Welcome
A special welcome for Alumni Week from Director of Alumni Relations, Collegewide, Chris Aamot (SF04).
Alumni Association Awards
Each year, the SJC Alumni Association bestows the Award of Merit on remarkable Johnnies and inducts honorary members into the Association’s ranks. Katarina Wong (A88), Josephine Escalante (A92), and Mark Parenti (AGI92), presidents of the Alumni Association, sat down for virtual conversations with this year’s honorees. Hear their stories, join us in celebrating their achievements, and welcome our new honorary colleagues!
Watch Award of Merit videos
Watch Honorary Alumni videos
The Mystery of Gollum
To readers of The Lord of the Rings, Gollum is a most interesting character: complex, tormented, loving and hating simultaneously, perhaps the greatest villain of the story, perhaps also its most tragic hero. Without him, the book would be bland and monochrome. Who is Gollum? Why is he so central to the novel? Join tutors Krishnan Venkatesh and Richard McCombs to dive deeper into the intricate world of J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The Johnnie’s path is rarely linear, but according to these alumni, their education helped them stay the course. Tune in to hear innovative alumni share flash talk insights on turning points—what they mean, how they live them, and how they’ve changed everything.
Richie Berry (SF17)
Creating Universes: Getting Started Making Video Games
Richie Berry, a SF17 and Eastern Classics Graduate shares how his love for video games prompted him to embark on a career in creating games. He emphasizes how his education at St. John’s prepared him to “live today to the fullest” and take risks to be who you want to be. Richie is more than eager to assist any Johnnies who might be interested in getting started in the gaming universe.
Jack Langworthy (SF07)
Meaning: The Most Valuable Currency in the World
Jack Langworthy (SF07) shares his philosophical ideas on how “meaning” has become a most valuable currency in the world as he travels to East African countries to utilize his Johnnie skills to help others. Jack joined the Peace Corps which led to his adventures in rural African nations where he became fearless in learning new technologies, leading to forming a nonprofit company, Ninayo. He shares how his lab science Johnnie skill set came full circle in forming his new biotech company.
April Sharp (A07)
Flinstone to Faculty
Dr. April Sharp (A07), a pediatric neurologist in Baltimore, MD, will share her pathway from Flinstone (GA) to Faculty and various turning points along the way. A St. John’s postcard started her journey from being the first in her family to graduate from high school and then on to college. Her fascination with the brain led to her career as a pediatric neurologist and eventually as a faculty member at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Tutors are the pillars in our St. John’s community, but what does it really look like to live the Program? Tune in for a sneak peek into the lives of beloved tutors in and beyond the classroom to hear their wisdom on balance, integration, and following passion on the road, at home, and everywhere in between.
