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  1. Safety and Security Mission

    The philosophy of the St. Lawrence University Safety and Security Department is to provide a safe and secure environment for the entire University community. The Safety and Security Department offers...

  2. Pass/Fail

    Pass/Fail policy Before graduation, a student is permitted to elect up to four semester course units of work to be graded Pass/Fail. The purpose of the option is to encourage...

  3. News Digest: April 8, 2025

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    April 8

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

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    Celebrating 19 Years of Kaleidoscope! đŸŽ‰

    Last week, the St. Lawrence community came together to celebrate 19 years of Kaleidoscope! Started in 2006 by Victor Kai-Rogers '08 from Freetown, Sierra Leone, the annual tradition celebrates the many cultures represented in our community through performance and art. Hosted by the I-House and International Student Services, the event wrapped up World Languages Week with an exciting showcase of global music, dance, fashion, and food. 

    A heartfelt thank you to all who made this celebration possible, but especially to those who took the stage to share their customs and traditions with us. â€ïžđŸ€Ž

     View photos from the celebration on the St. Lawrence Instagram page

    News from Around Campus

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    Holding History: Dr. Rosales Examines Ice Core Dating Back 420,000 Years

    Environmental Studies Professor Jon Rosales attended an ice core workshop at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Ice Core Facility in Colorado as a side event to a conference he presented at in Boulder. Pictured here he is holding the bottom of the 2.2 mile long famous Vostok ice core.
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    Paddle, Portage, Party!: Digitizing Photographs in St. Lawrence University’s Special Collections

    Autumn Nealis ’25 and Sophia Roxo ’26 teamed up with Gallery Director Catherine Tedford and Curator of Special Collections Paul Doty to digitize and catalogue a collection of over 130 historical Adirondack photographs by Seneca Ray Stoddard housed at the Owen D. Young Library.
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    Astronomers Attend ASNY Spring Meeting

    Eszter Keszthelyi '28 and physics professors Aileen O'Donoghue and Jeffrey Miller attended the spring meeting of the Astronomical Society of New York held at Cornell University.
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    MCSS holds 13th Pi-athlon in Celebration of Pi Day

    St. Lawrence's Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics held its 13th Pi-athlon to celebrate Pi Day. Held at Peterson Quantitative Resource Center in Valentine Hall, students partook in various events including Sudoku, mathematically themed video games, puzzle making, etc.

    Events

    Exploring the Mediterranean Voice in Opera: A Talk with Lara Jokhadar

    - Carnegie 10 In this engaging talk, Lara Jokhadar, a Lebanese-Canadian soprano, will explore how Mediterranean stories, languages, and vocal traditions have shaped the world of opera. She will highlight how singers from the region bring their unique cultural backgrounds to the global stage, keeping the Mediterranean spirit alive in classical music today.
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    Urinetown: The Musical

    - Gulick Theatre University Theatre presents "Urinetown: The Musical," a humorous romp that leaves no one spared–corrupt politicians, greedy CEOS, universities, revolutionaries, and even other musicals. Performances will take place April 10, 11, 12 at 7:30 p.m. and April 13 at 2 p.m. in Guilick Theatre. 
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    SLU Writers Series Presents Andrew Zawacki

    - Herring-Cole Feinstone Room Join us for the final Writers Series event of the year as we welcome poet Andrew Zawacki. This reading is supported in part by the Sandra Nelson Memorial Poetry Fund.
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    Aeolian Trio Brings the Sound of Salvation: Zen Music & Japanese Bamboo Flute Performance

    - Sullivan Student Center, Winston Room This concert offers a unique experience, bringing together the extraordinary talents of shakuhachi (flute) master and California native Bruce Huebner, New York-based Japanese guitarist Shu Odamura, and percussion virtuoso Todd Isler, whose expertise spans South Asian and Middle Eastern rhythms. 
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    SLU Wind Ensemble Concert: American Composers and the American Experience

    - Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall Music by George Gershwin, Percy Grainger, and Leonard Bernstein will be performed. “Arabesque” by Samuel Hazo and “From the Delta” by William Grant Still will be featured.

