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  Dear Lawrentians, Students are transformed during their time at Lawrence. They enter the college at a time when they are actively forging their identities and seeking their places in the world. They leave as informed, independent thinkers, as concerned, responsible citizens. Just as the Lawrence experience is transformative for students, it has been transformativeContinue Reading

A New Focus on Film By Rick Peterson During a career spanning more than 30 years, filmmaker Catherine Tatge ’72 has created works that explore creative genius, spiritual matters and the human condition. She has chronicled the lives of such American luminaries as playwright Tennessee Williams, dancer/choreographer Martha Graham and ground-breaking environmentalist John Muir. SheContinue Reading

Part of the $5 million gift from the Hurvis Charitable Foundation will be used to transform the lower level of the former Jason Downer Commons into the 9,400-square-foot, state-of-the art Hurvis Center for Interdisciplinary Film Studies. The renovation will create space for academic programming, including digital video production and editing. The key feature of theContinue Reading

Lawrence’s annual Report to the Community showcases some of the meaningful connections made between the college and the Fox Valley during the past year. This year’s event, held at the Warch Campus Center in October, put the spotlight on several collaborative efforts. They are extraordinary examples of community engagement—and of the positive things that canContinue Reading

A Freshman Studies Reunion in Cyberspace Submitted by Christopher Korbel ’88 On a warm August afternoon, surfing Facebook, I received a post from Brad Gottschalk ’87: “Fellow Lawrentians: I just finished re-reading As I Lay Dying. (And at my suggestion, so did my wife Erica Neuendorf-Gottschalk ’87). This was one of the first works ofContinue Reading

Happy Birthday, Lawrence! LU pride was riding high on Tuesday, January 17 as Lawrence celebrated Founders Day—the anniversary of the college’s founding. The annual celebration was a huge success with alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends posting birthday wishes and sharing Lawrence memories on the college’s Facebook page. Many wore Lawrence apparel at homeContinue Reading

By Rick Peterson During a career spanning more than 30 years, filmmaker Catherine Tatge ’72 has created works that explore creative genius, spiritual matters and the human condition. She has chronicled the lives of such American luminaries as playwright Tennessee Williams, dancer/choreographer Martha Graham and ground-breaking environmentalist John Muir. She has used her story-telling skillsContinue Reading

Created as part of the More Light! campaign finale, More Light! Lawrence Collects was an exhibition of art collected and created by alumni and friends of Lawrence and loaned to the college from their private collections. The works included Inuit sculpture, glass sculpture, paintings, prints and photography. “These works and the individuals who collected themContinue Reading

Lawrence pulled out all the stops for a two-day More Light! campaign finale that brought hundreds of alumni, parents and friends to campus. From the moment President Jill Beck announced the campaign total to the final good-byes, campus was buzzing with excitement and bursting with pride. The More Light! finale weekend kicked off with theContinue Reading

They are responsible for helping students find their “aha” moments—those times when the proverbial light bulb goes off, and big ideas finally start coming together. The President’s Report annually spotlights Lawrence faculty members for the unique ways in which they are opening young minds to new methods of thinking. Whether in the classroom, in theContinue Reading