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At St. Lawrence we see academic advising as part of our teaching mission––to inspire students to reach their fullest intellectual and personal potential. We assist students in understanding the curriculum and exploring their academic and co-curricular interests, and offer support for students to improve their academic performance, develop skills, and connect with the many resources and opportunities at St. Lawrence to find their paths toward productive and meaningful lives.

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Welcome to the Academic Affairs webpage! We are responsible for the supervision of recruitment of faculty, curricula, assessment, and academic responsibilities of faculty, as well as the budgetary supervision of all academic departments.

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The Mission of the Adirondack Semester is to enable students to study nature and human relationships with nature through academic classes enriched by direct experience. The Semester takes place at Arcadia, an off-the-grid yurt village in the heart of the Adirondacks. The goals of the program are to foster a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the natural world, to create a vibrant living and learning community at Arcadia, and to cultivate a strong connection to the Adirondack region.

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Greetings from St. Lawrence University! Here in our beautiful corner of northern New York, adventure, creativity, innovation, and tradition take many forms and infuse everything from our demanding liberal arts and sciences curriculum to our career prep programs to our vibrant student life.

As a student at St. Lawrence, your curiosity will be your guide. You’ll ask bold questions that lead to unexpected answers. You’ll seek new opportunities and engage perspectives that differ from your own. In the process, you’ll form your own unique conclusions, because we believe an education is not something you simply absorb—it’s something you DO. Your thirst for knowledge and experience could lead you to pursue independent research for your eventual major or minor, to travel far and wide off campus, and to use the North Country as your classroom.

St. Lawrence students graduate with the skills they need to make an impact, both in their own hometowns and globally. We invite you to visit our campus to get a better sense of how our students, faculty, staff, and alumni can help you shape a future that is both successful and personally fulfilling. You can start here for more information on scheduling a visit, applying to St. Lawrence, or paying for your education. The college search process is the very beginning of a great adventure, and we look forward to working with and getting to know you and your family!

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Want to see the world in a different way? Then check out anthropology! As an anthropology student, the whole human world, past and present, will be your subject. You will get the tools you need to understand all aspects of the human experience, from our DNA to the languages we speak to the artifacts we make, from the beginnings of primate evolution to the contemporary era of rich cultural diversity.

Our majors and minors choose from a broad range of courses in archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and biological anthropology. Our majors also complete an experiential learning component which can involve study abroad, independent research, community-based learning, or an internship. Our graduates put their anthropological skills to use in many different settings: schools and universities, government agencies, private companies, and non-profit organizations.

Our faculty members have done research in Egypt, India, Indonesia, Namibia, Sudan, and upstate New York, and we mentor student research in many other places both at home and abroad. Our teaching and research laboratories house several collections of artifacts as well as human skeletal materials and ancient bone and fossil casts for hands-on study. We hope to see you in our classes!

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The study of art & art history is central to a liberal arts education, especially in a world increasingly shaped by images and seemingly endless visual information. The Department of Art & Art History makes rich contributions to St. Lawrence’s liberal arts curriculum. While studio art courses involve creativity and the physical or conceptual production of artworks, art history courses engage students in the interpretation of art from many different regions and times.

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Biology majors at St. Lawrence University have access to an exciting variety of options. As a student, you can utilize laboratories in the LEED Gold-Certified, Johnson Hall of Science. You can study outdoors in the woods or on a local lake in northern New York, or even in another country. Do you want to conduct real-world research and also enjoy the liberal arts college experience? You can definitely do so in the Biology department at St. Lawrence University, with some of the best faculty in their fields.

Students in our biology program study the breadth of the life sciences: from ecology and organismal biology to cellular and molecular biology. A biology degree from St. Lawrence can lead to careers in environmental conservation, science education, research, medicine, physical therapy, and other health industries.

St. Lawrence has also developed quite the reputation among graduate schools and health professional programs like Syracuse, Dartmouth, Albany College of Pharmacy and Penn, as well as biotechnology companies. St. Lawrence has agreements with the SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy, the Nursing Program at NYU, the Physician’s Assistant Program at Clarkson, and the Physical Therapy Program at Clarkson for students to pursue a combined degree.

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The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery aims to strengthen community by creating a sense of belonging for all who visit, teach, and learn in its spaces, both physically and virtually. In accordance with St. Lawrence University’s acknowledgement of "the need to challenge previous habits and assumptions understanding the structures of power and injustice in which they exist," we enact our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility by prioritizing tangible, ongoing steps to diversify exhibitions and the permanent collection, to encourage participation and feedback from diverse communities, and to create an accessible environment. We work to elevate and amplify the voices and creative artistic expressions of those who have been historically marginalized, either explicitly or implicitly, and Gallery resources at all levels – staffing, funding, exhibition and program opportunities, and acquisitions – will be invested in these activities.

