May 1

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

University News & Stories

St. Lawrence Announces Commencement Speakers and Honorees In recognition of their exemplary accomplishments and steadfast commitment to St. Lawrence University and the North Country community Gina Kingsbury ’04 and Andrew Williams will be honored during this year’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21. Professor Ana Estevez will address the Class of 2023.

St. Lawrence Named a 2023 Best Value College by The Princeton Review Students seeking a great education with excellent career preparation and return on investment will find St. Lawrence University among a select group named to The Princeton Review’s list of “Best Value Colleges” for 2023. The popular rankings publication narrowed down the list to 209 institutions from a total of over 650 surveyed.

Festival of Science, Scholarship, and Creativity 2023 From examining global human rights issues and analyzing Adirondack waterways to utilizing 3-D printers, writing fantasy fiction, and showcasing their talents on stage, students' curiosity and creativity were on display at the Festival of Science, Scholarship, and Creativity held on Friday, April 28.

St. Lawrence Recognizes 2023 Moving-Up Day Award Winners St. Lawrence University announced its 2022-23 Moving-Up Day academic award winners, as well as Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa’s newest inductees on Saturday, April 29.

News from Around Campus

Students Inducted into Physics Honorary Society Three students were inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma, an honor society recognizing students' outstanding scholarship in physics.

Students and Faculty Participate in Northeast Natural History Conference Several environmental studies students and faculty traveled to Burlington, Vermont to attend and present at the Northeast Natural History Conference.

Physics Presentations at the 2023 Festival of Science, Scholarship and Creativity Eight Physics majors presented the results of their research at the 2023 Festival of Science, Scholarship, and Creativity.

Events

Wind Ensemble Concert "Ride: Traveling Through Tradition" Wed, May 3 at 8pm - 1 hour 30 minutes Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall The Performance Hall is set to come alive with the melodious and captivating sound of wind music as the Wind Ensemble takes to the stage under the direction of Jill Roberts.

Athletics

Saints Wrap Spring Seasons, Head to Liberty Leagues It was a great weekend to rep the Scarlet and Brown! Saints men's and women's track and field teams each won the Intercollegiate Athletics Twilight Meet on Saturday to wrap up the regular season before heading to the league championships. The victories for the Saints continued with women's tennis heading to the semi-finals after beating Ithaca 5-4,  and women's lacrosse set to compete in the first round of the Liberty League tournament after defeating RIT 11-10  after dominating Nazareth 21-8 last week. Softball defeated Union 5-4  while baseball topped Clarkson 13-11 and 2-0 after defeating SUNY Plattsburgh 9-1 last week. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com.

Social Media

Laurentians Around the Globe In celebration of 56 years of one of St. Lawrence's signature study abroad programs in Spain, Laurentians recently embarked on a two-week journey to explore past and new culinary traditions throughout Segovia, Salamanca, Barcelona, Malaga, Granada, and Madrid. View photos from the trip on the SLUGoesGlobal Instagram account.

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.