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Taking Applications for the College Writers' Award

Do you like to write? The Quebec Writers' Federation is calling for submissions for the College Writers' Award. A prize of $1,000 will be awarded for the best short story, poem or work of non-fiction. Entrants must be residents of Quebec and enrolled in one of the sponsoring colleges (SLC include...

St. Lawrence Fashion Show a Big Hit!

The annual St. Lawrence Fashion Show took place on Saturday, March 22nd. Held at the new Quai 30 venue in the port, this sophisticated event drew large numbers of students, parents, and friends. The classy crowd came dressed to impress. Following a cocktail hour, the curtains parted and guests to...

Students Travel to See Total Eclipse

On Monday, April 8th, fifty St. Lawrence students and staff travelled South in search of the total solar eclipse. At 1:30pm, the group piled into two yellow school buses and headed in the direction of the bridge. Brilliant sunshine and warm spring weather had enticed many others to attempt the jo...

Student Delegates Head to New York for Model UN

From March 23 to March 29, a delegation of 20 students from St. Lawrence represented Côte d’Ivoire at the National Model United Nations in New York, working with university and college student-delegates from around the world to address some of the world’s most pressing issues. The group has been...

Two St. Lawrence students win FRQ Scholarships

St. Lawrence Students Dorothee Grondin and Dominic Gaumont have been awarded scholarships by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ). St. Lawrence was only guaranteed one scholarship, but these applicants' files were so strong that the FRQ offered funding to both. Each student will complete an int...

A Conversation about Wellness with Pierre-Cédric Labrie

On Wednesday, March 13th, former NHL player and current St. Lawrence men’s hockey coach Pierre-Cédric Labrie spoke with students about his experiences with wellness. The lunchtime talk, which took place in the auditorium, was conversational in style, and also included Social Worker and wellness p...

Employee Wellness Week Targets Many Facets of Wellness

St. Lawrence’s first annual Employee Wellness Week was held this past February and saw a high degree of participation by employees of all kinds. Wellness has long been a priority at St. Lawrence, but this year, in the darkest time of year, Human Resources saw a need to schedule a week of programm...

Faculty Research Fair Showcases Employees' Academic Pursuits

Yesterday, over lunch, the college held a small Faculty Research Fair. This was an opportunity for students to learn about what research looks like in various fields and to speak with their teachers about their current and past research projects. Other employees also enjoyed learning from their c...

Marine Photographer Mario Cyr Visits St. Lawrence

On Tuesday, January 30th, celebrated marine photographer Mario Cyr visited St. Lawrence to give a lunchtime presentation to students and staff. Cyr’s visits to schools and colleges have become rarer in recent months as his number of international speaking engagements has grown, so St. Lawrence wa...

St. Lawrence at McGill Model United Nations 2024: Well done to all our delegates!

This past weekend, eight St. Lawrence students took part in the McGill Model United Nations (McMUN 2024) in Montreal. Over four days, our delegates worked hard with students from other colleges and universities (including Concordia, UBC, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins) to propose solutions to some of...