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Donors Light Up Bloomberg Lab Ticker-Tape
Jim ’69 and Charlie Mahoney ’69 are among the alum and parent donors whose names appear on the ticker-tape outside the Bloomberg Finance Lab. While the lab was created with funds from a George I. Alden Trust grant, these individual gifts fund annual licensing renewal for the proprietary Bloomberg terminals.
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Christ Family Scholarship Established with Love
KAREN MORRISSEY BEDARD ’96The 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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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On a Ringing Streak
Neal Burdick '72Janel Smith ’99 has the longest track record when it comes to ringing the iconic St. Lawrence University chapel bells.
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Revisiting My ‘Why’
President Morris reflects on the moments at St. Lawrence that remind her what drew her to a career in higher education.
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“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.
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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.
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Meet Our Six New Majors
Over the past two years, St. Lawrence has added six new bachelor's degree programs across disciplines. These programs represent cutting-edge fields in which graduates are in high demand and future Laurentians will excel thanks to their liberal arts education.