News Digest: August 28, 2025
August 28
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University News & Stories
“We’ve Been Waiting for You!” St. Lawrence Welcomes Class of 2029Cheers—and a few tears—could be heard and seen across campus on Saturday as the Class of 2029 moved into their new home at St. Lawrence University. |
2025 Convocation Ceremony Honors Faculty and Staff, Awards PromotionsThe St. Lawrence University community gathered under the canopy of the Herring-Cole Grove in the Enchanted Forest on Aug. 27 to celebrate the start of a new academic year and recognize the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff. |
Faculty Focus-August 28, 2025Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published articles in high-impact journals, completed training programs, and were quoted in international publications. |
News from Around Campus
St. Lawrence faculty present at Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)Drs. Matt Higham, Lillian Li, Patti Frazer Lock, and Robin Lock joined former St. Lawrence faculty member Dr. Michael Schuckers and Josh Marvald ‘21 at the largest statistics conference in the United States, the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), in Nashville, Tennessee from August 3-7. |
Events
Artists’ Discussions and Reception- Carnegie 10, Noble Center 003, Art Gallery, and Newell Center for Arts Technology 108 Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Current States of Being: Exploring AI’s Influence on Memory, Identity, and Creativity," on display at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery until October 7. |
Social Media
Class is Officially in Session! 📚❤️🤎The first day of classes marks a fresh start, new goals, new challenges, and new chances to grow. Here’s to the friendships, the late nights, and the memories all Laurentians will make along the way! View photos of the first day of classes on the St. Lawrence 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 Tuesday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications news form.
