News Digest: January 30th, 2023
January 30
News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.
In Memory
On Tuesday, January 24 President Morris sent a message to the community about the passing of Iris Waugh, who worked for nearly 30 years on campus in dining services, then in facilities operations as a housekeeper. Read the Message. |
University News & Stories
NSF Grant Supports a Sporting Approach to Teaching Data ScienceUsing part of a $1.2 million grant, St. Lawrence will use sports analytics as an educational tool to develop a series of materials that will prepare the next generation of statisticians and data scientists. |
News from Around Campus
Scarlet & Brown Stories Podcast: Arturs Saburovs '10The Scarlet and Brown team sat down with Arturs Saburovs '10, who translated his experience as an international student at St. Lawrence to his career as a diplomat for his home country, Latvia. |
Events
Techung and the Tibetan Ensemble Performance- Peterson-Kermani Performance HallJoin musician Techung and the members of the Tibetan Ensemble, Tenzin Norbu, Namgyal Dolma, and Tenzin Kalsang for an evening of traditional Tibetan music, dance, and opera. |
Carnegie 10 International Film Series – Capri-Revolution- Carnegie 10In 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: Capri-Revolution (2018). |
SLU Writers Series Presents: Viebranz Visiting Professor, Dr. Okey Ndibe- Sykes Common RoomSt. Lawrence will continue its 2022-23 Writers Series with Viebranz Visiting Professor of Creative Writing Dr. Okey Ndibe, the 2022-23 Viebranz Visiting Professor of Creative Writing. |
Organ Concert Series Presents: Music for Black History Month- Gunnison Memorial ChapelThe Organ Concert Series is pleased to present music for Black History Month featuring the Ad Hoc Singers and Sondra Goldsmith Proctor. |
Athletics
Peterson '24 Secures Bronze at 2023 Para Nordic World Championships; Skating Saints Sweep Route 11 RivalIt was a great weekend to be a Saint! During the 2023 Para Nordic World Championships Saints Nordic skier Sydney Peterson ’24 secured two bronze medals in the women’s standing 10km and the standing sprint. This marks the second high-stakes competition appearance for Sydney who secured bronze, silver, and gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games. Over the weekend, the Skating Saints dominated Clarkson University in back-to-back matchups with a 4-2 win over the Knights at Cheel Arena on Saturday and a 4-2 home ice win on Friday as women's ice hockey defeated Brown 6-1 on the road. The wins for the Scarlet and Brown continued with men's basketball beating Bard 60-55 after defeating Vassar 57-49 while women's basketball beat Bard 79-34, and men's squash defeated Colby 6-3. Saints women's swimming and diving team dominated Utica 194-60 while the men's team beat Utica 95-71 in their final meet before the Liberty League Championships. The women's track and field team won eight events to defend its Saints Indoor Invitational while Zachary Jaworski '25 won both throwing events, and Nick Lyndaker '26 won the 800 meters and the mile to lead the men's team. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com. |
Social Media
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Students and community members recently gathered in Gunnison Memorial Chapel to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. service. Leading with the theme, “It starts with me—the call to transform,” Rev. Dr. Shaun Whitehead was joined by President Kate Morris, University choirs, and members of the Black Laurentian Initiative, as they took the stage through spiritual songs, words of reflection, and moving performances. Watch the celebration. View photos from the celebration 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 Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form.
