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Volume XII No. 27
April 5, 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 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 Open Houses for Admitted
Students: April 10, April 17 (For information: 5261)·
Admissions Scholar Days: Monday, April
12; Monday, April 19 (For information: 5261)
·Moving-Up Day: April 24 (For information:
5757)
·Board of Trustees Meetings: May 13-15
(For information: 5585)
·Commencement Weekend: May 14-16 (For
information: 5585)
·Reunion Weekend: June 3-6 (For information:
5904)
Announcements
Health and Information Fair: The SLU Employee Assistance Health and Information
Fair, for University employees and their families, is scheduled for Wednesday,
April 7,
11 a.m.-3 p.m. in Eben Holden. Screenings for cholesterol, glucose
and blood pressure will be conducted; physical therapists and representatives
of several services at Claxton-Hepburn Hospital will be present; and workshops
on grief management (12:30 and
1:30 p.m.), "The Blues, Depression and
Anxiety" (noon and 12:30 p.m.), and diabetes (12:30 and 1:30 p.m.) will
be offered. For information: Karin Blackburn, kblackburn@stlawu.edu or 5596.
Call for Papers: Organizers of the St. Lawrence Festival of Science (April 23 in the Student Center) seek abstracts of possible papers or poster presentations. Submission deadline is Wednesday, April 7, at 2 p.m. Abstracts must be submitted to Artur Poczwardowski, arturp@stlawu.edu. Submission specifications and other information can be found at it.stlawu.edu/~math/activities/FOS/FOS2004/CFP.html.
National Alcohol Screening Day: St. Lawrence University will participate in National Alcohol Screening Day on Thursday, April 8, with a series of events aimed at helping students increase awareness about responsible alcohol use. The University's counseling services office will offer students a brief self-assessment, to determine drinking habits and if behaviors ever change when alcohol is involved. In addition to taking the written self-test, students will have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with a health professional. If appropriate, students will be directed to support or treatment services on campus. Screenings will be held at the Student Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information: www.NationalAlcoholScreeningDay.org, or 5391.
ISEP Meeting: An information meeting on off-campus study through the International
Student Exchange Program (ISEP) is scheduled for Tuesday, April 6, at 5:30
p.m. in Carnegie 105. Application deadline for participation in the spring
2005 semester is
May 20, 2004.
Communications Internships: Writing-intensive internships are available for the fall semester in University communications. The internships earn credit as English 409. For information: Neal Burdick, nburdick@stlawu.edu or 5560, or Susan Ward, sward@stlawu.edu or 5821.
Library Prizes: Friends of the Owen D. Young and Launders Libraries sponsor
the following student prizes for student work. Two Samuel Johnson Bibliography
Prizes are awarded for the best undergraduate bibliographies in support of
(1) a research paper, and (2) an honors thesis submitted for St. Lawrence
courses during the 2003-2004 academic year. Entries must be submitted to
Bart Harloe, ODY Library, by 4:30 p.m., Friday,
April 30. The Josephine Mentley
St. Lawrence and North Country Studies Award goes to the creator of a paper
or project completed in the 2003-2004 academic year, regardless of discipline,
that focuses on topics or issues relating to St. Lawrence history or to the
North Country. Entries (which become the property of ODY Library) must be
submitted to Theresa O’Reilly in ODY Library by 4:30 p.m., Friday,
April 30. For criteria, prizes and other information: 5454.
O.A.R. Tickets Available: Tickets for the O.A. R. (Of A Revolution) concert on Friday, April 16, at 8 p.m. in Leithead Field House may be purchased at the Student Center Information Desk and Brewer Bookstore. Advance tickets are $7 for St. Lawrence students, faculty and staff (limit two per person) and $10 for others.
Lunch Bunch: Laurentian Women's Association Lunch Bunch meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Eben Holden Conference Room (note new location). Remaining dates for the spring semester are April 7 and May 5. Reservations must be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781.
Retirees Luncheons: University retirees gather for lunch on the second Tuesday
of each month in the Eben Holden Conference Room (note new location). Remaining
dates for the spring semester are April 13 and May 11. Reservations must
be made by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda
Renick,
386-3474.
Achievements
The following students were inducted on March 31, 2004, into the Irving Bacheller Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. Formerly the Irving Bacheller Society, the organization recently affiliated with the national society.
Seniors
Bridget K. Baker ’04, Massena, NY
Julie A. Barewicz ’04, Burlington, VT
Mary E. Clark ’04, DeKalb Junction, NY
Andrea C. Mercurio ’04, Tupper Lake, NY
Juniors
Sara Campos ’05, Buffalo, NY
Bethany M. Dietrich ’05, Henderson Harbor, NY
Kimberly A. D’Angelo ’05, Poughquag, NY
Saurabh Gupta ’05, Patna, India
Chinasa N. Izeogu ’05, Fayetteville, GA
Joshua M. Potter ’05, Concord, NH
Sophomores
Nicole C. Collen ’06, Menands, NY
Jason R. DeRosa ’06, New London, CT
Katherine R. Gay ’06, Malone, NY
Maya L. Griggs ’06, Salt Spring Island, BC
Trisha K. McMahon ’06, Federal Way, WA
Christopher J. Morris ’06, Saranac Lake, NY
Elizabeth R. Mudie ’06, Guilford, CT
Andrew B. Wilson ’06, Saranac Lake, NY