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Welcome to the St. Lawrence University Business Office webpage! The Business Office and Student Financial Services are here to serve the campus community in financial matters.

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Did you know that St. Lawrence is located only about 75 miles from a national capital? Ottawa, home of the Canadian parliament, is just a hop, skip and a bridge away for St. Lawrence students to discover. Our proximity to Canada allows our students to explore and understand our closest international neighbor, and how Canada offers an alternative shared history, other ways of seeing things and another understanding of how to be North American.

Combine Canadian studies with another program such as history, government or English and take the opportunity to find out more about our neighbor to the north. Also, take advantage of opportunities to study in Canada in cities like Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and Toronto.

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The Center for Career Excellence empowers students and young alumni to articulate the value of their St. Lawrence education to navigate success in a diverse world through meaningful experiences and connections.

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St. Lawrence University’s mission is to provide an inspiring and demanding undergraduate education in the liberal arts. The Patti McGill Peterson Center for International and Intercultural Studies is integral to this mission by inspiring Laurentians to see our Canton campus as a gateway to understanding local and global issues. We challenge students, faculty, and staff to develop critical intercultural skills in and out of the classroom and incorporate these lessons into their lives.

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St. Lawrence University's brand-new Center for the Environment empowers the next generation of leaders to develop the skills necessary—through education, advocacy, and action—to be agents of change in their communities, the region, and the world.

Combining our existing programs with innovative new initiatives, our Center for the Environment expands on decades of research, teaching, and experiential opportunities for students, and spans the globe—from our beautiful 1,000-acre green campus in the heart of the North Country to our living/learning compound in Nairobi, Kenya.

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ALL ARE WELCOME!

“No matter what world we live in now, we are all people of the earth, connected to one another by our mutual humanity.”
~Angeles Arrien, The Four-Fold Way

The mission of the Chaplain’s Office is to enhance and nurture the spiritual life of students, faculty and staff at St. Lawrence University. We are grounded in the inclusion, belonging and well-being of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status or religion/spiritual tradition. We believe that SPIRITUALITY is central to our lives and helps us to live more meaningful lives. Spirituality does not necessarily equal religion, though spirituality may overlap with religion or belief in God/the divine/higher being. Our working definition of spirituality is “that which moves us toward wholeness.” The Chaplain’s Office offers programs and resources to help persons integrate spirituality into their lives.

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Chemists understand the natural world through the structure and bonding of atoms. From their first course in chemistry, St. Lawrence students learn through hands-on experiences in the classroom and cutting-edge labs. They pursue independent research projects with faculty mentors to discover new medications, forms of renewable energy, and insights into the structure of proteins. Many students present their results at regional and national conferences. Our chemistry program builds from its liberal arts setting to educate the whole person, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) couldn’t agree more, providing us with a grant to create the new Liberal Arts Science Scholars program.

Our chemistry majors have gone on to successful careers and prestigious graduate schools, including: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Columbia University, Cornell University, PerkinElmer, University of California, Berkeley, University of California San Diego, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and more.

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“Community-Based Learning (CBL) combines civic engagement with academic instruction, critical thinking, and reflection in a reciprocal relationship that benefits students, community partners, and faculty” (definition adapted from the Faculty Service-Learning Handbook, College of Southern Maryland)

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The Office of Corporate & Foundation (C&F) Relations builds and maintains relationships with corporate, foundation, and government funders for projects that advance St. Lawrence University’s mission and institutional priorities. A key role of the C&F Grants Office is to assist faculty members secure external funding for their teaching and scholarly endeavors. We provide assistance with identifying potential funding sources; developing, editing, and submitting proposals; and administering awards. We also serve as the institutional “sponsored research” office and UWC Campus Liaison Office.

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Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them. You're eagles! Stretch your wings and fly to the sky. -Ronald E. McNair

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Please visit our website to see our daily menus, hours of operation, catering information, contact information for the dining team and much more! https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/dining-and-conference-services

As always, we are grateful for your patronage and look forward to serving our community this year!

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The economics curriculum is designed to familiarize the student with economic theory and “the economic way of thinking,” to provide knowledge about economic institutions, to foster the development of skills in applying economic analysis to contemporary issues, and to create a foundation for critical thinking, problem-solving, and intelligent engaged citizenship. The major provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to help solve today’s most challenging social and economic problems at a local, regional or global scale.

A major in economics opens up a wide range of career opportunities: from jobs in banking, finance, real estate, consulting, and insurance, to teaching, to entrepreneurial work in business or the non-profit sector. It also provides great preparation for law school or MBA or public policy graduate programs. Fields such as investment, finance, and banking are dotted with St. Lawrence alumni, who in the true Laurentian spirit, love working with our students, often leading to opportunities after graduation. A unique off-campus study program, the New York City Semester, also offers additional hands-on learning experiences that are especially valuable for economics majors.

