John Gursky '07, Baldwinsville, NY, can tell that the faculty and staff care about students. "St. Lawrence was the only University where students sent me handwritten letters answering any questions I had," he says. "This is one major reason why I enrolled." John wanted to provide the same sort of encouragement to prospective students that he had received. On the first day of his first year, he began working as an admissions tour guide; today, he is an Admissions Management Assistant. John is president of the Class of 2007, and chair of academic affairs for the student government association. John's combined major is French and Canadian Studies with an education minor; St. Lawrence and he fit well together because of St. Lawrence's close proximity to Canada. "I go to Ottawa frequently to listen to the Question and Answer Period in the Canadian Parliament," he says. In spring 2005, John was able to enjoy both of his majors at once by participating in a St. Lawrence international study program that placed him in three very different francophone cultures: Quebec City, France, and Senegal. "It was incredible," he says. "My French skills improved so much, and I had exposure to three different dialects." "I came to campus never thinking I would develop such an interest in things like Senegalese culture and politics, underdevelopment, poverty, and the global economy," he says. "I never imagined that I would ever have the chance to live in a Third World country before I was 20 years old. I want to go back and learn more. That's what the liberal arts experience is all about."