For over 50 years the Writers Series program at St. Lawrence University has welcomed all varieties of authors including Pulitzer Prize winners. This week, join us as we welcome Jason Koo, a second-generation Korean American poet, educator, editor and nonprofit director.
For over 50 years the Writers Series program at St. Lawrence University has welcomed all varieties of authors including Pulitzer Prize winners. This session they present Daphne Kalotay.
For over 50 years the Writers Series program at St. Lawrence University has welcomed all varieties of authors including Pulitzer Prize winners. The upcoming event welcomes Beth Nguyen (Bich Minh Nguyen). Nguyen is the author of the memoir Owner of a Lonely Heart, published by Scribner in 2023, as well as three books published by Viking Penguin. Nguyen has a number of other prestigious accomplishments and will be speaking in the Sykes Common Room on March 28 at 8:00 p.m.
For over 50 years the Writers Series program at St. Lawrence University has welcomed all varieties of authors including Pulitzer Prize winners. This week they welcome Susan McCarty & Matt Kirkpatrick for a combined reading.
Be "back in the classroom" with today's St. Lawrence faculty and staff members as they lead a virtual discussion on an area of their expertise. In partnership with the Alumni...
St. Lawrence graduates have a thirst for knowledge and are innovative problem-solvers. This periodic roundup features Laurentians who are in the spotlight for making a positive impact on their communities, companies, and the world.
Courses 125. Introduction to Dramatic Scripts. Students are introduced to the formal aspects of play texts and develop the critical skills necessary to read plays and critique live and video...
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The President's Office, Academic Affairs, and Student Life sent a message to the community on Monday, Oct. 25, providing updates on test results, announcing the University's operating status has changed to Green (low risk), sharing information about local and regional public health conditions, and providing guidance on when proof of vaccination is required for public indoor events. Read the message. |
Haunting Herring-Cole: A Remote Learner's Love Letter to CampusWhile studying remotely during the 2020-21 academic year, Hannah Rutkowski '22 found herself imagining what it would be like to reside in one of St. Lawrence's historic buildings as the notorious ghost of Herring-Cole Hall.
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Alumni in Action - Oct. 25, 2021St. Lawrence graduates have a thirst for knowledge, are innovative problem-solvers, and make their communities, companies, and the world better places. This periodic roundup features Laurentians at the focus of news stories shared in their communities around the world. |
English Professor’s New Book Reinterprets African American NovelsAssociate Professor of English Alvin J. Henry has published a new book reinterpreting African American novels and identifying a new model of Black queer selfhood. “Black Queer Flesh” was published by the University of Minnesota Press, which describes it as “an original and necessary contribution to Black literary studies, offering new ways to understand and appreciate the canonical texts and far more.” |
Faculty Focus - Oct. 25, 2021Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published scholarly articles and book chapters, completed National Science Foundation-funded projects, presented at conferences, and provided insight into global affairs. |
Aimee Baker, Writers Series Guest: Recording Now AvailableThe St. Lawrence University Writers Series welcomed poet Aimée Baker '04 via on Thursday, Sept. 16. Baker's debut poetry collection, Doe, dramatizes the untold stories of missing and unidentified women across the United States and was selected as the winner of the 2016 Akron Prize. The recording of the event is now available for viewing. |
The Alexander String Quartet- The Alexander String Quartet returns to St. Lawrence for a four-day residency that will include two virtual performances with the Laurentian Singers on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at noon, and on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. These performances are open to the public via livestream. |
Saints Teams Secure Liberty League Playoff Spots; Fall Sports ContinueSaints Field Hockey defeated Union College 6-2 on Sunday, securing a spot in the Liberty League playoffs while Saints Volleyball swept Union College 3-0 on Saturday to qualify for the Liberty League Tournament for the second straight season. The wins continued with Women's Soccer defeating Skidmore College 2-1 on the road while Men’s Soccer defeated Skidmore College 3-2 at home on Saturday. On Friday, Women's Hockey swept RIT 3-0 at home while Volleyball beat Skidmore College 3-0 on the road. Throughout the weekend, several members of the men's and women's swimming and diving teams emerged victorious in their individual races during their respective season openers against Skidmore College. Last week, Esports beat Moravian University 2 - 0 and Concord University 3-0 while women’s soccer defeated SUNY Canton 6-0. Visit SaintsAthletics.com for up-to-date news and scores. |
Purple WeekAs part of this year's Purple Week, The Advocates and other student advocacy groups organized powerful events on campus to raise awareness and show support for domestic and sexual violence survivors. On Tuesday Oct. 19, students came together for a candlelight vigil on the Brush Family Quad after listening to survivors courageously speak as part of “Take Back the Night.”