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The Education Department prides itself on offering personalized mentoring to each student. If you are interested in education, we can create a plan of study that will allow you to explore your passion while discovering post-graduation opportunities that will allow you to put that passion to work. Look at our Instagram page to see what some of our graduates are doing and reach out to Jeff Frank or Jessica Sierk to discuss the educational studies minor.

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Students who major in English at St. Lawrence develop critical reading and writing skills, explore diverse cultural backgrounds and historical periods represented by literary works, produce (and sometimes publish!) their own creative work, and examine the relationships between literary art and life. They go on to apply this knowledge in a variety of careers: writing, editing, journalism, education, law, advertising, communications, public relations, and business.

Students can choose to major either in creative writing or literary studies. The major is founded on a fundamental belief that writing and literature infuse and enrich one another. For this reason, literary studies majors who focus on authors such as Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, and Toni Morrison also have the opportunity to write fiction, essays, and poems. Creative writing majors, meanwhile, work in two genres (including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism) and also study topics such as environmental writing and multi-ethnic literature from across the United States.

Additional opportunities that await English majors include off-campus study (London and New York City are popular), an array of internship possibilities, student-run publications, summer fellowships to support independent literary study and creative writing, and honors projects to complete extended critical studies and book-length creative manuscripts. The writer studying literature develops a critical acumen that fosters sophistication of technique; the literary critic studying creative writing achieves an understanding of the ways an author thinks about craft. Our English department courses help students explore cultural backgrounds and values, examine the bonds between life and art, and discover the liberating qualities of the imagination.

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Rooted in an interdisciplinary environmental studies core, our program provides you with endless ways to customize a degree path that fits your interests. Interested in science journalism or nature writing? Combine environmental studies with English. Passionate about policy? Pursue a second major in government or economics.

As you explore the course options below, imagine the many ways you can make a positive impact on the world through your academic experience and future career.

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The mission of the department of facilities operations is to provide St. Lawrence University with safe, clean, attractive, and well maintained facilities, while providing quality services to students, faculty, staff, and visitors in a responsive, caring, and efficient manner.

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Film and Representation Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to introduce students to the techniques of film analysis and the history and theory of the cinema, as well as to critically approach the nature of “representation” in audiovisual texts such television programming, advertising, music video, news and others. Program goals are to offer students courses that support a critical engagement with audio-visual media. Among the proficiencies Film and Representational Studies courses seek to develop are:

• An ability to critically deconstruct, analyze and interpret visual, audio-visual and Web-based texts. These include cinema, television, Web pages and other emergent media, advertising, news, music videos, multi-media, and other fictional, non-fictional and hybrid categories.

• An understanding of the politics of cultural representation around the categories of race, class, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, nationality and cultural heritage.

• A working understanding of theoretical perspectives that can be brought to bear on cinema and other forms of representations, including humanistic, feminist, Marxist, postcolonial, structural and post-structural, psychoanalytic, semiotic and audience reception.

• A deeper understanding of the craft of filmmaking through experiences with filmmaking.

Courses are offered within the program as well as in related departments.

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Our First-Year Program is one of the oldest living-learning programs in the country, helping students make successful transitions from high school to college, intellectually and socially, since 1987. In the fall semester, students live and study together in the First-Year Program course, developing the writing, speaking, and research skills needed for college. They continue to develop these skills in a spring First-Year Seminar.

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Our gender and sexuality studies program will empower you to consider the complexity and diversity of gender and identity as you seek to make the world a more inclusive place. You’ll study the ways in which gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and social class intersect to impact society and your own life.

What you learn will enrich your understanding of your major or other minor and make you a more insightful contributor to conversations about equity in healthcare or representation in media, for example. Outside the classroom, it will inspire you to address issues of social justice and become an agent of positive change on campus, in the North Country community, and beyond.

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Geology is the intensive study of earth systems, the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. It is a field-based science applied to questions related to the identification of the resources needed for modern civilization, environmental contamination/remediation, natural disasters, climatic change, and the history and evolution of the Earth and life.

Geology majors at St. Lawrence spend a sizable portion of their time in the field, both locally and on field trips to classic locations in the U.S. and abroad designed to supplement classroom instruction with real-world experience. Graduates of our program travel far and wide and serve society and the profession in numerous ways including as part of the academic, government, and private sectors where they work as researchers, regulators, advisers/consultants, and academic professionals. Dedicated alumni return to campus for the St. Lawrence University Geology Alumni Conference every third year to mentor students on graduate school and career opportunities.

