Fall 2026 Series

Career Talk with Griff Stark-Ennis 

Thursday, September 17, 2026
11:30 am - 12:30 pm   
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There is no single “right” path to a career, and Griff Stark-Ennis has taken more than a few. His career has spanned marketing, acting, modeling, podcasting, and the entertainment industry, giving him a unique perspective on creative careers and the unexpected ways they can develop.

During this candid conversation, Griff will share stories and lessons from his own unconventional career path and discuss what he has learned about building a career in entertainment. Students are invited to bring questions and join the conversation.

Petty Crimes at SLU: Live Comedy Event

Thursday, September 17, 2026
7:00 - 8:00 pm   
Winston Room, Sullivan Student Center

Have you witnessed an act of pettiness that deserves its day in court?

Petty Crimes is a true-crime comedy podcast devoted exclusively to investigating “non-crimes”—the low-stakes interpersonal offenses, questionable choices, and petty grievances that make everyday life a little more ridiculous.

During this special live event, co-host Griff Stark-Ennis will invite members of the St. Lawrence community to submit anonymized stories of pettiness. Selected cases will be examined and ultimately adjudicated live on stage.

Free and open to the North Country community.

Creative Workshop with Griff Stark-Ennis

Friday, September 18, 2026
2:30 - 4:00 pm   
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In this interactive workshop, Griff Stark-Ennis will guide students through a process of exploring how their identities, values, and experiences can help shape work that feels authentically their own.

Drawing on his own journey of self-exploration and creative work, Griff will help students consider what makes their individual perspective distinctive and how they can turn that perspective into a creative strength. Students will leave with a clearer understanding of their creative potential and how they might pursue a path that allows them to be fully themselves.

About Griff Stark-Ennis

Griff Stark-Ennis is a podcaster, actor, marketing professional, and retired model based in Los Angeles. He co-hosts the comedy podcast Petty Crimes with Saturday Night Live writer Ceara Jane O’Sullivan. What began as a self-produced passion project was named one of TIME magazine’s best podcasts of 2023, was later picked up by Kevin Hart’s production company, and received a Webby Award nomination in 2025. The podcast is currently produced in partnership with Podcast Nation.

Griff also stars in This Is For You, a short film that has received more than seven million views on YouTube, and is developing Black Card, a reality-documentary web series exploring Black identity through humor and personal experience.

A North Country native, Griff grew up just an hour from Canton and spent many weekends at St. Lawrence attending soccer games at Sandy MacAllaster Field. His experiences growing up Black, queer, and adopted in the North Country have informed much of his creative work and his interest in helping others recognize the value of their own identities, experiences, and perspective

Chronicle of a City Film Screening  

Tuesday, September 22, 4:30 pm    
Gulick Theatre                                 

Montréal-based filmmaker and podcaster Nadine Gomez presents Chronicle of a City (2025), a visual and sonic meditation on urban life and the ways cities shape our experiences, memories, and relationships. Moving between fantasy and reality, the film invites viewers to consider how we inhabit cities—and how they, in turn, inhabit us.

The Friend's House Is Here Film Screening 

Wednesday, September 23
Reception: 6:00 pm  
Film Screening: 7:00 pm
Gulick Theatre                                                

Filmmakers Maryam Ataee and Hossein Keshavarz present The Friend’s House Is Here, a film set within Tehran’s underground art scene that explores youth, creativity, friendship, and sisterhood in contemporary Iran. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.