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  1. Tyler Karaskinski, dressed in full graduation regalia, stands next to a red telescope in front of a brick building. It's a cloudy day with some sun peeking through.

    Making Their Mark in the Universe: Meet the Class of 2024

    On Sunday, May 19, the Class of 2024 will collect their diplomas and walk across the Commencement stage toward their shining futures—but they've already had some practice handling star power. It just so happens that their graduation year aligns with one of the most spectacular events in St. Lawrence history.

  2. Francesca Mnenula wearing a blue jean dress and standing in front of a mid-century modern brick science building.

    First Person: Finding My First-Year Recipe

    Francesca Mnenula '26

    At St. Lawrence, everyone's first-year journey is unique. No one has to follow a set structure or plan to find a home here. With tons of clubs, student organizations, and campus events to choose from, each and every student, no matter what their interests, creates their own fitted first-year recipe. Here is a glimpse of mine.

  3. A group of United World Colleges scholars stand together and smile.

    Creating a Home at St. Lawrence

    ISABELLA WELLMAN-WEBSTER, CAROL SMITH, AND ALICE DAVID

    Davis United World College Scholars are making room for new communities.

  4. Kenya first student group 1972.

    KENYA: International intrigue, chance encounters, and the beginnings of a 50-year partnership

    Deborah Dudley

    “The Kenya Program has been a kind of strategic inroad into a broader engagement with the African continent. And it’s really the driving force behind why we have a very robust and successful African studies program here at St. Lawrence.” – Matt Carotenuto, associate dean for the Center for International and Intercultural Studies

  5. Eduardo Puerta, class of 2022, wearing a red quarter-zip sweatshirt, holds a marker while explaining a math problem to a fellow student.

    Meet Eduardo Puerta '22

    Computer science and mathematics double major Eduardo Puerta '22 wants to make sure everyone feels included, whether he's on the field with his ultimate frisbee team or tutoring his peers in the Peterson Quantitative Resource Center (PQRC).

  6. A group of students gather for a photo with legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase in her kitchen.

    First Person: Discovering the Taste and Texture of Music

    Ntsieng Botsane '23

    In the middle of Congo Square, Malik Bartholomew, our tour guide, said, “I would like you all to close your eyes in honor of the resilience and musicality of enslaved Africans on American soil.” Standing in the heart of Louis Armstrong Park, located in New Orleans, I felt that this was a sacred place.

  7. Scarlet and Brown graduation cap tassels with Class of twenty-twenty-two charms dangling from them.

    Meet St. Lawrence's Class of 2022

    After St. Lawrence’s Class of 2022 flip their tassels, they’ll enter the world prepared to leave it better than they found it. After four years of taking inspiring classes, encountering new perspectives around the globe, volunteering in their communities, conducting purposeful research, following creative pursuits, and working with passionate Laurentian mentors, they have the tools they need to make an impact wherever they go next.

  8. Anuva Anannya and Alexander Stewart hold a best poster award together at the Geological Society's annual conference. Anuva's award-winning poster on Mars is in the background.

    McNair Scholar Wins Award at 2021 Geological Society of America Conference

    The power of the St. Lawrence experience united Anuva Anannya ’22, Helen Eifert ’18, and Associate Professor and Chair of Geology Alexander K. Stewart in conducting award-winning research.

  9. A group of students wearing red shirts sit in two rows among booths in a school cafeteria.

    First Person: A Recipe for Cultural Exchange

    Thao Nguyen '22

    My story begins when the white St. Lawrence University van I was riding in came to a stop outside of Madrid-Waddington Central School (MWCS), home of the Yellow Jackets, 20 minutes from campus. Inside the van, 15 St. Lawrence students waited to begin the first-ever cultural exchange mission organized by Common Ground Connections (CGC), a brand new club at the time.

  10. A table set with food for Lunar New Year.

    First Person: Lunar New Year Spirit of Community and Celebration

    Linh Do '21

    When my friends at St. Lawrence University asked me to explain Lunar New Year to them, I asked them to think of having Christmas combined with Thanksgiving —a long and most special event of the year...