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As the world seems to shrink almost daily with the growth of modern transportation and communication systems, it’s more important than ever that people think, and learn, globally. Since its creation in 2000, St. Lawrence’s pathbreaking global studies program has been looking at world topics, issues and conflicts from a multi-disciplinary perspective in order to put them in their largest contexts and build innovative solutions to global and local problems.

Graduates with this major are prepared go into a wide variety of fields such as policy, non-governmental organizations, law, public health, education, journalism, advocacy, all with an ability to look at the big picture.

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The Diana B. Torrey ’82 Health and Counseling Center mission is to empower students to be active partners in their wellness and support students in their pursuit of academic and lifelong goals. The health and counseling center is an inclusive space that is committed to affirming diversity. We offer students of all backgrounds, races, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, ethnicities, and cultures a safe place to discuss and resolve their physical and mental health concerns.

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The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) is a partnership between St. Lawrence University and the New York State Education Department, designed to find and support students who are capable and motivated to be successful as college students but whose test scores and/or high school grades do not meet regular admission standards and who come from very low income families.

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History is more than a catalog of events and actors; it is an ongoing process of discovery and interpretation. All facets of human experience have a historical dimension — the power struggles of monarchs and presidents; the working lives of farmers, sailors and seamstresses; the spiritual lives of people who were enslaved; the cultural assumptions of colonizers; the intimate relationships of families, to name only a few. Even the telling of history has a historical dimension, since historical interpretations change over time, and historians often disagree about exactly how things happened and why.

The variety of sources through which we understand history can encompass the full range of human expression as well—written documents, clothing, household items, artwork, advertisements, songs, buildings and public monuments, among others. By studying primary materials and divergent interpretations of history, students acquire and develop analytical and expository skills.

The study of history affords many additional benefits. It expands and enriches our understanding of the diversity of human lives over time across such boundaries as gender, culture, class, race, age, region, and religion. It helps us think about how and why the world we know came to be and about our own places in it. History students learn about the past and develop skills in and beyond the classroom. They engage in community-based learning, conduct independent research projects, complete summer internships, and study abroad.

Our graduates have gone on to careers in banking, business, communications, education, finance, government, information technology, journalism, law, medicine, politics, public health, public history, and numerous other fields. The history major is excellent preparation for anything that requires the ability to analyze, problem-solve, and communicate.

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The Human Resources (HR) Office develops, facilitates, reviews and revitalizes, as necessary, the University’s recruitment and retention of the finest faculty and staff possible to carry out its mission as a liberal arts university. HR keeps central to all its operations the knowledge that it is through its people that the university is able to function and it is central in all that the office does the belief that “human” is the most important resource of any institution.

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The Office of Institutional Research provides the campus community with accurate, timely, and thorough data research and analysis to support academic and administrative assessment and planning, and to facilitate decision-making and institutional improvement. We serve as a repository for institutional data; conduct survey research; provide consultation on IR-related activities; and respond to internal and external data requests and reporting requirements.

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International Student Services supports the intellectual, ethical, personal, and social development of St. Lawrence's international students as they explore their place and purpose as engaged learners in a diverse and interdependent University and world. We recognize that many of today's students identify with multiple cultures and we are excited to welcome these students to the St. Lawrence family. We are here to help all students gain a global perspective as they develop as individuals in the pursuit of education.

For fall semester of 2023, we are a community of 239 undergraduate and graduate students from 80 nations. Our office primarily works with non-immigrant students on F-1 and J-1 visa, however, we also serve as a resource for global citizens from within and outside the U.S. From orientation till post-graduation, we work collaboratively with our students so that they can achieve their goals as students and as civically engaged learners of this global world.

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In our intramural sport offerings, students compete against other St. Lawrence intramural teams. The teams are organized by league and refereed by St. Lawrence faculty and staff.

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Mathematics, computer science, cybersecurity, data science, and statistics—distinct programs that share a single home at St. Lawrence—are each deeply rooted in the Liberal Arts. Within each of these majors, introductory courses foster the critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills necessary for all disciplines while upper-level courses sharpen these skills and introduce students to the deeper world of the majors.

At St. Lawrence, you’ll get great hands-on experience through courses and research opportunities with classmates and professors. Our department emphasizes conceptual learning, allowing students to transfer the skills they learn in one discipline to another, creating well-rounded problem solvers. The five disciplines have many points of intersection, so it is not uncommon for students to concentrate in more than one of our disciplines through major/minor combinations.

Upon completion of their degree, our majors are prepared to either go on to graduate school or into the work-force. Graduates have pursued advanced degrees in each of our five majors, along with related fields like engineering, finance, and business. In the work force, students are prepared for a wide variety of careers; recent examples include medical research, financial management, software development, information technology, actuarial science, and sports analytics. The skills obtained by studying mathematics, computer science, cybersecurity, data science or statistics are utilized in almost any career-field, making the employment opportunities numerous.

