Report of School: St. John's University

St. John's University is a Roman Catholic private institution in New York. The institution has various satellite campuses in Queens, Staten Island, Rome, Manhattan, Hauppauge, Paris, and Limerick. It is open to students of all faiths and offering excellent academic, recreational and professional skills for its wide range of local and international students. The institution prides in the successful establishment of various developmental programs to ensure its students gain the best as well as keeping an up-to-date news forum on the different happenings in the institution's campuses. This paper gives a report of the school's news focusing on any two news issues presented on the school's website in the course of this year, 2018. The paper will discuss of the report on the university's inauguration speech delivered by Cardinal Tagle of Wednesday, April 18, 2018, and the record-breaking relay for life on Monday, April 16th, 2018.

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The news on the record-breaking "relay for life" broadcasted on Monday, April 16th, 2018 was the thirteenth annual event for the university. The St. John's community joint celebrations are geared towards cancer fight where over fourteen thousand students in the different campuses raise funds for the fight against cancer. This year the students raised over one hundred and fifty-four thousand dollars for this noble course. According to the students' associate dean Ms. Mary H. Pelkowski, the venture is one among the many commitments the institution pride in giving back to the American cancer community. During the event, the participants engage in various sporty activities to collect funds in support for those affected by cancer. In this year's function, the students' keynote address is delivered by a seven years cancer survivor, Natalie Collura, a student from Queens Campus majoring in advertising communication. Her emotional speech on the tough journey from stage four Wilms tumor was touching to her audience. The "Relay for Life" program St. John's University community have raised over one million dollars used in cancer centers within and outside New York in other American states. The program also aims at creating awareness on cancer among the students' community of St. John's.

In the news, St. John's University hosted His Eminence Cardinal Tagle the Metropolitan Bishop to serve the honors of guest speaker in the university's commencement exercise at Queens campus on 20th May 2018. According to the institution's president, Conrado, Gempesaw, the cardinal is an important voice globally featuring issues to deal with poverty and different forms of vulnerabilities. Cardinal Tagle has participated in the global rescue of crisis to deal with refugees, his vast fame in humility and addressing youth issues makes his presence in the institution's events worthwhile. His theological journey illuminates determination, hard- work, humility, and royalty. The guest speaker is known for his timely themes in echoing to the new alumni by communicating messages of hope, encouragement, and forgiveness. The institution's selection of Cardinal Tagle foresees resourcefulness in the humble priest and are expectant of a touch of relevant and greatness from the clergy's speech. This news is received with his expectations by the students more so the graduates.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the different issues addressed on St. John's University news platform gives a wide array of events happening and anticipated in the institution's community. The different types of news presented features past and future events of the students and the entire community. The news on the "Relay for Life" and the commencement ceremony are part of the many events happening this year in the institution. This shows the institutions commitment to scholarly excellence of its students and its active engagement with the community to produce all-round graduates.

References

https://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/2018-04-16/record-breaking-relay-life-marks-13th-year-campus

https://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/2018-04-18/his-eminence-luis-antonio-gokim-cardinal-tagle-deliver-st-john-s-university-commencement-address