Name: Lindsay Charlebois ’04
Major: Psychology
Minors: Education, Sports Studies and Exercise Science
Hometown: Potsdam, NY
Activities: Women’s Ice Hockey (Tri-Captain, 2003-04), Student Athletic Advisory Council, Reading and Math Tutor Program, Dean’s List

“I’ve made great friends, am getting a great education, have continued to play a competitive sport that has always been one of the most prominent parts of my life, and have made life-long connections,” says Lindsay Charlebois of her time at St. Lawrence.

A Dean’s List student, she adds that the faculty and staff “have gone out of their way to make my experience at SLU a great one.”

Though her average day is a hectic one, what with balancing a Division I sport with her other activities, Charlebois says that what makes things manageable is “the people and the ‘SLU’ atmosphere where you can say hello to someone you’ve never met and get a smile in return,” she says.

It’s not a big surprise that Charlebois came to St. Lawrence. “Both my parents graduated from St. Lawrence in 1971, so as a “double-chip” (a “chip” is a student who has at least one parent who graduated from the University), the St. Lawrence tradition means even more to me,” she says, adding, “I plan to earn my master’s in education here. I want to teach elementary school.”

Preparing for teaching by spending eight hours a week with the reading and math tutoring program at Canton’s elementary school, in addition to all her other obligations, is demanding, but Charlebois often makes time to head 20 minutes down the road to her home near Potsdam. “I love being a local student,” she says. “I can go home, even just for dinner, but still have a college life.”