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In today’s world, you’ll enrich your job options if you have a working knowledge of one or more foreign languages and the rich cultures they represent. At St. Lawrence, students can study languages that are spoken on every continent: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, and Swahili. They can minor in most of them and major in the first two of those, or in our multi-language option, which allows focusing on three languages. All the languages offered in the Department of World Languages, Cultures and Media are key components of some of St. Lawrence’s nearly two dozen international study programs.

Laurentians who have studied a foreign language - or more than one - are well-positioned to excel in international business, diplomacy, development, and education.

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Music is both an art, engaging the creative impulse, and a science, involving analytical thinking. That makes it an ideal liberal arts major. At St. Lawrence, we emphasize the relation between making and studying music. Here you’ll develop a worldview of music by learning how to create and perform a wide range of musics and by studying a variety of social and technological contexts for music-making.

We welcome all students regardless of background. Ensembles and private lessons are available to everyone.

Music majors have gone into education, music video production, music journalism, and sales and promotional careers related to music; others have charted careers as performers or pursued graduate study. Whether you’re interested in pursuing a major or just keeping music a part of your life during your time at St. Lawrence, we think you’ll find a good home here.

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According to their website," Nature Up North is a community-based organization based at St. Lawrence University whose mission is to foster a deeper sense of appreciation for, and connection to, the North Country environment and in doing so to create a bioregionally literate community that is committed to protecting the wild things and wild places that define this place we call home. The goal of Nature Up North is to use technology to encourage and enhance outdoor experiential learning. In a world increasingly dominated by technology and defined by a growing sense of apathy toward the natural world, Nature Up North seeks to build an environmental community in northern New York using the technological tools with which people are most familiar. Using web-based technology, Nature Up North enables sharing of experiences and observations in nature through science, art, photography or writing. We seek to foster connections between the North Country landscape, the people who inhabit it, and the inextricable connections between the two."

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As the main St. Lawrence campus library, Owen D. Young Library--known as ODY on campus--provides you with the resources and services for research and study in the humanities and social sciences.

With seating for over 900 students in a variety of individual and group study spaces, including seminar rooms, two computer labs, a digital scholarship lab, several classrooms, and a 24-hour study room, you’ll have plenty of innovative spaces to choose from.

ODY is home to:
-Center for Teaching and Learning
-Information Technology
-Digital Scholarship Team
-Special Collections and Archives
-WORD Studio

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Office Services enable the faculty, staff, and students to perform their work most efficiently, cost-effectively, and with first-class quality.

We carry out our mission by:

-Processing tangible materials to ensure they reach the required endpoints.
-Producing high-quality printed media that reflects the prestige of the University and the seriousness of the work performed by our colleagues.

Office Services department includes the Faculty/Staff Mail Center, the Student Mail Center, and Print Services.

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A major in Performance and Communication Arts will give you the tools to better understand and communicate with others, personally, professionally, and socially.

Theatre studies engage students in critical inquiry into previous performances and previous performance texts, as well as artistic engagement with the craft of producing original texts and performances. Performance studies, a broader term, includes theatre studies, but also encompasses a broader array of performance behaviors, including (among others) the performance of gender, the performance of self in everyday life, the performance of texts other than plays, ritual performances, and political performances, both mainstream and activist.

Rhetorical studies focus on the use of symbols to alter attitudes and induce others to act in a particular manner, and students engaged in rhetorical studies are challenged to critically examine previous attempts at persuasion, as well as to creatively enter into the production of original persuasive messages. Communication studies, a broader term, includes rhetorical studies, but also encompasses a broader array of communication behaviors in a broader variety of contexts, including among others interpersonal communication, small group communication, and intercultural communication.

The department's major is designed to enable students to pursue their interests passionately and in-depth. However, we are also committed to a philosophy that emphasizes both depth and breadth of study and, accordingly, the curriculum requires majors to enroll in courses that span the various areas of inquiry. Thus, majors explore the rhetorical and communicative dimensions of performance and the performative dimensions of rhetoric and communication.

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The Peterson Quantitative Resource Center (PQRC) was founded in August 2007 to provide mathematical, statistical and computational support to St. Lawrence University. The mission of the PQRC is stated below:

The mission of the Peterson Quantitative Resource Center is to facilitate, encourage, and develop quantitative reasoning, skills, and applications for the St. Lawrence University Community.

