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  1. Olivia Hart, Monica Manning, and Kirsten Gehl skiing atop Big Sky, Montana.

    First Person: Experiencing the West While Going to St. Lawrence, Big Sky and The Grand Tetons

    Olivia Hart '20

    As some of you may be wondering from the title, how on EARTH could a student at St. Lawrence University, a school in the Northeast, claim that some of the most rewarding experiences she had while...

  2. Faculty member and students doing field work

    Anthropology Prof., Students Exhume Skeletal Remains in Heuvelton

    When the Village of Heuvelton began a project to replace its existing water tower, construction crews stumbled onto something rather unexpected: skeletal remains. That’s when St. Lawrence University’s Mindy Pitre, associate professor of anthropology and J. Ansil Ramsay Professor of Public Health, received a call from the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department.

  3. Meg Charles, holding a Saint Lawrence acceptance folder and letter.

    First Person: Why Applying Early Decision Was the Best Decision of My Life

    MEG CHARLES '22

    At the start of my senior year of high school, I was very eager to apply to schools. I had spent the last year researching and touring schools, making pro and con lists, and finalizing the criteria...

  4. A photo of a person on top of a mountain with their arms up and outstretched over a vast landscape.

    20 Years Young

    KIM COVILL ’06

    St. Lawrence reflects on two decades of living and learning in the Adirondacks.

  5. A photo of St Lawrence students canoeing on a lake.

    Cultivating the Next Generation of Tech-free Teaching and Learning

    HANNAH VAN SICKLE ’96

    Cait Ward '13 reflects on her Adirondack semester and the power of tech-free learning and nature.

  6. A photo of St Lawrence students standing outside of a David Bowie mural.

    Thinking Global

    JONATHAN BROWN

    More opportunities for St. Lawrence students to immerse themselves in new places creates a truly global classroom.

  7. A group of Saint Lawrence students, attending a St. Lawrence University career connections event, stand in front of the Golden Gate bridge in California.

    First Person: No Ordinary University, Connections with Faculty and Staff

    ZACHARY MAZUZAN '20

    I have always found the dynamic between teachers and students fascinating. Growing up in a household with two parents who worked in the public school system, I quickly gained an understanding of the...

  8. Students doing work in lab

    Princeton Review Applauds Career Services, Science Labs

    The Princeton Review commended St. Lawrence University for its excellent Career Services office, active student government, science lab facilities and overall smooth operation in its most recent publication, Best 385 Colleges: 2020 Edition.

  9. A photo of St Lawrence and Canton Central School students outside of a vibrantly colored mural.

    Creative Combination

    MORGAN BRASHEAR '19

    “Sometimes we discount youth, when really they have powerful thoughts and awesome ideas,” says Jessica Sierk, assistant professor of education at St. Lawrence. “Our youth can be change agents in our community.”

  10. An illustration of New York City and Los Angeles stamps.

    Oscar-Winning Work in the NYC Semester

    JONATHAN BROWN

    After working on an award-winning documentary as an undergrad, what do you do for an encore?