The classes that St. Lawrence University students take over the course of their four years undoubtedly help prepare them for their future endeavors. Yet, it is often the connections that students make with Laurentian alumni that give them the advantage of getting a head start on their careers following graduation.
St. Lawrence University’s Fed Challenge team has advanced to the semifinal round, which will take place on Nov. 16 at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Like many St. Lawrence University students past and present, Mike Arpey ’85 grew up in a family where there was never any talk of Wall Street or the world of finance at the dinner table. Neither of his parents went to college. But while he was a student at St. Lawrence University, he met John Hannon ’44, a St. Lawrence alumnus and then CEO of Bankers Trust.