This regular roundup features a selection of recent mentions of St. Lawrence University and its students, faculty, and staff in regional, national, and international media outlets.
St. Lawrence University President Kate Morris
St. Lawrence University has been featured in local and national news outlets—such as in a Mother Jones article by Bill McKibben, as well as in the Watertown Daily Times—over the last few weeks as president Kate Morris was among the many signatories of an open letter signed by hundreds of college and university heads defending their shared commitment to serve as centers of open inquiry where faculty, students, and staff "are free to exchange ideas and opinions across a full range of viewpoints without fear of retribution, censorship, or deportation."
Mathilda Rice '25 and Sam Voter '25
Greenhouse members Mathilda Rice '25 and Sam Voter '25 were featured recently on 7 News WWNYTV to discuss St. Lawrence's annual North Country Folk Festival, where the campus and community come together over local folk bands, food, and homemade craft vendors.
Center for the Environment
The University's Center for the Environment was featured in the Watertown Daily Times for joining the EcoLeague, a consortium of liberal arts colleges and universities dedicated to ecologically focused education and research as well as modeling sustainability through their operations and facilities.
Environmental Studies Department
The University, and particularly its Environmental Studies Department, was featured in North Country Now for being nationally recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a 2025 Tree Campus.
The achievement, which St. Lawrence has earned three years in a row, demonstrates the University's commitment to environmental stewardship, sustainability, and community engagement by meeting the rigorous standards set forth by the Foundation.
Biology Students and Faculty
Students and faculty from St. Lawrence's Biology Department were featured in North Country Now for helping to organize Brain Blast, an annual community-oriented festival featuring several interactive, hands-on exhibits focused on brain function as well as neuroscience research being conducted on campus.
"Everything you have ever known or seen or done is because of your brain," Jackson Spence '25 said, "and I think that's really cool."
St. Lawrence in the News is a roundup that features a selection of recent mentions of St. Lawrence University and its students, faculty, and staff in regional, national, and international media outlets. Submit media mentions for potential inclusion in an upcoming edition of St. Lawrence in the News.