The PQRC was established with three main goals in mind:

1. To support courses and coursework that is quantitative in nature across the SLU curriculum.

2. To assist students in improving their quantitative understanding to meet course prerequisites.

3. To facilitate research that involves quantitative reasoning.

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When you study philosophy, you enter a new way of thinking about yourself and the world. Our degree program offers the opportunity to examine the deep questions of human existence, such as:

What does it mean to live a good life?
How should a person live?
Are we free?
What is the self?
What is the nature of reality?
How are individual and community related?
What is justice, and can we create a truly just society?
How should humans interact with the natural world?
What is knowledge?
What can be known and when do we have good reason for our beliefs?
Through examining such questions, you’ll develop creativity and critical thinking skills. Many employers like to hire philosophy majors because they have a reputation for being flexible, clear thinkers and good writers. Philosophy combines well with all other majors, so you can study philosophy and whatever else interests you.

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Physics is the study of the fundamental principles that govern the entire natural world, from the atomic nucleus and elementary particles to the dimensions of the universe and the search for dark energy. Our students investigate these principles in small classes with emphasis on lab experiences, and many opportunities for faculty-led research. Physics majors leave St. Lawrence with the skills to pursue further study in a wide range of fields, such as engineering, astrophysics, and materials science.

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Our students learn how government works not only in theory but also in practice, often through internships and other opportunities in cities like Washington, DC, and Ottawa, Canada, just 90 minutes away. The focus is both domestic and foreign, and examines issues of power and justice.

A major in political science prepares students for careers in the law, foreign service, international relations, cultural or economic development anywhere in the world, journalism, elective office and many others. Our recent graduates have been accepted to masters programs at Cornell, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, and Syracuse University, and have also attended law school at the universities of Connecticut, Michigan, and Vermont (to name a few).

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On July 1, 2021, Kathryn A. Morris became the 19th president of St. Lawrence University. President Morris has dedicated her life to higher education and chose to become a professor because she understood the impact of teaching and mentoring on students’ lives. She arrived at St. Lawrence following a distinguished career at Butler University, where she had most recently served as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for eight years. Prior to her time as provost, President Morris served as a professor of psychology and was chair of that department at Butler. Her areas of expertise include social psychology, the psychology of gender, methodology, and statistics.

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Why do people think and behave the way they do? St. Lawrence’s psychology department takes a broad approach to answering this question, offering courses on diverse topics such as the brain and behavior, sensation and perception, learning, development, personality, abnormal psychology, and social behavior. You can also explore the application of psychology through courses on sport, community, clinical, cultural, legal, and environmental psychology.

Many of our students work one-on-one with faculty mentors on collaborative research projects. Recently, our students have conducted studies on memory and trauma, nanoparticles, learning, virtual reality, infant communication, coach-athlete relationships, sleep and hoarding, and juror decision-making.

Our graduates work in a variety of settings, such as schools, counseling centers, businesses, and not-for-profit agencies. Some obtain their graduate degree in areas such as social work, teaching, physical therapy, mental health counseling, school psychology, law, and nursing.

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The Registrar's Office supports the education of students at St. Lawrence University and protects the integrity of the SLU degree. The office maintains the permanent academic record of all SLU students and alumni in accordance with university policy and government statutes.

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People’s lives are often rooted in religious worlds that profoundly affect their experiences, politics, ethical, and aesthetic sensibilities. Our religious studies program educates students about the diversity of religious worlds and diversity within religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Shinto, and religion in the United States. We also focus on the key role religion plays in history, politics, culture, and in diverse areas of life by teaching a variety of methodological and theoretical approaches.

Spend time investigating the intricacies of religious systems, practices, and expression, as well as their impact around the world and on modern events. Many students who study abroad and find their religious studies classes provide a wonderful foundation for their understanding of the cultures and people with whom they interact.

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The mission of the Office of Residence Life is to foster a community living environment which promotes the pursuit of academic excellence, personal growth, and integrity. By living on campus during their undergraduate education, students, together with the support of the Residence Life staff, learn to become engaged and responsible citizens.

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Only current Community Assistants, Thrive Mentors, and Theme Coordinators are able to become members of this group.

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The philosophy of the St. Lawrence University Safety and Security Department is to provide a safe and secure environment for the entire University community. The Safety and Security Department offers a wide variety of services to assist students, staff and faculty members in their day to day living.

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Students studying sociology at St. Lawrence will examine the dynamics of the social world through a variety of areas of inquiry. These include: why societies develop, are maintained, and/or change; the socio-historical context of social phenomena; how race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and other signifiers of "difference" affect structural arrangements and personal experience; and how social relations and processes operate at local, regional, national, and global levels.

Students have the opportunity to participate in community-based learning, off-campus study, internships, and independent research related to a variety of topics within sociology including social media, technology, health, aging, race, politics, development, migration, political economy, the environment, and food systems.

