St. John's University (New York City)

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 64.131.205.111 (talk) at 01:42, 25 May 2007. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 01:42, 25 May 2007 by 64.131.205.111 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "St. John's University" New York City – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

St. John's University Coat of Arms
Motto	Educatio Christiana Animae Perfectio (Christian Education Perfects the Soul)
Type	Private school
Established	1870
Endowment	$500 million
President	Rev. Donald J. Harrington
Academic staff	1,456
Undergraduates	15,092
Postgraduates	5,254
Location	Queens, New York, USA
Campus	Urban, 105-acre (425,000 m²) Queens campus
Athletics	17 BIG EAST, Division I, NCAA teams
Mascot	Red Storm
Website	www.stjohns.edu

St. John's University is a private Roman Catholic university in New York City, New York, USA. The primary campus is located in Jamaica, a neighborhood in the NYC borough of Queens. The University has two other New York City campuses (Staten Island and Manhattan) and graduate centers in Oakdale, New York, and Rome, Italy.

Rankings St. John's University is listed in The Princeton Review "Best 361 Colleges" for 2007. St. John's is ranked #7 nationwide in The Princeton Review for "Least Happy Students." St. John's was recently named one of Intel's Top 10 Wireless Universities in the nation. St. John's University is ranked top 10 nationwide by The Princeton Review for "Professors Make Themselves Scarce" .

Recent News (2007)

St. John's along with several other Univerities settled among allegations of receiving kickbacks from student loan corporations. New York State attorney general Andrew Cuomo (son of former NY Governor, and St. John's University Alum, Mario Cuomo). St. John's agreed to settle for about $80,000.00.

History

St. John's University was founded in 1870, by the Vincentian Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church in response to an invitation by the first Bishop of Brooklyn, John Loughlin, to provide the youth of the New York City with an intellectual and moral education. The orignal campus was in Brooklyn in the Stuyvesant section before moving to Jamaica Queens. St. John's University now has an enrollment of over 20,000 students in its six schools and colleges.

Scandals

In the 1961 gambling charges caused 37 arrests of players from 22 colleges including Columbia, St. John's, New York University, North Carolina State and Connecticut.

In 1997, A St. John's University professor was attacked and left for dead in her car at a St. John's University Parking lot. .

In March 2001, Two St. John's University students were shot on a campus parking lot by another man. One man Cory Prince, a St. John's University football player, was left paralyzed by the attack.

"In November 2003, Willie Shaw, a senior guard, and former star Marcus Hatten—in what can only be called a serious lapse of race-profile-defusing street smarts—were busted for smoking pot as they sat in a white Caddy with Maryland plates outside the St. John’s off-campus players’ residence. Three weeks later, Mike Jarvis, the Storm coach who had led the team to twenty-win seasons in four of five years, was fired."

In 2004 the St Johns basketball team were accused of gang raping a woman in the locker room. It was later revealed they hired the prostitute for $1000 to perform sexual acts on them. They then paid her $6 which caused her to go to the police and make false accusations that she was raped. The several players involved were expelled.

In September 2005, a woman was allegedly raped in the dorms at St. John's University. The accused, Alleged rapist Rodney Syndor, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years probation.

A player was being given a monthly allowance to be on the team, which is illegal according to NCAA standards, along with free tuition and school books. "Fearful of impending NCAA penalties regarding alleged under-the-table payments to Keita, a six-ten Ivory Coast native, St. John’s announced a self-imposed two-year ban on postseason play, taking itself out of the Big East tournament."

Additionally, St. John's University was recently cited by The Princeton Review for "Least Happy Students."

Academics

Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees are conferred by the university, and over 100 programs are offered through the St. John's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Peter J. Tobin College of Business, School of Risk Management, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of Professional Studies, School of Education, and School of Law. Programs include Biological Sciences, Psychology, Pharmaceutical Science, liberal arts, the sciences, business, education, pharmacy, and law.

Campuses

St. John's University Locations:

Queens - The main campus of St. John's University is located in the Queens borough of New York City. This 105 acre campus houses several academic buildings, 6 residence halls, athletic facilities, the St. Augustine Library, and provides easy access to Manhattan via the subway system. The Queens campus features stone buildings and student residence halls. Facilities include laboratory and classroom buildings, the main collections of its 1.7 million-volume library; and athletic facilities for students and St. John's Division I athletic teams.

Staten Island - In addition to the Queens campus, St. John's also has two other residential New York City campuses, one located in lower Manhattan, and the other in Staten Island. Today the Staten Island Campus has expanded to include 16.5 acres serving over 2,000 students who are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The 16.5 acre campus features lawns, apartment-style student residences, and architectural styles that range from red-brick colonial to the modern. The campus is located in the residential Grymes Hill section of Staten Island.

Manhattan - St. John’s officially opened its Manhattan Campus in June 2001, after its merger with The College of Insurance (TCI). Through the merger, TCI became the School of Risk Management and operates as a unit of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business. This ten-story, prize-winning "vertical campus" features an five-story entrance atrium, 16 conference and seminar rooms, dormitories, 24 high-tech classrooms, and a variety of computer labs. The locations in Oakdale and Rome are home to several graduate programs, but do not have residence halls. The Rome campus offers programs in government and business, while the Oakdale location offers graduate programs in education, psychology, crimial justice, and library science.

