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Volume XIII No. 6
September 27, 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: Monday, Oct.11; Friday,
Nov. 12;
Saturday, Dec. 4.
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Family Weekend: Friday-Sunday, Oct. 1-3
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Laurentian Leadership Weekend: Friday-Sunday, Oct. 8-10
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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
Family Weekend: Parents, grandparents, siblings and others visit campus this
weekend, October 1-3. For the full schedule of events, consult the University’s
Web site home page, www.stlawu.edu, or call Co-Curricular Education at 5757.
Laurentian Leadership Weekend: Alumni volunteers and donors visit campus October 8-10 for an immersion experience in today’s St. Lawrence. The schedule of events is posted on the University Web site, linked from the home page www.stlawu.edu, and features seminars, colloquia, and campus cultural and athletic events. For information: Lisa Cania, lcania@stlawu.edu.
Major-Party Debate October 5: A debate on the major political parties' respective platforms for this year's presidential election, featuring Bay Buchanan and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, will take place at St. Lawrence University on Tuesday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Gulick Theatre, Griffiths Arts Center. Free tickets are available to students, faculty and staff at the main desk of the Student Center through September 28, and beginning September 29 to the general public. The event is sponsored by the John F. O'Loughlin Leadership Series Endowment at St. Lawrence.
Aids Walk: A First Frost AIDS 5K Walk is scheduled for Sunday, October 17, in Watertown’s Thompson Park, with registration at noon and the walk beginning at 1 p.m. All funds raised stay in Northern New York. For information, go to aidswalkcny.com; for sponsor sheets, contact Anne Townsend, 5652, or atownsend@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 Oct. 6, 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
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Robin H. Lock,
the Jack and Sylvia Burry Chair in Statistics, received two major awards
at the Joint Statistical Meetings held in Toronto in August – the Mu
Sigma Rho 5th Statistical Education Award and the American Statistical Association
(ASA) award for Outstanding Contributions to Statistics in Sport.