News Digest: March 21st, 2022
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
Blood, Sweat, and Oars: The Camaraderie in Hard WorkBeing a member of St. Lawrence's rowing team is a formidable physical and mental challenge, but the Saints' collective willpower on and off the water inspires a spirit of camaraderie like no other. |
First Person: How Being Indecisive Helped Me Find My WayIn St. Lawrence’s environment of exploration, Alexandra Hill ’22 discovered the perfect combination of majors and minors and channeled her innate curiosity into off-campus study opportunities and research questions. |
News from Around Campus
Nine Pre-Health Students Give Back to the North Country Community During Spring BreakSt. Lawrence students studying pre-health spent spring break in the North Country, serving others and shadowing health care providers under the guidance of Jane Kring, a St. Lawrence pre-health faculty member. |
Students and Faculty Present Research in San DiegoStudents and faculty are sharing their research in posters and oral presentations at the 263rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego this week. |
Events
World Languages Week- Various Celebrate World Languages Week beginning Monday, March 21 through Saturday, March 26 with a series of events hosted by the Language Resource Center, International Student Services, the Department of World Languages, Cultures, and Media, and the Center for International and Intercultural Studies. |
World Topic Series: Understanding the Conflict in Ukraine- Carnegie 10 Each semester, the Center for International and Intercultural Studies partners with faculty, staff, students, and alumni to offer an engaging speaker series on timely, global topics. Join members of the St. Lawrence University and North Country community, who will share academic and personal reflections on the current situation in Ukraine. |
2022 Kathryn Fraser Mackay Memorial Lecture with guest, Dr. Anthony Pinn- Sykes Commons Anthony B. Pinn received his BA from Columbia University, Master of Divinity, and Ph.D. in the study of religion from Harvard University. His research interests include religion and culture; humanism; and hip-hop culture. Pinn is the author/editor of over 35 books, including "Terror and Triumph: The Nature of Black Religion" and "The New Disciples." |
Laurentian Singers Tour 2022 San Francisco – Home Concert- Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall Back from their successful spring break tour to San Francisco, their first tour in 3 years, the Laurentian Singers present their Home Concert. The program features a variety of classical and popular repertoire. |
Kaleidoscope 2022- Eben Holden Join the St. Lawrence and surrounding communities for Kaleidoscope, the final event of World Languages Week that celebrates international music, dance, spoken word, and other performances. |
World Premiere of How Did We Get Here? An American Phenomenon- Gulick Theatre, Noble Center "How Did We Get Here?" is a collection of stories of Black people who display the racial wealth gap through their experiences living in New York City, Philadelphia, and Trenton. The film is created by Sid Spencer '22 and Kaleb Davis '22. |
Lecture by Artist Chloe Alexander- Griffiths Arts Center Room 123 In conjunction with the exhibition What the Mirror Said: BlackWomen of Print, visual artist Chloe Alexander will present a lecture. |
Artist's Residency with Chloe Alexander- Noble Center Maurer Printmaking Studio, Room 101 In conjunction with the exhibition What the Mirror Said: BlackWomen of Print, the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery will host a two-day artist's residency with printmaker Chloe Alexander. |
Athletics
Saints Dominate Spring Break CompetitionsThe scarlet and brown dominated their spring break competitions as Saints baseball secured wins over Fredonia (15-4), Hamilton (4-2), Muhlenberg (21-6), and Thomas College (5-4, 6-1) while softball defeated Franklin & Marshall (10-3, 5-3) and Utica (2-6, 4-3). Women’s lacrosse topped Rochester 19-7 in the Liberty League opener after defeating Brockport 15-12 and Plattsburgh 18-7 while men’s lacrosse beat SUNY Cortland 14-8 and Western New England University 12-10. Men’s tennis defeated Bethel 7-2 after securing an 8-1 win over St. Scholastica at the UTSA National Campus while women’s tennis dominated New Paltz 8-1 after beating St. Scholastica 6-3. Women's swimming and diving's Maggie Wenger ’24 competed in several events at the NCAA Championships as Esports secured a 1-0 win over the University of Ottawa in a NACA Conference matchup. Women’s ice hockey’s Lucy Morgan ’23 was named a CCM/AHCA All-American for the 2021-22 season, Sanna Koivumäki ’22 of the women’s squash team has been selected to compete for her home country of Finland in the 2022 European Team Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and Lewis Anderson ’25 was named Second Team All-American by the College Squash Association. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com. |
Social Media
Spring at St. LawrenceTake a look back at some of the great memories the St. Lawrence community has made so far this semester. View 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 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.