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SUMMER 2012 | ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE 5
ON CAMPUS
Nemanja Koroman ’13, of
Podgrab, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
and Levon Vardanyan ’13,
whose hometown is Yerevan,
Armenia, are spending the sum-
mer
building a water supply in
the tiny village of Kamenica, Bosnia-
Herzegovina,
thanks to a Projects for
Peace grant. They are sanitizing water
in a nearby spring and developing a
system to prevent future contamination,
building a water tank and connecting
the spring to the tank to supply the
village. At least one St. Lawrence student
has been awarded a Projects for Peace
grant every year since the program
began in 2006.
At the invitation of former President
Bill Clinton,
Grace Ochieng' '12 co-
facilitated a session for students at the
Clinton Global Initiative conference in
Washington, D.C., March 30-April 1.
"The Next Step: Moving from Idea to
Action," was aimed at turning a com-
mitment from vision to reality. In 2011,
Ochieng', was a delegate to the United
Nations annual Commission on the
Status of Women.
Wally Johnson, director of athlet-
ics media relations, received the
Pete
Nevins Award for Distinguished
Achievement at the 2012 ECAC-Sports
Information Directors Association
Workshop
in Pittsburgh. The award is
presented in recognition of advance-
ment of the field of athletics communi-
cations and advocacy for intercollegiate
athletics.
Jordan is the newest destination
in St. Lawrence’s international study
roster. Beginning this fall, students may
study in Amman in partnership with
American-Mideast Training Services
(Amideast). The program is designed
for students interested in studying the
Arabic language (both Modern Standard
Arabic and the Levantine colloquial
dialect) and Middle Eastern and North
African cultures.
With this addition, St. Lawrence now
offers 22 study programs in 18 coun-
tries on six continents.
Professor of English
Bob Cowser Jr.
is the recipient of this year's Owen D.
Young Outstanding Faculty Award,
as
voted by members of the senior class.
The award is the only one given to fac-
ulty that is chosen by students and the
winner delivers a "last lecture" to seniors
during the week prior to graduation.
The text of Cowser's talk was published
in the online news site
The Huffington
Post
on May 17.
Philosophy students hosted an un-
dergraduate conference
on campus
in early April. Featuring presentations
by 20 students, including seven from
other colleges, it was the first under-
graduate philosophy conference held at
St. Lawrence and was completely ar-
ranged by students.
North Country Public Radio morn-
ing host and producer
Todd Moe
has received a St. Lawrence County
Arts Council 2012 Arts Recognition
Award
. The awards honor people from
the North Country "who have made
a significant contribution to the arts
and cultural life of our region." NCPR
(WSLU-FM) is the NPR affiliate at
St. Lawrence.
Thirty-nine students have been
selected as 2012 University Fellows
for this summer.
The program provides
students with campus housing and a
stipend to conduct research with a fac-
ulty partner. This is the largest group of
students chosen in the 13-year history
of the program. Projects encompass 17
departments, with biology, geology and
English the most popular.
Rainbow of Flags
Kaleidoscope is “an evening dedicated to celebrating diversity in the
St. Lawrence community, in which the talents of diverse groups on campus are
recognized and appreciated,” according to organizers. Last spring, one perfor-
mance involved the flags of the nations in which the student dancers live.
David Pynchon ’14
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