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Volume XII No. 19
February 2, 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 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)
·Board of Trustees Meetings: February
19-21, May 13-15 (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
Security Report: Attached to this Scarlet Letter
is the annual report of campus crimes, prepared in accordance with federal
law. Questions about this report should be addressed to Security and Safety
at 5555.
Parking Committee Shares progress Report: Last fall, the Office of
Security and Safety invited participation among faculty, staff and students
for an ad hoc parking committee. Its objective was two-fold: to develop a
recommendation for adjustments to parking policies with the opening of the
new Student Center and to develop policies for more permanent parking options.
The 13-member faculty, staff and student committee met biweekly through mid-December.
The committee released its progress report on January 26:
Summary
·Effective fall 2004, every registered
vehicle (employee and student) will be assigned to a specific parking lot.
Assignments will be based on proximity to student residence or employee work
location. Enforcement will take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Vehicles may
be parked in the assigned lot, or Lot D (next to Newell Field House) during
enforcement hours. Overnight parking is not allowed in employee or visitor
spaces.
· Parking assignments will be developed
after all vehicles are re-registered and after we take time this semester
to observe traffic changes because of the Student Center. The committee proposes
a "parking stewards" group that will help us be aware of issues
and who can help hear appeals to tickets or towing.
·Lot E (across from Payson Hall) has been
restricted as of February 2 to those employees whose work location is closest
to the lot; those employees already have received notice and should receive
registration tags. If you do not have a Lot E tag after Feb. 2, please locate
alternative parking in J and D.
·Security and Safety enforces parking
in all lots to improve safety. Vehicles may not park where no parking space
is designated (such as the grass sides of lots, on University roadways or
in loading dock areas).
For quick reference to parking lot locations, consult the on-line campus map
at http://www.stlawu.edu/map/campus_map.html.
Off-Campus Program Meetings: Information meetings about various off-campus
programs are scheduled as follows:
AUSTRALIA: Tuesday, February 3, 4:30 p.m., Hepburn 113
CHINA: Thursday, February 5, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 105
COSTA RICA: Tuesday, February 3, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 105
DENMARK: Tuesday, February 3, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 112
Thursday, February 5, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 112
ENGLAND: Tuesday, February 3, 6 p.m., Carnegie 112
Wednesday, February 4, 7 p.m., Carnegie 112
FRANCE: Tuesday, February 3, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 107
ITALY: Wednesday, February 4, 4:30 p.m., Griffiths 123
JAPAN: Thursday, February 5, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 107
KENYA: Monday, February 2, 5 p.m., Carnegie 10
SPAIN: Tuesday, February 3, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 114
TRINIDAD: Thursday, March 25, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 114*
WASHINGTON, DC: Tuesday, February 3, 7 p.m., Carnegie 107
*Application deadline for participation in the spring 2005 Trinidad semester
is May 20, 2004.
For information: Thadine Wight, twig@stlawu.edu or 5991.
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 1/2 Miner Street, Monday-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.
Driver Certification: University driver certification sessions are offered frequently through February 13. For information and to reserve a spot: Mary Ellen Volzer, mvolzer@stlawu.edu or 5612.
Tennis Tournament: A free campus-wide tennis tournament has been scheduled for February 7-8 at Newell Field House. Entry deadline is Tuesday, February 3: jregister@stlawu.edu.
Outdoor Program: Upcoming activities at the Munro Climbing Wall include Ladies' Night, Tuesday, February 3, at 7 p.m., and Introduction to Indoor Climbing and Belaying, Monday, February 2, and Saturday, February 6, 4 p.m. For information: 5016. Equipment Room (lower level, Newell Field House) hours are Monday-Thursday 7-9 p.m. and Friday 1-3 p.m.
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.
Dates for the spring semester are February 4, March 3, April 7 and
May 5. 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. Dates for the spring semester are February 10, March 9, April 13 and May 11. At the February 10 meeting, Sally Vrooman will speak about the Liberty Partnership Program, in which she is involved. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Upward Bound Positions: The Upward Bound program seeks residential
counselors to work with its residential summer program. Applications can be
obtained by calling the Upward Bound office at 5749. An information meeting
is scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, at 6 p.m. in Hepburn 218; applications
will be available.
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.)
Education: Assistant/associate professor of educational administration, March 15.
Security Report for 2003
In compliance with the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-542) and in an effort to encourage safety within the St. Lawrence community, the following is a report of security policies, suggestions and criminal activity for calendar year 2003.
Security Policies
St. Lawrence provides a 24-hour-per-day, seven-day-per-week, professional
security staff to help assure the safety and security of our students, employees
and guests. Our department is comprised of a director, an associate director,
an assistant director, seven professional security officers licensed by the
State of New York, and five professional dispatchers. Security officers are
on patrol at all times; they monitor the campus by walking through its buildings
and grounds and by driving through its roads and around its perimeters. The
staff is accessible through a central dispatcher, who may be reached by dialing
campus security at 5555 or by using one of the 53 emergency phones strategically
located around campus. Some of these phones are recognizable by a blue light
or yellow call box at entrances to buildings.
Security staff are campus enforcement authorities. They work closely with
the Canton Village Police, the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department and
the New York State Police as need occurs. The campus security vehicles and
central dispatch office are accessible to and tuned to the radio frequencies
of the civil authorities so that immediate communication is possible.
Campus security staff make presentations during Orientation and in residence
halls and fraternities and sororities. Such presentations often include personal
safety, crime prevention, fire safety, sexual assault and harassment as well
as poster and pamphlet campaigns. The security staff also instruct students
on proper procedures to follow during emergency situations.
Formal reports are completed upon communication with security. These reports
are shared regularly with civil authorities. Further, if a student, employee
or guest wishes to meet directly with local police, St. Lawrence security
will encourage such a meeting and help in any way possible.
All academic and administrative buildings are locked by security or custodial
staff by 11 p.m. each day. Residence halls have a card access system; each
student is responsible for locking his or her room upon leaving and while
in residence. Campus landscaping and lighting have been redesigned to improve
the attractiveness and the safety of the grounds. Regular inspection by the
University proctor and the director of Facilities Operations help assure continued
safety. The University proctor or his staff, with the director of Facilities
Operations or his staff, regularly makes safety inspections of all campus
buildings, including University-owned fraternities and sororities and theme
cottages.
While serious crimes happen rarely on the St. Lawrence campus, we are not
immune to the problems found in our society. Should a crime occur, campus
officials immediately notify the community, usually in the form of an all-campus
memo, e-mail, poster or notices on University TV, and meetings with or notices
to residence hall staff, with campus and area news media cooperating to help
inform. The weekly campus newsletter The Scarlet Letter and the Noon
News Bulletin (NNB) may also carry information on crimes which are not considered
serious or violent.