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  1. News Digest: December 12, 2023

    Submitted by bunderwood on
    December 12

    News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.

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    St. Lawrence in the News-December 12, 2023

    St. Lawrence University, Gunnison Chapel and the local "Fastest Kid Competition" hosted at Newell Field House were featured by local media outlets.

    News from Around Campus

    2024 Remington College Student Juried Art Exhibit

    The Frederic Remington Art Museum is pleased to invite student artists to submit entries to the 2024 College Student Juried Art Exhibit. Submission Deadline is Thursday, February 1, 2024
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    Scholarship from the St. Lawrence County Rock and Mineral Club

    The Geology Department congratulates Oliver Riegle '26, Allison House '26, and Sadie Everett '25, as they were each selected to receive a scholarship from the St. Lawrence County Rock and Mineral Club.
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    Statistics Students, Faculty and Alums Attend Sports Analytics Conference

    Data Science students Hope Donoghue ’24 and Shane Hauck ’23, along with Assistant Director of the Peterson Quantitative Resource Center AJ Dykstra ’22, Professor of Statistics Robin Lock, and Charles A. Dana Professor of Statistics Michael Schuckers all attended the Sports Analytics Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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    Weekend of Hoops!

    It was a sweep of regional rival Clarkson as both women’s and men’s basketball came up with victories in the final doubleheader of 2023 at Burkman Gymnasium Wednesday. The women's team registered their second conference win of 2023-24 with a score of 73-61 over the Golden Knights. The win pushes their record back above .500 at 2-1 and improves their overall record to 2-5. The men’s team never trailed in either of their games this week—they beat Clarkson 73-66 then also took a victory against SUNY Geneseo in non-conference play 79-58. They are now tied for third in the Liberty League with a 6-3 record.

    For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com.

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    102 Years of Candlelight

    For nearly a century, Gunnison Memorial Chapel has been a beacon of unity and reflection. The chapel was illuminated by 250 candles and filled with our Laurentian community, who gathered from near and far, for the 102nd Annual Candlelight Service. This beloved tradition marks the end of the fall semester and fills us with hope for the year ahead. Let’s carry on the spirit of togetherness and send out radiant wishes for a bright 2024. View additional photos from the event on the St. Lawrence Facebook page.

    News Digest is a weekly compilation of news releases and web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form.

  2. News Digest: October 3, 2022

    Submitted by kennedyj on
    October 3

    News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.

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    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.
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    Analyzing China’s Housing Market as an Economics Research Fellow

    When Ruiqi Yang ’23 returned to China in 2021, he couldn’t help but notice the effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on daily life. Inspired by his academic interests, he explored the pandemic’s connection to a much-discussed topic in his home country–the housing market.
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    Richard F. Brush Art Gallery Receives Optimization Grant

    St. Lawrence’s Richard F. Brush Art Gallery has received a Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of a study aimed at optimizing its storage facility and three adjacent exhibition galleries.
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    Discovering a Winning Combination as a Data Science Researcher

    Saints student-athlete Hope Donoghue ’24 has always been intrigued by sports data. This summer, she combined her academic and athletic passions as a data science researcher.

    News from Around Campus

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    Winners Announced in the Brush Art Gallery’s Shepard Fairey Bootleg Sticker Contest!

    From over 60 sixty online submissions, three winners were selected in the Brush Art Gallery’s recent Shepard Fairey bootleg sticker contest.

    Events

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    Health and Wellness Fair and Flu Vaccine Clinic

    - Winston Room Visit the fair and enter the drawing for a chance to win one of many prizes: Brewer Bookstore gift certificates, gift cards to area restaurants and businesses, Amazon cards, T-shirts, totes, and more!
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    The Alexander String Quartet Matinee Concert

    - Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall The Alexander String Quartet returns to St. Lawrence for a matinee concert with violist Paul Yarbrough. They will be performing pieces by W.A. Mozart, Antonín Dvořák and Claude Debussy.

