Tim Morse ’07 of Copenhagen, NY, gets excited
when prospective students come to visit St. Lawrence. It gives
him another opportunity to tell people why he loves St. Lawrence
so much. He tells them that his favorite things about
St. Lawrence are the sense of community, the close
relationships between students, faculty, and staff, and the overall
atmosphere. “I felt these things when I first visited
St. Lawrence,” he says.
When Tim visited
St. Lawrence the summer before his senior year at Copenhagen High
School, his experience was anything but typical. “The person who interviewed
me had just graduated from St. Lawrence as a math major, and
knowing I was interested in math, encouraged me to introduce myself
to Dr. Patti Lock before I left campus,” he says.
“I walked into [Dr. Lock’s] office and introduced myself as a prospective
student, and she immediately got excited and sat down and talked with me at length,
not only about the math department, but about St. Lawrence,” Tim says. “Her
energy and enthusiasm was incredible, and it’s an energy that I
have felt all over campus since becoming a student here.”
Since
sophomore year, Tim has been working in Admissions as an Admissions
Management Assistant. Although Tim originally came to St. Lawrence
because he wanted to be a teacher, both his history and work
with the Admissions office has made him realize his career aspirations
are elsewhere. “I
want to work on a college campus in admissions. “I love being in
contact with high school students and helping them transition from high school
to college,” he says.
Tim’s school spirit extends far beyond
the Admissions office. He has been a part of various activities on campus, including
co-founding and being the secretary of Math Club, and participating in SLU-ACT!,
a community service group on campus. Tim
also has been part of the Reading and Math tutor program, Bridging the Gap, and
has been an overnight host for prospective students. “I enjoy
giving back to the community and working with local students,” he
says. “I’ve learned many life skills through tutoring and
through my work with Bridging the Gap, and it has made me realize that there
is more to school than reading and writing, and there’s a lot more to teaching
than curriculum.” These are lessons he hopes to remember and employ
when he begins his career in Admissions following graduation.
