Monday, May 20 | 3:10-4:30 p.m.
Warch 204 – Cinema
Dr. Robert Mitchell from UW-Oshkosh will give a talk titled: Love, lies, and lures: Understanding the ecology and evolution of pheromones in beetles.
The Mitchell lab explores the chemical ecology of beetles and the evolution of smell and taste. Recent projects have focused on pheromone discovery, the ecological networks mediated by pheromones, and identifying pheromone receptors, especially within the large family of longhorned beetles.
Friday, May 24 | 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Mark Phelan, professor of philosophy, will give the Honors Convocation Address, titled “Knowing Others and Ourselves.” Phelan is the recipient of the 2024 Faculty Convocation Award.
Bag lunches for students, faculty, and staff will be available to-go in the Music-Drama Center lobby following Convocation.
See the full program at lawrence.edu.
Thursday, May 23 | 4:30 p.m.
Steitz 202
You don’t need to know anything about music theory to understand the talk, and in spite of the fancy math words in the last paragraph, you only need to know some basic probability to follow everything.
In the early 20th century, a subversive composer and music theorist named Arnold Schoenberg began to compose in a radical new way, completely breaking with the centuries-old tenets of Western harmony. He inspired composers, musicologists, and music critics, and his ideas are taught at music schools around the world. His music practice was, to put it lightly, controversial, and it never caught on in popular music.
In spite of this, Schoenberg’s music and the music of his disciples have inspired a mountain of papers in a new kind of music theory, one that some have derided as too mathematical for musicians and too musical for mathematicians. But there is interesting, surprising math to excavate from this mountain nonetheless, and in this talk, we’ll see how a funny coincidence in the basic tenets of atonal music theory leads us from cyclic groups to surprises with spheres to abstract metric probability spaces and back to finite graphs. And maybe we’ll even listen to some of Schoenberg’s music along the way.
Friday, May 24 | 4:30-6:30 P.M.
Wriston Art Galleries
An exhibition of selected works by Lawrence University’s 2024 senior studio art majors:
Refreshments will be provided!
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | 7:30- 9 a.m.
Warch Campus Center – Pusey Room
Come and grab coffee with other YPs! This casual meeting is a quick networking opportunity hosted by the Engagement Committee. Start your day with pleasant conversation and networking with other PULSE members while enjoying a nice coffee, tea, or smoothie.
Drinks are not provided, but can be purchased at the campus café.
Please register ahead of time so they can give the coffee shop an estimate on numbers.
Friday, May 17 | 6 p.m.
Wriston Amphitheatre
Rain Site: Memorial Chapel
Conducted by Andrew Mast
Featuring familiar favorites of stage and screen, the final concert of the year for the Lawrence University Wind Ensemble will feature music from Star Wars, Phantom of the Opera, The Avengers, West Side Story, and many others. Professor of Saxophone Joe Connor (‘12) and Professor of Percussion Jean Carlo Ureña González will be featured in Catch Me If You Can, and the concert will close with music from the greatest musical of all time, The Music Man.
We’ll be in the Wriston Amphitheatre, which is right across the street from our usual location of the Memorial Chapel. Sit outside and enjoy great music, have a bite while you listen and enjoy a family-friendly, post-work time.
In the infinitesimally small chance of rain, we’ll be in the Chapel, but still at 6 p.m. But it’s not going to rain!
Support our amazing students and enjoy a beautiful spring evening!
Tuesday, May 21 | 5-7 p.m.
Wellness Center Plaza
Join us for an evening of fun, featuring student cultural and musical performances and a variety of free food!
When: Tuesday, May 20 4-5:30 p.m.
Where: Pusey Room, Warch Campus Center
Enjoy tea and conversation with members of the President’s Cabinet; Christyn Abaray, Peter Blitstein, Chris Clarke, Samir Datta, Brian Pertl, Amy Wilson and Kenny E. Yarbrough
Wednesday, May 15 | 3:30-5 p.m.
Steitz Atrium
Please join students who participated in Field Experience in The Gambia as they share their research and volunteer projects through poster presentations. The projects reflect the research interests of the students and cover topics related to politics, international relations, environmental studies, business, sports, food security, religion, and culture. Students who participated in a KidsGive project at a local school will present about their volunteer experience.
This even is free and open to all Lawrence community members and the public.
Friday, May 17 | 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room
Biofest is culmination of the Biology Senior Experience at Lawrence. At this event, senior biology, biochemistry, and neuroscience students will present their self-designed Senior Experience projects to the Lawrence University community.
This is a come-and-go event where you can drop in and attend for as long as you are able. Students will be presenting posters as well as other products to display their senior experience projects.
