Name: Kaia Klockeman '06
Hometown: Northfield , MN
Major : Economics; French minor
Activities: Singing Sinners (business director), Laurentian Singers (executive board), J-Board Justice, Alumni Council delegate, Community Assistant, Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) leadership, service and scholarship honorary

"I thought, ‘If somebody that I know from my town in Minnesota likes St. Lawrence, so will I,'" says Kaia Klockeman '06, who learned about St. Lawrence from Jessie Stepanek '04, a former member in Klockeman's high school choir.

"St. Lawrence may be small," Klockeman says, "but I noticed immediately how many opportunities there are: clubs to join, positions to hold, research opportunities, international study, and more. The list is almost endless. The only restriction is the amount of free time you have outside of classes."

One special activity has been participating in leadership conferences hosted by Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honorary. "I really enjoy learning different ways of doing things, especially when it relates to being a better leader, and better person in general," she says. "These conferences were perfect for that."

Next semester, Klockeman will study on St. Lawrence's program in France. In 2004, she was named a University Fellow, spending the summer on campus working one-on-one with an economics professor to research "Understanding the Process and Results of Comparing the Countries of the World on the Basis of Economic Development." She also joined a research trip to Hong Kong during the 2004 Winter Break. Clearly she has taken advantage of many of the opportunities she has seen.