Earth Day in Santa Fe
Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21, 2024
The city of Santa Fe and our surrounding communities have always celebrated Earth Day. It reflects Santa Fe’s sustainability ethos and desire to live harmoniously with nature. St. John’s has a long tradition of participating in Earth Day: the first president of this campus, Richard Weigle, led celebrations at the very first Earth Day in 1970. This year, Earth Day kicks off with the Dean’s lecture and extends through the weekend to include a Caja Del Rio Hike and clean-up, campus celebrations, and a virtual seminar on Saturday, concluding with a Tutor Panel on Sunday afternoon jointly hosted with the New Mexico Museum of Art. .
Land Acknowledgement
The campus of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is located on unceded Tewa Territory. We recognize the original Native inhabitants of our campus lands, offer our respect to the people and history of these lands, and formally acknowledge the personal, cultural, and historical significance these lands hold for the descendants of these Native peoples. We hope that this acknowledgement will encourage members of the St. John’s community to continue their passion of asking questions, studying fundamental ideas, engaging in constructive dialogue, and expanding our conversations. This land acknowledgement is not meant to be a finished product, but instead the beginning of an ongoing effort to increase our knowledge about the history of the lands on which our campuses sit.
St. John's Day of Giving
St. John鈥檚 Day of Giving helps fund the remaining 364 days of the year鈥攆rom seminars to student activities, scholarships to campus improvements. More than any other day, this is an opportunity to level up your philanthropy, make a challenge to friends and classmates, or donate to one of our specialized annual giving funds, such as Johnnie Scholarships, the Tutor Fund, or Student Life and Athletics.