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Digital Scholarship

At St. Lawrence, digital scholarship is about exploring how technology and creativity work together to tell stories, share ideas, and inspire discovery.

Digital Scholarship with a Liberal Arts Edge

Learn By Doing

You’ll work alongside mentors who are as curious as you are while using digital tools that bring your projects to life. You’ll get hands-on experience with digital and 360° cameras, AI tools, photo and video editing software, podcast recording and audio mixing equipment, and basic web design programs.

Open to Every Major

Digital scholarship welcomes every student, regardless of major or experience level. You’ll find ways to connect technology with your interests and passions. You might look at art through data, history through maps, or science through storytelling.

A Launch Pad for What Comes Next

You'll have the freedom to explore any topic that inspires you while learning to think digitally about your work. You’ll build creative, analytical, and technical skills to use technology to strengthen your ideas. Whether you’re studying psychology, environmental studies, English, or business, you’ll graduate ready to apply digital skills to any career path you choose.

How to Get Involved in Digital Scholarship

Digital Fellow: Sophomore Seminar

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As part of the Sophomore Success Initiative, our one-year fellowship/workshop series, hands-on course introduces you to the digital tools and creative workflows used across today’s media and technology fields. You’ll discover what it takes to move an idea from concept to finished product, whether that’s a short film, a website, or a multimedia story.

You’ll learn how to:

Use cameras for photography and video
Record and edit audio in our on-campus podcast studio
Explore web design and digital storytelling
Experiment with AI, video editing, sound design, and more

Digital Assistant

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After completing your Sophomore Seminar, you can stay involved as a Digital Assistant, a paid position where you help mentor new students and grow your own expertise.

You’ll continue learning alongside faculty mentors while gaining real experience in areas that interest you most, such as video production, editing, documentary filmmaking, or digital storytelling.

Recent examples:

Podcasting for Philosophy of American Education
Digital storytelling with students studying abroad in Costa Rica
Environmental Psychology projects using data and design

Workshops

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Digital Scholarship doesn’t just live in one program; it connects across campus. Faculty and mentors host workshops that blend digital tools with topics from every field.

Recent examples:

Podcasting for Philosophy of American Education
Digital storytelling with students studying abroad in Costa Rica
Environmental Psychology projects using data and design

Senior Seminar

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In your senior year, you’ll take what you’ve learned to the next level. Working in small teams, you'll collaborate on creative digital projects. For example, students recently created branding work for local organizations or campus initiatives.

You’ll also complete an independent capstone project, where you can explore your own digital interests, showcase your skills, and reflect on how your liberal arts education connects to the digital world.

Independent Study

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Some students take their digital curiosity even further through independent study, where you'll work one-on-one with a faculty mentor to explore a topic of your interest.

For example, Nela Chestojanov '27 used a 360° camera, virtual reality, and AI to create an interactive digital world based on St. Lawrence’s campus. Her project explored how people emotionally respond to different spaces, combining psychology, technology, and art in one immersive experience.

One-on-One Consultations

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Have an idea but not sure where to start? Our digital scholars are available to brainstorm, weigh-in, and offer guidance wherever you're at in the process.

Why St. Lawrence for Digital Scholarship

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Explore Emerging Tech

From AI to virtual reality, 360° cameras, digital storytelling, and more, you'll get early exposure to the tools shaping the future of work and creativity.

Skill Areas

You'll gain experience in a number of digital areas, including:

Web design
Video & Video Editing
Photography & Photo Editing
Critical Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Audio recording

Open to All Majors

From psychology to art, environmental studies to business, students from every discipline bring their passions into the digital space.

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Showcase Your Work

You can present your digital projects at campus showcases like Festival Day or regional conferences. Our digital scholarship team can also help you create a digital portfolio to showcase your work.

Job Market Advantage

You’ll develop real-world skills that help you stand out when applying for internships, jobs, or graduate programs. It’s more than just a foot in the door. You’ll be ready to discuss real experiences, real skills, and the digital work you’ve created.

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1:1 Mentorship

You'll work closely with mentors who will guide you through the creative and technical process. The bonus? They're just as curious as you are–keeping up with the newest trends, apps, and platforms so you can explore what’s possible together.

Digital Discovery in Action

See how you can bring creativity and curiosity to life through digital scholarship.

Four students sit around microphones recording a podcast in a casual studio space with Saint Lawrence University apparel and photo prints on the wall. — Podcasts

You can produce and distribute your own podcast in our new studio. As part of a senior capstone seminar, Jules Naclerio '24, Emily Boswell '24, Adri Nothnagle '24, and Billy Goggins '24 shared their experiences in the new digital media and film major.

Students work together in a computer lab, using large desktop monitors and laptops for digital projects, including a 3D Earth model on screen. — Virtual & Augmented Reality

During workshops hosted by the digital scholarship team, students immersed themselves in virtual reality scenes, tested artificial reality projects on their phones, and designed and built 360° fantasy worlds.

A person adjusts a professional video camera while another person in red observes, with lights and monitors set up near large windows. — Documentary-Style Videos

Owen D. Young Library is home to the digital seminar room, where you'll have access to film documentary-style videos like June Phobchanat '28. She recorded interviews and monitored audio recordings for a film project highlighting students who have studied abroad.

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Dive Deeper into Digital Scholarship

Curious to learn even more about digital scholarship? Check out the team's website where they share stories, photos, recent projects, resources, and more.

Explore Digital Scholarship

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Explore Majors and Minors

Digital Scholarship is here to help you explore a topic or area of study through a number of ways. Check out our majors and minors to see how you might explore digital scholarship at St. Lawrence.

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