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  1. Sara Ashpole, sits on a picnic table outside and holds a jar of jam. She is speaking to a group of students gathered around picnic tables. There are fresh vegetables scatter through out the table.

    Q&A: Meet Professor Sara Ashpole

    Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Sara Ashpole is passionate about field-based learning, connecting students to real-world environmental challenges while inspiring critical thinking and meaningful action for a sustainable future. Her research expertise includes local collaborations with landowners to monitor frogs and salamanders and restore endangered amphibian habitats, as well as policy work through her leadership on national and international conservation committees.

  2. Fall 24 SLU Compost

    Taming Trash: Students Learn About Waste Management

    Ceyda Onaran Kartal

    This semester, students in the Taming Trash course, taught by Dr. Lori Clark explored waste management through hands-on experiences. The class visited the St. Lawrence compost site, the Cornell Cooperative Extension Anaerobic Digester, and the Development Authority of the North Country Materials Management Facility.

  3. A group of Saint Lawrence students sit around a campfire as part of the First-Year program.

    St. Lawrence University Featured in The Princeton Review’s 2025 Guide to Green Colleges

    St. Lawrence University has been recognized for its commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship, earning a place in The Princeton Review's 2025 edition of its Guide to Green Colleges.

  4. A collage featuring Precious Hall, Tyler Rife, Robin Rhodes, Yanqiu Zheng, Kearney Coupland, and Mert Kartal. Text on the bottom of the collage reads, Faculty Focus, Saint Lawrence University.

    Faculty Focus-October 1, 2024

    In this edition, we spotlight faculty’s innovative use of prediction markets to enhance civic engagement in political science classrooms, the historical intricacies of Chinese cultural diplomacy, how ineffective corruption control in Europe has fueled the rise of populist movements, and much more.

  5. ENVS 50th YR Anniversary

    Celebrating 50 Years of Environmental Studies at St. Lawrence University

    Ceyda Onaran Kartal

    On September 20th, the St. Lawrence University community came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Environmental Studies (ENVS) Department.

  6. A collage featuring Jeff Frank, Anna Fahr, and Jon Rosales. There is a scarlet bar across the bottom of the image with text that reads, Faculty Focus and Saint Lawrence University.

    Faculty Focus-September 17, 2024

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty have been podcast guests, debuted films, and received lifetime achievement awards.

  7. Photo of 3 female students holding a cardboard painted sign that reads "SLU Close the Loop" with a large recycle triangle around the words.

    ‘Shared Closet’ Concept Closes the Loop on Clothing Waste

    Bailee Underwood

    Close the Loop, a club dedicated to reducing textile waste on campus, started with Valeria Obregon Diaz ’24 and a couple of friends carrying some of their garments to the Student Center for a clothing swap. Two years later, it has more than 10 active members, manages the thrift store on campus, has hosted multiple clothing swaps, as well as sewing and mending workshops, and was named ‘Rookie of the Year’ at the student leadership awards ceremony.

  8. 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.

  9. Photo of three students, 2 in blue robes escorting a new inductee to her induction.

    St. Lawrence Recognizes 2024 Moving-Up Day Award Winners

    St. Lawrence University announces its 2023-24 Moving-Up Day academic award winners, as well as Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa’s newest inductees.

  10. St. Lawrence Flag with the words "Faculty Focus" centered over it.

    Faculty Focus-February 13, 2023

    St. Lawrence faculty put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty were awarded research grants, were featured in research articles and on the radio, published papers and research articles and much more.