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St. Lawrence University Emergency Medical Services (SLU EMS) is a student-run and New York State certified EMS agency. We provide Basic Life Support (BLS) First Response services to the St. Lawrence University campus and surrounding area. An affiliate of the St. Lawrence University Safety and Security Department, SLU EMS is composed of 31 members all of whom are undergraduate students at St. Lawrence.
In addition to providing coverage to the campus 24-hours a day during the academic year, SLU EMS also provides standby services at campus events such as Fall Fest, Winter Carnival, Halloweekend, and the Leithead COVID-19 Vaccine clinic. SLU EMS sponsors as many as 10 students a year who wish to become Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), allowing them to take the rigorous EMT-B certification course for free.

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From intramural sports to varsity athletics, fitness classes to strength and conditioning spaces, rock-climbing walls to outdoor programs, we’ll empower you to pursue physical fitness the way you want to alongside a community of supportive peers and staff.

With state-of-the-art facilities and community spaces to pursue a wide range of fitness activities, there are unlimited ways to get moving and plenty of room to explore new activities.

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Student Accessibility Services (SAS) Office is located in Fox Hall and provides information regarding support services at St. Lawrence University. Every effort is made to individually and appropriately serve students to enable them to attain success and reach their goals. Our staff is made up of the director and assistant director who provide a wide range of support services and accommodations for students with disabilities.

At the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) office, we work with 25% of the campus community—students with documented disabilities. We strongly encourage students to self-identify and reach out to our office as early as possible in their academic careers to ensure they receive the reasonable accommodations they are entitled to.

Even if you suspect you have a disability but have not yet been tested, we are here to assist you. You can still contact our office for guidance. We can help you navigate the process of referral for testing and ensure you are properly supported.

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Welcome to Student Activities & Leadership!

The mission of the Office of Student Activities and Leadership is to provide students with unique and engaging opportunities for involvement that complement their academic experience. These opportunities incorporate principles of leadership and service through participation in clubs and organizations, student government, paraprofessional positions, and special events. By providing support to students and organizations to create programming that enriches the campus community, we create a culture that inspires students to discover their full potential/initiate change.

To learn about how we strive to accomplish our mission please see the tabs on the left that highlight annual events, traditions, and leadership opportunities.

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The Sullivan Student Center is a place where students come to spend time between classes, study, and hold both meetings and late night events. There are a variety of small spaces with comfy chairs and tables for studying and lounging. In addition, meeting rooms are available for group meetings and other activities. Also available to students is the Winston Room, which is the largest programming space in the building. The space is often used for large events such as lectures, showcases, comedians, movie showings, and dances.

Besides being a great place to connect with your classmates, the Student Center is the home of many departments and services on campus. On the lowest level you can access the Student Mail Center (SMC) and your SMC mailbox. You can also head over to the Northstar Cafe and Jack's Corner to grab some food and snacks.

On the middle level of the Student Center you will be able to visit the Student Center Information Desk and a variety of offices such as the Student Life Office, Residence Life, Student Activities and Leadership, the Associate Dean's Office, and Center for Career Excellence. Located on the third floor is the Student Financial Services office, and the Office of Wellness Education.

The Student Center has a variety of rooms that are available for students, faculty and staff to reserve for various events and meetings. Available on this website is an overview of all the Student Center rooms which are able to be reserved for various events. Information is also available to learn how to reserve these spaces and others across campus. To make sure that the Student Center is enjoyable for all community members please take a moment to visit the Policies and Procedures page. Here you will find important information regarding the use of the building.

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The mission of the Student Financial Services Office is to provide centralized financial services to students and families. Student billing and collection of tuition and fees, CWA accounts, meal plan accounts, and student loan processing are a few key functions of this team.

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Any student will tell you that there’s more to a college education than going to class. After all, you’re here 24/7, and you can’t be studying all the time! Of course, your classes are important, but you’ll learn valuable skills in other activities, too: leadership, teamwork, organization, communication, and how to conduct yourself around others.

At St. Lawrence, you’ll learn from someone new every time you go to the dining center with your friends, head to the gym or a concert with a hallmate, or walk to class with someone from a different culture. Just being here is part of your education.

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The Student Mail Center (SMC) is located on the first floor of the Sullivan Student Center. The SMC dispenses mail and parcels to St. Lawrence students. Students are assigned a combination-operated mailbox that is kept throughout their time at St. Lawrence University.

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That’s how we’d describe our commitment to sustainability. Nestled in the shadows of the Adirondack hills, we owe so much of our adventurous spirit to our natural surroundings. We take our responsibility to preserve and protect our home seriously and it resonates in every aspect of campus life—from our campus buildings to dining to academic programming.

When you venture out into the world after graduation, you’ll make decisions with the wellness of our planet in mind.

At St. Lawrence, we believe your liberal arts education—no matter what you choose to study—holds the key to solving environmental questions that are at the heart of some of today's greatest shared challenges. That's why we've launched our brand-new Center for the Environment.

