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September 5, 2006
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Campus
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St. Lawrence University experienced its best fund-raising year ever
in fiscal year 2005-2006 (ending June 30, 2006), with gift income
totaling $22,569,211. The total is 20 percent higher than the previous
record, $18,813,535 in 2001-2002, the final year of Campaign St. Lawrence.
Since 1996, annual gift income has grown from $5,991,016 to its current
level. In fiscal year 2004-2005, the total was $16,938,720. For
more |
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Lawrence University welcomes Saiyed N. Hasnain, a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
from India, for the 2006-2007 academic year. The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
Program, which brings visiting scholars from abroad to lecture at
U.S. colleges and universities for one semester or one academic year,
is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of
the United States Department of State.For
more |
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Lawrence University Professor of English Peter Bailey will speak about
his new book, Rabbit (Un)Redeemed: The Drama of Belief in John
Updike's Fiction, on Friday, September 15, at 4 p.m. in the Josephine
Young Room of Owen D. Young Library. The event, open to the public
free of charge, is the first in this year's series of author celebrations
held by the University's Friends of Owen D. Young and Launders Libraries.For
more |
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Lawrence University Associate Professor of English Robert Cowser Jr.
has been awarded a fellowship by the Virginia Center for the Creative
Arts, which will allow him to work on an upcoming book.For
more |
 100
members of the Class of 2010 starting volunteering in the regional
community from their very first days on campus. For
more |
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Lawrence University faculty and staff received awards for outstanding
service at Convocation, held on campus August 31, marking the start
of the academic year. Professor of Canadian Studies and Associate
Dean for Academic Advising Robert Thacker received the J. Calvin Keene
Award; Associate Professor of English Margaret Kent Bass was given
the Louis and Frances Maslow Award; and John Meagher, director of
academic services for students with special needs, received the John
P. Taylor Award. For
more |
| Who are the members of
the Class of 2010? Read Dean Cowdrey's fascinating
description of the class, an annual speech that has become a hallmark
part of Matriculation. Also posted to the Web are President Sullivan's
remarks
from Matriculation on the nature of liberal education and from
Convocation. |
Alumni
News
An annual award given by a local education organization has
been named in honor of Bill Lewis '58, M'64, a retired Potsdam Central
School counselor and coach. For
more |
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Lawrence's impact on ice hockey has made recent headlines in a number
of ways. Check our NetNews
feature stories about alumni TJ Trevelyan '06, Steve Cady '75, former
Coach Jay Heinbuck and Ray Shero'84. |
St.
Lawrence in the News
 An
article titled "Leaving the Nest," about local students
and parents preparing for the journey to college, ran in several Massachusetts
papers on August 31, and it included quotes from Ali Bond '10, of
Weston, MA. The story was in the Sudbury Town Crier, the
Daily News Tribune, Weston Town Crier and Wayland
Town Crier.
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| An editorial in the Rochester,
NY Democrat & Chronicle on August 31, advising parents
and students not to become overly concerned about scores on standardized
tests such as the SAT, noted that at St. Lawrence, as with other New
York State colleges and universities, students have the option of
not submitting scores when applying. |
 A
sports feature in the August 20 edition of the Gloversville, NY
Leader Herald focused on an unusual team competing in the
Fifth Annual Sand Classic King and Queen Volleyball Tournament:
69-year-old Carl Jurica and 19-year-old Jo Palmer '09. The story
noted that Palmer is a student at St. Lawrence. For
more Laurentians in the News |
New
on the Web
Check out our Web makeover, live effective August 31!
Same great content on the homepage,
updated and cleaner look.
Featured Site:
SLUGuru, an automated question-and-answer feature
on the Future Students
page! SLUGuru is just one of several new enhancements to the Future
Students page. We'll feature another enhancement next week.
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