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Volume XIII No. 24
March 7, 2005
Note: There will be no Scarlet Letter for the week of March 14. Publication
resumes with the March 21 edition, whose deadline is Wednesday, March 16,
at 5 p.m.
The Scarlet Letter is published weekly except during break periods
during the academic year for St. Lawrence employees by the staff of the
University
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to the scarletletter@stlawu.edu; deadline is Wednesday at 5 p.m. for
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Major Campus Events, 2005
•Spring Break: Saturday-Sunday, March 12-20
• Admitted Student Open Houses: Saturday, April 9; Saturday, April 16
• Scholar Days (Admissions): Monday, April 11; Monday, April 18
• Moving-Up Day: Saturday, April 23
• Spring Semester Finals: Monday-Saturday, May 2-7
• Board of Trustees Meetings:
May 12-14
• 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.
Piskor Lecture Nominations: Nominations for the Frank P. Piskor Faculty Lectureship for 2005-06 should be provided to Michael Sheard, msheard@stlawu.edu, by 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 8. Nominations must be made in writing; nominees must be continuing members of the St. Lawrence faculty for at least three years prior to nomination; any member of the University community may make a nomination; self-nomination is acceptable; past lectureship holders may be renominated after five years.
Award Nominations: Nominations are being accepted for the following Moving-Up
Day awards:
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The Emily Eaton Hepburn Women's Award for Creative Leadership, which recognizes
outstanding women in the University community who have created learning opportunities
through imaginative leadership. Nomination letters to: Peg Cornwell, pcornwell@stlawu.edu,
Leadership Academy, Hulett-Jencks, by Friday, March 11.
•
The Inger Jo Hansen Memorial Citizenship Award, to a woman of the junior
class who best exemplifies the qualities of good citizenship at St. Lawrence.
Nomination letters to: Anne Townsend, atownsend@stlawu.edu, Volunteer Center,
Hulett-Jencks, by Friday, March 11.
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The Community Service Award, which honors the student who has made the greatest
contribution toward promoting interest and active participation in community
service. Nomination letters to: Anne Townsend, atownsend@stlawu.edu, Volunteer
Center, Hulett-Jencks, by Friday, March 11.
•
The Douglas M. Brown Senior Student Award, for the senior woman and man who
exemplify a well-rounded
St. Lawrence undergraduate experience through excellence in academics and
co-curricular involvement. Sponsored by the Alumni Council. Nomination letters
to: Lisa Cania, lcania@stlawu.edu, Vilas 210, by Friday, March 25.
Self-Defense and Martial Arts Classes: New classes, to be conducted after
Spring Break, are now being formed. An introductory class is scheduled for
Monday, March 7, at 6 p.m. in the Newell Field House Multipurpose Room. For
information: Frank Palumbo, 386-3029.
Lunch Bunch: Laurentian Women's Association Lunch Bunch meets one Wednesday
per month at noon in the Eben Holden Conference Room. Remaining dates for
the spring semester are 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. Remaining dates for the spring semester are March 8, April 12 and May 10. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Achievements
Fifteen members of the Model United Nations at St. Lawrence participated
in the Harvard National Model United Nations Conference in Boston in February.
During the conference, some 3,000 students from participating colleges and
universities are assigned to represent various U.N.-member countries, and
assume the role of ambassadors to debate current issues in global politics.
Student delegates prepare draft resolutions, plot strategy, negotiate with
supporters and adversaries and resolve conflicts, all within the rules of
Parliamentary Procedure. Members of
St. Lawrence's Model U.N. were assigned to represent Senegal at the conference,
and each participant had committee assignments as well. Participants, and
their committee assignments, were Jon Cardinal ’08, Ogdensburg, NY,
International Labor Organization; Nick Czop ’07, Athens, NY, Disarmament
and International Security Committee;
Ann Dargie ’07, Potsdam, NY, African Union; Chelsea Davidson ’08,
Hudson Falls, NY, Legal Committee; Vanessa de Bruyn ’05, North Bonneville,
WA, United Nations Development Programme; Shawn Golley ’08, Hamilton,
NY, Commission on Human Rights; Eloise Grout ’07, Portland, OR, Social,
Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee; Shreya Kamath ’08, Singapore,
Special Political and Decolonization Committee; Amy Lichorat ’07, Westfield,
NY, UN Conference on Trade and Development; Jaralie Murphy ’07, Oneida,
NY, Head Delegate; Domenico Pirrotta ’07, Rensselaer, NY, World Health
Organization; Laura Rabinow ’08, Delmar, NY, Social, Humanitarian and
Cultural Committee; Danielle Sanzone ’05, Troy, NY, Commission on Human
Rights; Dimitar Velikov ’07, Bulgaria, World Trade Organization; and
Lindsey Wetmiller ’07, Shelburne, VT, Legal Committee.