I had occasion to leave my desk this afternoon. Walking around campus, I was struck by the beauty of this place. At the start of every term, I practice seeing this place anew, with fresh eyes. Today is the second day of our summer term for our January Freshman students. Next week our new group of…
Month: May 2019
Commencement 2019!
May is an especially exciting time for colleges, because it typically marks the time of senior commencement. This month, we graduated a total of 168 graduates between the two campuses – 98 in Annapolis, and 70 in Santa Fe. In Annapolis, though the weather was a bit rainy, spirits were bright as graduates watched Annapolis…
Game of Tomes – what would our favorite characters be reading?
The Admissions staff figured that some of the characters of ‘Game of Thrones’ would be into some of the books on our Program – we take a stab at which ones in the video below!
A Week in the Life: Skylar Dash, Office of Personal and Professional Development
This blog post was written by Skylar Dash, Systems Manager of the Office of Personal & Professional Development on our Santa Fe campus, to give you a picture of a week in his life and work here at St. John’s. Skylar started it on Thursday, because he is not afraid to break with convention and…
Davis Scholars Globe Ceremony
Pictured: Fu Tiantong, Sila Karabiber (invited as a special guest speaker), Mohab Sherif Ismail Younis, Pano Kanelos (invited as special guest speaker), Juana Melendez, Yu Yau Wong, and Amanda Stevens (Invited as “Director of International Recruitment and as most awesomest Davis Liason/human”) Davis Scholars are graduates from the United World College system, which has campuses…
A Picnic at the Dean’s
Pictured above: Dean Sterling, grill master. We’re now fully into spring in Santa Fe, as signified both by warm temperatures on campus and the slow melting of snow off the peaks of our neighborhood mountains. Dean Walter Sterling marked the occasion by inviting all staff and faculty into his home for some delicious food, great…
May Day
In college admissions May 1 in known as National College Decision Day, but in Annapolis, MD May 1 is also known as “May Day”—the day where our city comes together to celebrate spring! The Garden Club of Old Annapolis invites all homeowners and businesses alike to take part in a May Day Basket competition. This…
The Chalkboard 