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Volume XIII No. 15
December 6, 2004
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Major Campus Events, 2004-05
• Fall Semester Finals: Monday-Friday, Dec. 13-17
• Second Semester Begins: Monday, Jan. 17
•Alumni Council Winter Meeting: Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 3-6
• 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
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.
Holiday Luncheon: The annual Holiday Luncheon, hosted by President Daniel
F. and Ann H. Sullivan, is scheduled for Tuesday, December 14, 11:30 a.m.-1:30
p.m. in Eben Holden. Reservations must be made by today, Monday, December
6, by calling 5777.
Extended Hours for Student Support: Winning Health Center, counseling services and Gunnison Memorial Chapel will be open and staffed on Saturday, December 11, 1-4 p.m, for anyone in need of help. No appointments are needed; students will be helped on a walk-in basis.
Parking Committee: The next meeting of the Parking Committee is Thursday, December 9, at 3 p.m. in Student Center 333. All are welcome to attend the committee’s meetings to discuss ideas and issues.
Logo Design Contest: Organizers of the second annual Canton-St. Lawrence University Race Weekend, April 30, 2005, announce a contest to help in the design of race t-shirts and posters. Entries must be received by Monday, January 31, 2005. For information: Bill Burns, 5391 or wburns@stlawu.edu.
Retirees Luncheons: University retirees gather for lunch once a month in the Eben Holden Conference Room. Remaining date for the fall semester is Dec. 15, at noon; Thomas Coakley, vice president of administrative operations, and Sharon Pinkerton, associate director of human resources, will present an update on the University’s health insurance plan. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Achievements
Travel Grants Awarded Through the Center for International and Intercultural
Studies: The following students have been awarded travel enrichment and independent
travel research grants for Winter Break and Spring Semester. They will be
recognized at a reception on Monday, December 6, at 4 p.m. in the Student
Center Laurentian Room; posters of recent recipients will be on display at
that time.
The Giltz Family Fund for International and Intercultural Education Endowment:
Katherine Bagley ’07, Manchester, NH, “The Kenyan National Schools
and Colleges Drummer Festival, an Experience of African Literature, Art and
Theater”
Andrew Hogan ’06, South Glens Falls, NY, “Urban Gay Communities
in London and Berlin”
Brooke James ’06, Millbrook, NY, “French and British Influence
in the Caribbean: Trinidad and Guadalupe”
Kate Lafferty ’06, Wellesley, MA, “French and British Influence
in the Caribbean: Trinidad and Guadalupe”
Camille Partin ’06, Bedford, NH, “Examining New Zealand’s
Peoples, Cultural Identities and Geothermal Environments”
The Sol Feinstone International Study Prize:
Juanita Ceesay ’06, Canton, NY, “Africa’s Brain Drain to
the West: The French Experience”
Aryendra Chakravartty ’05, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal, “The Colonial
Dialectic: Formation of the Indian Nation-State and its Representations in
History”
Christina Farnsworth ’05, Brockville, Ontario, “The Role of the
Other in the Creation of German National Identity”
Ben Meade ’06, Amherst, NH, “Gold Mining in New Zealand: A Study
of the Quest for This Valuable Mineral”
Isaac Mukuba ’06, Kalamazoo, MI, “An Ethical Study on Stem Cell
Research in Great Britain”
Prajjwal Panday ’05, Kathmandu, Nepal, “Urban Watershed Pollution
in Nairobi, Kenya: Case Study of the Nairobi River”
Stephanie Peglow ’06, Albion, NY, “Scandinavian Culture and History”
Kristin Rury ’06, Moravia, NY, “Water Quality Comparison of 5
Finger Lakes and 5 Italian Lakes”
The Betsy Cogger Rezelman International Travel Endowment:
Eliza Doton ’06, Woodstock, VT, “A Cultural and Educational Glimpse
of London”
The Weaver/Nicolais Family International Travel Endowment:
Jamie Dyer ’06, Presque Isle, ME, “Religion, Art, and History:
Immersion Literary Journalism on the Pilgrim Trail”
The D. Douglas Andrews Memorial Award:
Dennis Morreale ’07, Corinth, NY, “The Capitals of Europe”
The Cabot Family Endowment for International and Intercultural Education:
Anton Madzharov ’06, Bourgas, Bulgaria, “United Kingdom’s
Reluctance over the Adoption of the Euro”
Sierra Newton ’06, Bennington, VT, “Seeking Sweden: The Legacy
of Linnaeus”
The Romeo/Gilbert Intercultural Endowment:
Alyson Courtemanch ’05, Mt. Vernon, ME, “An Investigation of
the Effectiveness of Community-Based Conservation by Maasai Pastoralists
in Southern Kenya”