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  1. News Digest: February 28, 2022

    Submitted by kennedyj on
    February 28

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

    Messages to the Community

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    Masking Policy Update

    Academic Affairs and Student Life sent a message to the community on Monday, Feb. 28 announcing that due to the current declines in active COVID-19 cases on campus and throughout the county, the St. Lawrence University face-mask requirement is changing for vaccinated individuals beginning Wednesday, March 2. Read the message and new masking guidelines. 

    University News & Stories

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    Laurentians Inspire: Creating a One-Stop-Shop for Climate Action

    The summer after graduating in 2020, Lucy Hochschartner was driving home from her part-time job at Chipotle when she first got the idea for On the Level, a website and nonprofit organization using technology to help people join the climate movement—empowering them to take actions that align with their interests, skills, and location.
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    Never Too Early to Start: Sophomore Boot Camp 2022

    At St. Lawrence, faculty, staff, and alumni use a common refrain when talking with current students about preparing for a rewarding career— “it’s never too early to start.” The Sophomore Career Boot Camp, offered through the Career Connections office, is just one initiative that supports this philosophy.
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    St. Lawrence Students Implement Projects for Peace

    Three St. Lawrence students designed and implemented humanitarian projects in Ghana, West Africa, and Cairo, Egypt with the support of Davis Projects for Peace, which funds grassroots projects developed by undergraduate students.
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    Faculty Focus – Feb. 28, 2022

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published journal articles, presented at conferences and events, and were selected as non-resident scholars.

    Events

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    Diversity and Inclusion Week 2023

    - St. Lawrence University’s Diversity Committee is excited to celebrate our fifth Diversity & Inclusion week.

    Athletics

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    Saints Earn Liberty League Titles, Head to Championships

    During the Liberty League Championships in Ithaca, men’s track and field’s Erik Geier ’23 won the 60-meter hurdle to secure the Liberty League title while women's track and field's Kathleen Merchant '22 won the shot put. Alpine skiing’s Ava Mattsson ’22 is headed to the NCAAs in Park City, Utah following her performance at the UNH Carnival and the men’s ice hockey team is set to compete in the opening round of the conference playoffs after concluding their regular season with a 3-1 win over Yale 3-1 and a 1-1 tie with Brown. During the ECAC Quarterfinals, women’s ice hockey defeated Yale 4-2 but ultimately fell to the No. 7 ranked team. The riding team won its 12th straight Regional Championship Title by finishing the season with the highest point total from the regular season and women’s tennis opened conference play with a 6-3 win over Union.  Women’s squash dominated Wesleyan 9-0 at the CSA Team Nationals but fell to Middlebury College in the final round. During the Liberty League Semifinals, women’s basketball defeated Skidmore (64-60) and Vassar(80-63) but fell to Ithaca in the championship game on Sunday. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores. SaintsAthletics.com

    Social Media

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    SLU Close the Loop

    St. Lawrence students are passionate about making sustainable choices accessible to everyone.  SLU Close the Loop, an initiative to reduce waste by fostering an exchange and swap culture on campus, hosted its first-ever clothing swap where students had a chance to change up their closets and find new style inspiration while helping to reduce waste on campus. View photos of the event on the St. Lawrence Instagram account. 

    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 contact Jessica Kennedy in University Communications at (315) 229-1808 with news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements.

  2. News Digest: October 10, 2023

    Submitted by bunderwood on
    October 10

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

    University News & Stories

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    St. Lawrence Ranked as One of the Nation’s Most Economically Diverse Colleges by The New York Times

    The New York Times has once again included St. Lawrence University in its most recent edition of the College Access Index, a list of the nation’s most selective universities ranked in order of economic diversity.
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    Activist-Academic Wins Fulbright to Study in Spain

    Derek Sherrange ’23 is a new kind of multi-hyphenate. He’s a first-generation honors student, an activist-academic, a multilingual global change maker, and most recently, a Fulbright Scholarship award-winner.
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    First Person: Finding My First-Year Recipe

    At St. Lawrence, everyone's first-year journey is unique. No one has to follow a set structure or plan to find a home here. With tons of clubs, student organizations, and campus events to choose from, each and every student, no matter what their interests, creates their own fitted first-year recipe. Here is a glimpse of mine.
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    St. Lawrence Alum Powers Campus Climate Efforts with an Electric Gift

    A generous gift from Class of 1964 alum Harvey Meer has tripled the number of electric vehicle charging stations on campus, supports St. Lawrence’s sustainability goals, and furthers the University’s commitment to environmental stewardship.
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    Alumni in Action-October 10, 2023

    Several St. Lawrence alumni were featured by news outlets and recognized for inspiring professional accomplishments. Some of this edition's features include winning a Fulbright Award, accomplishments within a major news site, pursuing graduate school, and even helping solve an unsolved murder!

    News from Around Campus

    Religious Studies Professor Mark MacWilliams authors book chapter

    Religious Studies Professor Mark MacWilliams has authored a chapter in the new book Comics, Culture, and Religion: Faith Imagined, edited by Kees de Groot, Tilburg University, and The Netherlands.

    Statistics Professor Higham authors publications on spatial statistics and spatial statistics software.

    Spatial data analysis papers published by Assistant Professor Matt Higham.

    Events

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    The Alexander String Quartet Performance in the Art Gallery

    - Richard F. Brush Art Gallery The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery is pleased to present the Alexander String Quartet's performance inspired by water in conjunction with the gallery exhibition Listening to Water.
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    Richard F. Brush Art Gallery to Present Exhibition

    - Richard F. Brush Art Gallery Explore the Listening to Water exhibition on display at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery until December 9, 2023. The exhibition explores the roles, rights, and responsibilities of the various communities that make up these Northeastern watersheds.

    Athletics

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    From Victory to Victory

    The Saints had an impressive week in sports, beginning with the women's soccer team winning 3-1 against Plattsburgh College and the men's soccer team securing a 1-0 victory over Clarkson University. At Appleton Arena, the women's hockey team dominated with a 7-2 win against Providence College on Friday and a 2-0 victory on Saturday. Meanwhile, both the men's hockey and men's soccer teams faced Rochester Institute of Technology, resulting in the men's hockey winning 4-3 and men's soccer securing a 1-0 victory. 

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

    Social Media

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    Celebrating An Elaine White-Out

    Sunday evening we celebrated an “Elaine White-out” in honor of the longest-tenured staff member in our 167-year history. Elaine White is in her 60th year working at St. Lawrence, and the executive secretary for Student Life remains a dynamic resource for our students while building meaningful friendships across the North Country. Read more about the event and view photos on the St. Lawrence Facebook 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.