Biology, Chemistry

St. Lawrence is a small school where students feel free to engage one-on-one with faculty members in and out of class. I really like the close relationships that I have with my professors here. The school's environment provides a nice balance between academic success as well as for social activities. As a resident of the International House, I interact with people from many different backgrounds constantly and get to learn about their cultures.

The University offers opportunities for all undergraduates to engage in scholarly research and to gain valuable research skills, which is very good for students preparing for graduate school or research-oriented careers. As a freshman, I received a St. Lawrence summer fellowship to conduct research on the effects of land fragmentation on population and behavioral aspects of small mammals. I also attended a research conference in New Hampshire, and I have presented my findings on campus and in New York City.

Students can also take part in activities such as movies, concerts, cultural presentations, art exhibitions and poetry readings. My interest in computers began back in Kenya when I worked as a support programmer for the British American Tobacco Company. At St. Lawrence, I have continued to pursue this hobby through my work as a student trainer for the Informational Technology department. I train faculty and students in many different things such as video and audio editing, designing web pages and presentations.

St. Lawrence offers a great study abroad program for students to expand their intellectual and cultural horizons. In the fall semester I will be studying at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. This will be a chance for me to take courses in pharmacology that I can transfer to my major at St. Lawrence. I also plan to study for a semester at St. Lawrence's Program in Copenhagen, Denmark in the first semester of my senior year. My dream is to work as an international pharmaceutical researcher, and I believe that St. Lawrence's liberal arts background is giving me a good preparation for this.