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  1. Student kneels and smiles in front of the Sullivan Student Center at Saint Lawrence University, with colorful window art and the words "SLU Thrives" above the entrance.

    Thriving at St. Lawrence

    SLU Thrives begins with a simple but powerful premise: students cannot succeed academically, socially, or professionally unless they first know how to be well.

  2. Sarah Peebles during Finish line of Ironman Lake Placid, July 2025.

    St. Lawrence Student Triathlete Competes for Team USA on the World Stage

    For most people, running a marathon is a once-in-a-lifetime Everest-level achievement. For Sarah Peebles ’28, that’s often just the start of her workout.

  3. group of students doing yogo on the quad lawn platform, session led by one person. In the background we can see the Kirk Douglas Hall and a beautiful sunrise shining through, onto the students, the building and effecting the image slightly.

    Federal Grant Supports Commitment to Student Mental Health and Well-Being

    St. Lawrence University has received a three-year, $287,061 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support its Comprehensive Care Network (CCN) Project. The project will use evidence-based approaches to improve the identification and treatment of at-risk students and expand access to services that address mental health, suicide prevention, and substance misuse.

  4. A photo of students at a Peer Health Network tabling event.

    Students Increase Mental Health Resources On Campus Through Peer Health Network

    HANNAH PORTER '22

    SLU Peer Health Network helps open campus discussion around health and mental health, pushing for advocacy and change.

  5. Six members of Saint Lawrence University's student government organization, Thelmo, stnad outside the Diana B. Torrey Health and Counseling Center.

    St. Lawrence Student Government Gives $1 Million in Support of Student Mental Health Care

    The Thelomathesian Society (also known as “Thelmo”) is donating $1 million to create an endowed fund aimed at increasing the availability of student mental health care on the St. Lawrence University campus.

  6. President Kathryn A. Morris, Jan Egbers P ’21, Saints Head Golf Coach Mary Lawrence, Tom Egbers ’21, Senior Associate Vice President for Athletics Bob Durocher

    University Receives $1.5 Million Gift to Support Well-being and Honor Golf Coach

    Inspired by her passion to promote mental health and well-being on our campus, especially the emotional wellness of student-athletes, Jan Egbers P’21 is presenting St. Lawrence University with a $1.5 million gift, which will create an endowment to support St. Lawrence mental health and counseling services. The fund also honors retiring long-time Head Golf Coach Mary Lawrence by naming the position the Mary A. Lawrence Head Coach for Men's and Women's Golf.

  7. A collage of Saints Men's Soccer celebrating a Liberty League victory, two students petting a dog, and President Morris holding a Saint Lawrence University scarlet and brown flag during an event.

    St. Lawrence’s Top Stories of 2021-22 Academic Year

    Wellness initiatives, Olympic and Paralympic medals, new academic programs, and the successes of our faculty, students, and alumni were among the top viewed online stories from St. Lawrence University during the 2021-22 academic year.

  8. A drawing of wind that contains words of struggle like unemployment being stopped by the Saint Lawrence Shield.

    Taking Care

    DEBORAH DUDLEY

    St. Lawrence is reimagining the ways in which the University becomes a part of wellness solutions for students.

  9. Laura Lavoie, wearing a mustard yellow sweater with a leaf patter, sits in a chair on an outdoor walkway. There are trees with yellow leaves in the background.

    Q&A With St. Lawrence's New Director of Wellness Education Laura Lavoie

    Thao Nguyen '22

    “Holistic” is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about Director of Wellness Education Laura Lavoie’s approach to student wellness. Partly because it’s a word she stresses a lot, but also because her work already embodies it.

  10. Four Saint Lawrence University students, wearing masks, stand outside on a sunny day and pet a small brown dog wearing a red harness.

    St. Lawrence University Joins JED Campus to Support Student Mental Health

    St. Lawrence University is furthering its support of student well-being and mental health by partnering with The Jed Foundation (JED) and their signature program JED Campus, a nationwide initiative designed to help colleges evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs to provide strong mental health support systems for students.