News Digest: September 20, 2021

September 20

News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.


Messages to the Community

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The President's Office, Academic Affairs, and Student Life sent a message to the community on Friday, Sept. 17, announcing updates to the campus operating status (Orange Phase A) and the Campus Operating Status framework. Read the message. 

University News & Stories

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SLUPIC: Empowering North Country Connections

This summer’s cohort of St. Lawrence University Public Interest Corps (SLUPIC) interns worked to preserve local history with the TAUNY Center, advocate for food justice in the North Country with GardenShare, and facilitate interactive learning opportunities for local school children with the North Country Children's Museum. In the process, they helped create impact while building relationships with activists, artists, business leaders, and changemakers in the St. Lawrence County community.
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Canadian Studies Professor’s New Book Analyzes Canada’s Involvement in NATO

Professor of Canadian Studies Joseph Jockel has co-authored a book which analyzes Canada’s involvement in the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance from 1949-2019.

Events

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Virtual Organ Concert: Music for High Holy Days - Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Samuel Adler and Herman Berlinski, two Jewish immigrants to the United States, have produced a large body of organ compositions.  Organist Sondra Goldsmith Proctor performs a small portion of their music for the High Holy Days - Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Watch the concert.

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Jeffrey Worthington Campbell: A Laurentian Commemoration by Dr. Steve Peraza '06

- Zoom

Join Dr. Steve Peraza '06, assistant professor of history at Buffalo State College, for a lecture on the life and legacy of Jeffrey Campbell '33, St. Lawrence's first African-American graduate...

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Dedication Ceremony of the Jeffrey Campbell House

- 16 Hillside Road, Canton, NY 13617

Poet, essayist, lifelong teacher, Universalist minister, St. Lawrence University's first African-American graduate of both the undergraduate program in 1933 and the School of Theology in 1935, Jeffrey Worthington Campbell's life...

Athletics

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Last week, Esports' Overwatch team opened their season against Northeastern College and New Haven University while the field hockey team matched up against Hamilton College. In their Friday night lights game, the football team defeated Morrisville State College 27 - 14. On Saturday, the men’s soccer team secured a 1-0 win against SUNY Potsdam at home, while the women’s soccer team tied against RPI in their Liberty League opener on the road.

The volleyball team defeated Utica College and Elmira College at the Oswego Invitational, while Lillian Sullivan '23 and Catherine Gamble '23 led the women's tennis team with first-round wins in the singles draw on Saturday at the ITA Northeast Regional Tournament at William Smith College. The men's tennis team had two pairs win their semifinal match of the "A" Doubles consolation at the Dutchman Invitational hosted by Union College on Sunday afternoon. Men’s golf competed in the Williams College Fall Invitational, while women’s golf competed in the George Phinney Classic invitational at Middlebury. Visit SaintsAthletics.com for up-to-date news and scores.

Social Media

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Our students’ creativity knows no bounds, which was evident at Friday’s Club and Organization Fair! Whether it’s in long-time campus organizations or brand new clubs just added to the list of 150+ others, students build a community where they explore their passions in each one. Watch a video of the event on Instagram

 


News Digest is a weekly compilation of the news releases and Web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday.

Please contact Meg Keniston in University Communications at (315) 229-5565 with news items from your department or division, or news regarding student events and achievements.