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Volume XIII No. 18
January 24, 2005
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Major Campus Events, 2005
•Alumni Council Winter Meeting: Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 3-6
• Board of Trustees Meetings:
Feb. 24-26 and May 12-14
•Spring Break: Saturday-Sunday, March 12-20
• Scholar Days (Admissions): Monday, April 11; Monday, April 18
• Admitted Student Open Houses: Saturday, April 9; Saturday, April 16
• Moving-Up Day: Saturday, April 23
• Spring Semester Finals: Monday-Saturday, May 2-7
• Commencement Weekend: Friday-Sunday, May 13-15
• Alumni Reunion Weekend: Thursday-Sunday, June 2-5
Announcements
Safe Walks: A reminder that Safe Walks are available “24/7” on
campus, and Friday and Saturday nights, 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m., from downtown. Call 229-5554 for assistance.
Tenure Consideration: Erika Barthelmess, Fippinger assistant professor of biology, is being considered for tenure and promotion to associate professor by the Professional Standards Committee this spring. Letters from faculty and staff familiar with the work of Prof. Barthelmess are vital in the review process. Especially helpful are letters which speak to the quality of her teaching, scholarship, and service. For a complete description of the criteria for appointment to tenure and promotion in rank, please consult the material provided on the Academic Affairs Web page through the link “Tenure and Promotion Consideration for Spring 2005.” Letters should be sent to Dean Grant H. Cornwell, Vilas 103, by Monday, February 14, 2005. A curricula vitae for Prof. Barthelmess is available at the ODY reserve desk and in the dean's office. Letters are used solely for the tenure and promotion process; confidentiality will be protected to the extent possible under the law.
Music Ensembles: Most of the ensembles sponsored by the music department are open to the entire St. Lawrence community. These include the University Chorus (this semester exploring popular music from 1920 to 1960), the Early Music Singers, the String Ensemble, the Early Music Players and the Special Productions Ensemble (this semester focusing on jazz improvisation). For membership information, visit http://arts.stlawu.edu/music/ensembles.html or contact Barry Torres, btorres@stlawu.edu or 5171.
Self-Defense: A general information and registration session for spring-semester basic and advanced karate and self-defense programs is scheduled for Monday, January 24, at 6 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room, Newell Field House. For information: 386-3029.
Intramural Sign-Ups: Sign-ups for spring intramural sports end on January 24. Sports offered are basketball, broomball, ice hockey and indoor soccer. Entry forms can be found on the Intramurals Web site or on the bulletin board in the Augsbury lobby.
Exercise Certification: A primary group exercise certification workshop is being offered Saturday, January 29, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., in the Stafford Fitness Center. Cost is $289; registration through St. Lawrence earns a discount. For information: Robin Durocher, rdurocher@stlawu.edu or 5415.
Institutional Review Board Meetings: The Institutional Review Board, the committee that reviews all research with human participants, will meet this semester on these dates: January 28, February 11 and 25, March 4 and 25, and April 8 and 22; contact chair Cathy Crosby-Currie, cacrcu@stlawu.edu or 5167, for times and locations. Proposals are due one week prior to the meeting at which they are to be reviewed; applications and instructions are available at http://it.stlawu.edu/%7Epsychology/Resources/IRB/IRB.htm.
Logo Design Contest: Organizers of the second annual Canton-St. Lawrence
University Race Weekend,
April 30, 2005, announce a contest to help in the design of race t-shirts
and posters. Entries must be received by Monday, January 31, 2005. Those
interested in training for the races meet most Tuesdays and Thursdays at
4:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. in front of the Student Center. For information:
Bill Burns, 5391 or wburns@stlawu.edu.
Lunch Bunch: Laurentian Women's Association Lunch Bunch meets one Wednesday per month at noon in the Eben Holden Conference Room. Dates for the spring semester are Feb. 2, March 2, April 6 and May 4. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781. Lunch Bunch is open to all women faculty and staff and wives of faculty and staff, including retirees.
Retirees Luncheons: University retirees gather for lunch
one Tuesday a month at noon in the Eben Holden Conference Room. Dates for
the spring semester
are Feb. 8, March 8, April 12 and May 10. At the Feb. 8 meeting, Margaret
Kent Bass, associate dean of faculty affairs, will be guest speaker on the
topic “A Novel Way of Dealing with Campus Controversy.” Reservations
must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or
Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Job Openings
(For all openings, St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. Complete position descriptions are available in the human
resources office or at www.stlawu.edu/resources/job.html. If a deadline is
not given, review begins upon receipt of applications.)
Education: Assistant professor, tenure track in teacher education; visiting
assistant/associate professor, counseling. Human Resources/Administrative
Operations: Associate director of human resources/benefits administrator.
Achievements
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Melissa Schulenberg is among the artists whose work will be exhibited in the Roland Gibson Gallery at SUNY Potsdam, presenting its 2005 Fourth Triennial North Country Regional Award Winners. The month-long exhibition begins Friday, January 28, with an opening reception at 7 p.m. in the Gibson Gallery Lobby in Brainerd Hall.