Commencement is a time for celebration and recognition of the academic achievements of a hard-working group of graduates. Saint Peter’s has celebrated 122 commencement ceremonies in its history, graduating more than 30,000 alumni. While each and every ceremony has been a tremendous celebration, the 122nd commencement, which took place on Monday, May 20, truly marked [...]
May 16 was a day unlike any other that has taken place within Saint Peter’s more than 140-year history. During the annual John J. Delaney ’50 Alumni Reception in The Duncan Family Sky Room, senior students were welcomed into the ranks of more than 30,000 living alumni who graduated from The Jesuit University of New [...]
Earlier this year, Nataly Ruiz ’15, a nursing student at Saint Peter’s University, came face-to-face with a difficult situation. “On January 13, 2013 my grandmother fractured her hip and to this day is in the hospital as her Alzheimer’s continues to worsen,” she said. “Not only did if affect me, I was unable to focus [...]
Rev. Rocco Danzi, S.J., director of Campus Ministry, shares his personal insight on the impact of Pope Francis on the Catholic Church thus far and what might be expected in the future. Do you think Pope Francis’ roots as a Jesuit have impacted his leadership thus far? Saint Ignatius urges the Jesuit to always be [...]
Many phones belonging to alumni and friends of Saint Peter’s University rang on May 10. On the line were representatives from the Office of Advancement and External Affairs, who diligently dialed numbers to inform individuals about “Let’s Do It Again May 10,” a campaign designed to acquire 424 donors in 24 hours on May 10, [...]
Last year Saint Peter’s celebrated its 140th anniversary with the “Let’s Get it Done June 1” campaign, which set the goal of gaining 140 donors in 24 hours. The first-ever historic event exceeded original targets, with a final count of 382 donors and $90,939 raised for Saint Peter’s. This year, the Office of Advancement and [...]
Saint Peter’s University has a deep and rich history which dates back to 1872, but the Saint Peter’s Englewood Cliffs campus has a much different story behind it. On Friday, May 3, graduates of the Englewood Cliffs campus gathered for an evening of camaraderie to celebrate their campus and to experience the new Saint Peter’s [...]
Did you know that if 424 donors each gave $10 to Saint Peter’s University, 10 students could receive textbooks for an entire year? Add $15 more to that gift, and software can be upgraded for student computer labs throughout campus. And if 424 individuals contributed $50 each to University initiatives, students would be able to [...]
On Thursday, April 18, Saint Peter’s University held an Alumni in Law event in The Duncan Family Sky Room in the Mac Mahon Student Center. More than 100 people attended the event, “Attorney Ethics: What Clients Should Expect of their Lawyers.” This Continuing Legal Education (CLE) lecture was hosted by the Saint Peter’s University Alumni [...]
An engaged group of students from the biology program and the applied science and technology program watched intently as they witnessed a clip of Allan S. Stewart, M.D. ’91 performing cardiothoracic surgery on an 81 year old woman. Stewart is a thoracic cardiovascular board certified surgeon at NewYork Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and he returned [...]
Jersey City, N.J. – April 30, 2013 – Saint Peter’s University today announced it is the recipient of a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the George I. Alden Trust in recognition of the University’s outstanding initiatives in the areas of focus for the trust’s Career-Related Undergraduate Education Award. The Award is intended to [...]
Jersey City, N.J. – April 30, 2013 – Saint Peter’s University and Englewood Hospital and Medical Center School of Radiography signed an articulation agreement on April 18, which combines coursework at Saint Peter’s University and the Englewood School of Radiography. Through this program, students will attend Saint Peter’s University for one year and then complete [...]
Jersey City, N.J. – March 28, 2013 – Saint Peter’s University announced plans to honor the founders of the Mac Mahon Student Center at Hearts & Minds: The Saint Peter’s University Scholarship Dinner on April 12, 2013 at the Mac Mahon Student Center. The founders of the student center are alumni and friends of the [...]
Jersey City, N.J. – March 28, 2013 – Saint Peter’s University today released a Community Investment Report, which details the University’s position as an economic driver in New Jersey and surrounding areas and in-depth data on how Saint Peter’s contributes to its community, locally and globally. As a purchaser of goods and services, an employer [...]
Jersey City, N.J. – March 25, 2013 – Saint Peter’s University today announced a master of arts in strategic communication offered by the department of communication. The program, which will begin in the fall of 2013, marks the first graduate degree in the fast-growing field of communication and the first graduate program in the liberal [...]
Jersey City, N.J. – March 6, 2013 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that Rev. James Martin, S.J., best-selling author and editor of America, the national Catholic magazine, will address the Class of 2013 at the 122nd commencement exercises for the University on May 20, 2013. Fr. Martin is the author of several best-selling books, [...]
Jersey City, N.J. – February 8, 2013 – Saint Peter’s University announced today that a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Green Energy Command Center will be held on Wednesday, February 20 at 10:00 a.m. The command center, located in the lower level of Dinneen Hall on the Jersey City campus, is a component of the [...]
Program is the only one of its kind geared towards adults in the state of New Jersey.
Scholarships and tuition discounts to be offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Center will serve as a learning laboratory and educational tool for students from a wide range of academic programs.