Neema Mawiyoo ’07 found a perfect
match in St. Lawrence. However, the global
studies major says, "I think St. Lawrence found me when
I was doing my college search. I was in the middle of plans to study
in South Africa when I learned of the University. I applied in October
for an early acceptance;
I heard within a week that I was accepted and had all my financial
needs met. St. Lawrence seemed like it could accommodate me and
my needs with its academic
programs, particularly global studies and music,
and it had co-curricular
activities that interested me,” she continues. “I
could see St. Lawrence and me making memories together.”
Mawiyoo
says that she loves the fact that while at St. Lawrence she has the
opportunity to embrace her passion for life and learn about people
and the ideas that shape each one of them. "As often as the
opportunity presents itself, I enjoy some very meaningful conversations
with students, staff and faculty," Mawiyoo
explains. "Some places on this campus are important to me because of the
people I met and the bonds formed there, like the HEOP office
and the International
House (I-House).”
Mawiyoo helps form those bonds when she performs as
a Laurentian
Singer and in gospel concerts. She ran a tie-dye workshop,
and took part in an African fashion show.
It turns out that Mawiyoo was able to study in South Africa after all.
In 2004, she conducted research there on a University-sponsored Tanner
Fellowship, on the topic "Protest Music Ten Years Before,
and Ten Years After 1994: A Turning Point in South Africa 's Music
Scene?"
