News

  1. Bill and Jane Christ wearing scarlet and brown lanyards.

    Christ Family Scholarship Established with Love

    KAREN MORRISSEY BEDARD ’96

    The moment they stepped onto the Beta fire truck for their first date, Bill Christ ’68 and Jane Jochum Christ  ’69 began what would become a quintessential St. Lawrence love story.

  2. students in the gallery

    Gallery Director’s work featured in new publication from the Association of College & Research Libraries

    A chapter in a recent publication from the Association of College & Research Libraries features work by Gallery Director Catherine Tedford. Entitled Unframing the Visual: Visual Literacy Pedagogy in...

  3. Three people wearing waders, walk behind two happy dogs on a trail after searching for turtles in the woods.

    How a Wildlife Detection Dog and His Student Handlers Are Helping Preserve Rare Turtles

    The river valley is quiet. It’s a sunny day in June, and Evelyn Albrecht ’25 has just given the wildlife detection dog named Newt his search command. Something switches on in the 4-year-old Labrador retriever’s brain. He’s in work mode now, bounding along the river bank in an erratic zig-zag pattern, deploying his stellar snout to sniff out wood turtles and help aid conservation efforts in Rhode Island. 

  4. Jake Blount plays the violin to a group of students.

    Jake Blount’s ‘Black Folk Music from the Future’

    In late October, the Ken Okoth ’01 Black American Music Project brought artist Jake Blount to campus to perform a free public performance and guest lecture in classes. The musician and scholar, whose...

  5. Rendition of Appleton Arena Phase II

    New Division III Athletics Facility Takes Shape

    Construction is underway on the donor-funded Appleton Arena George W. Karpus ’68 Athletic Center with plans to open in September 2024. The project will be completed as phase two of the Appleton Arena project, and $11.3 million in gifts and pledges have been raised so far.

  6. Janel Smith smiles as she rings the chapel bells.

    On a Ringing Streak

    Neal Burdick '72

    Janel Smith ’99 has the longest track record when it comes to ringing the iconic St. Lawrence University chapel bells.

  7. President Morris hands lady bug bracelets to smiling members of the Saints Women's Cross Country Team.

    Revisiting My ‘Why’

    President Morris reflects on the moments at St. Lawrence that remind her what drew her to a career in higher education.

  8. Abagael and Scott Giles.

    “It’s Not Simply Being Good. It’s Being Good For Something.”

    Abagael Giles ’15 is a Public Radio Reporter. Scott Giles ’82, P’15 Helps Vermonters Plan and Pay for College and Career Training. Both Daughter and Father Found Their Sense of Purpose at St. Lawrence.

  9. Jonathan Duraj.

    Announcing Our Next Vice President for Student Life

    St. Lawrence University President Kathryn A. Morris has announced that Jonathan Duraj will join our Laurentian community on March 25 as our next Vice President for Student Life.

  10. A black-and-white photo of J. Kimball Gannon, Class of 1924.

    A Song That Keeps Giving to St. Lawrence

    One of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” has a direct connection to St. Lawrence, and thanks to the generosity of a Laurentian, the University earns something every time it plays.