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New Music By SLU Prof Released On CD 'Grain'

Grain, compositions by St. Lawrence University Associate Professor of Music Michael Farley, has been released on CD by Innova Music. Farley also performs on the disc.
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St. Lawrence Offering Majors Combining Economics & Foreign Languages
Starting with the fall 2009 semester, St. Lawrence University will offer four new combined majors in economics and foreign languages. The new combined majors are offered in international economics/Spanish; international economics/German; international economics/French; and international economics/multi-language.
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St. Lawrence, SUNY Upstate Medical Join To Increase Interest In Rural Medicine
St. Lawrence University and SUNY Upstate Medical University (College of Medicine) have begun an early assurance program for students interested in rural medicine. The agreement allows for students accepted into the program to have a place at Upstate Medical University upon successful completion of a degree at St. Lawrence.
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'Emotional Addictions' Topic Of New Book By SLU Professor
People can become addicted to unhealthy emotions in ways similar to becoming addicted to unhealthy substances like tobacco or alcohol, a St. Lawrence University professor states in a new book.
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SLU Gallery Exhibiting Nature Photos By Library Assistant
An exhibition called "Wild Things: Nature Photography by Melissa J. Burchard" will be in the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University from May 28 through July 9. There will be a reception for Burchard on Saturday, June 20, at 3 p.m. in the gallery.
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Robert Thacker Appointed To Dana Professorship At St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence University President Daniel F. Sullivan has announced the appointment of Professor of Canadian Studies Robert W. Thacker to a Dana Professorship.
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Saranac Lake Spanish Teacher Awarded Fellowship By St. Lawrence
Trisha A. Wickwire, a high school Spanish teacher at Saranac Lake Central School, has been awarded a fellowship by St. Lawrence University that will allow her to study in Peru during the summer.
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St. Lawrence University President Receives Clarkson University Honorary Degree
St. Lawrence University President Daniel F. Sullivan received an honorary doctor of science degree at Clarkson University's 116th Commencement May 10.
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St. Lawrence Joins With Other N.Y. Colleges To Pursue Collaborations
St. Lawrence has joined with five other liberal arts institutions in New York, forming a consortium to begin collaborative work with the goals of controlling business costs and learning from each other's experience in areas of student life and staff development.
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Trustee Elinor Tatum '93 Receives Award From Pi Beta Phi
St. Lawrence Trustee Elinor Tatum '93 received a Member of Distinction Award at the Pi Beta Phi fraternity's annual convention, held recently in Texas. The organization states that the award is "presented to highly accomplished members."
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North Country Public Radio Wins Two National Broadcast Awards
North Country Public Radio's news team was honored with two 2009 National Edward R. Murrow Awards recently by The Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA). NCPR's series The Impact of War at Home won in the continuing coverage category and Native Americans in Baseball's Present and Past won for best sports reporting. Both entries received regional Murrow awards in April, as well as top honors from Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) in June.
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Prof. Young Elected To History Of Econ Society's Exec Committee
A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics Jeffrey T. Young has been elected to a three-year term on the executive committee of the History of Economics Society.
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Douglas Mattice Wins Award At Culinary Conference
Dining Services Production Manager Douglas Mattice was part of an award-winning team of campus food-service professionals in the 15th annual Chef Culinary Conference team competition held at UMass Amherst in June.
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New Volume Edited By Alum And Late Prof
The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) has released the third edition of The Adirondack Reader, a collection of writings that spans more than 400 years of the region's history and literature and reflects changing attitudes toward wilderness. Edited by the late Paul Jamieson, who was emerticus professor of English, with University Editor Neal Burdick '72, this edition includes the work of some 30 new writers as well as the classic entries of Adirondack explorers and philosophers for which the book is known. A 32-page color insert features classic and contemporary Adirondack paintings, illustrations, etchings and photographs.
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SLU Hockey Veterans Part Of Stanley Cup Success
The Pittsburgh Penguins came a long way from a 2005-06 team that was dead-last in the standings to 2008-09 Stanley Cup champion, and they can thank the work of two key members of their player development staff with strong St. Lawrence University ties: Ray Shero '84 and former SLU assistant coach Jay Heinbuck.
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Katie Hoskinson '11 Selected As NOAA Hollings Scholar
Katie N. Hoskinson '11, of Scotia, NY, is one of 122 undergraduates nationwide selected as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Scholar.
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Six Students Chosen As 2009 Admissions Interns
Six outstanding St. Lawrence students have been selected as Summer Admissions Interns for 2009, with multiple opportunities to take part in the recruitment process for future students.
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Prof. Schrems Presenting Work At Conference
Associate Professor of History Melissane Parm Schrems will present research and serve on a panel at the 4th Annual Black New England Conference at the University of New Hampshire in Durham June 11 through 13.
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Jacques Martin '75 Named Canadiens' Head Coach
Jacques Martin '75 has been named head coach of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. The announcement was made June 1.
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Summer Internship Fellowships Awarded To 28 Students
Twenty-eight students have been awarded internship fellowships for the summer of 2009, allowing them to pursue career opportunities in a variety of fields. The fellowships are awarded through the Career Services and Leadership Education office.
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Thirteen In Class Of 2009 Elected Phi Beta Kappa
Thirteen members of the Class of 2009 were elected to St. Lawrence's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the national academic honor society, on May 16.
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Physics Honorary Inducts Two Students, One Prof
Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honorary, recently inducted two new student members into the society, as well as a visiting faculty member. Christopher Funch '11 and Richards G. (Chad) Miller III '10 were both inducted. Miller was abroad for the spring semester and inducted in absentia. Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics Stephen Koons was also elected.
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Tanner Fellows For 2009 Announced
Seven students were awarded Tanner Fellowships for 2009, encouraging students "to enlarge their capacities to make a positive and creative mark on the world by enabling them to design and pursue educational experiences not otherwise available to them."
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Beta Theta Pi To Recolonize Campus Chapter
St. Lawrence University has approved Beta Theta Pi fraternity's plan to recolonize its Beta Zeta Chapter on campus, Vice President and Dean of Student Life Joe Tolliver has announced.
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Alexander Fisher '10 Studying Optics In Paris This Summer
Alexander Fisher '10, of Fulton, NY, will pursue optics research in Paris, France, this summer, through the international Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program of the National Science Foundation.
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