    Carnegie 10 International Film Series – Flee

    - Carnegie 10 In honor of the diversity of films from around the world and in homage to the indispensable Cinema 10 series of Potsdam, the Department of World Languages, Cultures and Media, and the Language Resource Center are pleased to present: Flee (2022).
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    The Alexander String Quartet Concert

    - Gulick Theatre, Noble Center The Alexander String Quartet will be joined by violist Paul Yarbrough for their evening concert on Wednesday, October 6 at 8:00 pm. They will perform pieces by W.A. Mozart, Antonín Dvořák and Claude Debussy.
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    Richard F. Brush Art Gallery Presents: Wood Paper Ink

    - Brush Art Gallery The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Mokuhanga Sisters, presents diverse examples of mokuhanga, the traditional method of Japanese water-based woodblock printing, and its expansion from Japan to the international world of contemporary art during this exhibition on display beginning Monday, Sept. 12 through Saturday, Oct. 8.

    Athletics

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    Saints Shut Out the Competition, Fall Sports Continue

    The scarlet and brown shut out the competition as Saints volleyball topped Potsdam 3-0 with a marathon 62-point second set and Saints men's soccer defeated Ithaca 1-0 last week. At the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Regionals hosted by Drew University, Nathan Turtledove '23 earned a singles win, and Broderick Pinto '25 and Adam Heilbronner '24 earned a doubles win. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com.

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    September at St. Lawrence

    It’s that time of the year when even the campus trees sport the scarlet and brown. Take a look back at some highlights of the fall semester so far. View photos on the St. Lawrence Facebook page

    News Digest is a weekly compilation of the news releases and Web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form

  3. News Digest: February 6, 2024

    Submitted by bunderwood on
    February 6

    News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.

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    Alumni in Action-February 6, 2024

    Several St. Lawrence alumni were featured by news outlets and recognized for inspiring professional accomplishments. This edition features alumni making great strides in the medical field, alumni who have served for the New Hampshire Bar Association, and even an alumna who is now a part of the Professional Women's Hockey League.
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    Fearlessness and Finesse: Amanda Vansant ’24 Takes Home a Gold Medal at the National Collegiate Mountain Bike Championships

    “Don't compare yourself to the other riders and just do as well as you can. I didn't go into it with the expectation that I was going to win. I knew it was going to be a really cool experience, and I just wanted to have fun!”

    News from Around Campus

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    Nikolai Ruskin was a guest speaker in the Arab Society's class

    This past week, the "Arab Society through Graphic Novels and Films" class had the privilege of having Nikolai Ruskin, a multi-instrumentalist and expert in Middle Eastern instruments, as a guest speaker.
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    SLU Physics Attends National Astronomy Conference

    Henry Priest Professor of Physics Aileen O'Donoghue and Tyler Karasinski '24 attended the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

    Events

    SLU Writers Series Presents Santee Frazier

    - Sykes Common Room For over 50 years the Writers Series program at St. Lawrence University has welcomed all varieties of authors including Pulitzer Prize winners. The events are free and open to the public. Join us as we welcome A member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Frazier.

    Athletics

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    Saints are Ramping Up!

    With playoff positioning on the line, the women’s hockey team delivered, winning two games against highly ranked opponents. First, they beat No. 6 Cornell 2-1, then followed it up by winning against No. 3 Colgate in overtime. The home game victories put the Saints in the driver’s seat as they now attempt to secure a first-round bye Friday against Princeton.

    The women’s basketball team won on a buzzer-beating lay-up at RIT, then followed it up with a victory at William Smith to cement themselves into fourth place overall in the Liberty League standings. 

    Men’s and women’s squash both had victories at home in their senior day games – they beat Hamilton to finish their regular seasons ranked 24th and 25th in the College Squash Association.

    The United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced their all-academic athletes and teams from the 2023 cross country season. Charlotte Blake ’27, Emma Palumbo ’25, Matthew Serrano ’26 and Alli Sibold ’24 were named all-academic athletes, while both the men’s and women’s teams were named all-academic teams. 