Centers & Institutes

St. John's University houses several centers, committees, and institutes. Some of the most notable are listed below, but reflect only a portion of the programs operating out of the university.

The Center for Community Services seeks to provide community health and human services to members of the community surrounding St. John's University who could not otherwise afford it. This facility houses the Center for Psychological Services, Speech and Hearing Center, and Reading and Writing Education Center. Previously located on St. John’s campus, these centers now are easily accessible to the entire community with a new location on Union Turnpike.

File:STJLaw2.jpg

St. John's Law School

The Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John's University Center has deep roots in the Catholic Church, and supports the community at large with a number of service and educational programs. It is the site of many academic and cultural events, and the home of the Vincentian Chair of Social Justice, the Institute on Poverty Studies, and the Religion and Science Dialogue. The Center also conducts and disseminates research on topics related to poverty and social justice, and acts as a clearinghouse for gathering, developing and exchanging Vincentian-related information.

Committee on Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) was established in 1994. Its policy is grounded in the University's Vincentian mission and a commitment to global education, as put forward by St. John's President Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. St. John's is aware of the increasing importance of the U.S. economy on Latin American and Caribbean trading sectors through NAFTA and other agreements, and promotes an increase in education in that field through the various research and courses associated with the Committee.

The Italian Cultural Center was established at St. John's in 1992. The center conducts various educational and cultural activities that increase the awareness of Italian-Americans of their heritage, and strives to foster a greater appreciation of the significant contributions of Italians to American culture. In addition, the center seeks to preserve, communicate and celebrate Italian and Italian-American culture, values, and heritage, while supporting the mission of the University.
The Center for Professional Education offers, workshops, certificate programs and professional designation examination preparation courses, as well as consulting services to industry, governments and regulators worldwide. For more than 30 years, the Center has served the educational needs of more than 10,000 professionals in the insurance, risk management and financial services industries.

Institute for Biotechnology gives students an understanding of the scientific theory and advanced laboratory research techniques vital to success in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries through graduate level course work leading to a masters degree. The Institute draws upon such disciplines as microbiology, biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology to aid in the advancement of pharmaceutical biotechnology. This interdisciplinary program is a joint effort of the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions and St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
University Gallery began with its first season in September, 1994. The gallery is dedicated to the exhibition of all forms of contemporary art, and it brings to the Queens campus works of art created by well known and emerging artists of regional, national and international backgrounds. The gallery is housed in Sun Yat Sen Hall.

The Institute for Asian Studies, founded in 1959, is housed in Sun Yat-Sen Hall. The main goal for all programs at the Institute of Asian Studies is to foster, facilitate and enhance a global, multicultural, multiethnic and multilingual education. Sun Yat-Sen Hall, where the Institute for Asian Studies is housed, reflects East Asian architecture and is home to the Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery (University Gallery).

Demographics

As of 2006, St John's has a total student population, undergraduate and graduate, of 20,346 students. The undergraduate enrollment of 15,092 students are from 40 states and 103 countries. The 5,254 graduate students are from 57 countries and 32 states.

There are 1456 faculty members, over 90% of whom hold doctoral or equivalent degrees in their field. St. John's a 18:1 student to faculty ratio.

St. John's provides every undergraduate student with a wireless internet capable laptop. St. Augustine Library, on the Queens campus, is completely wired and provides students access to over 1.7 million volumes. The university maintains over 2,900 microcomputers on campus, and has over 100 high-tech multi-media classrooms.

St. John's University is currently $24,500.00 per academic year without housing. This is over a 250% increase in tuition in about 10 years. In 1994, St. John's University tuition was $9,400.00 without housing.

Athletics

File:Stjohnslogo.JPG

New St. John's Athletic Logo

St. John's 17 NCAA Division I teams compete in the Big East Conference and in the ECAC.

Men's Sports

Basketball
Soccer
Baseball
Lacrosse
Tennis
Golf
Fencing

Women's Sports

Basketball
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
Tennis
Track and Field
Cross Country
Golf
Fencing

Athletic History:

Campus Renovations

The 2004-2005 academic years saw $35 million in capital projects, including the completion of St. Thomas More church, the DaSilva academic building, Carnesecca Hall Fitness Center, and Belson Stadium. In 2005 the science labs and student life facilities were the target of an additional $60 million in capital enhancements.

St. John's University has recently constructed the Taffner Athletic Field House, a $23 million initiative. The two-story, 38,000 sq. ft. structure adjacent to Carnesecca Hall includes:

Four full size basketball courts-two for Student Life, two for Varsity Basketball
Academic support classrooms and study space for student-athletes
Office and meeting space for recreation and intramural activities
Audio/visual rooms for all varsity athletic teams
Dedicated locker rooms for both student recreation and men's and women's basketball
offices and meeting rooms for men's and women's basketball
Exclusive Sports Medicine and weight training facilities

Carnesecca Hall and University Center renovations include:

A 6400 sq. ft. Health Center in Carnesecca Hall, for use by Student Life and Athletics, including weight training equipment, aerobic and dance studios and a student lounge
Reconfigured office and meeting space for Student Life and Academic Clubs
Additional audio/visual rooms for all varsity athletic teams.

The current capital campaign has surpassed the $200 million mark prompting the Board of Trustees to increase the goal to $250 million.