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  1. Two salmon boat fishers, wearing bright orange rubber jumpsuits, pull silver salmon our of a yellow net on the deck of a boat.

    Laurentians Inspire: Alaska Boat Captain Casts a Net on Sustainability

    This summer Jessica Normandeau ’15 set sail on her newest business venture: captain of a 32-foot vessel in Bristol Bay, Alaska. With grueling 18-hour workdays and a lot of creative problem solving, she’s part of a small percentage of women sustainably harvesting fish from the world’s largest, completely wild, sockeye salmon run.

  2. First-year students follow their Orientation Leader as they leave their Matriculation ceremony.

    St. Lawrence Welcomes Class of 2026

    The Class of 2026 are leaders in and out of the classroom. They’re artists and performers, entrepreneurs, athletes, and advocates. Even before they matriculated on August 21, 2022, they set the bar high for future Laurentians. They came to St. Lawrence with a cumulative four-year GPA of 92.3—a record for an incoming class.

  3. Alanna Gillis, RafaeL Castillo, Zachary McGee, Michael Wairungu, Bob Cowser, Matt Carotenuto, Peter Pettengill, Brook Henkel, Yesim Bayear.

    Faculty Focus-August 22, 2022

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published research articles, presented at conferences, and served as expert panelists and podcast guests.

  4. A student and their mother embrace during move-in weekend.

    Move-In Day and Matriculation 2022

    The Class of 2026 has officially started its journey as Laurentians.

  5. A collage of four stills from four different videos, one featuring a lacrosse game, another featuring a self portrait of Owen Hammel, another featuring a student playing the guitar, and another featuring two student-athletes talking.

    First Person: Finding My Passion and Personal Brand

    Owen Hammel '22

    When I arrived on campus in the fall of 2018, I was fresh off a gap year and still not entirely sure what I wanted to study. Little did I know, a Lil Peep song would change everything.

  6. Michael Wairungu, Abby Hustler, Howard Eissenstat, Jeff Frank, Joseph Jockel, and Jordan Steinmetz.

    St. Lawrence in the News-August 15, 2022

    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.

  7. John Christopher.

    St. Lawrence University Names John Christopher as Inaugural Vice President and General Counsel

    St. Lawrence has named John Christopher its inaugural Vice President and General Counsel, President Kathryn A. Morris announced on Aug. 10. Christopher, who will also serve as Secretary of the University Corporation, plans to begin his duties on Sept. 12. 

  8. A large group of Saint Lawrence University alumni, wearing professional attire, stand in a group holding a scarlet and brown Saint Lawrence University flag.

    Alumni in Action-July 2022

    St. Lawrence graduates have a thirst for knowledge, are innovative problem-solvers, and make their communities, companies, and the world better places. This periodic roundup features Laurentians at the focus of news stories shared by and within their communities.

  9. Peter Pettengill, Marina Llorente, Jeff Frank, Kris Hoffman, Melissa Schulenberg, Joseph Jockey, Judith DeGroat, and Alan Draper.

    St. Lawrence in the News-July 25, 2022

    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.

  10. A professor teaching a class outside on a sunny spring day.

    New York Six Receives $1.5 Million Mellon Foundation Grant

    The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium, which includes St. Lawrence University, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the Mellon Foundation to create the NY6 Mellon Academic Leadership Fellows Program, a three-year program to provide an intensive leadership experience for faculty in the humanities who aspire to academic leadership roles.