Survey Results # 16: And the Award Goes to… (Part three)

All proud personal moments from the class of 2013!

We all have goals, dreams and ambitions and sometimes the best recognition is not one that is given to you by someone else, but one that you give to yourself. Below is just a sample of responses from the class of 2013, in response to their proudest personal achievement.

-Reaching 5’10”

-Creating interpretive animal paintings

-Not getting eaten or lost in a Costa Rican jungle

-Developing a hypothesis on the birth of the universe

-Awesome minesweeper high scores

-Having a fast metabolism

-Successfully running a business

-Not getting hypothermia

-Getting hypothermia and surviving

-Completing bar mitzvah

-Making designs for a dragon catapult named Shanique

In the fall, the entire incoming class will be able to add their matriculation to Lawrence University to the running list of accomplishments…Congrats!

Survey Results #15: “I Know Nothing About Robotics…”

You all certainly plan to be active once you get to campus! We asked you what clubs and organizations you were interested in joining or starting when you arrived at Lawrence University, and your responses couldn’t have been more interesting!

Before sharing the results, we’d encourage you to check out our campus life page, where you can find a full listing of all the current student organizations registered with the Lawrence University Community Council.

The first observation we have is how “multi-interested” you are! Most of you responded with more than one activity, and they were often unrelated to each other. About half of you who indicated an interest in music also indicated an interest in sports. Many of you who are interested in writing for The Lawrentian (school newspaper) are just as interested in joining an academic organization, like the biology club or the philosophy club.

However, almost without question, the strongest co-curricular interest of incoming Lawrentians is athletics. Whether it’s basketball, football, volleyball, baseball, fencing, badminton or crew, you seem to have every intention of being active.

The top five categories were:

1 – Athletics

2 – Music Groups

3 – Political Organizations

4 – Academic Clubs

5 – Community Service

A substantial number of you also stated an intention of joining one of the religious organizations on campus. Many of you specifically listed our swing dancing group or working in the Sustainable Lawrence University Garden.

Others of you have plans of your own, and are fully ready to start new clubs that don’t already exist. Some of the more noteworthy examples were:

– Minesweeper club (we’re not sure what this is…)

– Cupcake club (we think we know what this is…and we’re excited!)

– Cloud Appreciation Society

– “I want to start AIF (American Investment Fellows) to teach financial literacy in public schools.”

– “Robotics type club. I know nothing about robotics, but I really want to learn!”

– “My friend and I would love to start an a cappella group that does video game music, as well as pop tunes.”

This is why we like to call Lawrentians “multi-interested.”

Survey Results # 13: And the Award Goes to… (Part two)

Athletes and world travelers!

Trailing shortly behind awards and achievements in music and the arts, Lawrence University’s class of 2013 informed us of their many proud moments in sports and traveling (sometimes one in the same)

Below are some athletic/ geographic achievements from the class of 2013. Don’t worry if you didn’t make the list: with 22 varsity teams and sports and more than 50 off-campus/international programs, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to explore at Lawrence!

-Received the Steve Stromquist Award for football

-Took outside swimming classes in winter

-Went backpacking through the mountains of New Mexico

-Traveled alone in Spain

-Ran up the steps of the Eiffel Tower

-Placed 15th in national chess tournament (Chess is a mental sport)

-Won state volleyball/football championships

-Visited Laos and learned how to fish with bare hands

-Spent two weeks in the Costa Rican rainforest

-Led cross country team to sectionals

-Left American high school for a year and enrolled in a Polish high school as a Polish citizen, not an exchange student

-Went backpacking through the arctic tundra for 45 days

Stay tuned for the ever entertaining random awards…

Survey Results # 10: And the Award Goes to… (Part one)

Musicians and Artists!

Well, not JUST to musicians and artists… The overwhelming majority of responses to our question, “What award are you most proud of in your life,” included achievements in music, arts or humanities.

Below are some musical/artistic highlights from the class of 2013:

Playing music for orphanages in Cusco, Peru

Playing at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center

Winning first place at state in Duet Acting

Singing at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.

Many, many state, all state, and honor ensembles

Attending Interlochen Arts Camp

Winning the John Philip Sousa Band Award (at least 3 people listed this award)

Receiving the National Committee of Teachers of English Award

Completing a novel

Being a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

Winning the Schubert Jazz Piano Competition

Appointed the senior teacher assistant in a freshman honors English class

Winning fourth prize in a county-wide poetry contest

Playing the part of Richard in Shakespeare’s King Richard II

Stay tuned for athletic and geographic achievements. In the meantime feel free to check out our departmental websites in music, theater, and English to discover ways that you can put your achievements and experiences to good use.

Survey Results #9: Twitter Is Forgettable?

Despite what you hear in the media, Lawrence University’s Class of 2013 has responded loud and clear that twitter and myspace are not their preferred social networking sites. We asked incoming Lawrentians which of the three sites they would pick if we could only keep one: Twitter, Facebook or MySpace. The option of “none, thanks” actually beat Twitter and MySpace…

Combined…

Times five.

Facebook is by far the most preferred site of the three.

1 – Facebook, 83.0% (151 individual votes!)

2 – None, Thanks, 14.3% (26 individual votes)

3 – MySpace, 2.2% (just four votes)

4 – Twitter, 0.5% (one solitaire vote!)

We will pass this information along to a campus department all of you will likely rely on: Information Technology Services. Although most of the information on their page relates to your life after you arrive on campus, it’s worth knowing that they are there, and how they will be able to help you. When you get some time away from Facebook, check it out.

Now, we’ll go tell ITS to plan some extra bandwidth for Facebook!