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  1. Kelly Melekis, Leah Rohlfsen, and Carol Weisse.

    New York Six Professors to Create End-of-Life Care Research Course

    New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium (NY6) faculty recently collaborated with community leaders operating residential care homes in Upstate New York to develop a new research course that examines end-of-life care.

  2. Mikayla Quinn, wearing a black tank top and patterned skirt, stands in front of a colorful mural at a community art center.

    Arts Council Intern Finds Connection and Career Inspiration

    Lifelong artist Mikayla Quinn '24 was drawn to an internship at the St. Lawrence County Arts Council, where she could use her talents to build community bonds while highlighting and celebrating North Country culture.

  3. Emilia Verdai-Davidson, wearing a scarlet t-shirt and baseball cap, pets the nose of a cow on a sunny day at the farm where she's interning.

    Connecting Community and Food at the Cornell Cooperative Extension

    This summer, Alexandria Hansson '22 and Emilia Vardai-Davidson '23 got their hands a little dirty in the name of sustainable agriculture.

  4. St. Lawrence Welcomes New Faculty for 2022-23

    St. Lawrence University has appointed 11 new tenure-track faculty and welcomes 15 visiting faculty and scholars for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  5. A Saint Lawrence student, wearing blue rubber gloves, holds a syringe and conducts research in a lab.

    St. Lawrence Announces New Public Health Major

    St. Lawrence University has created a new bachelor’s degree program in public health, enhancing a curriculum that reaches beyond traditional biomedicine to examine issues of health and well-being and prepare graduates for careers in the public health field.

  6. Matt Kane and Ann Markes at Kilimanjaro in 1981.

    It Started With A Coup in Addis Ababa

    Deborah Dudley

    How Matthew Kane ’78 and Ann Markes ’79 Fell in Love with Africa

  7. Antun Husinec, Madeleine Wong, Dan Look, Sarah Brehm, Rafael Castillo Bejarano, Pedro Ponce, Alanna Gillis, Howard Eissenstat, Jayantha Jayman, Susan Wilson, Jeff Frank.

    Faculty Focus-April 18, 2022

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published scholarly journal articles, presented their research at conferences around the globe, and used their expertise to give Congressional testimonies.

  8. Two students sit on a red couch in a bright, airy study space with lots of windows. They both type on laptops.

    On the Right Track: Pre-Health Mentoring at St. Lawrence

    Can an undergraduate education from a liberal arts school prepare students for a career in healthcare? For Grace Smith ’22, the answer is an emphatic “yes.”

  9. Several Saint Lawrence students sit outside and play games, on a sunny day, at the Kenya campus during the Kenya Semester Program.

    St. Lawrence University Among Top Institutions for Studying Abroad

    With more than 60 percent of students studying off campus for a semester, St. Lawrence University has risen in the ranks among baccalaureate institutions for the number of students studying abroad.

  10. Lily MacCachran wearing a light pink blouse and standing on a balcony overlooking tall buildings in the background.

    First Person: Working in Public Health During COVID-19

    Lily MacCachran '22

    In September 2019, long before COVID-19 dominated global media, I decided to contact my local public health office and apply for an internship. Months later, there was a new lens for an internship...