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Terry Cowdrey
Vice President and Dean of
Admissions and Financial Aid

tcowdrey@stlawu.edu
Phone: (315) 229-5226

Originally From
A small town in New Hampshire

While in College…
I was a student worker in the admissions office and that led to a career in college admissions.

Favorite Movies
To Have and Have Not, Breaking Away, My Cousin Vinny, Miracle, Ocean’s Eleven, Trading Places, Caddyshack, The Ugly Dachshund, The Three Lives of Thomasina, and almost anything of the prison genre: Cool Hand Luke, Papillon, The Great Escape, The Shawshank Redemption, etc. 

Favorite Books
To Kill A Mockingbird, Dandelion Wine, The Kite Runner,  Fortune’s Rocks, Catch-22, Desert Solitaire, The Imaginary Girlfriend, Too Close to the Falls, Burning Marguerite, Dancing at the Rascal Fair…and many more

Favorite Quote
Death is horrible, final, and frequently premature…but that’s just a strong incentive to live purposefully.           - John Irving

What I like about St. Lawrence
Our students.  They are smart, energetic, well-rounded, confident, down-to-earth and fun. They make the most of the opportunities that are here for them, which is extremely rewarding to me.