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Volume XIII No. 10
October 25, 2004
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 the scarletletter@stlawu.edu; 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, 2004-05
•
Admissions Visit Days: Friday,
Nov. 12;
Saturday, Dec. 4
• Thanksgiving Break: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 20-28
• Fall Semester Finals: Monday-Friday, Dec. 13-17
• Second Semester Begins: Monday, Jan. 17
•
Board of Trustees Meetings:
Feb. 24-26 and May 12-14
•Spring Break: Saturday-Sunday, March 12-20
• Scholar Days (Admissions): Monday, April 11; Monday, April 18
• Admitted Student Open Houses: Saturday, April 9; Saturday, April 16
• Moving-Up Day: Saturday, April 23
• Spring Semester Finals: Monday-Saturday, May 2-7
• Commencement Weekend: Friday-Sunday, May 13-15
• Alumni Reunion Weekend: Thursday-Sunday, June 2-5
Announcements
Off-Campus Program Meetings: Information meetings are scheduled on the following
dates:
•
International Student Exchange Program (ISEP): Monday, October 25, Carnegie
105,
4 p.m. Application deadline for fall 2005 participation is Dec. 20.
•
Italy: Tuesday, October 26, Griffiths 123, 4:15 p.m. Application deadline
for fall participation is Feb. 20.
•
India: Wednesday, October 27, Carnegie 114, 8 p.m. Application deadline for
fall participation is Dec. 1.
Safety Committee Meeting: Meetings of the Safety Committee are open to all members of the campus community. The first few minutes of each meeting are reserved for anyone to address the committee regarding any safety issues or concerns. Next meeting is Wednesday, October 27, at 3 p.m. in Student Center 232.
Communications Internships: Writing-intensive internships are available for the spring semester in University communications. The internships earn credit, normally as English 409. For information, contact Neal Burdick, nburdick@stlawu.edu or 5560, or Susan Ward, sward@stlawu.edu or 5821, before the start of the pre-registration period.
Evening of Remembrance: “An Evening of Remembrance,” bringing individuals and families together to remember and honor their loved ones who have died, is scheduled for Friday November 12, at 7 p.m. in Gunnison Memorial Chapel. Anyone interested in participating in one of several ways should contact Daniel Hernandez, 5391 or dhernandez@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 fall semester are Nov. 3 and Dec. 8. 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
once a month in the Eben Holden Conference Room. Remaining dates for the
fall semester are
Nov. 9 and Dec. 15, at noon. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding
day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Achievements
Four seniors were inducted into the University chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa,
the national academic honor society, during Family Weekend: Anja Huising,
Cadyville, NY; Dan Leonidas, Saranac Lake, NY; Amy Earl, Acworth, NH; and
Adam Yagelski, Niskayuna, NY. Pat Reagan, Glenfield, NY, was elected to
Phi Beta Kappa, but was unable to attend the induction and will be inducted
later in the academic year.
Some 19 students were recently inducted into the St. Lawrence chapter of Psi Chi, the national psychology honorary: Amy Benvenuti ’06, Barre, VT; Eliza Doton ’06, Woodstock, VT; Kristina Kelly ’06, Canton, NY; Jennifer Kurasz ’05, Pennellville, NY; Jessica Latchney ’06, Victor, NY; Emily LeBlanc ’06, Greenfield, MA; Dan Leonidas ’05, Saranac Lake, NY; Jaime Lyon ’05, Potsdam, NY; Michelle Monnat ’06, Lowville, NY; Jeffrey Odgen ’06, Queensbury, NY; Katelyn Okey ’06, Oriskany, NY; Sarah Pensgen ’05, Massena, NY; Amy Peterson ’06, Rensselaer, NY; Carrie Rennie ’06, Lowville, NY; Evan Slater ’05, Plattsburgh, NY; Emily Stahl ’05, Moriah, NY; Ashley Townsend ’06, Salem, NY; Charlene Troy ’05, Canton, MA; and Alison Welsh ’05, Manchester Center, VT.
The University Inn has been recognized as one of 33 Best Western hotels across the continent in the chain’s “Best of the Best” quality of service recognition. The award was received at the Best Western annual convention last week in Charlotte, NC. Best Western is the world’s largest hotel chain, with 4,100 locations.
The inaugural William O'Brien First-Year Research Prizes have been presented to three students whose projects for the 2003-2004 academic year were judged to “best reflect the goals of the First-Year Seminars.” First prize went to Kelli Holmstrom ’07, of Bemidji, MN, for her project “Madness, Gender and Class: Enforcing the Binaries in Lady Audley's Secret.” Her advisor was Visiting Assistant Professor of English Sarah Gates. Alison Eusden ’07, of Hingham, MA, won second prize, for her project “The Role of Nurses in World War II.” Eusden's advisor was Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Joan Dargan. “Considerations of, and Alternatives to, the Three Gorges Dam” was the title of the Third Prize-winning project, by Kelly Goonan ’07, of Liverpool, NY. Associate Professor of History Anne Csete was her advisor. The prizes were created in honor of William O'Brien ’06, who was killed in an accident the summer after his first year at St. Lawrence.
Khia Grinnell-Donahue ’08, of Sequim, WA, has participated in two
recent events bringing together members of Native American tribes from throughout
the nation. Grinnell-Donahue, a Presidential Diversity Scholar, is a member
of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and took part in the dedication and other
ceremonies held in conjunction with the opening of the Smithsonian National
Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and the 61st Annual Convention
of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) in Fort Lauderdale, FL.