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    A Glimpse of Black History Month!

    In Honor of Black History Month, we're celebrating Black Laurentians who have made a difference and left their mark on St. Lawrence.

    Rev. Jeffrey Worthington Campbell was the first African-American graduate of St. Lawrence in 1933 and the first Black Laurentian to be ordained as a Universalist minister bt the St. Lawrence School of Theology.

    Trustee Sharee Freeman '76 is an alumni mentor and passionate civil rights activist who dedicated much of her distinguished career as a public servant to the indigenous people of the United States.

    Brian Uceta '23 was named the Joan Donovan Speech Contest winner for 2023. Uceta is a first-generation student, proud HEOP alum, actor, and member of the ESports team. After graduation he returned to New York City to begin teaching theater at a school in the Bronx.

     

    News Digest is a weekly compilation of news releases and web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form.

  4. News Digest: January 16th, 2023

    Submitted by kennedyj on
    January 16

    News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.

    In Memory

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    On Monday, December 19 President Morris sent a message to the community about the passing of  Neal Miller, former St. Lawrence head custodian, and Alice Hessert, who helped develop and operate the University’s music library. Read the messages

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    Beyond Outcomes, a Life of Purpose and Meaning

    President Morris shares the power of Laurentian Impact.
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    Beyond the Scoreboard: Elevating the Appleton Arena Experience

    Lights, camera, action, instant replay! Grant Van Buren ’22 wants every hockey game in Appleton Arena to be unforgettable, and not just because of what happens on the ice. From his post in the control room, he conducts a team of students to produce the best possible game experience for fans—whether they’re in the arena or cheering from home.
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    Young Alumni at Work: Ending on a High Note

    Laurentians are no strangers to the arts. Whether in fine and visual arts, time-based media, creative writing, or performing arts, each generation has their breakout stars.
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    The Bright Side of Darker Days

    When daylight hours dwindle, astronomer and Priest Professor of Physics Aileen O’Donoghue says there’s a bright side to be found in the dark.
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    Faculty Focus-January 16, 2023

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published research articles, shared expert insight as podcast guests, and presented their research at conferences.
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    Young Alumni at Work: Good Sports

    Inspired by the Scarlet and Brown, these Laurentians take action by leading sports analytics and management in the professional field. Read more about alumni expanding their love of sports to new audiences through data and instruction.
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    St. Lawrence's Top Stories for 2022

    St. Lawrence inaugurated its 19th president, put Laurentian generosity to work for students, cheered on nine Saints at the Olympics, celebrated 50 years of partnership in Kenya, and so much more. Here's a recap of the top stories from St. Lawrence University in 2022.

    Events

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    Richard F. Brush Art Gallery to Present SLU Arts Faculty Exhibition

    - Richard F. Brush Art Gallery The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery will present the Visual Thinking exhibition through Friday, February 24, 2023.

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    Saints Back in Action for 2023

    The new year is off to a victorious start for the Scarlet and Brown! Over the weekend, the Saints dominated the competition as the women's ice hockey shut out Union 3-0 while the men's ice hockey defeated Dartmouth 3-2. During the Utica Winter Opener, Alli Sibold '24 won the 1,000 meters to lead the women's track and field team while Timmy Boyce '25 won the 1,000 for the men's team. The wins continued with men's basketball topping RPI 50-37, women's squash securing a 5-4 win over Bates, and men's squash beating Dickinson 7-2 on the road after defeating Bowdoin 7-2 earlier in the week. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com.

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    New Year, New Wallpaper

    Iconic campus spaces, memorable North Country skies, and sweet reminders of home. Show off your Laurentian spirit in 2023 with St. Lawrence wallpapers for your mobile device. View the wallpaper options on the St. Lawrence Instagram account

    News Digest is a weekly compilation of news releases and web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form.