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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.
How English (or Humanities) Majors Find Jobs If you look at the job search process for economics majors, it is very simple: lots of finance positions from boutique mortgage firms...
News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.
Winter 2023 Magazine Now OnlineStories about lasting partnerships, entrepreneurial spirit, Laurentian Impact, and more are highlighted in the latest edition of St. Lawrence magazine. Read stories from the Winter 2023 issue. |
St. Lawrence University President Kathryn Morris Named Co-Chair of North Country Regional Economic Development CouncilThe North Country Regional Economic Development Council (NCREDC) announced that St. Lawrence University President Kathryn A. Morris has been appointed as academic co-chair. Morris will work with James McKenna, CEO of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST), who serves as the Council's business co-chair. |
Faculty Focus–April 10, 2023St. Lawrence faculty put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty participated in roundtable discussions about their books, published research papers, and presented at conferences with colleagues and alumni. |
Seniors Present at National Physics MeetingFour students majoring in physics presented their research and two earned Top Presenter awards during the annual March meeting of the American Physical Society in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
Richard F. Brush Art Gallery to Present Wool and Water Exhibition- 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. |
Richard D. Church Lecture in Neuroscience- Hepburn 218 Auditorium In her lecture, neuroscientist Dr. Tracey Shors will discuss how human's brains are inclined to ruminate on painful memories and how this process can interfere with everyday lives, while still making more memories. |
SLU Writers Series Presents Author and Poet, Tyler Mills- Sykes Common Room The Writer's Series is pleased to welcome Tyler Mills, award-winning author and poet. |
SLU String Orchestra "Video Game Music: In Concert!" Home Performance- Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall The String Orchestra concert promises to be an exciting and unique musical experience that will transport the audience into the world of video games. |
The Frank P. Piskor Faculty Lecture- Sykes Common Room Associate Professor of English Pedro Ponce will deliver the annual Frank P. Piskor Faculty lecture, "Manifest Destiny Excerpts from The Complete Heresies," a fictional history of ideas that have fascinated, inspired, and misled for centuries. The human impulse to make meaning-at its best and worst-will be explored through a presentation of excerpts from this work in progress. |
Saints Secure Weekend Wins, Spring Sports ContinueThe Scarlet and Brown dominated the competition this weekend as women's lacrosse defeated Union 10-9 and Skidmore 15-9 while men's lacrosse defeated Skidmore 13-8 after dominating SUNY Plattsburgh 19-4 under the lights last week. The wins for the Scarlet and Brown continued with women's tennis beating Vassar 5-4, Saints baseball securing a pair of wins over Hobart (5-4,12-11), and Saints softball sweeping SUNY Potsdam (6-5, 6-4) in its home opener last week. During the UVM Quad meet, Emma Palumbo '25 won the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the women's track and field team while Matt Serrano '26, Matt Abell '13, Erik Geier '23, Timothy Boyce '25, and William Hauf '25 each won events to lead the men's team. Men's rowing opened the spring portion of its schedule with a pair of wins over UVM and a win over Middlebury. Lewis Anderson '25 was named a College Squash Association Second Team All-American for the second consecutive year and Marvin Sibanda '23 was named D3soccer.com's Midfielder of the Year and a First Team All-American. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com. |
An Out of This World ExperienceThanks to a travel grant from the Center for International and Intercultural Studies (CIIS), physics majors Ryan Carvel '24 and Tyler Karasinski '24 are spending this semester studying abroad in New Zealand. While there, they explored the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, and visited the University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory for an evening of stargazing. View photos from their trip on the Off-Campus Study Instagram account. |
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.