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  1. A collage of four stills from four different videos, one featuring a lacrosse game, another featuring a self portrait of Owen Hammel, another featuring a student playing the guitar, and another featuring two student-athletes talking.

    First Person: Finding My Passion and Personal Brand

    Owen Hammel '22

    When I arrived on campus in the fall of 2018, I was fresh off a gap year and still not entirely sure what I wanted to study. Little did I know, a Lil Peep song would change everything.

  2. Michael Yirenkyi '22, wearing a New York Yankees t shirt, reaches for a hammer while installing his art piece on a gallery wall.

    First Person: Unearthing My Passion for Architecture

    Michael Yirenkyi '22

    At first glance, an art and art history major and a geology minor may not seem like the most obvious combination. For Michael Yirenkyi ’22, they’re a perfect match. In his geology classes, he learned how to ask critical questions. In art and art history, he imagined creative answers. Four years of exploring, creating, and embracing new perspectives lead him to his greatest passion yet–architecture.

  3. A group of students gather for a photo with legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase in her kitchen.

    First Person: Discovering the Taste and Texture of Music

    Ntsieng Botsane '23

    In the middle of Congo Square, Malik Bartholomew, our tour guide, said, “I would like you all to close your eyes in honor of the resilience and musicality of enslaved Africans on American soil.” Standing in the heart of Louis Armstrong Park, located in New Orleans, I felt that this was a sacred place.

  4. Colorful orange and red buildings along the seaside in a coastal town in Denmark.

    First Person: How I Helped Win the Arctic Opportunity Explorers Challenge in Denmark

    Hayden Terjeson '22

    While studying abroad in Copenhagen, Hayden '22 put his econ & global studies double major to the test during the Arctic Opportunity Explorers Challenge. Working with students from across the globe, he devised solutions to real-world problems in the Arctic.

  5. A group of students in warm clothing stand in front of a red and white building in Rennes, France.

    First Person: How Being Indecisive Helped Me Find My Way

    Alexandra Hill '22

    I cannot make up my mind, which, to be honest, is why I am a triple major with a minor. Sounds crazy, I know, but at St. Lawrence, it makes sense somehow. Here’s why.

  6. Nicole Stanton, wearing a white Saint Lawrence University lacrosse uniform, cradles the ball and prepares to pass during a home game.

    First Person: How a Birdie Got in the Way of My Goal

    Nicole Stanton '22

    I’ve played lacrosse since I was six years old, and during my first three years at St. Lawrence University, I was an enthusiastic member of the women’s lacrosse team. Competing with a collection of fierce, skilled, and dedicated female athletes has been one of the best experiences of my life. However, my senior year, I made a decision that would shock even myself. I quit.

  7. The brutalist-style library on a snowy northeastern campus at dusk. Lights from inside the library glow warmly.

    First Person: My Lighthouse, The ODY Library

    Emma Arden '22

    At times, I feel I am a ship at sea navigating a tricky coastline. Every assignment I complete is a jagged rock narrowly avoided. Each essay a tumultuous wave forcing a change of direction. With so many obstacles, it seems unavoidable that I would eventually be overwhelmed.

  8. A student wearing a black sweater and a white puffy coat stands in front of a sandstone brick building on a sunny, snow-covered winter day.

    First Person: The Power of Alumni Career Mentoring

    Olivia Melvin '23

    “Talk to everyone. Try everything. Take advantage of every unique opportunity the school offers.”

  9. Cora Ferguson sits at microscope on a desk in the biology lab.

    First Person: My Internship Fellowship Experience

    Cora Ferguson '23

    When people ask me what I did last summer, I always like to start the conversation with “Well, I was a part-time organ farmer.”  While this may sound a little strange, it accurately sums up the research that I was able to do—largely because of St. Lawrence’s Internship Fellowship Program. 

  10. A student wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and goggles, shovels cement from a wheelbarrow. There's a large field in the background.

    First Person: Building an Energy-Efficient Greenhouse on Campus

    Rosie Gotsch '22

    Pro tip: if you ever sign up for an Environmental Studies course titled “Practicum,” don’t wear you cool new “first-day-of-school” shoes to the very first session. I learned that lesson this semester when I registered for a class that revolves around helping to build an energy-efficient greenhouse at St. Lawrence’s Living Lab.