As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) for more than 20 years, Saint Peter’s University had a lot to celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month. This year’s celebration was even more significant because the University was awarded a nearly $4.8 million Title III Part F STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) grant for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) from […]
Current and future entrepreneurs of Saint Peter’s have an exciting new resource to support their endeavors – a dedicated space in the Mission 50 Innovation and Commercialization Lab in Hoboken, N.J. On November 8, representatives from Saint Peter’s University and the Frank J. Guarini School of Business participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the lab, […]
In September 2019, U.S. Congressman Frank J. Guarini H ’94 made a historic gift of $10 million to Saint Peter’s to transform and expand the University’s School of Business. A little more than two years later, the University community came together, on October 20, to celebrate how a portion of his gift was used – […]
On October 28 Saint Peter’s University hosted a conversation between Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark; and Sir Gilbert Levine, an American conductor who came to be known as the “Pope’s Maestro” due to his relationship with Pope John Paul II. The event, Living Friendship and Community in a Divided World, was held […]
In commemoration of Saint Peter’s Sesquicentennial, the University created a video, which celebrates the 150 years of Saint Peter’s.
Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Saint Peter’s University, recently shared this post on Medium. I was meeting with my admissions team recently, discussing how we could make it possible for a promising high school senior to attend this fall, when my thoughts turned to author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. A few months ago, she […]
Corporations have found new ways to partner with Saint Peter’s University. The reasons are simple, yet profound: A diverse student body, shaped by a pandemic that has cultivated determination and resilience—qualities that translate well to a marketplace experiencing seismic shifts in the way we do business. In this issue, we highlight four of our hundreds […]
Eugene Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Saint Peter’s University, recently appeared as a guest on Think Tank with Steve Adubato to discuss the biggest leadership lessons he learned during the pandemic, the future of higher education post-COVID and the importance of addressing equality and social justice issues in education.
There are many reasons why students choose to pursue a college education – to obtain a good job, to be successful in a respective field, to create professional connections and many others. Ahmed Shehata ’21 achieved all of these things and more through his experience with the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) at Saint Peter’s […]
On September 9, 2021 the Saint Peter’s community gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Eileen L. Poiani, Ph.D., special assistant to the president/professor of mathematics and chair of the Sustainability Council, shared her account of what campus was like on that tragic day. Read more about the event in an article from The […]
Jersey City, N.J. – November 16, 2021 – Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that it was ranked among the best in the state of New Jersey by NJBIZ readers in the 2021 NJBIZ Reader Rankings survey. Saint Peter’s was ranked among the top three in the Colleges/Universities category, MBA Program category and the Accounting Degree Program category. […]
Jersey City, N.J. – November 11, 2021 – Saint Peter’s today announced that it will be presented with the New Jersey Governor’s “We Value Our Veterans” Academia Award in recognition of the University’s efforts to support veterans and military personnel. The award will be presented to Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Saint Peter’s University, […]
Jersey City, N.J. – October 22, 2021 – Saint Peter’s University announced that it has been awarded a $2.9 million Title V Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education for a project titled Ensuring Success for the New Majority Student. The grant is designed to address the growing needs of […]
Jersey City, N.J. – October 21, 2021 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that it will host a conversation between Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark; and Sir Gilbert Levine, an American conductor who came to be known as the “Pope’s Maestro” due to his relationship with Pope John Paul II. The event, […]
Jersey City, N.J. – October 7, 2021 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that it will formally dedicate and celebrate the grand opening of the Run Baby Run Arena on Monday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m. during the men’s basketball exhibition game against crosstown rival New Jersey City University (NJCU). The Run Baby Run Arena […]
Jersey City, N.J. – September 24, 2021 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that it has been awarded a nearly $4.8 million Title III Part F STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) grant for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) from the U.S. Department of Education. The historic five-year grant was awarded for a project, titled STEM-PODER […]
Jersey City, N.J. – September 16, 2021 – The Campus Kitchen at Saint Peter’s University, a volunteer-based kitchen that keeps food from being wasted and provides nutritious meals for those in need, is proud to announce that it will serve its 100,000th meal since its inception in 2014. The University will commemorate the milestone with […]
Jersey City, N.J. – September 14, 2021 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that Martin Luther King III, son of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. H ’65 and Coretta Scott King, will provide the keynote address for the 2021 Saint Peter’s Michaelmas Convocation on Wednesday, September 29 at 11:00 a.m. at St. […]
Jersey City, N.J. – September 13, 2021 – Saint Peter’s is proud to announce that the University was recognized as the best value in the state of New Jersey and 7th in the Regional Universities North category in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. The institution also made a considerable climb […]
Jersey City, N.J. – September 10, 2021 – Saint Peter’s University today announced official plans to commemorate the institution’s Sesquicentennial year, which will officially kick off with a flag raising and launch celebration on September 15. To honor its 150-year anniversary, the University unveiled a logo, theme and website as well as plans for events […]
