St. Lawrence in the News–July 2023
This regular roundup features a selection of recent mentions of St. Lawrence University and its students, faculty, and staff in regional, national, and international media outlets.
Eileen Visser
Biology Course Coordinator Eileen Visser has embarked on a kayaking expedition to the Arctic Circle. Prior to her 2,200-mile-long paddling trip through the Northwest Passage, Visser shared how the four-person team prepared to navigate the rugged terrain in articles published by NorthCountryNow.com and WWNTY.com on June 22.
“This is a chance of a lifetime!” said Visser. “I love the challenge of it, and it’s too good an opportunity to not do.”
Visser holds an aquatic and fisheries sciences PhD. from the University of Washington and a master’s of science degree in biological oceanography from North Carolina State. At St. Lawrence, she teaches courses on general biology and outdoor studies.
Bob Durocher, Fran Grembowicz, Daniel Mahoney ’27
Senior Associate Vice President for Athletics Bob Durocher, Associate Athletic Director Fran Grembowicz, and Daniel Mahoney ’27 shared how the new George W. Karpus ’68 Athletic Center will elevate the Saints Athletics experience in an article published by WWNYTV.com on June 13.
“This is a state-of-the-art facility so it helps a lot with the training side and the preparation which is a huge thing at the college level, so I’m really excited to get a space like this with my teammates,” said Daniel.
Durocher oversees strategic leadership of all sports programs, staff, and facilities of the Athletics Department.
Grembowicz is the head coach of the St. Lawrence field hockey program.
Daniel is a member of St. Lawrence’s Class of 2027.
Howard Eissenstat
Associate Professor of History Howard Eissenstat was featured by several media outlets, using his expertise in Turkish affairs to weigh in on the country’s economic status, elections, and foreign relations.
He shared the likelihood of a rise in foreign direct investment in Turkey in an article published by Yahoo! Finance and was quoted by Reuters in a story about Turkey's attempt to rebuild its economy and entice foreign investors.
He was also featured in an article published by the Financial Times about the Turkish government's prosecution of Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. In articles published by France24.com and NewYorkTimes.com, he discussed nationalism and Turkish elections.
“Political identification is very ‘sticky,’ and doesn’t easily come undone because of new information or experience. Erdogan’s emphasis on nationalism, terrorism, and nefarious Western plots isn’t window dressing for many voters: it is at the core of their worldview.”
In articles published by VOAnews.com and The WashingtonPost, he shared insight into Turkish-U.S. relations and global authoritarianism. During interviews ElDiario.es with Swedish Public Radio, he weighed in on Swedish accession to NATO.
Eissenstats's recent work has focused increasingly on contemporary Turkish domestic and foreign policy, especially on issues of rule-of-law, minority rights, and the reshaping of political culture under the Justice and Development Party (AKP). At St. Lawrence, he teaches courses on Middle Eastern history and politics and in the First-Year Seminar (FYS). In addition to traditional academic work, Eissenstat served for over a decade as a Turkey Country Specialist for Amnesty International-USA. He has lectured at the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. military, and the Canadian Foreign Service Institute, as well as given testimony to the Canadian Senate and offered briefings to Congressional Committees.
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