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students to engage their world by focusing
on courses, programs and teaching that
build on the University’s commitment to
reflective thinking and learning.
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Expand admissions’ reach and enroll-
ment
to enhance good fit and advance the
University’s financial strength.
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Engage alumni more deeply
to enrich
University connections and expand all
kinds of participation and support.
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Encourage a governance structure that
engages
faculty with students, staff and
trustees in
collaborative, creative and
proactive stewardship
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Foster a culture of strategic planning
, as-
sessment and communication.
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Launch a new master facilities plan
to
protect, develop and enrich the learning
and living environment, and enhance the
University’s vision.
The map is the result of a two-year col-
laborative review and planning process,
including the work of two task groups that
examined costs and made recommenda-
tions for strengthening the University's po-
sition as a leading liberal arts institution in
the face of a difficult economy and increas-
ingly competitive market for students.
During summer 2011, another group of
more than 50 faculty, staff, students, alumni
and trustees met as the Mapping Council
to develop a set of writing instructions for
the map. The resulting draft was circulated
on campus for review and feedback before
going to the board for its endorsement.
The next steps include forming work
teams to develop stages of implementation
with milestone points in a timeline. The
map, a “living document” that will change
as needed, also will inform specific plans
for campus development, communications
and fundraising.
“We can’t yet be so definitive that we lose
our great advantage of nimble adaptation
as the world of American higher education
feels the ground shift beneath it,” Fox says.
“Rather, we will start with a basic map and
add layers that show different routes across
a new topography.”
—Tom Evelyn
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students involved in the Clinton
lobal Initiative University who were in-
vited to participate in the full-scale Clin-
ton Global Initiative (CGI) 2011 meeting,
held in New York City last September.
Her invitation from former President Bill
Clinton stated, “CGI is a community
of international leaders committed to
identifying groundbreaking solutions that
reduce poverty, improve the environment
and increase access to health care and
education around the world. CGI helps
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agencies build partnerships that match
cutting-edge ideas with the resources
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Earlier in 2011, Ochieng’ was a
delegate to the United Nations’ annual
Commission on the Status of Women
(www.stlawu.edu/netnews/graceochieng_
un.html). In 2009, she was awarded a
Projects for Peace grant (www.stlawu.
edu/netnews/projectsforpeace09_
graceochieng.html), which led to her
founding an organization called Pads for
the People.
—MD
The Sun Never Sets on a St. Lawrence Internship
The list of last summer’s Internship Fellowship placements indicates that students
are finding internships in eclectic fields from coast to coast and beyond:
Holland Davis ’11 – CMG Securities, Beijing, China
Marc Delaney ’13 – Biology Laboratory, SLU
Lillian Donahue ’13 – Susan Davis International , Washington, D.C.
Jenna Hulton ’12 – Canton-PotsdamHospital, Potsdam, N.Y.
Emma Kearney ’12 – Battery (Park) Conservancy, New York City
Steve Knight ’12 – North Country Public Radio, Canton
Kristina Lutz ’14 – Colorado Equine Clinic, Littleton, Colo.
Thahitun Mariam ’12 – Summer Volunteer Program, San Jose, Calif.
Olivia McManus ’12 – Burlington City Arts, Burlington, Vt.
Stephanie Sayward ’13 – Soccer Without Borders, Solola, Guatemala
Elizabeth Schwennker ’12 – North Country Traumatic Brain Injury Center,
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Shannon Smith ’13 – Chesapeake Research Consortium, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Annapolis, Md.
Taylor Smith ’12 – Chad Niehaus (artist), Moab, Utah
Silas Streeter ’12 – Autentico Adventures, Costa Rica
Emily Viani ’13 – Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, Pa.
For more on internships, go to www.stlawu.edu/studentlife/departments/
career-services.
Rare Distinction