On March 13 the Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership hosted its 26th Annual High School Model U.N. conference. This year there were over 400 high school students from 20 schools throughout New Jersey.
Join the Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership at their next panel discussion: “The N.J. Heroin and Opiate Crisis,” on October 24 in The Duncan Family Sky Room from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Panelists include James McGreevey, 52nd governor of New Jersey; Tim Eustace, assemblyman of the 38th legislative district; Cody Miller, councilman and council […]
The Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership at Saint Peter’s University is dedicated to exploring key public policy issues at the local, state and national level. The latest panel hosted by the Institute on Tuesday, October 11 was focused on a critical issue in the state of New Jersey—raising the minimum wage to $15/hour. Read […]
Last week, The Guarini Institute in collaboration with the Caulfield School of Education hosted Ora Welch, President & CEO, HOPES; Dr. Marcia Lyles, Superintendent, Jersey City Public Schools; Sam Crane, Coordinator, Pre-K Our Way to participate on a panel about the expansion of Pre-k programs in the state of New Jersey. The panel was moderated […]
The Guarini Institute sponsored it’s second economic development event entitled, The Casino Gaming Compromise, with Mayor Don Guardian (Atlantic City), Asemblyman Caputo and Mukherji, Jim Kirkos of the Meadowlands Chamber, and Betty Lewis, Director of the South Jersey NAACP. The panel was moderated by Chief Political Correspondent for NJTV, Michael Aron, and drew much media […]
On March 16th, Senator Tom Kean Jr., Assemblyman Herb Conaway, senior administrators from Atlantic Health Systems, Barnabas Health, the NJ Hospital Association, NJBCBS, and Drs. Kirmani and Korya of the JFK Neuroscience Institute of New Jersey, spoke of the importance of healthcare systems to meet the challenges of the current climate in New Jersey. The […]
Omar Humadi, Special Advisor to the Iraqi Ambassador of the United Nations, delivered the keynote address to the Guarini Institute’s High School Model UN program. With an audience of over 500 students and faculty, Mr. Humadi spoke of the importance for the youth involvement in global politics and democracy.
With record breaking numbers, the university High School Model UN program, hosted by the Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership, was a huge success! Over 25 high schools participated from all over the state. The director of the Guarini Institute provided welcome remarks, followed by Dr. O’Sullivan, the university’s provost and VPAA, who provided opening […]
Founded in 1955, the Harvard National Model U.N is the world’s most competitive Model U.N, hosting 3,000 students from over 200 universities and 70 countries. Saint Peter’s University has been partaking in the competition since 1988, winning several awards. This year, the University had the pleasure of representing Ecuador in the competition and students participated […]
The Guarini Institute hosted its first economic development event on the use of tax abatements for neighborhood revitalization. We had a packed house Wednesday evening on the Saint Peter’s campus with participants ranging from faculty and students to city residents. Our panelists did a phenomenal job fielding moderator questions by Dr. Doria and Dr. Sadeghi, […]
