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News Digest: September 27, 2021
September 27News 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
The President's Office, Academic Affairs, and Student Life sent a message to the community on Friday, Sept. 24, announcing adjustments to the dining options in alert status Orange and providing an update on testing opportunities and results. Read the message.
University News & Stories
Collaboration, Curiosity, Discovery: Research at St. Lawrence
Imagine spending eight full weeks on campus digging into a topic you’re passionate about and getting paid to do it. This is the job of St. Lawrence’s University Fellows: days spent in the lab, library, or the field, collaborating with faculty mentors and asking questions that prompt new discoveries.
Faculty Focus - Sept. 27, 2021
Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty presented at virtual conferences and used their expertise to discuss current events and their new books on podcasts.
St. Lawrence University Joins JED Campus to Support Student Mental Health
St. Lawrence University is furthering its support of student well-being and mental health by partnering with The Jed Foundation (JED) and their signature program JED Campus, a nationwide initiative designed to help colleges evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs to provide strong mental health support systems for students.
Richard F. Brush Art Gallery to Present Fall Exhibitions
The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery will present two exhibitions showcasing artwork by notable western artists, recent acquisitions by women and BIPOC artists, and photographs of the collars worn by late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on display beginning Monday, Oct. 18, through Thursday, Dec. 9.Events
Radical Self-Care Series: Make it Make Cents with Kandace Sanders
- ZoomThis informative discussion is designed to help you unlock financial wellness! Learn the essentials of money management, career development as it pertains to income, and setting yourself up for success...
American Shakespeare Center Presents Henry V (pre-recorded performance)
- Via Zoom with passwordDue to the pandemic, the American Shakespeare Center will not be touring this this fall but will present three pre-recorded performances for the benefit of the St. Lawrence community. View...
American Shakespeare Center presents Macbeth (pre-recorded performance)
- via ZoomJoin the American Shakespeare Centre for a pre-recorded performance of Macbeth on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Link and password are below:
Link: https://vimeo.com/588366871
Password: MovingWood
American Shakespeare Presents: Henry V Matinee - pre-recorded performance
- via ZoomView the matinee of Henry V and the immediate Live Talk-back with a few of the actors. Feel free to ask questions regarding either of the two Shakespeare plays, Henry...
Athletics
Last week, Saints Field Hockey defeated Utica College on the road 4-3 while Men’s Soccer competed against SUNY Cortland at home. On Thursday, Women’s Ice Hockey hit the ice against No. 9/10 Penn State, securing a season-opening win on Thursday and an overtime tie on Friday. On Friday, the volleyball team competed against Ithaca College in a Liberty League match-up.
Several Saints athletics teams celebrated home Laurentian Weekend wins. Football defeated Castleton University 55-3 at Leckonby Stadium on Saturday while Men’s Soccer beat Union College in their Liberty League opener at Sandy MacAllaster Field and Women's Soccer defeated Union College on the road. Alli Sibold ’23 won the Hoffmann Invitational 6K and the women’s cross country team took the team title while Timothy Boyce ’24 won the Hoffmann Invitational and led the men’s team to a team victory at home. The Saturday competitions continued with Women's Tennis going 21-3 in their matches as they hosted SUNY Geneseo and RIT in the St. Lawrence University Invitational at the Sammis Tennis Courts. Men’s Golf hit the links at Paul Smith College while Volleyball competed against RIT and Saints Field Hockey competed against Skidmore College at home. On Sunday, Women's Soccer traveled to Vermont to compete against Middlebury College.
Visit SaintsAthletics.com for up-to-date news and scores.
Social Media: Laurentian Weekend Recap
More than 700 families enjoyed a North Country fall weekend on campus during Laurentian Weekend, held September 24-26. Check out our photo album from the weekend on Facebook.
Social Media: National Suicide Prevention Month
As part of National Suicide Prevention Month, our new Office for Wellness Education and several other campus departments and groups invited students to take part in the national “The World Needs You Here” Week. Students were encouraged to write appreciation notes for themselves or to a friend, get trained to support those struggling with suicidal thoughts, participate in reflections with University Chaplain Shaun Whitehead, unwind at Friday’s Doggy De-stress, or run in last Saturday’s Laurentian 5K. We shared an important message on Instagram about the week ahead earlier last week.
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 Meg Keniston in University Communications at (315) 229-5565 with news items from your department or division, or news regarding student events and achievements.
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News Digest: December 13, 2021
December 13News 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
Academic Affairs and Student Life sent a campus health message to the community on Friday, Dec. 10, sharing a campus health update on recent test results and clinic information. Read the message.
University News & Stories
St. Lawrence Scholar Selected for Prestigious U.S. Department of State Fellowship Program
Following a highly-competitive nationwide contest, Shiru Kimani ’22 has been selected for the U.S. Department of State Thomas Pickering Fellowship Program, an award that fully funds a two-year master’s degree program for students pursuing a degree relevant to the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.
