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Volume XII No. 14
December 1, 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
communications office. Submissions, comments and questions can be addressed
to or faxed to 7422; 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, 2003-04
(Weekends unless noted)
·Admissions Visit Days: Saturday, December
6 (For information: 5261)
·Board of Trustees Meetings: February
19-21, May 13-15 (For information: 5585)
·Alumni Council: January 29-February 1(For
information: 5585)
·Admissions Scholar Days: Monday, April
5; Monday, April 12 (For information: 5261)
·Admissions Open Houses for Accepted Students:
April 10, April 17 (For information: 5261)
·Moving-Up Day: April 24 (For information:
5757)
·Commencement Weekend: May 14-16 (For
information: 5585)
·Reunion Weekend: June 3-6 (For information:
5904)
Announcements
Giving Tree: A tree with tags bearing children's names and their gift choices is set up in the E.J. Noble University Center lobby. Anyone wishing to help a local child have a better holiday is encouraged to take a tag. For information: Anne Townsend, 5652 or atownsend@stlawu.edu.
Boo-Boo Bear Project: Boo-boo bears are given to local hospitals, for distribution to children spending the holidays there; anyone wishing to help can assist in either of two ways: by donating returnable cans and bottles, or by helping build a bear. Work sessions are scheduled frequently beginning December 1; for information, Sabrina Egeland, 5830.
Call for Nominations: Letters of nomination for the annual North Country Citation award are due on December 15, 2003, to Lisa Cania, lcania@stlawu.edu or Office of University Communications. For criteria and other information: http://www.stlawu.edu/president/nccitation.htm or Cania, lcania@stlawu.edu or 5567.
Safety Committee Meeting: Meetings of the Safety Committee are open to all members of the campus community. The first few minutes of each meeting are reserved for anyone to address the committee regarding any safety issues or concerns. Next meeting is Wednesday, December 3, at 3 p.m. in E. J. Noble University Center 225.
Hats for Sale: The Nordic ski team is selling ski hats to raise money for a training camp in Quebec. Hats are red with white snowflakes, and have a brown band with "St. Lawrence" written in red. Hats, a $25 apiece, are available from team members, or Jenny Townsend, assistant coach, 5369 or jtownsend@stlawu.edu.
Lunch Bunch: 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 fall semester is December 3. The program will include
the annual Christmas gift exchange for those who wish to participate. 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 fall semester is December 9. Reservations must be made
by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick,
386-3474.
Achievements
Associate Professor of Education James C. Shuman received the Charles
C. Mackey Excellence Award in Service Leadership from the New York State Colleges
of Teacher Education at the association's conference in October. The award
is presented annually "to an educator in New York State who has demonstrated
the personal and professional qualities that exemplify the highest standards
of leadership in the education profession."
Professor of English Susan E. Ward is the curator of an exhibition
of quilts from the North Country's many Amish communities at the Cayuga Museum
of History and Art in Auburn, New York. Titled "Quilting Among the Plain
People," the exhibition is part of "Common Threads," a community-wide
quilt show, and "examines how the group's simple lifestyle has changed
along with the modern society that surrounds it."
An academic journal in Brazil has published book reviews written by students
who participated in a workshop in translation taught in the fall of 2002 by
Professor of Modern Languages Steven White. Cadernos da Tradução,
a journal from the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil that specializes
in literary translation, has published book reviews by Amanda Morrison
'03, Nell Ketchum '03, Martha Oldfield '03, Melanie Adamsen
'03 and Nicole McManus '04.
The women's squash team opened its 2003-2004 collegiate season with an impressive sweep of the field to win the first Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association squash championship at the Robie Squash Center. The Saints won all three of their matches in the women's championship by 9-0 scores and lost only four games along the way, for a nearly perfect performance. Grace "Gigi" Tuten '04, Villanova, PA, below, became the Saint women's squash career wins leader with 46.
