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Lawrence University’s London Centre is celebrating 40 years of study abroad in 2011. Alumni and students reflect on it’s importance to their lives.

Each June on the heels of Commencement, a second — but no less spirited — celebration bursts across the Lawrence University campus. Between June 17-20, 789 alumni and guests, representing the classes of 2000, 1994-96, 1985, 1974-76, 1970, 1960 and the “Goldens” from classes graduating more than 50 years ago, took their campus by stormContinue Reading

The 297 graduating seniors that walked across the stage on June 13 were reminded about how much they’d grown while at Lawrence. Class speaker Alicia Bones told them, “We learned to dig deep and pull out unexpected things. Lawrence has given us the tools to discover and the ability to do.“ Nobel Prize Laureate ThomasContinue Reading

Prestigious awards take nine Lawrentians abroad by Rick Peterson There was neither welcoming red carpet to walk nor sky-roaming klieg lights with their attention-grabbing beams. But when the envelopes were opened and the phrase “and the winner is” was recited this spring, Lawrence University students and faculty frequently found themselves center stage accepting congratulations. NineContinue Reading

Jason D. Brozek assistant professor of government and Stephen Edward Scarff Professor of International Affairs “Footnotes in Gaza,” Joe Sacco, 2009 In the small world of comic book journalism, Joe Sacco is a pioneer. His earlier books — including “Palestine” (2002) and “Safe Area Gorazde” (2000) — were award-winning accounts of, respectively, the waning daysContinue Reading

Swimming and Diving Peter Brengel ’12 added some hardware to his trophy case by winning a pair of titles at the Midwest Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at Lawrence’s Boldt Natatorium. Brengel won the 100-yard backstroke and 200 backstroke for the second consecutive season. He won the 200 backstroke in 1:53.90, breaking the Lawrence, meetContinue Reading

In December Mark Breseman ’78, director of Björklunden, was named associate vice president of alumni and constituency engagement at Lawrence. Lawrence Today sat down with Breseman to talk about his new role on campus and the new vision for the office formerly known as alumni relations. LT: Why was the name of the Office ofContinue Reading

Warch Campus Center garners three awards The Richard and Margot Warch Campus Center was named one of Wisconsin Builder magazine’s 2009 Top Projects. The program recognizes construction developments that, according to the magazine, “have made a difference in their communities, triumphed despite tricky circumstances or introduced a new technique to the industry, among other reasons.”Continue Reading

Dear Lawrentians, In January, scores of Lawrence students participated in a day of community service, turning the holiday set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., into a “day on,” rather than a day off from scheduled classes. Some students worked with the Rebuilding Together organization to paint and clean at Holy Spirit SchoolContinue Reading

By Sheree Rogers From its very beginning in 1847, Lawrence University has underscored the importance of educational opportunities for a diverse population. Before Wisconsin became a state, Boston merchant Amos A. Lawrence set out to establish a frontier school to afford “gratuitous advantage to Germans and Indians of both sexes.” History has shown that theContinue Reading