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Volume XIII No. 3
September 6, 2004
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Major Campus Events, 2004-05
•Admissions Visit Days: Saturday, Sept. 18; 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
Trustee Nominations Welcomed: The Board of Trustees will be electing a new
McCurdy/Sprague trustee in the upcoming academic year, to begin service July
1, 2005. Nominations of eligible alumni within the classes of 1995-2003, inclusive,
may be sent to Valerie Ingram, vingram@stlawu.edu, by September 15, 2004, with
a brief explanation addressing how they meet the following criteria:
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Undergraduate success – Academic record/campus perception, evidence of
ability to think broadly and strategically, and record of leadership.
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Professional promise – As evidenced by early direction and accomplishment.
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Interpersonal skills – As related to potential effectiveness as a trustee
colleague, relying upon references from respected staff, faculty and peers.
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Activity with St. Lawrence since graduation.
Fitness Center Schedule: The schedule for Fitness Center fall classes is
available on the Fitness Center Web site at http://www.stlawu.edu/sports/fitness%20center/multipurpose%20room.html.
Advocate Training: Anyone in the campus community interested in being trained as an advocate, or in gaining awareness of responses to sexual assault, should attend one of two training sessions: Tuesday, September 7, 6-9 p.m. in Herring-Cole, or Sunday, September 12, 1-4 p.m. in Dean-Eaton Lounge. The first general meeting for new and returning advocates is Monday, September 13, 7-8 p.m. in Dean-Eaton Lounge. For information: Jessica Parrillo, 5391 or jparrillo@stlawu.edu.
Off-Campus Program Meetings: Information meetings on various St. Lawrence
off-campus programs are scheduled as follows:
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Australia: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 4:30 p.m., Hepburn 218
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Austria: Monday, Sept. 6, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 10 and
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 6 p.m., Carnegie 10
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Canada: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 105 and
Thursday, Sept. 9, 3 p.m., Brown 116
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China: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 4 p.m., Carnegie 107
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Costa Rica: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 114
•Denmark: Wednesday,
Sept. 8, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 105
• England: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m., Carnegie 114 and
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m., Carnegie 114
• Fisk University: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 4:30 p.m., Piskor 201
• France: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 114 and
Thursday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m., Carnegie 114
• Japan: Thursday, Sept. 9, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 105
• Kenya: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m., Carnegie 107 and
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5 p.m., Carnegie 107
• Spain: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 107 and
Monday, Sept. 13, 4:30 p.m., Carnegie 107
• Washington, DC: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m., Carnegie 107
Passport Photos: Students and faculty who need passport-sized photos for passports, visas, and study abroad programs may have them taken by Carol Barclay, photographer, at 64 1/2 Miner Street, Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Other times are available by appointment (379-9538). Cost is $8.00 for two photos, $12.00 for four, $18.00 for 10 and $28.00 for 20.
Alexander String Quartet Available: The Alexander String Quartet will be in residence Tuesday-Friday, September 21-24. During that time, they will be available to visit classes. Interested faculty should contact Juli Pomainville, 5192 or jpomainville@stlawu.edu.
Spiritual Advisors: Those who have questions about a particular faith tradition
are encouraged to contact any of the following advisors:
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Buddhist: Layne Little, 5061, little@stlawu.edu
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Earth-based: Denice Szafran, 5141, dszafran@stlawu.edu
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Hindu: Archana Vankatesan, 5083, avenkatesan@stlawu.edu
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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: Beverly Ewart, 265-2960, bewart@stlawu.edu
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Jewish: Michael Greenwald, 5127, mgre@stlawu.edu
Joan Larsen, 5473, jlarsen@stlawu.edu
Elizabeth Regosin, 5213, eregosin@mail.stlawu.edu
Steve Horwitz, 5731, sghorwitz@mail.stlawu.edu
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Muslim: Farid al Haq, 5141, faridhaq@hotmail.com
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Progressive Christian: Shaun Whitehead, 5062, swhitehead@stlawu.edu
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Roman Catholic: Sr. Bethany Fitzgerald, 386-8425, srbeth@slic.com
Fr. Timothy Canaan, 386-2543, frtim@twcny.rr.com
Intramural Sign-Ups: Registration for fall intramural teams
in 7v7 flag football, 8v8 soccer and 4v4 sand volleyball continue through
Friday, Sept.
10. For information, go to www.stlawu.edu/sports/intramurals/home.htm or
to the Intramural Bulletin Board in the Augsbury Center Lobby.
