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News Digest: February 27th, 2023

February 27

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

St. Lawrence in the News-February 27, 2023 Faculty and students were featured by local, regional, and international media outlets for earning gold medals, sharing their research insights, and using their expertise to weigh in on international events.

Events

Diversity and Inclusion Week 2023 Mon, Feb 27 - All day St. Lawrence University’s Diversity Committee is excited to celebrate our fifth Diversity & Inclusion week.

World Topic Series: The Politics of Disaster - Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey Wed, Mar 1 at 4:30pm - 1 hour Carnegie 10 Each semester, the Center for International and Intercultural Studies partners with faculty, staff, students, and alumni to offer an engaging speaker series on timely, global topics. Join members of the St. Lawrence campus community as they share updates and interdisciplinary perspectives on the short-and long-term impacts of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

Lecture: The Life & Legacy of Jeffrey Campbell Wed, Mar 1 at 5pm - 1 hour Winston Room Buffalo State College Historian Dr. Steve Peraza '06, who has done extensive research on Jeffrey Worthington Campbell,–essayist, poet, lifelong educator, and St. Lawrence’s first African American graduate, will deliver a lecture.

Carnegie 10 International Film Series – Language Lessons Thu, Mar 2 at 7pm - 2 hours 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 & Media, and the Language Resource Center are pleased to present: Language Lessons (2021).

The Klan Whisperer Thu, Mar 2 at 7pm - 1 hour 30 minutes Peterson-Kermani Hall As part of Diversity and Inclusion week, St. Lawrence University and the Ken Okoth ’01 Black American Music Project will welcome acclaimed musician and race relations expert Daryl Davis for an evening lecture and show on Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

SLU Writers Series Presents Author Jenny Offill Thu, Mar 2 at 8pm - 1 hour 30 minutes Sykes Common Room The St. Lawrence Writer's Series is pleased to welcome author Jenny Offill.

Movie Night–The Blackcoat's Daughter Fri, Mar 3 at 6pm - 3 hours Richardson 015 The St. Lawrence Film and the Religious Studies departments will present a screening of "The Blackcoat's Daughter."

Richard F. Brush Art Gallery to Present Wool and Water Exhibition Mon, Mar 6 - All day Richard F. Brush Art Gallery Explore the Wool and Water exhibition on display at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery until April 12. The exhibition is a collaborative data-art project that blends fiber art with scientific information to create visual representations of changing water quality conditions in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains and neighboring Lake Champlain Basin.

Gallery talk with Michale Glennon and Carolyn Twomey Mon, Mar 6 at 4:30pm - 1 hour Richard F. Brush Art Gallery The gallery talk by Michale Glennon and Carolyn Twomey is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Wool and Water, on display at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery from March 6 to April 12, 2023.

Athletics

Saints Basketball, Your Liberty League Champions! It was an electric Sunday afternoon in Burkman as the Saints men’s basketball team dominated RPI 50-42 in overtime to secure the Liberty League championship. In a standing-room-only crowd, the Scarlet and Brown extended their winning streak to eight and improve to 19-7 after defeating Hobart 80-78 in the semifinals on Friday. The Saints will go on to compete in the NCAA tournament. The weekend wins continued with men's ice hockey shutting out Dartmouth 2-0 at Appleton to secure the fourth seed in the ECAC Tournament while women's hockey beat Quinnipiac 3-2 to conclude its season. Men's squash defeated Middlebury and MIT 5-4 during the Semifinal round of the Summers Cup at the CSA Team Nationals while Erik Geier '23 defended his Liberty League title in the 60-meter hurdles and broke a decade-old school record during the championship meet in Rochester. In recognition of their excellence in the classroom, several winter sport student-athletes earned Liberty League All-Academic honors. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com.

Social Media

SLU Connect Links Laurentians  SLU Connect—Washington, D.C. linked dozens of alumni, parents, and friends with students to network and explore different career opportunities in the D.C. area. Students attended a panel discussion at the U.S. Department of State, toured sites including the Capitol Building and World Bank, participated in roundtable discussions with industry experts, and much more! View photos from the trip 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.

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