With a mission to spread awareness about the new Frank J. Guarini School of Business, Saint Peter’s developed its latest television commercial to demonstrate all of the unique benefits that the Guarini School of Business has to offer. The commercial was designed to highlight the Saint Peter’s experience and was filmed entirely on the Jersey […]
In celebration of “Women Entrepreneurship Week,” the Ignite Institute at Saint Peter’s University, in partnership with the Hudson County Office of Business Opportunity and sponsored by The Provident Bank Foundation, hosted a Symposium on Women Owned Business Resources. Founded six years ago by Montclair State University, with Saint Peter’s as one of the original four […]
By Loretta Graceffo ’21, news editor of The Pauw Wow Last December, a white referee made headlines after forcing a black student wrestler to cut his dreadlocks before a match. The incident was captured on tape— and quickly caught the eye of Angela McKnight, a member of the New Jersey General Assembly. As soon as […]
On a significant historical day, Saint Peter’s launched the University’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. David Gerlach, Ph.D., director of the Center, selected October 7, 2019 for the opening celebration as it marks the 75th anniversary of the most ambitious uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most infamous Nazi concentration, forced labor and extermination camp. With […]
The Michaelmas Convocation is an annual event designed to recognize student accomplishments. It follows the medieval tradition of convening the faculty and students to start the term and is celebrated in the honor of the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. The event was focused not only on student success in the classroom, […]
By Patrick Cucurullo ’20, opinions editor of The Pauw Wow They protested, staged boycotts and some burned their bras in the street, but a hundred years ago, women could not vote in America. It wasn’t until the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States that women could participate in our […]
Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Each year schools, civic organizations and government agencies across the country mark this day with a celebration of the Constitution and the basic rights it affords all American citizens. For this year’s Constitution Day celebration at Saint Peter’s, the Guarini Institute for Government and […]
One of the traditions shared by Jesuit institutions is the celebration of the Mass of the Holy Spirit, which is held annually on Jesuit campuses to mark the beginning of the academic year. The tradition dates back to 1548 when it was celebrated by the first Jesuit school in Messina, Sicily. This year’s Mass of […]
By Kathy Wydner, Ph.D., associate professor of biology This summer an intrepid group from Saint Peter’s University returned to the Amazon rainforest of Peru, to retrace a route and itinerary that was traveled by a Saint Peter’s group in 2017. I led the experiential learning workshop titled Amazon Rainforest Travel. The group was comprised of five undergraduate […]
Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that the Provident Bank Foundation has awarded a $100,000 Signature Grant for 2019 to The Urban Social Impact Incubator of the Ignite Institute, a Center of Excellence at Saint Peter’s. The incubator was designed to boost career advancement opportunities for students while bolstering Jersey City’s small business, nonprofit […]
Jersey City, N.J. – November 22, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that it is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the country according to The Princeton Review. The University was included in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges for the sixth year in a row. The Princeton Review chose […]
Jersey City, N.J. – November 19, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that it has been ranked as one of the top ten colleges and universities in New Jersey, according to the 2020 College Ranking : Best College & Universities, which were recently released by the personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub compared more than […]
Jersey City, N.J. – November 13 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that the Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership is partnering with the Fox Scholars Program and will operate a chapter on the University’s campus. The Fox Scholars Program is designed to provide students with real-life public-sector experience and advice through mentorship and […]
Jersey City, N.J. – October 24, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that the School of Nursing has been awarded a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The grant will provide funding for Saint Peter’s to host the University’s inaugural White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage for nursing students designed […]
Jersey City, N.J. – October 8, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has selected Virginia Bender ’78, Ph.D., special assistant to the president for institutional planning at Saint Peter’s University, to receive the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for […]
Jersey City, N.J. – October 3, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced the creation of the first Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Jersey City. It has been established with a mission to foster an ongoing dialogue about the Holocaust, genocide and related human rights issues. The Center will celebrate its opening with […]
Jersey City, N.J. – September 18, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced the naming of the University’s School of Business in recognition of a historic $10 million gift from former U.S. Congressman Frank J. Guarini H ’94. The gift will serve to transform and expand the current School of Business, significantly bolster business programs […]
Jersey City, N.J. – September 10, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that it was ranked highest in the state of New Jersey and 19th overall for social mobility in the Regional Universities North category of the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. The University also remains among the […]
Jersey City, N.J. – August 22, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that it has been named as a national leader in Money magazine’s list of the “Most Transformative Schools” in the country. Saint Peter’s ranked 32 on the list, which places the University in the top four percent of ranked institutions and first […]
Jersey City, N.J. – August 21, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that Carlos Miguel Gutierrez, founder and CEO of the strategic advisory firm Highline Point Group, LLC., has been appointed to the position of director of the Ignite Institute at Saint Peter’s University, a Center of Excellence. The Ignite Institute was designed to […]