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Volume XI No. 28
April 14, 2003
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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Major Campus Events, 2002-03
(Weekends unless noted)
·Admissions Scholar Days: Monday, April
14 (For information: 5261)
·Admissions Open Houses for Accepted Students:
April 19 (For information: 5261)
·Board of Trustees Meetings: May 15-17
(For information: 5585)
·Commencement Weekend: May 16-18 (For information:
5585)
·Reunion Weekend: June 5-8 (For information:
5904)
Announcements
Faculty Award Nominations Sought: Nominations for the Keene and Maslow awards should be submitted to Grant H. Cornwell, dean of academic affairs, Vilas 103, by April 25. The Maslow Award, established in 1980, is made annually to a member of the faculty who has shown the most interest in and understanding of the education and welfare of the student body as a whole. The Keene Award, established in 1975, is made annually to a faculty member who demonstrates high standards of personal scholarship, effective teaching and moral concern.
Passover Seder: A Passover Seder, or feast, is planned for Wednesday, April 16, at 5:30 p.m. in Herring-Cole. Prices are $8 for adults, $4 for children 5-12, and free for children under 5. Reservations must be made by Monday, April 14 with Erin Basford, 5630 or ebasford@stlawu.edu.
Library Prizes: The Friends of Owen D. Young and Launders Libraries invite entries for competitions for the Samuel Johnson Bibliography Prizes and the Josephine Mentley St. Lawrence and North Country Studies Award. Criteria vary; deadline for entry is Friday, May 2. For information: Theresa Stark, tstark@stlawu.edu or 5454.
Recognition Reception Scheduled: A reception honoring this year's retirees and employees observing various anniversaries of service to the University is set for Wednesday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in Eben Holden. President Sullivan will honor those who are retiring and those who are observing their 25th anniversary with St. Lawrence.
Swim Lessons: The Learn-to-Swim program for children 3 and over is a swim team fundraiser. Two five-segment sessions will be offered: April 21-25 and April 28-May 2, 5:30-6 p.m. or 6-6:30 p.m. Registration cost $40. For information: Coach Bob Clemmer, rclemmer@stlawu.edu or 5884.
Lunch Bunch: The Laurentian Women's Association Lunch Bunch meets
on the first Wednesday of each month in the E.J. Noble University Center Formal
Lounge. Remaining date for the spring semester is May 7. Reservations must
be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781.
Retirees Luncheons: University retirees gather on the second Tuesday
of each month in the E.J. Noble University Center Formal Lounge for lunch.
Remaining date for the spring semester is May 13. At the May meeting, Thomas
F. Coakley, vice president of administrative operations, will speak on the
new student center (postponed from the April meeting). 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.)
Athletics: St. Lawrence University has been named a grant recipient
for the position of coordinator of student-athlete support services/assistant
coach, as part of the NCAA Internship Programs for Ethnic Minorities and Women's
Internships. This is a 10-month administrative position that will extend for
two academic years, funded by the NCAA with a stipend of $12,000 + $3,000
for professional development. St. Lawrence will offer tuition remission for
graduate work or a full-board plan (when dining services is open) plus
a stipend toward housing costs. Letters of application with resume, philosophy
statement and three letters of reference or telephone numbers of persons who
will serve as professional references should go to Margie Strait, Search Committee
Chair, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics & Recreation,
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, fax 315-229-7433, e-mail mstrait@stlawu.edu,
phone 315-229-5784. Application deadline: May 31, 2003.
Achievements
Shaping the Upper Canadian Frontier: Environment, Society, and Culture
in the Trent Valley, by Neil S. Forkey, visiting assistant professor
in Canadian studies and the First-Year Program, has recently been published
by the University of Calgary Press. The book provides a look at Canada's Trent
Valley in the 19th century, which the book's publishers call "a microcosm
for wider human and environmental changes throughout North America."
Twenty students have been selected as 2003 University Fellows for this summer.
The students, with their project titles and faculty partners' names, are:
·Aimee Baker '04, West Chazy, NY (Lorna
Ness Fellow), "Founding Mothers: Colonial New France and the Filles du
Roi," Neil Forkey, Canadian studies
·Aryendra Chakravartty '05, Morang, Nepal
(MacKay Fellow), "Contemporary Nepal in Historical Perspective, 1846-1950,"
Ganesh Trichur, global studies
·Cody Eldredge '05, Twin Falls, ID, "Being
Black and Being Gay: A Biographically Critical Approach to Analyzing the Works
of James Baldwin," Margaret Kent Bass, English
·Amy Frey '04, Malone, NY (Baker Fellow),
"Parks, Water and People," Thomas Greene, psychology
·Saurabh Gupta '05, Patna, India (Alumni
Council Fellow), "The Indian Diaspora's Quest for Identity," Ana
de Freitas Boe, English
·Emily Hunt '04, Buffalo, NY (Baumhoff
Fellow), "Towards a More Family- Friendly St. Lawrence," Patrice
LeClerc, sociology
·Justin Keller '05, Fulton, NY (Smith
Fellow), "Iridescence in the Feathers of the Scarlet Macaw," Catherine
Jahncke, physics
·Ryan Lawless '04, Frankfort, NY (Rose
Fellow), "Role of Locus Coeruleus in Respiratory Control in the Rat,"
Joseph Erlichman, biology
·Joshua Lynch '05, Waddington, NY (Ferguson
Fellow), "An Explanation of Economic Sanctions: Do Sanctions Equal War?"
Assis Malaquias, government
·Cami Michaud '04, South Burlington, VT
(Rose Fellow), "Developmental Growth and Maturation of Newborn Rat Brain
Sodium Bicarbonate Co-transporters," Michael Temkin, biology
·Kwabena Osei-Kusi '05, Accra, Ghana (Murray
Fellow), "The Burakumin Cycle: A Case of Market Failure," Alison
Del Rossi, economics
·Abishek Parajuli '04, Kathmandu, Nepal
(Phelps Fellow), "Generating College Hockey Team Rankings Using a Computer
Software," Michael Sheard, mathematics, computer science and statistics
·Yevgeniy Rogovoy '04, Taganrog, Russia
(Areson Fellow), "Purchasing Power Parity in Cyberspace," Michael
Temkin, biology
·Elizabeth Saxe '05, Angel Fire, NM (MacKay
Fellow), "The Mutiny of a Generation: The Disillusionment of the Serapion
Brotherhood's Literature in Revolutionary Russia," Ruth Kreuzer, modern
languages and literatures
·Thomas Scott '04, Gouverneur, NY (Rose
Fellow), "Analysis of Basement Membrane Components of Prenatal Follicles
in the Rat," Karin Bodensteiner, biology
·Christopher Stevens '04, Clarence Center,
NY (Baker Fellow), "Subsurface Investigation Into the Internal Architecture
of Lacustrine and Marine Strandline Deposits; Northern New York," Stephen
Robinson, geology
·Krista Stowe '05, Potsdam, NY, "The
Female Experience: Women's 20th Century Economic Contributions in the North
Country as Compared to Mohawk Women of Akwesasne," Donna Alvah, history
·Sara Vasko '04, Niskayuna, NY (MacKay
Fellow), "Czechoslovakian Art: A Study from Post-World War II to The
Prague Spring," Elizabeth Kahn, fine arts
·Jennifer Whorrall '04, Phoenix, NY (Alumni
Council Fellow), "St. Regis Falls on Fire: The Teachers' Strike of 1984,"
Alan Draper, government
·Omar Zaidan '04, Amman, Jordan (Rose
Fellow), "Heuristic Graph Coloring Algorithms," Michael Sheard,
mathematics, computer science and statistics