Colin Schoen Colby to Recieve Master of Art in Eastern Classics from St. John's College

St. John's College is pleased to announce the graduation of Colin Schoen Colby of Northfield, MN on Friday, August 3, 2012.

The commencement address will be delivered by Philip LeCuyer, a tutor at St. John's College since 1972. Mr. LeCuyer received a bachelor of arts degree in 1966 from Colorado College and another degree in 1969 from Merton College, Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholars. Prior to joining the faculty of St. John's College, he held academic positions at Colorado College and the University of New Mexico.

St. John's College strives to give students the tools to understand the human condition through sustained interaction with the great minds of Western civilization. Graduate students explore the persisting questions of human existence by studying classic works of the Western tradition, organized into semester-long thematic segments: Philosophy and Theology, Politics and Society, Literature, Mathematics and Natural Science, and History. There are no majors and no departments; all students study the same program, which includes extensive discussion, reflection, and writing on the classics.

St. John's College is dedicated to the idea that a liberal arts education develops skills that are invaluable for today's workforce, including analytical and problem solving abilities, written and oral communications skills, and the ability to adapt to diverse and changing circumstances. In a world in which careers and work environments are changing rapidly, a rigorous, broad-based liberal arts education is increasingly recognized as providing the most advantageous long-term career preparation.

For details of Commencement events, please visit our website,www.stjohnscollege.edu.