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Monday, May 12 ·Workshop: Jeanne Narum, "Grantsmanship
as Part of Your Academic Career," E.J. Noble University Center
226, 4 p.m., refreshments. For information: Susan Pankey, pankey@stlawu.edu
or 5579.
Wednesday, May 14 Mawlid an Nabi (Islamic observance) Thursday, May 15 Trustee meetings begin Friday, May 16 Visakha Puja (Buddha Day)(Buddhist observance)
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Volume XI No. 32
May 12, 2003
The Scarlet Letter is published weekly except during break periods
during the academic year for St. Lawrence employees by the staff of the University
communications office. Submissions, comments and questions can be addressed
to scarletletter@stlawu.edu or faxed to 315-229-7422; deadline is Wednesday
at 5 p.m. for the following Monday's edition. To find The Scarlet Letter
on the University's Web site: http://www.stlawu.edu/scarlet/scarlet.htm.
Note: This is the final Scarlet Letter of the 2002-03
academic year. Publication will resume with the August 25 issue, whose deadline
is Wednesday, August 20, at 5 p.m. For information on campus activities over
the summer, check the Web sites indicated in "For More Information."
Major Campus Events, 2002-03
(Weekends unless noted)
·Board of Trustees Meetings: May 15-17
(For information: 5585)
·Commencement Weekend: May 16-18 (For information:
5585)
·Reunion Weekend: June 5-8 (For information:
5904)
Announcements
May 17-18 Commencement Weekend - See Page 2
Commencement Weekend
(For details, go to http://web.stlawu.edu/commence/index.html)
Location: Commencement is held outdoors on the Creasy Commencement Commons.
Check the weather reports to determine appropriate attire. If Commencement
is moved to Appleton Arena, the Web site will be updated and local radio stations
will be asked to broadcast plans after 7 a.m. The post-Commencement reception
will be held in the Herring-Cole Grove if ceremonies are outdoors, or in Leithead
Field House if ceremonies are indoors. Please join families after Commencement
to congratulate the graduates!
Note that we will not be using the departmental signs for this reception
this year, as their usefulness has seemed less and less over the past several
years.
Four guests will be honored at Commencement this year:
* Denny Brown, president of Clarkson University
* Sharada Nayak, managing trustee/director, Educational Resources Centre Foundation
(Delhi, India), and coordinator, Ford Foundation Campus Diversity Initiative
in India
* Ralph Cohen, founder of Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
*Joseph Liotta, founder and executive director of the Norwood Village Green
Concert Series, will receive the North Country Citation
Saturday, May 17
2:00 p.m. Friends of the Libraries Lecture
Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies Thomas Coburn
"What is a 'scripture'? Reflections on the meeting of religious faith
and academic inquiry"
Herring-Cole Library
3:00 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa Induction
Gunnison Memorial Chapel
3:30 - 5 p.m. President's Reception for Graduates, Parents, Faculty and
Trustees
MacAllaster House, 54 East Main Street
(Rain location: Richard F. Brush Art Gallery)
5:00 p.m. Commencement Concert
The Laurentian Singers
Gulick Theatre
6:00 p.m. Roman Catholic Mass
Sponsored by St. Thomas More Campus Center
Gunnison Memorial Chapel
6:30 p.m. Senior Class Dinner Dance
Newell Field House
Advance Reservations Required
Sunday, May 18
8:15 a.m. Baccalaureate Service of Celebration
Gunnison Memorial Chapel
9:00 a.m. Seniors and faculty report for academic robing and line-up
University Center Quad (Appleton Arena in case of heavy rain)
10:00 a.m. Commencement
Creasy Commencement Commons (Appleton Arena in case of
heavy rain)
Noon All-Campus Reception
Herring-Cole Grove
(Leithead Field House in case of heavy rain)
ROTC Commissioning
Herring-Cole Library
6:00 p.m. Residences close
Announcements
Family Weekend Date Changed: Family Weekend 2003 has been moved to
September 19-21. Local hostelries and families hosting visitors have been
notified, and plans to accommodate those visitors are in place. Others wishing
to rent space to visitors on that weekend should contact Suzanne Noble, snoble@stlawu.edu
or 5550.
Dana and Pub Hours: During Senior Week, Dana Dining Center and the
Northstar Pub will operate on the following schedules:
Monday May 12 Dana closed; Pub open 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tuesday May 13 Dana open for brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner 5:30-7 p.m.;
Pub closed.
Wednesday May 14 Dana closed; Pub open 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.
Thursday May 15 Dana closed; Pub open 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday May 16 Dana closed; Pub open 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.
Saturday May 17 Dana closed; Pub open 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday May 18 Dana open 8 a.m.-10 a.m.; Pub open 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (breakfast
buffet 7-11 a.m., lunch buffet 11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
Dining Facilities Closed for Summer: Effective Friday, May 9, the following dining facilities are closed until the opening of the University in August: Jack's, Augsbury Café and the Faculty/Staff Dining Room.
