News
Digest
March 20, 2006
2005-2006
is St. Lawrence's Sesquicentennial Year!
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In Memoriam: Frank P.
Piskor: Our on-line
memory page has wonderful reflections on the late 14th president
of St. Lawrence University. Dr. Piskor passed away March 8, 2006. We
welcome your own contributions to this page.
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Campus
News
 MARK
YOUR CALENDAR!! Charter
Day, April 3, 2006. Details now on-line for
events at 37 locations and on campus. Register today for events
around the country. Campus schedule is cited below.
Bring a birthday card to the event
nearest you or go
online...write your best wishes to SLU on its 150th birthday
and your greetings to the people who'll celebrate our 200th birthday
in 2056. Cards will be saved for 50 years!
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 The
St. Lawrence women's
hockey team defeated the University of Minnesota-Duluth
1-0 in the NCAA Quarterfinals to advance to their third straight Frozen
Four. Sophomore forward Sabrina Harbec of St. Hubert, QC, is one of
the top three finalists for the 2006 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
She is the first St. Lawrence player to ever be named in top three
candidates. |
  Seniors
T.J. Trevelyan of Mississauga, ON and Mike Madill of Kirkland, QC,
members of the men's
hockey team, were recipients of two of the ECAC Hockey
League's top individual honors at the league's recent awards dinner.
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Campus
Events
 St.
Lawrence University Associate Professor of Performance and Communication
Arts Andrea J. Nouryeh will deliver the Frank P. Piskor Faculty Lecture
for 2006, on the topic "An Experiment in Equality: The Stage
Door Canteen." The lecture is on Monday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m.
in Herring-Cole. Read
more |
 Author
David Lloyd '75 will speak and read from recent work at St. Lawrence
University on Thursday, April 6, at 8 p.m. in Herring-Cole, as part
of the University's Writers Series. The event, also part of the celebration
of St. Lawrence's Sesquicentennial,
is open to the public, free of charge. Read
more |
Laurentians
in the News
  Eddie
Cruz '08 of Ridgewood, NY and Yralee Mendez '07 of New York, NY, are
two Success Stories posted to the Council
of Independent College and Universities (cIcu) Web site. Cruz
and Mendez submitted essays to the site describing their success at
St. Lawrence and the benefits they have felt thanks to state-funded
financial aid.
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Professor of Canadian
Studies Joseph Jockel was quoted in a February 21 article in the
Canadian national news magazine Maclean's, on a dispute between the
U.S. and Canada over military presence in the Northwest Passage.
More St. Lawrence in the News |
Join our students
on Spring Break! They're blogging from all over the world,
as they tour with the Laurentian Singers, build homes for hurricane
victims, staff a soup kitchen, learn about peacemaking, interview
for post-graduation career positions and train for the spring varsity
athletics season.
Read our Spring Break Blogs
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Sesquicentennial
News:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! Charter Day, April 3,
2006.
Campus Celebration
Sesquicentennial Fellows Research Presentation
11:30 a.m.
Gunnison Chapel
Laurentian Singers Sesquicentennial Concert
12:15 p.m.
Gunnison Chapel
Birthday party refreshments follow the concert.
Dana Theme Dinner: A Menu from our History
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Piskor Lecture
7:30 p.m., Herring-Cole
Bring a birthday card to the event
nearest you...write your best wishes to SLU on its 150th birthday
and your greetings to the people who'll celebrate our 200th birthday
in 2056. Cards will be saved for 50 years! You also can send your
birthday wishes to
St. Lawrence and future Laurentians through our
Web link.
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