Rachel Henderson ’06
Hometown: Troy, Montana
Major: English
Minor: Sociology
Activities: Kappa Delta Sigma sorority, First-Year Program Mentor, student worker in University communications, Munn Writing Center tutor

Before coming to St. Lawrence, Rachel Henderson had never been to the East Coast region. During her college tour, she found that St. Lawrence was different from the others she had visited. “When I walked into Admissions, they asked for my name, not my Social Security number,” she recalls. “I wasn’t just another number to them.”

English professors Natalia Singer and Paul Graham and Viebranz Visiting Professor of Creative Writing John Daniel have all had an impact on Rachel’s plans to become a writer. In summer 2005, she worked with Graham, writing short fiction for her English fellowship. She will continue it as a senior honors project, hoping to compile a book before she graduates.

Elsewhere on campus, Rachel enjoys membership in Kappa Delta Sigma. “My sorority has given me friends and relationships I couldn’t have gotten anywhere else,” she explains. Rachel also likes working in University communications, where she has always found support. “The people in the office are interested in my goals and what I’m achieving; they make the job fun,” she says.

A rising senior, one thing Rachel will remember the most is the people of St. Lawrence. “It’s incredible the way I’ve been able to build close relationships not only with my classmates and friends, but also with my professors and work supervisors,” she says. “I love that about St. Lawrence; it makes every aspect personal.”