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2025 Engaging Africa Travel Experience

Community Engagement and Environmental Change in Kenya ~ June 28 to July 10, 2025 ~ Karibuni Nyumbani (Welcome Home) For more than 50 years, St. Lawrence Kenya semester program has...

Engaging Africa Travel Experience

Celebrating 50 years of the St. Lawrence Kenya Connection ~ July 16th- July 28th 2022 ~ Karibuni Nyumbani (Welcome Home) For nearly 50 years, St. Lawrence has built a unique...

News Digest: October 24, 2023

October 24

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University News & Stories

An Evening with Acclaimed Musician Jake Blount

St. Lawrence University and the Ken Okoth '01 Black American Music Project will welcome acclaimed artist Jake Blount for an evening concert on Wednesday, October 25 at 7 p.m. in Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall. This event is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed.

News from Around Campus

Mathematics Professor Look Gives Invited Lecture and Authors Publication on Complex Dynamics

Professor Daniel Look was selected as this year’s speaker and gave his presentation, “’Rethinking Assessment to Increase Student Engagement and Preserve Instructor Sanity,” at the fall meetings of the Seaway Section of the Mathematical Association of America. He also published his research.

Professor Brezault Gives a Keynote Talk

As a recent recipient of the Francophone Mobility Chairs from University of Ottawa, Professor Eloise Brezault recently gave a keynote talk, “Masquerade and Corporality among some African Performers: In Search of a New Ecopoetic Consciousness of Place.”

Events

Carnegie 10 International Film Series – Two is a Magic Number

Thu, Oct 26 at 6pm - 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: Two is a Magic Number (2022)

Organ Concert Series ~ Autumn Colors: A Celebration of Poetry and Music

Fri, Oct 27 at 7:30pm - 1 hour Gunnison Memorial Chapel The Canton Select Choir joins with Ad Hoc Singers to present Autumn Colors: A Celebration of Poetry and Music.

SLU Writers Series presents Tessa Yang

Thu, Oct 26 at 8pm - 1 hour 30 minutes 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. This session we present Tessa Yang.

Valley of Exile Screening - Written & Directed by Anna Fahr

Thu, Oct 26 at 6:30pm - 3 hours Brush Art Gallery for Reception & Gulick Theatre for Screening Please come and join us for a screening of Valley of Exile. Our very own Assistant Professor Anna Fahr, wrote & directed this film. This is a campus only event.

Athletics

Here's We Go Saints!

This past week the women's soccer team secured a 3-0 win against Utica University, while the women's hockey team celebrated a thrilling 2-1 victory over RIT. In the world of esports, St. Lawrence's League of Legends and Super Smash Bros teams showed their digital dominance with 2-0 wins against Howard Community College and Hood College, respectively. The women's swimming and diving team outperformed Clarkson University with a score of 170-103. Meanwhile, the men's soccer team had a resounding 4-0 win against Skidmore College on their home field.

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

Social Media

The Kenya Semester Program is Underway!

Students in the Kenya Semester Program recently ventured out on the Amboseli component of their experience. For just under a week, they stayed at Sopa Lodge in Amboseli region—a national park spanning 394 square kilometers with a collection of six group ranches—sighting views of Mt. Kilimanjaro across the border in Tanzania. Each day consisted of different experiential learning activities like visiting the local village to interview farmers to roaming Amboseli National Park on safari, and so much more! View photos and read more about the student’s Amboseli experience on the Kenya Semester Program’s Instagram.

(Photo Credit: Kenya Semester Program [@sluksp])

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Flu Information and Prevention

What is the flu? Learn about flu prevention, get a flu shot, wash your hands often, and follow travel and public health advisories. The flu, or influenza, is a respiratory...

President's Commission on Diversity

Presidential Commission on Diversity Purpose and Plan January 2013 Foreground and Background: "The St. Lawrence Promise: A Strategic Map" was formulated in the circumstances of the university’s two-year response to...

Gladys Brooks Provides Funding for Language Lab Renovation

St. Lawrence University has received a $100,000 grant from a private foundation that will aid in the renovation of two language learning laboratories in an effort to modernize second-language learning and connect St. Lawrence to the global community.

Feb 2, 2016

Faculty, Staff Receive Awards, Promotions at Annual Convocation

St. Lawrence University honored several employees with awards for their outstanding service and recognized a number of faculty who earned tenure and promotions during their annual Convocation event, which was held outside in the Herring-Cole Grove on Wednesday, August 25.

Aug 25, 2021

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