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Volume XII No. 4
September 15, 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 or faxed to 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: www.stlawu.edu/scarlet/scarlet.html.
Major Campus Events, 2003-04
(Weekends unless noted)
·Family Weekend: September 19-21 (For
information: 5311)
·Campaign St. Lawrence Celebration: October
4-5 (For information: 5585)
·Admissions Visit Days: Monday, October
13; Monday, November 10; Saturday, December 6 (For information: 5261)
·Mid-semester Break: Thursday-Friday,
October 16-17
·Board of Trustees Meetings: October 2-4,
February 19-21, May 13-15 (For information: 5585)
·Alumni Council: January 29-February 1(For
information: 5585)
·Admissions Scholar Days: Monday, April
5; Monday, April 12 (For information: 5261)
·Admissions Open Houses for Accepted Students:
April 10, April 17 (For information: 5261)
·Moving-Up Day: April 24 (For information:
5757)
·Commencement Weekend: May 14-16 (For
information: 5585)
·Reunion Weekend: June 3-6 (For information:
5904)
Announcements
Tenure Consideration: Associate Professor of
Biology Joseph Erlichman is being considered for tenure at
St. Lawrence by the Professional Standards Committee. Letters from faculty
and staff are solicited on his behalf (those who wrote letters when he was
under consideration for promotion last spring are invited to revise or update
those letters if they wish). Letters should be submitted to Dean Grant H.
Cornwell, Vilas 103, no later than Monday, September 29, 2003. A curriculum
vitae for Erlichman is available at the ODY reserve desk and in the Dean's
office. Letters are used solely for the promotion process; confidentiality
will be protected to the extent possible under the law.
Driver Authorization: To drive a University
vehicle, faculty, staff and students must complete the appropriate form -
whether as first-time applicants or renewing - found at http://web.stlawu.edu/security/sluvehicleapp.htm.
All students, and all faculty and staff planning to operate a 15-passenger
van, must attend a driver awareness program. This is offered several times
in September:
-Tuesday,Sept. 16, 4 p.m.
-Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m.
-Wednesday, Sept. 17, 5 p.m.
-Tuesday, Sept. 23, 5 p.m.
-Wednesday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m.
-Thursday, Sept. 25, 5 p.m.
A reservation is necessary: 5612 or mvolzer@stlawu.edu.
Off-Campus Program Information Meetings: The
following meetings have been scheduled:
Denmark: Thursday, September 18, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 112
Fisk University: Tuesday, September 16, 4:30 p.m., Piskor 201
France: Wednesday,September 17, 6 p.m., Carnegie 112
India: Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie 112
Kenya: Tuesday, September 16, 7 p.m.,Carnegie 10
Spain: Wednesday, September 17, 7 p.m., Carnegie 112
Trinidad: Monday, September 15, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 10
Goldwater Scholarship: Students interested in
careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering are invited to
apply to the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
In April 2004, scholarships will be awarded to students who will be college
juniors or seniors during the 2004-2005 academic year. In order to be considered
for an award, a student must be nominated by his or her institution. The deadline
for receipt of all 2004 nominations is
February 2, 2004. Interested sophomores and juniors should contact
Karin Bodensteiner, 143 Bewkes, 5137 or kbodensteiner@stlawu.edu.
Alexander String Quartet Coming: The Alexander
String Quartet will be in residence October 8-11. They are available to visit
classes in any discipline. For information: Juli Pomainville, jpomainville@stlawu.edu
or 5192.
Passport Photos: Students and faculty who need
passport-sized photos for passports, visas and study abroad programs may have
them taken by Carol Barclay, photographer, at 64 ½ Miner Street, Monday
through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Other times are available by appointment: 379-9538.
Cost is $10 for 4 photos, $16 for 10 photos, $25 for 20 photos.
Open Skating and Open Hockey: Appleton Arena
will be available for open skating noon-1 p.m. and open hockey 1-2 p.m. weekdays
through October 3. Helmets with full cage are mandatory for open hockey.
Canoe Shack Open: The Canoe Shack, located on Outer Park Street just before the Little River bridge, is open Monday-Friday 2-6 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday noon-6 p.m. For information: 5016.
Volleyball Intramurals: Sign-ups for intramural outdoor volleyball have been extended to Tuesday, September 16. Sign-up sheets can be found in the Augsbury lobby. For information: Becky, 5937.
Student Jobs Available: Students are sought
to fill several jobs during the Campaign St. Lawrence Celebration, October
3-5. Times and duties vary; application deadline is Friday, September 19.
Applications can be picked up at the UC front desk or University communications
office, Vilas 212. For information: Sharon Henry, shenry@stlawu.edu or 5585.
Recycling Printer Cartridges: Inkjet and laser
cartridges can be placed in a drop-box in the Brewer Bookstore lobby, for
eventual recycling. The bookstore will provide envelopes to those who prefer
to use campus mail. For information: 5460.
