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Commencement Reminders

TO: 2023 Senior Class FROM: Paul Redfern, Vice President for University Communications and Institutional Strategy Commencement Reminders Dear Seniors, I hope you are enjoying senior week. Here are a few...

St. Lawrence in the News-April 11, 2022

This regular roundup features a selection of recent mentions of St. Lawrence University and its students, faculty, and staff in regional, national, and international media outlets.

• Apr 11, 2022

Festival of Science 2011 - Student Abstracts

The annual St. Lawrence University Festival of Science was held on Friday, April 29. 2011. In total, 78 students presented their research at the festival, 15 of which were students...

Resource Fair Materials

INCLUSION IN THE CLASSROOM AND WORKPLACE For full list of DEI resources: https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/diversity-and-inclusion/resources-videos-and-more Viki Sathy and Kelly A. Hogan (2022). “How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive”. The Chronicle of...

TIPS Program

What is TIPS? TIPS stands for Training Intervention ProcedureS. The national TIPS program is an organization that educates individuals on the responsible consumption, sale and service of alcohol. Check out...

Alumni Executive Council Virtual Business Meeting

October 23, 2021 President Sue North called the meeting to order at 10:02 am EST. Following roll call by Secretary Laura Patrick, a quorum was documented. Present: Bates, Baucom, Bennett...

HRUMC 2011

Nineteen students and five faculty attended the 18th annual Hudson River Undergraduate Math Conference at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Sixteen Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics students and faculty...

HRUMC 2017

HRUMC was held at Westfield State University in April 2017. John Tank - The Effect of Rinks on Junior Hockey Players - Using data from the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL...

News Digest: July 25

July 25

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

NSF Grant Supports St. Lawrence Climate Research St. Lawrence received three NSF grants this year. A professor and student will use a $78,872 grant to travel—twice—to the Arctic’s Bering Sea Region and study the traditional ecological knowledge of the Siberian Yupik tribe.

New York Six Receives $1.5 Million Mellon Foundation Grant The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium, which includes St. Lawrence University, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the Mellon Foundation to create the NY6 Mellon Academic Leadership Fellows Program, a three-year program to provide an intensive leadership experience for faculty in the humanities who aspire to academic leadership roles.

The Support and Care of Carefree Black Girls Sealina Marryshow ’22, president of Carefree Black Girls, wants students to know the club is a welcoming and supportive space for women of color and allies. This spring, they utilized campus resources to help address the mental health needs of their peers.

Making Room for Faith Traditions A new space in ODY Library allows students a quiet space for daily prayer and meditation, a step towards creating a more inclusive campus for all students.

St. Lawrence in the News-July 25, 2022 This regular roundup features a selection of recent mentions of St. Lawrence University and its students, faculty, and staff in regional, national, and international media outlets.

Leveling Up at the WORD Studio As a tutor with the WORD Studio, Alexandra Hill '23 supports her peers' written and oral communication, reading, and design. Her research is opening doors to greater accessibility and reducing barriers for students experiencing mental health concerns.

Alumni in Action-July 2022 Several St. Lawrence alumni were featured by news outlets for reflecting on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, sharing their commitment to philanthropy, earning awards, and inspiring others with their artwork.

First Person: Finding Purpose as a Former Student Athlete Tommy Benjes ’22 thought he'd left his athletic career behind him after high school. During his sophomore year at St. Lawrence, he found a fresh start as a practice player for the women’s ice hockey team.

Meet Eduardo Puerta '22 Computer science and mathematics double major Eduardo Puerta '22 wants to make sure everyone feels included, whether he's on the field with his ultimate frisbee team or tutoring his peers in the Peterson Quantitative Resource Center (PQRC).

News from Around Campus

PCA Professor Dan Gallagher Lights Up Area Stages Professor Dan Gallagher spent the spring and summer of 2022 creating lighting designs for theatre companies across the region.

SLU Astronomers Attend Workshop at Green Bank Observatory For the first time since 2019, several members of the Physics Department attended an in-person workshop at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, home of the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world.

Tropical Ecology and Conservation Students Head to Ecuador Ten SLU students spent three weeks in Ecuador in June 2022 with Associate Professor Susan Willson learning about conservation issues facing the region.

Dr. Val Lehr Leads Summer Course in Ireland This summer, Dr. Val Lehr led St. Lawrence students during an off-campus study program in Ireland as they studied Irish history and geography, popular memory, memorialization, and the formation of national identity.

Social Media

A Nose for Conservation As part of a six-week summer research project, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Kristine Hoffman, Julia Sirois ’23, and Newt, a labrador trained to detect several species of turtles, are scouring the Rhode Island landscape to find out how many of less common species of turtles are living there. Learn more about Newt on the St. Lawrence Twitter 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 submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form or by contacting  Jessica Kennedy in University Communications at (315) 229-1808.

HRUMC 2011 Student Abstracts

Nineteen students and five faculty attend the 18th annual Hudson River Undergraduate Math Conference The Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (HRUMC) is a one-day mathematics conference held annually each Spring...