Category Archives: Spring 2011

What Lawrence Faculty Are Doing … Besides Teaching Gustavo Fares, professor of Spanish, had two articles accepted for publication, “Identidades hispanas en Estados Unidos” by the Nueva Revista de Lenguas Extranjeras, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, and “Los Estudios Fronterizos y sus descontentos: un manifiesto Posicional” by CLEUM (Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios Utópicos yContinue Reading

It was a double date to Homecoming in 1935 when Paul and Katharine Pitman Schmidt, both from the Class of 1939, began their lives together at Lawrence. They weren’t each other’s dates that day, but they got together soon afterward and ended up sharing a life for nearly 70 years in Elkhorn, Wis. Throughout theirContinue Reading

EILENE HOFT-MARCH Professor of French and Milwaukee-Downer College and College Endowment Association Professor “Grandir,” Sophie Fontanel Recommended for those who wish to keep up their French, “Grandir” offers a good example of the celebrated wit and beauty of the French language. In this gentler and more uplifting variation on Simone de Beauvoir’s “Une Mort trèsContinue Reading

WOMEN’S SOCCER The Vikings captured a third Midwest Conference (MWC) Tournament title in school history with a pair of stirring wins in the four-team tourney. Forward Mallory Koula ’12 broke a 3-3 tie with Lake Forest College by scoring in the 85th minute to lift Lawrence to a 4-3 win in the tournament semifinals. KoulaContinue Reading

Generous alumni and friends of the college have committed more than $145 million toward the More Light! campaign goal of $150 million. With the finale of the More Light! campaign scheduled for October 28, 2011, More Light! has strong momentum going into its final months. “It is a testament to our excellent faculty and fiercelyContinue Reading

Mike “Skudder” Szkodzinski took the reins of the Lawrence men’s hockey program in 2006. In 2009, he added the title of acting athletic director to his resume. After one year Szkodzinski was named director of athletics — becoming only the second person in the college’s history to hold that position. Lawrence Today talked with SzkodzinskiContinue Reading

STUDENT CONDUCTOR SHINES Rodrigo Ruiz ’11 made his professional conducting debut this past February in Mexico City. Ruiz led the Mexican Orchestra of the Arts in an all-Beethoven concert in Mexico City’s most prestigious concert hall, the Sala Nezahualcóyotl. Ruiz was chosen for the guest conducting position through a cultural program run by the stateContinue Reading

Dear Lawrentians, “Innovation Through Collaboration” is our theme for the 2010-11 academic year at Lawrence. Whether it’s an alumnus reaching out to bolster students’ preparation for life after Lawrence, students and community members joining together to enhance the campus or local educators sharing their knowledge as part of a student’s Senior Experience, the collaborations demonstrateContinue Reading

Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. ’77 recently completed a three-year term as chair of the Lawrence Board of Trustees. Succeeding him is Terry Franke ’68. The pair recently spoke to Lawrence Today about their important service to the college. Q: Is there an easy way to describe the responsibilities entrusted to the board of trusteesContinue Reading

They arrive at the same destination, the back of net, by entirely different routes. One uses blazing speed and a flash of power. The other is more deliberate, building her attack like a cat stalking its prey. Make no mistake, Mallory Koula ’12 and Sarah Ehlinger ’11 share multiple things in common. Both have aContinue Reading