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Volume XI No. 1
August 26, 2002
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Major Campus Events, 2002-03
(Weekends unless noted)
·Admissions Visit Days: September 14;
Monday, October 14; Monday, November 11; December 7 (For information: 5261)
·Laurentian Leadership Weekend: September
20-22 (For information: 5585)
·Family Weekend: September 27-29 (for
information: 5311)
·Midsemester Break: Thursday-Friday, October
10-11
·Board of Trustees Meetings: October 17-19,
February 20-22, May 15-17 (For information: 5585)
·Alumni Council: January 30-February 2
(For information: 5585)
·Admissions Scholar Days: Monday, April
7; Monday, April 14 (For information: 5261)
·Admissions Open Houses for Accepted Students:
April 12, April 19 (For information: 5261)
·Commencement Weekend: May 16-18 (For
information: 5585)
·Reunion Weekend: June 5-8 (For information:
5904)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Class of '06 Arrives: The admissions numbers for opening today continue to be very strong. We are expecting between 615 and 620 new first-year students to join us today. Applications for this class totaled 2,867 and approximately 65% were accepted. When ultimate counts are taken and when statistics are reliable, The Scarlet Letter will report on the class demography.
48 Park Street Opens: Some 19 junior and senior students will move
into 48 Park Street on August 27, occupying the first and second floors as
work continues on the third floor. Ultimately, 33 students will reside there.
Depending on the completion date of the third floor, the University may house
up to 14 more junior and senior students there beginning next semester, or
next fall. According to Director of Residential Learning Communities Shawn-Eric
Brooks, students were selected for occupancy based on a variety of factors,
including GPA and student conduct history. All eligible students who had previously
been assigned housing in a campus residence were phoned this summer and invited
to consider this option.
Facilities Projects: In addition to 48 Park Street (see above), over the summer facilities operations and contractor crews completed work on numerous campus projects, including general landscaping, renovations to Sykes Residence, new roofs for Vilas and Hepburn halls, a new Newell Field House floor, repairs to the Augsbury pool, and window replacement in Atwood and Memorial halls. Projects begun and still in progress at press time include the new student center and boathouse, three new squash courts, refurbishment of Sykes Common Room, renovations to Eben Holden and work on the Sykes clock tower.
India Program Cancelled: The participants in the New York State Independent College Consortium for Study in India, including St. Lawrence, decided in July to cancel its program of study in India this fall, as a result of the U.S. Department of State travel warning, still in effect for the area. Approximately 15 students had been planning to participate, including three from St. Lawrence.
MayGraduate
Passes Away: Alex B. Zack '02 died on July 19, 2002. A biology major who
graduated cum laude, Zack was a Faculty Scholar and had planned to
attend medical school. He had conducted research in anesthesiology at SUNY
Upstate Medical Center during the spring of his senior year, and was involved
in student government.
Dining Facilities: Dining services has announced the
following:
·Effective immediately, Dana open for meals
·Effective immediately, Pub open for cash sales, 7:45 a.m.- 8 p.m.
·Thursday, August 29, Augsbury Cafe opens
·Monday, Sept. 2, Faculty/Staff Dining room opens
Auditions Scheduled: Auditions for various musical ensembles
are scheduled as follows:
·University Chorus and Early Music Ensemble
(Early Music Players and Early Music Singers): Tuesday, August 27; Thursday,
August 29; and Wednesday, Sept. 4, all 7-9 p.m. in Griffiths 24; for information,
Barry Torres, 5171 or btorres@stlawu.edu.
·Special Productions Ensemble (arrangements
of Richard Rogers songs from the 1930s): Tuesday, Sept. 3, 5-7 p.m., and Wednesday,
Sept. 4, 7-9 p.m., both in Gilbert Recital Hall, Griffiths Arts Center; for
information, David Henderson, 5085 or dhenderson@stlawu.edu
Alpine Ski Meetings: Two information meetings for those interested
in the alpine ski teams have been announced: Wednesday, August 28, 4:30 p.m.,
Augsbury 124, for first-year students, and Tuesday, Sept. 3,4:30 p.m., Augsbury
124, for returning team members as well as returning students wishing to learn
more about the program. For information: jpier@stlawu.edu.
Lunch Bunch: Laurentian Women's Association Lunch Bunch meets on the
first Wednesday of each month in the Noble Center Formal Lounge. Dates for
the fall semester are September 4, October 2, November 6 and December 4. 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 Noble Center Formal Lounge for lunch. Dates for the fall semester are September 10, October 8, November 12 and December 10. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Achievements
Total giving to St. Lawrence University from private sources reached
$18,813,535 in fiscal year 2001-2002, which ended June 30, 2002. It is the
largest amount of gift income ever received by the University in one fiscal
year, topping the previous record set in 1999-2000 by 16 percent. Gift support
came from 9,639 donors.
President Daniel F. Sullivan commented, "In this very difficult year
for America following September 11, 2001, and with our economy in recession,
this level of giving to St. Lawrence speaks to the fundamental centrality
of the University in the lives of its alumni, parents, and friends. Our gratitude
for their generosity is very, very deep."
During the same period, Campaign St. Lawrence, the University's ongoing fundraising
initiative started in 1997 to raise $130 million by December 31, 2002, grew
from $100 million to $122 million in total commitments. (Gifts pledged to
be paid through December 2005 are counted in Campaign St. Lawrence; hence
the difference between the Campaign growth of $22 million, and the fiscal
giving fundraising results of $18.8 million. Further, gifts pledged last year
but to be paid in full beyond December 2005 are pro-rated to the Campaign
only through December 2005.)
The following students were inducted into Chymist, the local chemistry honorary, last spring: Timothy M. Errington '02, Warsaw, NY, and Jacqueline W. Nyoro '03, Nairobi, Kenya.