St. Lawrence University Receives $250,000 Emerson Foundation Grant in Support of Data Science Internships and Research
St. Lawrence University has received a $250,000 grant from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation in support of the University’s “Building Bright Futures in Data Science” project which will expand summer internship and research opportunities for St. Lawrence students in the rapidly growing field of data science, one of the University’s newest majors.
St. Lawrence Undergraduate Researchers to Observe Galaxies with Remote Telescope
St. Lawrence students will observe galaxies using the world’s largest steerable, single-dish telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, from their labs in Canton, N.Y., thanks to a successful observation proposal by a research team including Henry Priest Professor of Physics Aileen O’Donoghue and Haille Perkins ’22.
An Ecosystem of Entrepreneurship
Beyond the classroom, Laurentians both on campus and off have helped foster an ecosystem of entrepreneurship and inspire the next generation of creative problem-solvers like Andrew Matthews '22, Tyler Grochet '23, and Ben Barba '22.
Professor, Students, and Graduate Present at International Media Conference
Four members of the St. Lawrence University community recently attended and presented at the 2021 Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas (CMLCA), held virtually October 15-17, 2021. All four are involved with Weave News, an independent media outlet founded at St. Lawrence in 2007.
Faculty Focus- Dec. 13, 2021
Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published journal articles with students and alumni, presented scholarly papers at conferences, showcased artwork with alumni, and shared their career journeys with doctoral students.
St. Lawrence in the News – Dec. 13, 2021
Faculty members, students, and clubs were featured in local, regional, national, and international media outlets using their expertise to weigh in on current events, providing tips for North Country star-gazing, and sharing their local conservation efforts.
Prepare for the Unexpected: Stormy Skies, Claustrophobia, and the Art of Pinhole Cameras
Using cardboard boxes, tape, and aluminum foil, students built cameras to create small aperture to allow for exposure of chemically treated paper housed in the chamber of the box. Their unique results included a 32-pinhole lens camera used to make self-portraits; a 360-view multi-lens camera, and a floss container repurposed as a pinhole camera held in the student’s mouth during the exposure.
News from Around Campus
St. Lawrence Psychology Students Inducted to Psi Chi National Honor Society
Several St. Lawrence students were inducted into Psi Chi, a national honor society recognizing scholastic achievement and interest in psychology.Events
Recording of 100th Candlelight Service Now Available
For the last century, the Candlelight Service has been a cornerstone of the St. Lawrence experience and the holiday season in the North Country. The service offers a pause for reflection before final exams and marks the end of the fall semester and the approaching turn of the calendar year. The service also signals the beginning of winter and the promise of longer daylight.Athletics
Saints Basketball Teams Top Clarkson; Winter Sports Return Dec. 29
Women's Basketball ended the semester undefeated after dominating Clarkson, 62-38, to improve to 8-0 on the season, while Men's Basketball improved to 6-1 with a 65-59 win over the Golden Knights. Saints Athletics will continue their winter schedules on Wednesday, December 29, with Men's Hockey facing off against UMass Lowell at Appleton Arena.
Visit SaintsAthletics.com for up-to-date news and scores.
Social Media
A Look Back at 100 Years of Candlelight Service
Laurentians gathered in Gunnison Memorial Chapel last week to raise their candles as part of the 100th Candlelight Service. See how the beloved St. Lawrence tradition has evolved over the years with photos dating back to the 1960s, courtesy of Special Collections. View the 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 contact Meg Keniston in University Communications at (315) 229-5565 with news items from your department or division, or news regarding student events and achievements.
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First Person: Finding Home
For the past four years, when asked where I go to college, the responses are the same. “Woah,” they’ll say getting wide-eyed, “You weren’t kidding when you said Upstate New...
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Learning to Listen
“In general, people are really bad at having conversations,” says Alexandra Nicoletti ’19. To address this very issue, St. Lawrence University has adopted and expanded a program called Intergroup Dialogue, or IGD.
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What’s at Stake: Alumni, Faculty Publish Research on Climate Change and Winter Sports in the North Country
Winter in the North Country is synonymous with outdoor activities like pond hockey and cross country skiing. In a collaborative research article recently published in The Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies, two faculty members and three St. Lawrence alumni explore how carbon emissions and climate change could affect these cold-weather traditions.
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Scholarships and Who We Are
“I think our goal should be for all students, scholarship or not, to be able to focus stress-free on academics.” That’s Susan Woodward Hunnewell ’70 explaining why she is establishing...
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On-Campus Internship Program (OCIP) Information Table
The St. Lawrence University On-Campus Internship Program (OCIP) provides a unique experiential learning opportunity aimed at developing professional skills while enrolled as a full-time student.
- Sullivan Student Center Atrium
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On-Campus Internship Program (OCIP) Information Session
The St. Lawrence University On-Campus Internship Program (OCIP) provides a unique experiential learning opportunity aimed at developing professional skills while enrolled as a full-time student.
- Buckley Room (Student Center 336)
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