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Volume XIII No. 25
March 21, 2005
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Major Campus Events, 2005
• Admitted Student Open Houses: Saturday, April 9; Saturday, April 16
• Scholar Days (Admissions): Monday, April 11; Monday, April 18
• Moving-Up Day: Saturday, April 23
• Spring Semester Finals: Monday-Saturday, May 2-7
• Board of Trustees Meetings:
May 12-14
• Commencement Weekend: Friday-Sunday, May 13-15
• Alumni Reunion Weekend: Thursday-Sunday, June 2-5
Announcements
Safe Walks: A reminder that Safe Walks are available “24/7” on
campus, and Friday and Saturday nights, 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m., from downtown.
Call 229-5554 for assistance.
Award Nominations: Nominations are being accepted for the Douglas M. Brown
Senior Student Award, for the senior woman and man who exemplify a well-rounded
St. Lawrence undergraduate experience through excellence in academics and
co-curricular involvement. Nomination letters to: Lisa Cania, lcania@stlawu.edu,
Vilas 210, by Wednesday, March 30.
Samuel Johnson Bibliography Prizes: The twenty-first annual Samuel Johnson Bibliography Prizes are being sponsored by the Friends of the Owen D. Young and Launders Libraries. The two prizes of $150 each are awarded for the best undergraduate bibliographies in support of (1) a research paper, and (2) an honors thesis submitted for a University course during the 2004-2005 academic year. To enter, submit one copy of the complete research paper to Bart Harloe, ODY Library, by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2005. For information: Theresa O’Reilly, 5454.
Josephine Mentley St. Lawrence and North Country Studies Award: The Friends of the Owen D. Young and Launders Libraries invite students to enter the competition for the Josephine G. Mentley St. Lawrence and North Country Studies Awards. Papers or projects completed in the 2004-2005 academic year, regardless of discipline, which focus on topics or issues relating to St. Lawrence history or to the North Country are eligible. A certificate and an award of $150 will be presented for the winning projects in the categories of honors thesis and classroom research paper. To enter the competition, submit one copy of the complete project, including any supporting media or documentation, to Theresa O’Reilly, ODY Library, by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2005. Arrangements can be made for an oral presentation. For information: Theresa O’Reilly, 5454.
Call for Papers: Students are invited to submit 250-word abstracts of papers
for possible oral presentation at the Festival of Science, to be held on
April 21, 4-7 p.m., in the Student Center. Deadline for submission of abstracts
is Friday, April 1. For information: Stephen Robinson, geology, srobinson@stlawu.edu,
or go to it.stlawu.edu/~math/activities/FOS/2005/FOSCFP2005.html.
North Country Symposium: The
third annual North Country Symposium, formerly the Burt Symposium, is scheduled
for Thursday, April 7, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. in Eben Holden. This year’s theme is “Strengthening
Local Economies through Collaboration among Community and Educational Institutions.” For
registration information: Shannon Brown, 5664 or brown or brown@stlawu.edu,
or go to www.burtsymposium.org.
Swim Lessons: Children ages 3 and older are eligible for a series of swim lessons being offered during the weeks of March 28 and April 4. For information: Bob Clemmer, 5884, or Rob Doran, 5938.
Wilderness First Responder Course: A 72-hour WFR course will be taught on campus during weekends in April. For registration and information: Rebecca Thatcher, 5016 or outdoorprogram@stlawu.edu.
Lunch Bunch: Laurentian Women's Association Lunch Bunch meets one Wednesday per month at noon in the Eben Holden Conference Room. Remaining dates for the spring semester are April 6 and May 4. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781. Lunch Bunch is open to all women faculty and staff and wives of faculty and staff, including retirees.
Retirees Luncheons: University retirees gather for lunch one Tuesday a month at noon in the Eben Holden Conference Room. Remaining dates for the spring semester are April 12 and May 10. At the April 12 meeting, Susan Kramer, education, will speak on "The North Country Symposium." Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Achievements
Four students presented the results of their original research at the 40th
annual Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, March 14-16
in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The students, and their topics, are:
•
Angus A. McCusker '06, Buckland, MA -- "Geographic Information System
(GIS) as a Research and Teaching Tool" (with Professor Frank Revetta,
of SUNY Potsdam)
•
Joanne M. Cavallerano '05, Sudbury, MA -- "Growth of the Dead Creek
Distributary of the Missisquoi River, Lake Champlain, Vermont, Between 1950
and 2003" (with Chapin Professor of Geology J. Mark Erickson)
•
Trisha A. Smrecak '06, Munger, MI -- "Comparison of Missouri Valley
Hell Creek Formation (Late Cretaceous) Fossil Floras with Megafloral Zones
of the Williston Basin, North Dakota" (with Erickson and John Hoganson,
of the North Dakota Geological Survey)
•
Matthew E. Burton-Kelly '05, South Hero, VT -- "An Analysis of Multiple
Trackways of Protichnites Owen, 1852, from the Potsdam Sandstone (Late Cambrian),
St. Lawrence Valley, NY" (with Erickson)
Prof. Erickson also gave a presentation, on "Fossil Aquatic Oribatic
Mites Define Paleoclimate Intervals in Lacustrine Sediments: An Example from
Glovers Pond, NJ."
Trustee Jo Ann Campbell ’86, vice president and chief financial officer
for Kodak Health Imaging in Rochester, N.Y., has been named to the Council
for Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) 2005 Independent Sector
Alumni Hall of Distinction. CICU created the Hall of Distinction in 2000
to recognize graduates of New York State's independent-sector higher education
institutions who have made extraordinary contributions to the state and country
through their careers and civic service.
Associate Professor of English Natalia Rachel Singer was
the keynote speaker at the 14th Annual English Graduate Students Association
conference at the
University of Missouri/Columbia, invited by conference chair William B. Bradley ’99.
The theme of the conference, held in February, was "Politics and the
Artistic Response." Singer's address was titled "Political Literature
in an Age Like This: Orwell and his Descendants." At the closing session
of the conference, Singer read from her memoir, Scraping By in the Big Eighties.
Job Openings
(For all openings, St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Complete position descriptions are available at www.stlawu.edu/resources/job.html. If a deadline is not given, review begins upon receipt of applications.)
Biology: Visiting Assistant Professor, Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation Biology. Government: Visiting Assistant Professor, Public Law and National Institutions.