    Athletics

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    Saints Reach Milestones and Sweep Opponents

    • Men’s Lacrosse: Head coach Mike Mahoney captured his 300th career victory by downing Vassar 10-5 over the weekend. The Saints are now on a three-game winning streak.
    • Softball: The Saints picked up a 10-0 win in game two of the doubleheader with Clarkson on Friday. Sophomore Maeve Thompson led the charge for both games, recording four hits on five at-bats and three RBIs on the day. They split the DH and are 8-6 in the season. 
    • Baseball: The Saints took down Rochester in both games of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Saints took game one 2-1 and game two 6-1. Graduate student Brett Federico, sophomore Matt Davis, and junior John Gannon led the way on offense. Sophomores David Zuhlsdorf and Boden Driscoll gave SLU 14 solid innings on the mound.
    • Women’s Tennis: The Saints swept the weekend, taking down RIT 6-1 and Ithaca 5-2. Junior Angelica Aksdal-Jansen and first-year Elisa Luri led the way as they went undefeated in all their matches in both singles and doubles.
    • Men’s Track and Field: Junior Nick Lyndaker picked up a pair of major end-of-season awards. He was named the USTFCCCA Mideast Region Runner of the Year and the Liberty League Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. At Hamilton this week, first-year Trystan Biller highlighted the men’s team with a win in the 400-meter hurdles and a second-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles. Senior Jack Simack won the javelin.  
    • Women’s Track and Field: Sophomore Quinn Sirgany headlined the Saints’ trip to Hamilton, placing first in the 1500-meter run. Junior Amelia Berthold broke two personal records, placing second in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles.

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

    News Digest is a weekly compilation of news releases and web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Tuesday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications news form.

  4. Registration Changes 

    It is strongly recommended that full-time students not reduce their course load in any semester to fewer than four semester course units without consulting with their advisor, the registrar and...

  5. Augsbury/North Country Scholarship

    What is the Augsbury/North Country Scholarship? The Augsbury/North Country Scholarship (ANCS) was established in 1974 and serves to recognize academic and extracurricular leadership among designated North Country and Canadian high...

  6. Alumni Executive Council Business Meeting Minutes

    January 24, 2015 President Edward J. Forbes ‘02 called the meeting to order at 2:37 p.m. Roll Call Secretary Jacquelyn Hasper Kuno ’84 call the roll: Members present: Neil Chatterjee...

  7. Physician Assistant Timeline

    First-Year Focus on academics- This is the time to establish strong study skills and habits that will enable you to excel in upper level courses. #PRE-HEALTH LEARNING Start shadowing- Get...

  8. Class of 2020 Member Publishes Research Paper in Dental Journal

    When future dentist Tabitha Barr ’20 set out on her study abroad adventure in London, she never imagined it would lead to conducting research alongside one of the United Kingdom’s most renowned scholars and having those findings published.

  9. News Digest: October 1, 2024

    Submitted by kennedyj on
    October 1

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

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    Faculty Focus-October 1, 2024

    In this edition, we spotlight faculty’s innovative use of prediction markets to enhance civic engagement in political science classrooms, the historical intricacies of Chinese cultural diplomacy, how ineffective corruption control in Europe has fueled the rise of populist movements, and much more.
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    AI Lingo to Know

    With the rise of artificial intelligence, a whole new set of terms has emerged to describe its concepts, capabilities, and ethical considerations. Here are a half-dozen of them, as defined by GPT-4o itself.

    News from Around Campus

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    Celebrating 50 Years of Environmental Studies at St. Lawrence University

    On September 20th, the St. Lawrence University community came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Environmental Studies (ENVS) Department.
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    St. Lawrence University Inducts New Members to Mu Sigma Rho Statistics Honorary Society

    St. Lawrence is one of the first liberal arts colleges to have a chapter of the Statistics Honorary Society that recently welcomed 16 new members.

