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Honors Program Alumnus Patrick Caoile Visit

On March 20, Honors Program alumnus Patrick Caoile, Ph.D. ’18 visited Saint Peter’s University to speak with students in the HP-390 Methods of Research thesis prep course. Patrick spoke to students about his undergraduate experience, his continued education (including earning his Ph.D. in Creative Writing in 2023), and his current role as a professor of […]

Photo of students on a trip to see an exhibit on the life of Franz Kafka at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.

Pi Mu Epsilon Receives the Prestigious Infinity Award

The Saint Peter’s University New Jersey Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the National Mathematics Honor Society, received the prestigious Infinity Award, recognizing excellence in chapter activities and engagement. The honor was presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle, which took place January 8-11. Honors students Riza Bautista ’25 and Aakash Pandey ’25 were in […]

2025 Senior Honors Thesis Defense

The Honors Program has announced the 2025 Senior Honors Thesis Defenses schedule for the spring. All defenses will take place 3:00-5:00pm in the Degnan Conference Room, located in Saint Peter Hall (2652 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306), unless otherwise noted below*. For more information about the 2025 defense schedule, contact Lauren Squillante. […]

photo of the 2025 Honors Defense Schedule

“Walking the Walk” Ignatian Seminar

On Monday, December 9, 2024, the students from the Dr. Karl Alorbi’s Honors Principles of Management course and from Dr. Beth Adubato’s first-year Ignatian Seminar “Walking the Walk,” donated dry goods totaling $15,000 to the LINDA organization. Throughout the semester, both courses worked to raise money and collect donations in order to present the organization […]

photo from the "Walking the Walk" Ignatian Seminar

President Benitez Discusses Jesuit Leadership

On November 19, 2024, President Hubert Benitez visited Dr. Karl Alorbi’s Honors Principles of Management class to discuss Jesuit leadership. Students interviewed the president and had the opportunity to ask questions about his role and responsibilities as president of the university, as well as advice on how to be an ethical leader. The following excerpts […]

International Business Networking Event

On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, students from Dr. Karl Alorbi’s BA-151 Honors Introduction to Management course took part in the semiannual International Business Networking event organized by the U.S. Commercial Service and the New Jersey District Export Council (NJDEC), hosted by CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) in Livingston, NJ. Pictured from left to right: Susan Widmer, US Commercial […]

BA-151 Intro to Management networking event

Peacock Pundits Present

In this era of media oversaturation, artificial intelligence, and deep socio-political division, it is the responsibility of everyone to be educated in media literacy, critical thinking, and fair debate. To this end, the fall semester’s CM-102-HP course sections touch on the upcoming presidential election. Select course assignments focus on giving students the tools necessary to […]

photo from Peacock Pundits Present 2024

Honors Student Completes Her Summer Internship with the Jack Cary Eichenbaum Summer Scholars Program in NYU Langone’s Division of Neonatology

Isabelle Bautista (Class of 2025) successfully completed her summer internship with the Jack Cary Eichenbaum Summer Scholars Program in NYU Langone’s Division of Neonatology. In addition to extensive research opportunities, the program provides an introduction to patient care and ethical issues in neonatal medicine and offers various events for networking and professional growth. Isabelle worked with […]

Honors Senior David Dolgitzer to Present at APS Conference in Chicago

David Dolgitzer ’22, Honors Physics major and Mathematics minor, has been accepted to present his research at the Annual American Physical Society Meeting in Chicago March 14-18, 2022. Over 12,000 physicists from around the world are expected to attend the meeting’s week of events, including short classes, scientific exhibitions from government, commercial, medical, and academic […]

Spring 2022 Honors Thesis Schedule

      Spring 2022 Honors Thesis Defenses Please join us to hear our senior Honors students present their research. 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. All thesis defenses will take place in McIntyre A (unless otherwise stated).   Wednesday, March 23rd Fatima Camara, Black Women in the Media: Which Archetype Do You Fit In? Advisor: Dr. […]