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Student Transportation Options

A number of transportation options are available to Lawrence students to assist you in getting off-campus.  Beginning Thursday October 3, Campus Safety will provide transportation for urgent needs and at times listed at the end of these resources:

  • Student Welfare Shopping shuttle:  a campus shopping shuttle is sponsored and run by the LUCC Student Welfare Committee or SWC.  It runs Tuesday & Wednesday (pickup at 6 PM and 7 PM) and Saturday & Sunday (pickup at 1 PM and 2 PM) and does a loop starting from the Wriston turnaround going to Walgreens, Woodman’s, Fox River Mall, Walmart, Goodwill, and (Saturday and Sunday only) the Oriental Foods Market.  Details can be found on posters around campus and in the residence halls or by contacting the Warch Info Desk.
  • Service Shuttle:  this shuttle is sponsored by the LUCC Committee on Community Service and Engagement or CCSE and supported by the Center for Community Engagement and Social Change. This service is for volunteering and community engagement opportunities. It runs on Saturday and Sunday from 9am-5pm, and other times based on scheduling at the following webpage:  http://www.lawrence.edu/students/volunteer/student-orgs/shuttle
  • Alexander Gym shuttle:  the athletics shuttle runs Monday through Friday continuously from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The shuttle travels from the Wriston Art Center turnaround to Alexander Gymnasium and the Banta Bowl on a continuous cycle during these hours.  Weekend hours depends on team schedules
  • Enterprise CarShare: this program gives students access to a rental vehicle for an hour, a day, overnight, or even on weekends.  The vehicle will be parked on Boldt Plaza by the Warch Campus Center for easy access. More information can be located at http://www.enterprisecarshare.com/us/en/programs/university/lawrence.html/
  • Valley Transit Authority:  Appleton is serviced by the Valley Transit Authority. Bus fares are $2 per ride or $4 for unlimited rides for one day. Learn more or find bus routes online at http://myvalleytransit.com
  • UBER and LYFT:  both ride services operate in the Fox Valley area.  More information is located within their apps.
  • Prescription delivery:  Wellness Services works with an off-campus pharmacy, Hometown Pharmacy 1350 W. College Avenue. Hometown delivers, free of charge, to Wellness Services M-F. Student can have their prescriptions sent directly to Hometown or can drop them off in Wellness Services to be forwarded to the pharmacy. Students can also have their prescriptions transferred to Hometown from another pharmacy. The Health Center’s website has directions for how to do this, http://www.lawrence.edu/students/wellness/health/pharmacy-and-prescriptions.  Some prescriptions may be fillable directly through the Health Center as well.
  • Campus Safety (920-832-6999) can assist you with the following:
    • Safety walks/rides for students who are sick, injured, or feeling unsafe
    • Rides to Walgreens for urgent prescription pickup
    • Rides to medical providers done at the request of Lawrence Health Center staff
    • Downtown shuttle 10pm-3am Thursday-Saturday evenings every half hour from the PAC to Brokaw, Wriston and Trever
    • Rides to Alexander Gymnasium and the Banta Bowl outside athletic shuttle hours