News Digest: October 10, 2023
October 10
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 Ranked as One of the Nation’s Most Economically Diverse Colleges by The New York TimesThe New York Times has once again included St. Lawrence University in its most recent edition of the College Access Index, a list of the nation’s most selective universities ranked in order of economic diversity. |
Activist-Academic Wins Fulbright to Study in SpainDerek Sherrange ’23 is a new kind of multi-hyphenate. He’s a first-generation honors student, an activist-academic, a multilingual global change maker, and most recently, a Fulbright Scholarship award-winner. |
First Person: Finding My First-Year RecipeAt St. Lawrence, everyone's first-year journey is unique. No one has to follow a set structure or plan to find a home here. With tons of clubs, student organizations, and campus events to choose from, each and every student, no matter what their interests, creates their own fitted first-year recipe. Here is a glimpse of mine. |
St. Lawrence Alum Powers Campus Climate Efforts with an Electric GiftA generous gift from Class of 1964 alum Harvey Meer has tripled the number of electric vehicle charging stations on campus, supports St. Lawrence’s sustainability goals, and furthers the University’s commitment to environmental stewardship. |
Alumni in Action-October 10, 2023Several St. Lawrence alumni were featured by news outlets and recognized for inspiring professional accomplishments. Some of this edition's features include winning a Fulbright Award, accomplishments within a major news site, pursuing graduate school, and even helping solve an unsolved murder! |
News from Around Campus
Religious Studies Professor Mark MacWilliams authors book chapterReligious Studies Professor Mark MacWilliams has authored a chapter in the new book Comics, Culture, and Religion: Faith Imagined, edited by Kees de Groot, Tilburg University, and The Netherlands. |
Statistics Professor Higham authors publications on spatial statistics and spatial statistics software.Spatial data analysis papers published by Assistant Professor Matt Higham. |
Events
The Alexander String Quartet Performance in the Art Gallery- Richard F. Brush Art Gallery The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery is pleased to present the Alexander String Quartet's performance inspired by water in conjunction with the gallery exhibition Listening to Water. |
Richard F. Brush Art Gallery to Present Exhibition- Richard F. Brush Art Gallery Explore the Listening to Water exhibition on display at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery until December 9, 2023. The exhibition explores the roles, rights, and responsibilities of the various communities that make up these Northeastern watersheds. |
Athletics
From Victory to VictoryThe Saints had an impressive week in sports, beginning with the women's soccer team winning 3-1 against Plattsburgh College and the men's soccer team securing a 1-0 victory over Clarkson University. At Appleton Arena, the women's hockey team dominated with a 7-2 win against Providence College on Friday and a 2-0 victory on Saturday. Meanwhile, both the men's hockey and men's soccer teams faced Rochester Institute of Technology, resulting in the men's hockey winning 4-3 and men's soccer securing a 1-0 victory. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com. |
Social Media
Celebrating An Elaine White-OutSunday evening we celebrated an “Elaine White-out” in honor of the longest-tenured staff member in our 167-year history. Elaine White is in her 60th year working at St. Lawrence, and the executive secretary for Student Life remains a dynamic resource for our students while building meaningful friendships across the North Country. Read more about the event and view photos on the St. Lawrence Facebook 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.
