September-October 2007

Dean’s Office
The College of Professional Studies held its annual fall internship fair on October 31st.  Approximately 500 students attended the four-hour event.  Forty-six companies and organizations came with materials and giveaways for the students.  One organization representative searching for interns at the fair was St. John’s alumna Kathleen Bihn, program manager at the Road McDonald House of Long Island.  She reports that the fair “assisted in our internship recruitment process as we hope to bring one or two St. John’s students on for Spring 2008.”  She also expressed her admiration for the efforts being made by CPS to secure these opportunities for students. 

Division Of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Professor Linda Chin of the Division of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies was a finalist in a Teaching Competition at the 2007 Annual Conference of the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE).   Her presentation focused on “Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Paralegal Students”.   

Division Of Hotel, Restaurant, Sport, Travel & Tourism
Fall 2007 was the inaugural semester for the Sport Management Graduate Program in the College of Professional Studies.

Annual Career Night was held on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 and was attended by 75 students.