Two senior sociology majors attended the National Women's Studies Association Annual Meeting in Las Vegas in June and, along with faculty members, presented papers based on their research. Rebecca Oppedisano '03, Clay, NY, and Heather Marsh '03, Portland, OR, attended the conference and presented papers at a panel. The title of Oppesidano's paper was "Pornography: Hysteria's Ghostly Presence" and Marsh's was "Exotic Dance and Self-Ars Erotica: The Body, Performance, and Transgression." Also attending and presenting were Visiting Instructor of Sociology Ross Glover ("The War On ____________") and Assistant Professor of Sociology Danielle Egan ("Cultural Panics and Constructions of Race Since 9/11: Deconstructing the Discourse of Anthrax").
Town and Gown
Several projects of the Canton Initiative, the University's program of partnership
with the local community, moved forward over the summer.
·The Heritage Grist Mill developers were
awarded a "bridge loan," for cash flow, in order to move the restoration
project forward. The project has been funded by a grant from the New York
State Parks and Recreation department.
·A start-up loan was granted to Lynn Clark-Stone
to purchase the Upstairs Gallery on Main Street from Sandra Lowe.
·The Canton Initiative Board approved
matching funds for a Main Street New York Program grant application, submitted
by the town and village of Canton on behalf of the Grass River Heritage Park
Development Corporation. If approved, the grant would allow completion of
a market study, architectural drawings and models related to Phase II of the
redevelopment project.
·Hackett's has repaid their start-up loan
in full. The loan was awarded when they located their store in Canton.
·Property at 7 W. Main Street was purchased
in a bank foreclosure. The Canton Initiative Board is in discussion with town
and village leaders to develop an acceptable plan for use of the property
that is consistent with other community development needs.
·The Canton Initiative has also supported
grant applications made to:
*The New York State Office of Children and Family Services, for $1 million
for construction of a new day care center. The application was submitted by
the Canton Day Care Center.
*The New York State Empire Opportunity Fund, to complete downtown parking
improvement. This application was submitted by the Village of Canton.
In addition:
·The Canton Village Board and the Canton
Town Board both voted unanimously to annex about 100 acres of University property,
bounded by the golf course, the Little River and the Grass River. Part of
the property, behind Lee and Eben Holden, is the site of the senior townhouse
project; annexation was needed for the University to obtain village water
and sewer service for the development.
·Annexation of University property on
the Grass River near Appleton Arena has been approved by the Village of Canton;
action by the Town of Canton is pending. The University plans to give the
property to a private developer for construction of eight townhouse units
for faculty/staff.
New
faculty on campus this fall include, front, left to right, Melissa Schulenberg,
assistant professor of fine arts; Martha Chew Sanchez, assistant professor
of global studies; Evelyn Powell Jennings, assistant professor & Margaret
Vilas Chair of history; Kristen Brookes, visiting assistant professor of English;
Donna Alvah, assistant professor & Margaret Vilas Chair of history; Catherine
Boulatoff, visiting assistant professor of economics; and Ganesh Kailas Trichur,
assistant professor of global studies. Second row, Marcella Salvi, assistant
professor of modern languages & literatures; Coretta Pittman, English
(Jeffrey Campbell Graduate Fellow); Carol Cady, GIS/map librarian, ODY Library;
Bidisha Banerjee, gender studies (Jeffrey Campbell Graduate Fellow); Hillory
Oakes, visiting assistant professor of English and director of University
Writing Center; Elun Gabriel, lecturer in the First-Year Program; and Robert
Torres, assistant professor of sociology. Third row, Christopher Buchholz,
visiting assistant professor of psychology; Olivia Ceesay, visiting assistant
professor of philosophy; Michael Schuckers, assistant professor of mathematics;
Kerry Kim,visiting assistant professor of physics; Christopher Sweeney, visiting
instructor of speech & theatre; and Jenna Torres, adjunct assistant professor
in the First-Year Program. Fourth row, Mwenda Ntarangwi, visiting assistant
professor of anthropology; Luc Walhain, visiting assistant professor of history;
Stephen Day, visiting assistant professor of government; Paul Graham, visiting
assistant professor of English; Mahiri Mwita, visiting international lecturer
of international & intercultural studies; and Timothy Mangin, music (Jeffrey
Campbell Graduate Fellow). Not pictured are Nicole Chase, visiting assistant
professor of education, and Sarah Gates, adjunct assistant professor in the
First-Year Program.
New
administrative personnel on campus this fall include, first row, left
to right, Marna Suarez, assistant director, co-curricular education &
programming; and Sarah Councell, climbing instructor/associate director, outdoor
program. Second row, Kate Caldwell, assistant director, career services &
leadership education; Sara Hofschulte, assistant director of off-campus programs,
international and intercultural studies; and James Forney, instructional technology
coordinator, information technology. Back row, William Olsen, GPS/GIS science
instrumentation technician; and Martin Noe, assistant director of co-curricular
education program, education. Not pictured are Leandra Pierce, microscopy
technician, biology; Michael Graham, research associate, biology; Amber Aeschbacher,
residential coordinator, residential learning communities; Justin Akers, residential
coordinator, residential learning communities; Catherine Ames, assistant director,
corporate and foundation relations; Shawn-Eric Brooks, director, residential
learning communities; Lindsay Lepp, residential coordinator, residential learning
communities; Laurie Palmisano, residential coordinator residential learning
communities; Rick Richter, assistant director for the Adirondack semester,
outdoor program; Laurie Simpson, assistant director of donor relations; Nathan
Sunday, academic advisor/counselor, Upward Bound; Ginger Sweeney, slide librarian,
fine arts; Julie Versteeg, assistant director for the Adirondack semester,
outdoor program; and Andrew Whittier, director, major gifts.
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.)
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