March 13

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University News & Stories

St. Lawrence University Announces $1 Million Gift to Endow the Director of the Laurentian Singers St. Lawrence University has received a $1 million gift from Barbara Christie ’76 to create an endowment to permanently fund the position of the director of the Laurentian Singers and enhance the tradition of choral excellence at St. Lawrence University.

Creating Classrooms that Connect In Bewkes Hall, St. Lawrence has created its first technology enabled classroom that empowers professors and students to collaborate on research, real-time calculations, and analysis.

News from Around Campus

Scarlet & Brown Stories Podcast: Barry Torres We sat down with retiring Director of Music Ensembles, Barry Torres P'09, '11, to discuss his 25+ year career at St. Lawrence University, what music means to the Laurentian experience, and his upcoming final tour with the Laurentian Singers during spring break in March 2023.

Events

Pies! Prizes! Pies! Math! Pies! Wed, Apr 3 at 4:30pm - 1 hour Outside of the PQRC (Valentine 125) Join us for a celebration of pi-day with the return of πathlon!

Athletics

Saints Lax Tops Competition, Winter Seasons Wrap The Scarlet and Brown wrapped up the winter season and are headed into the spring with a bang! On Saturday, Saints Men's lacrosse beat Nazareth 16-11 on North Country Field after dominating SUNY Geneseo 15-6 last week while the women's team topped SUNY Geneseo 14-10 in its season opener. During the NCAA Skiing Championships, Emma Strack posted the best Nordic result for the Saints since 2012. After back-to-back, high-intensity games against Colgate in the ECAC quarterfinals, the Skating Saints concluded its season. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com.

Social Media

Changing the Narrative Led by a shared artistic vision, The Black Laurentian Initiative, The Black Student Union, Carefree Black Girls, and La Sociedad came together to create “Changing the Narrative,” a photo collection featuring fellow students embracing their identity and self-perception through creative expression. View the photos on the St. Lawrence Instagram.

News Digest is a weekly compilation of news releases and web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form.