    Events

    Matinee performance by The Alexander String Quartet

    - Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall The Alexander String Quartet returns to campus for their final Fall season to perform their matinee performance.

    Carnegie 10 International Film Series – The Teachers' Lounge

    - 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: The Teachers' Lounge.

    The Alexander String Quartet Concert

    - Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall For their final Fall season at St. Lawrence, The Alexander String Quartet will perform pieces by Joseph Haydn, Kian Ravaei, and Franz Schubert. The event is free, open to the public, and available via livestream.

    Gallery Reception and Informal Discussion

    - Richard F. Brush Art Gallery The Gallery reception and informal discussion are presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Our Place in the Scheme of Things, on display at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery until October 9, 2024.
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    Exhibition: Change Is a More Accurate Measure of Time Photographs by Mark Klett, SLU class of 1974

    - Richard F. Brush Art Gallery This exhibition is presented in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Mark Klett’s graduation from St. Lawrence University in 1974. The show features 12 photographs from "El Camino del Diablo," a project based on a journey by a young mining engineer, Raphael Pumpelly, through Arizona and Mexico in 1861 on “the road of the devil.”
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    Exhibition: Our Place in the Scheme of Things

    - Richard F. Brush Art Gallery This exhibition underscores the essential elements of the environment — water, air, earth — and their degradation caused by storms, fire, and drought often brought about by human pursuits. Photographs and videos on display reflect the relationship between the physical and metaphysical, serving as a spiritual, biophilic statement that highlights the environmental challenges that contemporary societies confront.

    Athletics

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    Saints Hit a Winning Streak and Secure First Place Victories

    Field Hockey—Junior Caroline Hamilton scored two goals, including a dramatic go-ahead goal in the dying seconds of the game, and senior Cara Vredenburg made 16 saves as field hockey earned a conference victory in the Liberty League opener, 2-1 over Skidmore. The win is St. Lawrence’s third straight victory.

    Men’s Rowing—The 2024-25 fall portion of the schedule opened at the Mohawk Fall Classic Regatta in Scotia, N.Y. on Sunday. With five boats in the men's 2V race, St. Lawrence's 'B' boat with first-year Luke Rucolas and senior Sam Sternhagen placed first with a time of 15:00.62.

    Women’s Rowing—The 2024-25 fall portion of the schedule opened at the Mohawk Fall Classic Regatta in Scotia, N.Y. on Sunday. The Saints 'A' Varsity 8 rowed to a first-place finish, recording a time of 15:29. 67.

    Women’s Hockey—Three different Saints scored, including a first-career goal for first-year Alexia CĂŽtĂ©, as eighth-ranked women's hockey opened the 2024-25 season with a 3-0 win over Merrimack in a Friday morning game at Lawler Rink. St. Lawrence moved to 1-0-0 on the season, while Merrimack fell to 0-1-0. CĂŽtĂ© took ECAC Hockey Bitcoin Rookie of the Week honors for the performance. 

    Men’s Tennis—Senior Edvin Strandberg was the lone Saint to represent men’s tennis at the ITA Northeast Regionals on the campus of Drew University, and advanced to the Round of 16 yesterday with a pair of wins. This morning, Strandberg went to a tiebreak in the opening game losing 6-7 (3) and fell 0-6 in the final game to end his run. The team will be back in action in February.

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

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    Math and Everything at St. Lawrence

    Last Friday’s Math and Everything event brought together 250 young women from North Country high schools, along with students, faculty, and alumni, for a day of learning and exploration. From career panels to interactive sessions on AI, neuroscience, and more, there was so much to explore. A huge thank you to the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics and to all who participated! View photos from the event 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 Tuesday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications news form.

  10. Annual Public Speaking Contest

    3rd Annual Public Speaking Contest Fall 2025 The Public Speaking Contest is a chance for students to show off their speaking skills and what they’ve been learning in class this...