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Monday, October 17, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Beyond the Blackboard with Stacey Bess
Last night, St. John's University students had the opportunity to listen to a lecture by the inspiring, award-winning educator and author Stacey Bess. During her motivational talk, Bess spoke about how she overcame the odds during her first teaching assignment: a K-6 educator at "The School with No Name" in Salt Lake City, Utah, home to severely impoverished children and their families. Despite overwhelming obstacles, Bess realized what it was that those seemingly "unteachable" children really needed: love, acceptance, and someone who believed in them. As her book, Beyond the Blackboard explains, "Stacey discovered that by teaching and modeling love, self-worth, personal power, and courage she could reach children who had previously been labeled unteachable." As future educators, we can all take something away from Bess' inspiring story. The evening ended with an opportunity for all students at the lecture to receive a free autographed book.
For more information about Stacey Bess' story, visit her website: http://staceybess.com/index.php
What did you think of Stacey Bess' story? What lessons did you take away from her words? We hope mentors and their buddies were able to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity together. Tell us your thoughts!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Stressbuster
The Stressbusters program enhances campus life by continuously training and dispatching teams of students to give free and effective backrubs, health information and resource referrals at events, residence halls, study halls and wherever else the stressed gather!
Stressbusters bust stress with far-reaching benefits that address today’s top barriers to academic success:
- Studies demonstrate that the type of backrubs provided by Stressbusters reduce anxiety, heart rate, blood pressure and depression.
- Stressbusters provides convenient relaxation breaks for large numbers of sometimes hard-to-reach students and staff where they live, work and play.
- Stressbusters gives student participants re-occurring stress reduction training, service engagement opportunities and social support connections.
- Popular Stressbusters events serve as permanent vehicles for health information, screenings, referrals and other wellness resources.
We are in the company of many other universities who have seen the need to make wellness and stress reduction a priority for their campuses (Columbia, Brown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, NYU).
The Stressbusters program provides much more than just back rubs. Its stress-relief focus attracts students and staff from all corners of campus, providing sustained and diverse opportunities to address many interrelated health issues, prevention strategies and support services:
- Training, Engagement and Support for Hundreds of Students
- Linking Students and Staff with Campus Wellness Resources
- Connecting and Advancing Healthier Campus Initiatives
Stressbusters cultivates continuous working relationships between campus leaders, student organizations, administrative departments, and even faculty. As a result, it can be used to build and expand a community wellness network and enhance healthier campus initiatives.
If interested please e-mail:
stressbusters@stjohns.edu
stressbusters@stjohns.edu
Thursday, September 15, 2011
SOE BBQ
A little bit of rain didn't stop SOE students to attend the first SOE BBQ of the school year. We had a lot of students who attended and they got a chance to meet SOE faculty and their S.T.A.R. Mentor/Buddy. We hope to see all of you at different KDP events. Keep in touch with your mentor/buddy.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
New York Transit Museum
The New York Transit Museum, one of the city's leading cultural institutions is the largest museum in the United States devoted to urban public transportation history, and one of the premier institutions of its kind in the world. The Museum explores the development of the greater New York Metropolitan region through the presentations of exhibitions, tours, educational programs, and workshops dealing with the cultural, social, and technological history of public transportation. Since it's inception over a quarter century ago, the Museum, housed in a historic 1936 IND subway station in Brooklyn Heights, has grown in scope and popularity. As custodian and interpreter of the region's extensive public transportation networks, the Museum strives to share, through its public programs, this rich and vibrant history with local, regional, and international audiences.
The New York Transit Museum's mailing address is: 130 Livingston Street, 10th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
| Hours | Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays |
| Phone | |
| Admission | Adults $7 Children 2 – 17 years of age $5 Senior Citizens (62+) $5 Seniors Free Wednesdays Museum members: Free |
| Directions |  Located at the corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Heights » View Map Subway:     to Court Street,    to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street,  to Jay Street/MetroTech.*Weekdays rush hours only Bus: B25, B26, B38, B41, B45, B52, B54, B57, B61, B62, B63, B65, B67, B103 all stop within 1 to 2 blocks of the museum. Car: From Manhattan: take the Brooklyn Bridge, proceed straight on to Adams Street. Adams will become Boerum Place. Go two blocks to Schermerhorn Street. For more detailed directions and for directions from other boroughs, Long Island or New Jersey please call |
Which MetroCard Should I Use?
MetroCard offers you several ways to save on your commute. Whether you choose the Pay-Per-Ride bonus card or one of the Unlimited Ride options, how much you save depends on how often you ride. To help you figure out which card is best for you, use this chart:
| Number of Rides | Buy This Card | Cost | Your Cost Per Ride |
| Occasional | $10 Pay-Per-Ride ($10.70 value with 7% bonus) | $10 | $2.10 |
| 14 per week 20 per week | 7-Day Unlimited | $29 | $2.07 $1.45 |
| 50 per month 60 per month | 30-Day Unlimited | $104 | $2.08 $1.73 |
| Express Bus Rider 5 days per week (10 rides) | 7-Day Express Bus Plus | $50 | $5.00 |
| Occasional Express Bus Rider | $10 Pay-Per-Ride ($10.70 value with 7% bonus) | $10 | $5.14 |
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