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Volume XIII No. 8
October 11, 2004
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Major Campus Events, 2004-05
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Admissions Visit Days: Monday, Oct.11; Friday,
Nov. 12;
Saturday, Dec. 4.
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Midsemester Break: Thursday-Friday, Oct. 14-15
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Board of Trustees Meetings: Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 21-23, Feb. 24-26
and
May 12-14
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Thanksgiving Break: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 20-28
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Fall Semester Finals: Monday-Friday, Dec. 13-17
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Second Semester Begins: Monday, Jan. 17
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Spring Break: Saturday-Sunday, March 12-20
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Scholar Days (Admissions): Monday, April 11; Monday, April 18
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Admitted Student Open Houses: Saturday, April 9; Saturday, April 16
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Moving-Up Day: Saturday, April 23
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Spring Semester Finals: Monday-Saturday, May 2-7
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Commencement Weekend: Friday-Sunday, May 13-15
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Alumni Reunion Weekend: Thursday-Sunday, June 2-5
Announcements
Tenure and Promotion Considerations: The following faculty members are being
considered for tenure and promotion to associate professor by the Professional
Standards Committee: Ning Gao, chemistry; Michael Jenkins, economics; Kelley
Raab, religious studies; and Laura Rediehs, philosophy. Letters from faculty
and staff familiar with the work of the faculty members under consideration
are vital in the review process. Especially helpful are letters which speak
to the quality of the faculty member's 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 Considerations for Fall 2004.” Letters
should be sent to Dean Grant H. Cornwell, Vilas 103, by Monday, October
11, 2004. Curricula vitae for the candidates are 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.
Dining Unit Hours: Dining facilities will operate on the following schedule
during the Midsemester Break:
Thursday, October 14: Northstar Cafe open 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.
All other units closed
Friday, October 15: Northstar Cafe open 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.
All other units closed
Saturday, October 16: Dana open 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
All other units closed
Sunday, October 17: Dana open regular hours
Northstar Cafe open 2 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
Caribou II open 2 p.m.-Midnight
Time Out Cafe closed
Parking Update: The Parking Committee has issued the following interim update.
The committee meets every Thursday at 3 p.m. for the duration of the semester
and welcomes new members (faculty, staff and students) and visitors; contact
convener Jarrod Caprow, jcaprow@stlawu.edu or 5554.
The Parking Policy, with the amendments presented below, will be adopted for
enforcement on October 18. After that date, Security will be authorized to
issue tickets and process other enforcement methods.
Flexibility in H (Vilas) Lot
We will create 12 spaces in the first row of H-Lot, the section nearest Vilas,
for two-hour parking for anyone with a faculty/staff decal. If your assignment
is H lot, please allow colleagues from other parts of campus first access to
these spaces.
Parking Decals
Students received parking decals first, and then employees received decals
according to lot assignments. (Decals with H, I, T assignments were printed
incorrectly by the supplier; we apologize for the delay.) If you do not have
your decal by now, you may not have registered your vehicle. As many as 135
people, we believe, work at St. Lawrence and drive to campus but have not sent
registration materials. All have received reminders. Call security, 5554, if
you have questions. If you have already received your decal, and once you do
receive it, please affix it to your front windshield, right corner, by October
18. This space is legally correct for parking permits.
Parking Assignment Appeals
We received 15 appeals and all were approved if space was available in the
requested lots. We could not approve appeals to move to a different lot if
no space was available.
Enforcement Changes
We have made the enforcement policy more lenient:
*First violation per year: Ticket
*Second violation per year: Ticket
*Third violation per year: Ticket
*Fourth violation per year: Immobilize vehicle
*Fifth violation per year: Tow vehicle
We continue to believe that enforcement is necessary to assure safe and fair
parking for and driving to and from campus.
Fitness Classes: Information on Session II of Stafford
Fitness Center's fitness classes, which begins on Monday, October 28, can
be found at http://stlawu.edu/sports/fitness%20center/multipurpose%20room.html.
Shenandoah Shakespeare Tickets: The Shenandoah Shakespeare company will perform
Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure and Oliver Goldsmith's She
Stoops to Conquer on campus, October 25-31. Tickets for all performances may be purchased for
$3, at the information desk in the Student Center and Brewer Bookstore, beginning
on Monday, October 4, for students, faculty and staff, and on Wednesday,
October 6, for the general public. All performances will be on campus in
Eben Holden, as follows:
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Monday October 25 7:30 p.m. Twelfth Night
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Tuesday October 26 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure
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Thursday October 28 7:30 p.m. She Stoops to Conquer (preceded by a lecture
by Caroline Breashears, 6:45 p.m.)
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Friday October 29 7:30 p.m. Twelfth Night
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Saturday October 30 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure
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Saturday October 30 midnight Twelfth Night
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Sunday October 31 1:30 p.m. Twelfth Night, children's “reduced text” matinee
For information: 5125.
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 fall semester are Nov. 3 and Dec. 8. 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 once a month in
the Eben Holden Conference Room. Remaining dates for the fall semester are
Oct. 12, Nov. 9 and Dec. 15, at noon. Reservations must be made by noon the
preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Achievements
Associate Professor of Physics Aileen O’Donoghue gave the Mary L. Fellin
Lecture at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, on October 3, on the
topic “Seeking Understanding in an Expanding Universe.”