Name: Porsche McGovern ‘03
Hometown: Stamford, CT
Major: Speech and Theatre
Activities: judge on the Student Judicial Board, Artists’ Guild resident, technical support for numerous theater productions.

My friends joke that I live in Gulick Theatre on campus. Well, they’re almost right! This semester I’m working on a project in stage lighting and it takes up all my time, because I’m designing lights for four big productions. St. Lawrence puts a great deal of trust in its students. One of the shows I did was The Famous Mrs. Beach, a play written by Rebecca Daniels, the department chair. To add such serious credits to a resume as an undergraduate student is amazing. There is so much to do in theater and I feel encouraged to try everything. For example, I will direct a short play in my directing class later in the semester, while being directed in a monologue for an acting class!

I’m also a judge on the Student Judicial Board. Every case is unique. It’s hard to understand all the causes and possible effects of people’s actions. We usually argue for a long time before reaching a resolution. I’ve been on “J-Board” for almost a year and it’s been one of the significant experiences of my life at St. Lawrence. It makes me question my own values and beliefs over and over again. I hope it teaches me and others to be better people.