - Manhattan Campus

Voices of Victory Gospel Choir-The Gospel at Christmas:"For Unto a Child is Born" 7:30 PM Voices of Victory Gospel Choir-The Gospel at Christmas:"For Unto a Child is Born"

Student Life - Midnight Kickball - Staten Island Campus 11:30 PM Student Life - Midnight Kickball - Staten Island Campus

April 04, 2013

Sociology and Anthropology Department Spring Colloquium 5:00 PM