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  1. Four students sit at a table, engaged in a discussion. They are wearing matching red Saint Lawrence University shirts, and several iced coffee drinks are on the table. The background shows a bright classroom with a colorful abstract design on the wall.

    Rewriting the STEM Equation for North Country Girls

    When St. Lawrence math professors Patti Frazer Lock P’08 and Daniel Look started planning the 2024 Math & Everything event, they knew they had their work cut out for them. Keenly aware of the misperceptions often associated with mathematics, statistics, and computer science majors and career paths for women, Lock and Look were determined to give high school women from across the North Country an opportunity to see their potential from a variety of new angles.

  2. Thomas Wallace, wearing a blue button up t-shirt, sits in a leather chair in a library.

    Thomas Wallace M’64 Funds New Scholarship to Help Adirondack Students Reach Their Peak

    The journey to philanthropy began for Thomas Wallace M’64 on the shores of Saranac Lake, nestled in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Far different from Washington, D.C., where he was born and lived until sixth grade, Saranac Lake was a small, tight-knit community where people looked after one another.

  3. Sean Kelly crouches on a sidewalk, smiling while holding a dog on a leash. Next to them is a small blue box labeled "Stevie's Biscuit Bar," filled with dog treats. Fallen leaves and a black metal fence frame the scene.

    Who Are Our Sustaining Saints?

    Sean Kelly ’15 has made a gift to St. Lawrence University’s annual fund every year since graduating. Here, he shares his memories of St. Lawrence, his reasons for giving back, and how he keeps the spirit of community alive in some surprising ways.

  4. Rafael Castillo Bejarano, Patti Fraser Lock, Tyler S. Rife, Richard Lauer, Gisele El Khoury, Howard Eissenstat, Pedro Ponce. Faculty Focus, Saint Lawrence University.

    Faculty Focus-December 16, 2024

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published journal articles, presented at academic conferences, wrote fiction stories, and were interviewed by international media.

  5. Saint Lawrence University students working in the Bloomberg Finance Lab.

    St. Lawrence Fed Challenge Team Tackles Real-World Financial Challenges

    St. Lawrence University’s Fed Challenge team leveraged the power of their liberal arts education, the University’s top-ranked alumni network, and financial support from a local bank to prepare for this year’s virtual National College Fed Challenge. 

  6. Jungjun Park, Anna Fahr, and Howard Eissenstat. Faculty Focus, Saint Lawrence University.

    Faculty Focus-December 3, 2024

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty debuted international films, received teaching awards, and published op-eds on global affairs.

  7. A group of Saint Lawrence University alums stand together and hold up a brown Saint Lawrence University flag. They are inside an office at a technology company.

    Coding Connections: How a Professor and His Student Built a Tech Talent Pipeline

    When Geoff Baum ’10 joined Veoci, a tech startup based in New Haven, Connecticut, as one of its first employees, he had no idea he’d eventually help turn it into a hotspot for fellow St. Lawrence University graduates.

  8. Debra Mousaw sits on the tailgate of a vehicle while a bald eagle lays in a cage ready to be transported for rehabilitation.

    St. Lawrence Community Mobilizes to Help Injured Raptors Soar Again 

    At the VCA North Country Animal Hospital in Watertown, a bald eagle thrashed in its cage, its piercing gaze sharp enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine. But Debra Mousaw, St. Lawrence University’s director of human resources, stood unfazed. 

  9. A collage of Cynthia Bansak, Jayantha Jayman, Alison Jenkins Jayman, Joseph Jockel, Gisele El Khoury, and Neil Forkey. Text at the bottom reads Faculty Focus, Saint Lawrence University.

    Faculty Focus-November 19, 2024

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty presented research at conferences, and published papers in academic journals.

  10. A person wearing safety goggles, gloves, and a lab coat carefully uses a pipette in a laboratory setting. Shelves filled with bottles and equipment are visible in the background. The person appears focused and precise in handling the laboratory tools.

    St. Lawrence University Creates New Pathway to Medical Education at UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine

    In their shared efforts to ease health care workforce shortages in underserved communities across the Northeast, St. Lawrence University and the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) have signed a new articulation agreement that guarantees qualified graduates from St. Lawrence priority consideration for a medical education at Maine’s premier health professions university.