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  1. A view overlooking the Adirondacks from Balanced Rock near Lake Placid, New York.

    First Person: Take Control and Support Your Mental Health

    Kaleigh McKillip '22

    The last seven months have been anything but normal. Adjusting to the new pandemic lifestyle has taken a toll on all of us, no matter where we are in the world. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, I...

  2. To Err on the Side of Love: Announcing The Reverend Kathleen Buckley Conference Room for Diversity & Inclusion

    As part of the closing ceremonies of the UNITY Project at St. Lawrence University on Wednesday, Oct. 14, it was announced that Room 336 in the Sullivan Student Center would be named in memory of The Reverend Kathleen Buckley, St. Lawrence’s University Chaplain for 19 years.

  3. Introducing Caravan Wellness

    Thanks to the Live Better: Wellness at St. Lawrence program, Student Life, and the Thelomathesian Society, students and active benefit-eligible St. Lawrence employees now have free access to Caravan Wellness, a leading wellness app with hundreds of video classes designed to help improve mental health, harness energy, reduce stress, and increase productivity.

  4. Sarah Campbell, sitting at a desk, looks at a laptop with professor Michael Shuckers.

    Student-Faculty Collaboration Leads to Published Paper

    When Sarah Campbell ’19 was deciding which of her two majors would be best for an independent research project her senior year at St. Lawrence, one of her professors showed her that she didn’t have to choose.

  5. A stack of The Hill News, Saint Lawrence University's student newspaper.

    First Person: How My Identity on Campus Has Been Redefined

    Madi Amico '22

    I remember getting the dreadful Zoom call from my coach on a July evening telling us that our fall 2020 volleyball season was not going to happen. I watched as each of my teammates' faces in tiny...

  6. A student stands on a plank bridge over a gravel trail in a field of wildflowers.

    First Person: 10 Awesome St. Lawrence County Weekend Activities

    Keenan Wilson '23

    After a job well done in your classes, it's good to give your mind a rest and enjoy some time with your friends doing something fun and relaxing. I know I have had a difficult time adjusting to online...

  7. Michael Petroni on a trail through tall yellow grasses with a bristly tree branching out behind him.

    Laurentians Inspire: Michael Petroni '12

    Michael Petroni '12, a Ph.D. candidate at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), lead a team of researchers on a study that links levels of Hazardous Air Pollutants to COVID-19 mortality rates. It has the potential to inform pollution standards and protect vulnerable populations across the country.

  8. Alanna Gillis, wearing a brown leather jacket, smiles at the camera. She's surrounded by vibrant fall foliage.

    Meet Our New Faculty: Sociology's Alanna Gillis Harnesses Student Perspectives to Promote Inclusivity

    Associate Professor of Sociology Alanna Gillis brings to the St. Lawrence community a passion for improving higher education by understanding student experiences. She also brings a love of outdoor adventure to her new home in the North Country.

  9. President Fox, NY6 Presidents Issue Joint Statement on Changes to Visa Regulations

    St. Lawrence University President William L. Fox and the presidents of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium have issued a statement opposing the changes to visa regulations for international students and visiting scholars which have been proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The proposed regulations would end the practice of issuing visas for the duration of a student’s academic studies or a scholar’s academic appointment and institute a fixed-term visa.

  10. Emily Green.

    The Economics of COVID-19: Student’s Internship Leads to Published Work

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continued through the summer of 2020 and people yearned for insight into the short- and long-term effects it might have on their lives, Emily Green ’21 researched and wrote articles for her internship that could help.