Employee Picnic: All employees of the University are invited to a
picnic in Leithead Field House on Tuesday,
May 20, 5-7 p.m. RSVP by May 14 is requested, with your name, number of adults
and number and age(s) of children attending: Sherrie Kelly, 7466 or skelly@stlawu.edu.
Recreation Facilities Closings and Hours: Augsbury/Leithead/Newell
(including the fitness center) hours for Senior Week remain unchanged from
the spring semester. From Saturday, May 17, through Saturday, May 24, all
facilities in Augsbury and Newell will be closed for the NCAA Track &
Field National Championship, except for the Augsbury pool, the fitness center,
Robie Squash Courts and Sammis Outdoor Tennis Courts. These will remain open
through Tuesday, May 20, and then will be closed through Saturday, May 24.
Any personal belongings needed from the locker rooms must be retrieved by
May 20; after that date all facilities become part of the NCAA event and only
ticket-holders and officials will be allowed access.
Summer hours begin on Sunday, May 25:
Newell/Augsbury Physical Education Center
Monday-Friday: 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday: closed
Sunday: noon-6 p.m.
Pool
Monday-Friday: 8-10 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 6-9 p.m.
Saturday: closed
Sunday: noon-6 p.m.
(Availability will vary depending upon sport school and other group usage.)
Newell Field House and Fitness Center
Monday-Friday: 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday: closed
Sunday: noon-9 p.m.
(For Fitness Center class schedules, check the Web site.)
Leithead Field House & Burkman Gym
Availability will vary depending upon sport school and other group use.
Tennis
A limited number of outside tennis courts are open for recreational use at
no charge;
rackets are available at Augsbury. Limit of two sets when there are others
waiting to
play. When tournaments or lessons are scheduled, signs will be posted restricting
use
of the courts.
Golf
The St. Lawrence University golf course is open to students with Summerterm
ID. Students must register with the Golf Shop each time they play and check
there for current fees.
Reunion Weekend: Alumni Reunion Weekend is June 5-8. A long list of
activities is planned; for details, go to http://www.stlawu.edu/alumni/reunion.html
or call 5904. Printed schedules will be available in the E.J. Noble University
Center Formal Lounge during Reunion. Highlights include the induction of the
50th Reunion Class of 1953 into the Honor Guard; additional reunions of the
classes of 1933, '38, '43, '48, '57, '58, '59, '63, '78, '82, '83, '84 and
'93; numerous presentations and seminars; day trips to local sites of interest;
campus tours; live music by alumni bands; a conversation with President Sullivan;
the traditional Alumni Parade, awards ceremony in Gunnison Memorial Chapel
and picnic on the library quad on Saturday; and a Service of Remembrance,
on Sunday morning in Gunnison Memorial Chapel, for alumni who have passed
away within the last year.
The awards ceremony on Saturday, June 7, at 11 a.m., will recognize five alumni
for their professional accomplishments. Please join us as we honor:
Gregory W. Carman '58
Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade
Dr. John G. Van de Water '61
Dean of International Programs & Director of International Education,
Oregon State University
Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Programs, Oregon University System
Dr. Judith Howe '72
Associate Professor in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development
at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Associate Director for Education and Evaluation for the Bronx VA Geriatrics
Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Program
Co-Director of the New York Consortium of Geriatric Education Centers
Dr. Susan Lyndaker Lindsey '78
Executive Director, Wild Canid Center, Washington University
Dr. Thomas Carey '67
Director, Cell Biology & Immunology Laboratory
Kresge Hearing Research Institute
University of Michigan
Libraries Summer Hours: Hours of operation for Owen D. Young (ODY)
Library and Launders Science Library (LSL), May 11-August 27, are as follows:
Sunday May 11 Closed
Monday-Friday May 12-16 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday May 17 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday May 18 ODY 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
LSL Closed
Monday-Friday May 19-23 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday-Monday May 24-26 Closed for Memorial Day Weekend
Tuesday May 27 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Summer Session: May 28 - August 8 (except closed Friday, July 4)
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sunday 1:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
The ODY After Hours Study Area will be open "24/7" during Summerterm.
August 8 - 27
Saturday-Sunday August 9-10 Closed
Monday-Friday August 11-15 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday August 16-17 Closed
Monday-Friday August 18-22 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday August 23-24 Closed
Monday-Wednesday August 25-27 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Retirees Luncheons: University retirees gather on the second Tuesday of each month in the E.J. Noble University Center Formal Lounge for lunch. Remaining date for the spring semester is May 13. At the May meeting, Thomas F. Coakley, vice president of administrative operations, will speak on the new student center (postponed from the April meeting). Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.