Combining our existing programs with innovative new initiatives, our Center for the Environment expands on decades of research, teaching, and experiential opportunities for students, and spans the globe—from our beautiful 1,000-acre green campus in the heart of the North Country to our living/learning compound in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Diversity makes us smarter. At St. Lawrence University, we embrace diversity in all its forms. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion supports the University’s efforts to create and sustain a living-learning community that challenges habits and assumptions underlying the structures of power, privilege, and injustice, and works to ensure that we are inclusive, welcoming, and empowering to all our members.

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Title IX states that "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..." 20 U.S.C. § 1681. In addition to Title IX and other sexual misconduct, the Nondiscrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct Policies, cover other forms of discrimination and harassment including race, color, predisposing genetic characteristics, traits historically associated with race, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, marital status, veteran's status, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.

You have the right to make a report to university police or campus security, local law enforcement, and/or state police or choose not to report; to report the incident to your institution; to be protected by the institution from retaliation for reporting an incident; and to receive assistance and resources from your institution.

MEMBERS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE COMMUNITY—students, employees, and guests— should expect to be free from sexual violence, behavior that is inherently abusive of the humanity that each of us brings to the campus community. Sexual misconduct is against University policy and will not be tolerated at St. Lawrence.

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We inspire the Laurentian community to invest in St. Lawrence through lifelong connections and philanthropy, ensuring a transformative student experience for today and tomorrow.

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The work of University Communications embodies the Laurentian spirit and pride as we celebrate and raise awareness of the enduring value of the St. Lawrence experience.

The University Communications division supports four key goals and objectives:

-Increase our national visibility, enhance our academic reputation, and manage the institutional brand.
-Develop communications and marketing strategies to help recruit an academically talented and diverse student body.
-Develop communications and marketing strategies to help to build connections with Laurentians to support fundraising and engagement efforts.
-Develop strategies and plans to support institutional goals and initiatives.

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University Theatre is a dynamic space for students to grow as artists, leaders, collaborators, and storytellers. Each year, we offer a vibrant season of faculty-led theatre and dance productions, where students have the opportunity to perform, design, choreograph, and gain practical experience in a supportive and creative environment.

In addition to mainstage productions, students are encouraged to take the lead by directing, choreographing, or performing in student-led shows—with personalized mentorship from our dedicated faculty every step of the way. Whether you're majoring in the arts or just exploring your creative side, there’s a place for you here.

Our production program is an artistic laboratory where you can bring classroom learning to life, dive deeper into your passions, and build skills for future careers in the arts. We welcome students from all majors and backgrounds to participate, onstage or behind the scenes, or simply enjoy our performances as an audience member.

Auditions are open to all students and typically take place during the second week of classes.

University Theatre is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and encouraging space where students can grow both artistically and personally. We can’t wait to see what you’ll create with us!

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St. Lawrence's Volunteer Services creates learning opportunities for students to develop, practice, and incorporate principles of leadership, advocacy, and service. Whether it be for an afternoon, a week, or a summer. Volunteer Services provides a variety of opportunities to engage with the community.

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From stress reduction to sleep tips, the Wellness Education team educates students about healthy practices and empowers students to take ownership for the aspects of health and well-being that are within their control. We believe that campus well-being is a team effort, and students are an integral part of our team.

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We are more than a “writing center.” “WORD” is an acronym:

W: Written Communication (for example, papers)
O: Oral Communication (for example, speeches)
R: Reading (we help you hone your reading comprehension skills)
D: Design (for example, posters, and PowerPoint)

We're here for any communication need—not just papers.

Your tutors are fellow Laurentians. They are your peers. They are approachable and friendly. They are also highly trained as tutors, having taken a semester-long course on tutoring. Each of our tutors has a unique tutoring style—find the tutor who’s right for you by looking through Our Staff page.

We are here for everyone—not just those new to college.

We are an intentionally inclusive space. We continue to work on promoting equity in our spaces to respect students of all races, genders, nationalities, and linguistic backgrounds. See Mission for more information.

Tutorials are conversations. Tutorials are a two-way street: we don’t tell you what to do; we converse with you and help you find your way. We will offer suggestions and a fresh set of eyes/ears, but we’ll never take away your agency. See the Student FAQ for a run-down of what a typical tutorial looks like.

We work on all issues, large and small. We’re here not just for little stuff like grammar and the finer points of citation. We work on the big stuff too: thesis, structure, and source integration.

Consider working at the WORD Studio as a tutor. We value tutors from across the disciplines (not just PCA or English). Even if you don’t think you’re a perfect communicator, being a great tutor is more about being a good listener. If that’s you, consider taking the one-unit, semester-long course offered every spring. Applications are required for the 10 seats in the course. See the Work Here page for more details.

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