Spirit Week
Dress Up Days
Stop by the SEAL Office (4th floor of Warch Campus Center, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) each day of Spirit Week dressed for the theme of the day to receive points for your class!
- Monday, Oct. 28 – Class Color Day
- First-years: yellow
- 2nd year: green
- 3rd year: red
- 4th year: purple
- Tuesday, Oct. 29 – Viking Day
- Wear your Viking helmets and LU gear
- Wednesday, Oct. 30 – Twin Day
- Thursday, Oct. 31 – Halloween
- Celebrate with your favorite costume or spooky outfit.
- Friday, Nov. 1 – Spirit Day
- Show off your school spirit in LU apparel.
Spirit Week Events
Blue & White Homecoming Kickoff
Monday, Oct 28 | 11-2 p.m.
Warch Campus Center (Outside the Cafe)
- Spin the wheel! Win prizes!
- Choose your own adventure service project with the CCE
- Learn about what’s going on the rest of the week!
Cardboard Boat Regatta
Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Wellness Center Pool
Grab some friends or create a boat for your student org! Boats can only be constructed from cardboard and duck tape and will be raced across the pool! Prizes for the top times! There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Fill out this form to sign up your team!
Open Mic/Talent Show
Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room
Want to show off your skills and talents? Compete for the chance to win big prizes and be crowned the Lawrence homecoming talent show champion.
Trick or Treat
Thursday, Oct. 31 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Various campus locations
Take a break from the day and grab some candy from participating departments! Check your email during Homecoming Week for a full map of the departments involved.
Grocery Bag Bingo
Thursday, Oct. 31 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room
Movie Screening: Coco (with trivia)
Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3 | 3 p.m.
Warch Cinema
Blue & White Homecoming Weekend
Wriston Fall 2024 Exhibitions
Friday, Nov. 1 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries
- First-Year Studies: Water
- Christopher McNulty, Days Series
- 10 Years Out
Campus Tour
Friday, Nov. 1 | 2 – 3 p.m.
Chapman Hall – Admissions Lobby
Archives Open House with University Archivist Claire Cannell
Friday, Nov. 1 | 3 – 5 p.m.
Seeley G. Mudd Library, Archives
Business & Entrepreneurship Center Open House
Friday, Nov. 1 | 4 – 6 p.m.
Fox Commons, Level Two (10 East College Avenue)
Join faculty in Business & Entrepreneurship for an opportunity to experience one of the newest spaces on campus. This co-curricular space will serve as an interactive hub for collaboration among students, faculty, and business leaders.
2024 Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame Reception & Dinner* (Invitation Only)
Friday, Nov. 1 | 6 – 9 p.m.
Warch Campus Center, Somerset & Pusey Rooms
*The 2024 inductees are the Men’s basketball teams from 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
Fall Term Musical: Working
Friday, Nov. 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center
Lawrence University New Music Ensemble Concert featuring Flute and Trombone Ensembles
Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m.
Lawrence Memorial Chapel
This concert, which highlights the Conservatory’s forward-looking approach, will premiere nine new works. Isaac Mayhew (LU ’17) is the Interim Executive Director of the Millennium Composers Initiative, a consortium of composers, and has facilitated the collaboration. The event will feature faculty members Erin Lesser (flute), Tim Albright (trombone), and Michael Clayville (director of the New Music Ensemble).
Movie Series: Coco (with Trivia)
Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 – 9:45 p.m.
Warch Camus Center, Cinema
Homecoming Dance
Friday, Nov. 1 | 9 p.m.-midnight
Warch 226 – Mead Witter
With music brought to you by DJ Marcus
Family Breakfast with Cabinet
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Warch Campus Center – Esch Hurvis Room
Families, supporters, and their students are invited to join President Carter and her Cabinet for this special breakfast. Get to know our campus leadership while indulging in a hot breakfast buffet from American Dining Creations. Lawrence gear or Blue & White is the preferred attire. Registration required.
Register
Blu’s Central
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
3rd Floor Warch
There will be face painting, temporary tattoos, and free giveaways to prepare for the upcoming game!
Men’s Basketball Alumni Scrimmage
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10:30 a.m.
Alex Gym
Presentation and Discussion with New York Times Bestselling Author Harry MacLean ’64 – Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Warch Campus Center, Cinema
All are welcome to attend.
LU Swimming – Intrasquad & Alumni Meet
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m.
Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center – Boldt Natatorium
Midwest Conference Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m. Start
Reid Golf Course, Appleton
Shuttle from Campus.
Men’s Soccer vs. Grinnell College (Senior Day)
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m.
Banta Bowl
Wriston Fall 2024 Exhibitions
Saturday, Nov. 2 | Noon – 4 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries
- First-Year Studies: Water
- Christopher McNulty, Days Series
- 10 Years Out
Women’s Soccer vs. Grinnell College
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 1:30 p.m.
Banta Bowl
Fall Term Musical: Working
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 2:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center
Vikings Tailgate
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 3-5 p.m.
Banta Bowl
Experience the Fan Zone at the football tailgate, featuring food trucks, lawn games, music, and more!
Football vs. University of Chicago*
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 5:00 p.m.
Banta Bowl
*The 2024 Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will occur during halftime.
Fall Term Musical: Working
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center
Cheer x Dance Campfire
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 8-9:30 p.m.
Gilboy Fire Ring (SLUG Garden)
End your Homecoming festivities with a cozy bonfire, complete with s’mores and snacks! Come relax and celebrate together.
- 11 a.m. | Men’s Soccer vs Grinnell | Banta Bowl
- 11 a.m. | Cross Country Conference Championship | Reid Golf Course
- 1:30 p.m. | Women’s Soccer vs Grinnell | Banta Bowl
- 5 p.m. | Football vs University of Chicago | Banta Bowl
Fencing: LU Fall Dual Meet
Sunday, Nov. 2 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center