Lunch Bunch: Laurentian Women's Association Lunch Bunch meets one Wednesday
noon per month in the Eben Holden Conference Room. Dates for the fall semester
are Sept. 8, 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. Dates for the fall semester
are Sept. 14,
Oct. 12, Nov. 9 and Dec. 15, at noon. At the Sept. 14 meeting, Sal Cania,
director of planned giving, will speak on “Why You Don't Need a Will:
A Humorous Guide to Charitable Planning.” Reservations must be made
by noon the preceding day with Mickey Williams, 386-8781, or Wanda Renick,
386-3474.
Job Openings
(For all openings, St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. Complete position descriptions are available in the human
resources office or at www.stlawu.edu/resources/job.html. If a deadline
is not given, review begins upon receipt of applications.)
Biology & Psychology: Assistant professor, neuroscience, September
15.
Biology & Chemistry: Assistant professor, biochemistry, October
24. English: Assistant professor, poetry; November
1; visiting assistant professor, African-American
literature, November 1. Government: Visiting assistant professor, comparative
politics, November 29; assistant professor, tenure-track, public law and
national institutions, November 29. Religious Studies: Visiting assistant
professor, Christian religious traditions, October 15. Security & Safety: Security officer.
Achievements
Convocation award-winners, from left, Earl H. Froats, Taylor Award; Will Kahn,
who accepted the Keene Award for his late mother, Elizabeth L. Kahn; and Elizabeth
A. Regosin, Maslow Award.
At Convocation on August 26, Associate Professor of History and Director
of Academic Advising Elizabeth A. Regosin received the Louis and Frances
Maslow Award; L.M. Flint Professor of Fine Arts Elizabeth L. Kahn was given
the J. Calvin Keene Award posthumously; and Earl H. Froats, facilities operations
manager, received the John P. Taylor Award. Faculty entered on continuing
tenure were Associate Professor of English Robert D. Cowser, Associate Professor
of Modern Languages and Literatures Ilia Casanova-Marengo, Associate Professor
of Government Karl K. Schonberg and Associate Professor of Biology Joseph
S. Erlichman. Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics Duncan
J. Melville's promotion to full professor was also recognized at
Convocation.
Gifts and grants to St. Lawrence University totaled $16.6 million
in fiscal
year 2003-2004 (ending June 30, 2004), from private and public sources.
The University's annual giving program, the St. Lawrence Fund, grew markedly
in both the total amount raised and participation. Additionally, the University
has raised $25.6 million to date from private and state grants for Phase
One of its science facilities project. Coupled with a $10 million bond
issue designated for this purpose by the University, $35.6 million in resources
has been secured for this project, toward the required total of $44.1 million
($35.6 million for construction and $8.5 million in endowment funds St.
Lawrence is requiring to ensure funding for the future use of the facility).
The University hopes to raise the additional $8.5 million required before
the spring of 2005 in order to begin construction at that time.
Associate Professor of English Natalia Rachel Singer is the author of a new book, Scraping By in the Big Eighties (University of Nebraska Press), which combines memoir with political commentary to make the point that “history is being revisited upon us” in a trickle-down phenomenon she dubs “déjà-voodoo.” The book is part of the American Lives series, edited by Tobias Wolff, and featuring books of literary nonfiction. Singer will sign copies of her book at Brewer Bookstore on Saturday, September 18, from 1 to 3 p.m., and is scheduled to appear on North Country Public Radio's “Readers and Writers on the Air” on September 9.
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Ilia Casanova-Marengo’s article “Los símbolos de la abuela que son también los deseos del corazón: en torno a ‘Más espacio’” was published in the Spring 2004 issue of Diálogo, the magazine of the Center for Latino Research at DePaul University. The article focuses on the representation of the grandmother character in Judith Ortiz Cofer’s essay “More Space” from her book Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood.
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Melissa Schulenberg won the Purchase Award for work in the North Country Regional Juried Art Show, presented during the summer of 2004 at the Gibson Gallery at SUNY Potsdam. The Purchase Award is the top award in the exhibition. Schulenberg's award-winning woodcut, Drift, will be submitted to the Gibson Gallery Collections Committee for acceptance into its Permanent Collection.
Augustus (Gus) diZerega, visiting assistant professor of government, has been awarded a $10,000 prize from the Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, for his research into “the spontaneous creation of democratic political orders.” An article by diZerega and related to this research, titled “Toward a Hayekian Theory of Commodification and Systemic Contradiction: Citizens, Consumers and the Media,” appears in the Summer 2004 issue of The Review of Politics.
SLU Buddies, a cooperative mentoring program that matches University students
one-on-one with local elementary and middle-school students who need extra
help academically, socially and/or spiritually, has been recognized in a
manual citing “ideas for good practice” published by the American
College Personnel Association (ACPA) Commission for Student Involvement.
The program is coordinated by Anne S. Townsend, project director of St. Lawrence's
David Garner Center for Collegiate Volunteerism.