Climbing Wall Reservations: St. Lawrence groups can reserve the Munro Climbing Wall, located in the Newell Fitness Center, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays, as well as 12-4 p.m. Sundays in late fall and winter. The group experience includes an introductory course, supervision and all necessary equipment. For information: Sarah Councell, 5377.
Lunch Bunch: Laurentian Women's Association Lunch Bunch meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the E.J. Noble University Center Formal Lounge. Remaining dates for the fall semester are October 1, November 5 and December 3. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781.
Retirees Luncheons: University retirees gather
on the second Tuesday of each month in the E.J. Noble University Center Formal
Lounge for lunch. Remaining dates for the fall semester are October 14, November
11 and
December 9. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey
Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Achievements
An article titled "St. Lawrence University: Experiential Learning Communities
- Dialectics of Ideas and Experience" by Vice President of the University
and Dean of Academic Affairs Grant H. Cornwell '79, professor of philosophy,
and Professor of English Eve W. Stoddard has been published in Learning
Communities in Liberal Arts Colleges, a monograph series of the National Learning
Communities Project. An article titled "Wagner College: Learning Communities
for the Practical Liberal Arts," by Wagner College President Richard
Guarasci, former St. Lawrence professor of government and director of the
First-Year Program, was published in the same volume.
Job Openings
(For all openings, St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. Complete position descriptions are available in the human
resources office or at www.stlawu.edu/resources/job.html. If a deadline is
not given, review begins upon receipt of applications.)
English: Assistant professor, creative nonfiction writing, November 1; Visiting assistant professor, American literature.
The following policy was established in 1990, and re-issued in 2001, in accordance
with the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act (Pub. L. No. 100-690, 5151-5160).
This policy applies to all St. Lawrence University employees.
Background
As St. Lawrence University is a federal grant recipient and/or a federal contractor
within the meaning of the Drug-Free Workplace Act (The Act), the University
is required to take steps toward maintaining, and to certify to contracting
and granting federal agencies that it maintains, a drug-free workplace. In
compliance with "The Act," the University adopts the following plan.
I. Policy: The University is committed to the development and maintenance
of a drug-free environment. In accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act,
the University will not tolerate the unlawful possession and use of controlled
substances * (drugs) on its premises. The University prohibits all employees
including employees engaged in the performance of work under the provisions
of a federal grant or federal contract, from engaging in the unlawful manufacture,
distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of controlled substances in
the workplace.
II. Guidelines:
A. Compliance as a Condition of Employment: Compliance with the provisions
of this policy shall be a condition of employment at St. Lawrence University.
B. Penalties for Non-Compliance: Any employee engaged in such prohibited conduct,
or convicted of a workplace drug violation, shall be subject to discipline
up to and including discharge in accordance with existing laws, including
where applicable under collective bargaining agreements. The University will
weigh all relevant facts and circumstances in reaching a decision to discipline.
The University shall retain, without regard to and independent of its decision
to impose discipline, the right to require such employee to participate in
and successfully complete a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program.
Refusal to participate in, or failure to successfully complete the program,
may itself be grounds for discipline.
C. Employee Obligation for Notification of Conviction: In compliance with,
and as a condition of continued employment under federal contract or federal
grant, any faculty, administrative, secretarial/clerical, support or service
employee convicted of any criminal drug statute violation is required to notify
the University within five (5) calendar days following such violation. (The
term "conviction" means a finding of guilt, including a plea of
nolo contendere, or imposition of sentence or both, by any judicial body charged
with responsibility to determine violations of state or federal criminal drug
statutes).
D. Establishment and Maintenance of a Drug-Free Workplace: Good faith efforts
on the part of the University to establish and maintain a drug-free workplace
will include making drug awareness educational programs available and dissemination
of drug awareness information for all members of the University community,
as well as implementation and enforcement of this policy. In addition, the
University will apprise and review with covered employees relevant services
available through the University's Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
III. Procedures:
A. All employees, including faculty, administrative, secretarial/clerical,
support, and service employees, will be notified of this policy with emphasis
on the obligation for compliance as a condition of employment.
B. Application of the University's corrective discipline policy for violations
of this policy and any other related questions should be directed to the Associate
Vice President for Human Resources.
C. All employees, including faculty, administrative, secretarial/clerical,
support, or service employees, convicted of any criminal drug statute violation
shall provide his or her supervisor, in writing, notice of such conviction
within five (5) days of conviction.
D. The supervisor having knowledge or receiving notification of a conviction
shall immediately provide, in writing, notice to the Associate Vice President
of Human Resources, so that proper notice can be sent to appropriate federal
contracting agencies.
E. The University's Office of Human Resources through the Employee Assistance
Program Office will provide assistance for employees regarding drug education
and drug information.
· Controlled substance as defined in 21U.S.C. Sec. 812, Schedules I-V,
a copy of which is available in the Human Resources Office, Vilas G6.