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Volume XIII No. 11
November 1, 2004
The Scarlet Letter is published weekly except during break periods during the academic year for St. Lawrence employees by the staff of the University communications office. Submissions, comments and questions can be addressed to the scarletletter@stlawu.edu; deadline is Wednesday at 5 p.m. for the following Monday's edition. To find The Scarlet Letter on the University's Web site: www.stlawu.edu/scarlet/scarlet.html.
Major Campus Events, 2004-05
•
Admissions Visit Days: Friday,
Nov. 12;
Saturday, Dec. 4
• Thanksgiving Break: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 20-28
• Fall Semester Finals: Monday-Friday, Dec. 13-17
• Second Semester Begins: Monday, Jan. 17
•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
Trustee Named Chair of Next Campaign, Donates Leadership Gift: St.
Lawrence University has begun the early phase of its next comprehensive fund-raising
campaign, with a $5 million pledge from Trustee
R. Sheldon Johnson ’68 and his wife, Virginia (“Peachy”),
of Norwalk, Conn., among its first major gifts. Johnson was named chair of
the campaign during the fall meeting of the Board of Trustees, which concluded
on October 23. The Johnsons’ gift has been designated for the University’s
endowment, which is expected to be among the top priorities in the campaign.
Resources available as a result of the gift will support two faculty positions,
one in economics and one in the sciences, as well as a staff position, the
R. Sheldon ’68 and Virginia Johnson Director of Counseling Services.
The Johnsons also established a scholarship fund at St. Lawrence.
Communications Internships: Writing-intensive internships are available for
the spring semester in University communications. The internships earn credit,
normally as English 409. For information, contact Neal Burdick, nburdick@stlawu.edu
or 5560, or Susan Ward, sward@stlawu.edu or 5821, before the start of the
pre-registration period.
Evening of Remembrance: “An Evening of Remembrance,” bringing
individuals and families together to remember and honor their loved ones
who have died, is scheduled for Friday November 12, at 7 p.m. in Gunnison
Memorial Chapel. Anyone interested in participating in one of several ways
should contact Daniel Hernandez, 5391 or dhernandez@stlawu.edu.
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
Nov. 9 and Dec. 15, at noon. At the Nov. 9 meeting Thomas Greene, Gaines
professor of psychology, will speak on “Participation and Green Design:
The New St. Lawrence Science Building.” Reservations must be made by
noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick, 386-3474.
Achievements
Trustee Derrick H. Pitts ’78, chief astronomer and director of the
Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia, Pa., has been named one of the “50
Most Important Blacks in Research Science” for 2004, as selected by
Science Spectrum magazine and Career Communications Group, Inc. Pitts was
chosen based on his lifelong work and accomplishments in making science part
of global society. He and his fellow honorees were cited as role models for
young people whose accomplishments are examples of the significant daily
contributions made by the small cadre of African Americans in the field.
The October 1 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education included an excerpt
from Associate Professor of English Natalia Rachel Singer's new book, Scraping
by in the Big Eighties. She was also one of four scholars asked “to
discuss the book or books that have most influenced their fields” for
an article called “The Short List” in the
October 22 edition.
Associate Professor of English Bob Cowser's “other career” as
a semi-professional football player, as portrayed in his new book Dream
Season,
is detailed in a story on “the secret lives of academics” in
the October 15 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. As this edition
of The Scarlet Letter went to press he was scheduled to be featured on NPR’s “It’s
Only a Game” on October 30.