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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

Dear Lawrentians, In this issue, we celebrate the successful conclusion of the most ambitious fund-raising campaign in Lawrence history to date, accomplished during the most difficult economic period since the Great Depression. There can be no question that the unwavering generosity and determination of our alumni, friends and supporters, represented in gifts totaling more thanContinue Reading

There are moments of enlightenment happening every day at Lawrence: from a student researcher experiencing a first-ever scientific breakthrough to a musician who brilliantly performs a challenging recital; from a dynamic come-from-behind victory in an athletic competition to the confidence gained after completing a difficult paper. Since its founding in 1847, Lawrence University has always been a place that has enabled its students and faculty to shine. Now, thanks to the successful completion of the More Light! campaign, Lawrence’s future has never been brighter.

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

Gift income from private sources totaled $13.2 million, an 18 percent increase over last fiscal year’s $11.2 million. These results reflect, in part, the impact of our work to bring the More Light! Campaign to a successful conclusion in October. Gifts from alumni were up 34 percent over last year, while gifts from parents andContinue Reading

  Dear Anonymous Donors, You like to stay in the shadows, but that won’t stop us from shining light—More Light!—on your generous gifts. The biggest gift in the campaign, the lead gift for the Warch Campus Center, came from a donor who wished to remain anonymous. Other anonymous donors made gifts to finance the MemorialContinue Reading

All good celebrations have a moment, an instant where everyone on the guest list simultaneously arrives at a single purpose. It’s a ‘you-may-kiss-the-bride’ moment when celebrators unite in their collective appreciation for the occasion, when revelers break into applause or simply gasp at the enormity of it all. There were a handful of such momentsContinue Reading

Mike Cisler ’78 is indefatigable in helping Lawrence continue to thrive and help students succeed.

The More Light! campaign, which is on pace to exceed its $150 million goal, comes to a close at the end of October. The campaign finale, to be held October 28-29, 2011, will celebrate the most ambitious fund-raising campaign in the college’s history, providing an opportunity to thank generous alumni, parents and friends of theContinue Reading