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St. Lawrence University’s Department of Safety and Security hosted its 15th Annual New York State Certified Security Officer/Guard Training Academy June 14 through 18. The department welcomed officers from Clarkson University, Colgate University, Hobart William Smith Colleges, Middlebury, Norwich University, Paul Smith’s College, Skidmore, St. Lawrence University, and Williams College.

The Brush Gallery is pleased to announce its inclusion in the directory of the Safe Space Alliance. 

On Wednesday, June 2, the Academic Dean's office, in coordination with the Office of Student Life, sent a message to the St. Lawrence community about celebrating Pride Month and available resources.

Laurentians are known for looking out for and taking care of one another, and Rafael Escoto '24 experienced that firsthand this spring as two of his mentors nominated him for a grant. 

This summer, the Office for Diversity & Inclusion is hosting opportunities for reflection and dialogue on issues of justice and equity, including, for example, programming to raise awareness of Texas bill SB 1646 and similar bills and legislation in states across the U.S. that restrict rights to transgender individuals.

The Committee of the Black Laurentian Initiative Racial Justice and Equity Project (BLI RJEP) has selected five proposals to fund for Summer 2021. Learn about the exciting projects taking place.

The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures held its annual honorary inductions for several academic societies via Zoom on Thursday, April 15.

Several St. Lawrence students competed in the annual Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contests, which took place online this year due to the pandemic. Sponsored by IBM, the ICPC is an annual multi-tiered competitive programming competition among the universities of the world.

Nine students were recently inducted into St. Lawrence’s chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honor society.

On display in St. Lawrence University's Owen D. Young Library, Artists Band Together is a “political rebellion in the form of bandanas designed by world-recognized artists.

Joe Murphy from Humanities NY interviewed Tzintzun Aguliar-Izzo '15 and Blake Lavia about their work for The North Country Art, Land and Environment 2020 Summit, a multi-faceted symposium hosted by St. Lawrence University in September 2020.

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Derek Sherrange '22, Benjamin Barba '22, and Wanjiru Kimani '22 have received a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study off campus.

Emmanuella Dwomo Agyei '21, Hannah Kenney '21, Leo Romanetz '21, MacKenzie Russ '21, and Rachel Siegel '21 have qualified for The Chymist honorary organization.

Siyuan (Tom) Zhang ’22 presented a virtual poster about his research at the 2020 Electronic Undergraduate Statistics Research Conference.

Anuva Anannya '22, Banner Cole '22, Jack Cochran '22, Erin Fitzgerald '22, Emily Mierek '22, and Grant Van Buren '22 have been accepted to the Eta Xi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon Earth Science Honorary Society for fall of 2020. 

St. Lawrence University's chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national math honor society, inducted nine new members on Tuesday, October 27, 2020.

Associate Professor of Education Peter Ladd has published a new book that explores alternative ways of thinking about mental health disorders.  

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Sara Ashpole, a leading expert in Canada in amphibian and reptile conservation, recently shared her expertise in an issue of The Walrus. 

Jacquelyn “Jackie” Garso ’20 and her research about the differences in shot selection between NWHL teams earned her a second-place finish in the Undergraduate Poster Competition in the Statistics in Sports Section of the American Statistical Association’s 2020 Joint Statistical Meetings’ Virtual Conference.

A story collection written by St. Lawrence University Associate Professor of English Pedro Ponce has won the Indiana Review's 2020 Don Belton Fiction Prize.

North Country scientists, scholars, government officials, activists, artists, and community organizers will come together to discuss issues that are vital to the environmental future of the region and the world during the upcoming North Country Art, Land and the Environment Summit.

An outdoor art exhibition will be projected on the exterior of St. Lawrence’s Owen D. Young Library throughout the month of September.

Three articles by Rafael Castillo Bejarano, Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, have been recently published in the refereed journals Bulletin of Spanish Studie

St. Lawrence University students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to submit digital artworks or photographs for BLM + SLU: Moving Foward, an online exhibition that will be featured on the Gallery website. The deadline for submissions has been extended to December 1, 2020.