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Author and journalist Peter Copeland to present Povolny lecture

Peter Copeland ’79, a former war correspondent and Washington bureau chief, will discuss “Journalists at War” in a Jan. 24 lecture at Lawrence University, part of the 2022-23 Povolny Lecture Series in International Studies.

The lecture will be at 7:30 p.m. in Wriston Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

Copeland has been an author and journalist for more than 40 years. He was a Washington bureau chief for E.W. Scripps Company and has covered conflicts around the world. He has authored five books. His most recent, Finding the News: Adventures of a Young Reporter, was published in 2019.

Embrace the joys of LUgge! And get some hot chocolate and cookies

Blu holds a platter of LUgge cookies. (Photo by Danny Damiani)

LUgge is here. Pronounced Loog-uh, it’s a Lawrence embrace of traditions of coziness and togetherness. It’s a feeling, an essence of what it means to be a Lawrentian, a celebration of the beauty of all four seasons as we experience together the joys of Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. Join with other Lawrentians from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, Jan. 13 for Hot Chocolate Friday outside of Warch Campus Center. Look for cookies and other giveaways as we lean into the wonders of this winter season. It’s the first of the LUgge-inspired events to be rolled out in the coming weeks. Watch for other events to be added to the LUgge page on our website.

Spoerl Lecture Series in Science and Society set for Jan. 11

The Spoerl Lecture Series in Science and Society will present Cedar Creek Revisited: 100 Years of Old Field Succession from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 in Youngchild Hall 121.

The lecture will be given by Adam Clark, assistant professor at the Institute for Biology, University of Graz.

The old field experiment at Cedar Creek in central Minnesota is one of the largest and longest running grassland successional studies on earth.

T1W 2023: Presentation application deadline extended

The presentation application deadline for the 2023 Toward One Wisconsin Conference, to be held in Appleton, has been extended to noon on Jan. 9.

T1W organizers have invited Lawrence faculty and staff interested in being presenters to submit proposals that include collaborative and innovative approaches, best practices, cutting edge research, and/or success stories that focus on four conference tracks:

  • Workforce Track: Increasing opportunities for inclusion in Wisconsin’s workforce
  • Community Track: Creating inclusive communities
  • Education Track: Cultivating Equity in Education
  • Health Track: Building health equity in Wisconsin

Conference sessions are scheduled throughout the day on April 25 and 26 at the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley. Each session will be 60 minutes.

Proposals must be submitted online. Call for proposals will be closed at noon on Jan. 9, 2023. Proposals will be considered using the following criteria:

Relevance: The proposed session should address one of the Track session topics.

Approach: The following should be clear: the session description and objectives; how the session adds value to the conference and serves attendees; who the target audience is; what modes of facilitation the presenters will use; and what takeaways participants can expect.

Creativity and innovation: The session should bring to bear a new lens or perspective on its topic by presenting original research, applying personal or theoretical knowledge, and/or demonstrating new models or evidence-based practices.

Impact: The session should lend itself to professional or personal application. It should be designed to encourage attendees to contemplate follow-up, continued exploration, and action planning on various levels.

To submit a proposal, click here: https://inclusivity-wi.org/rfp

Find more details on the conference here: https://inclusivity-wi.org/t1w-2023/submit-a-proposal/

If you have any questions about the proposal submission process, contact Sharon Hunter at Shunter@uwsa.edu or call 715-600-1136.

MLK Day events to include service, workshop, community events, teach-in series

Lawrence University’s celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will expand from a day of service and reflection on Jan. 16 to a multi-week observance that includes a series of speakers on issues of race and education.

Jan. 16 will remain a day of service, with no classes scheduled. The day will include a kick-off breakfast, various volunteer opportunities for students, an anti-racism workshop hosted by the Office of DEI, and the 32nd annual Fox Cities Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, to be held virtually.

In addition, Justice, Peace, & Righteousness, an MLK Teach-In Series, is being launched, featuring weekly presentations on campus. The series debuts on Jan. 10.

 The MLK Day celebration on Jan. 16 includes:

  • Transformational Leaders of Color Breakfast: Students, faculty, and staff are invited to gather for food and fellowship at 9:30 a.m. in the Warch Campus Center Somerset Room to hear from local business owners of color. The panel will be moderated by Lawrence Professor Jesus Smith. This event is open to the public. Registration is required.
  • Volunteer programs and service opportunities: With collaborations between the Center for Community Engagement (CCE), the Committee on Volunteer Engagement (COVE), and Volunteer Fox Cities, numerous on- and off-campus service opportunities are available on MLK Day. Options to sign up for any of the activities are listed on the GivePulse page. https://www.givepulse.com/group/807376-mlk-day-2023
  • Anti-Racism and Allyship Workshop: Hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’s peer educator, this workshop is aimed at understanding our own implicit biases on race as well as those that we encounter in our everyday structure. When people begin to understand these biases, they can begin to address them as they encounter them. In this workshop, participants will talk about key terms such as anti-racism, implicit bias, and Derrick Bell’s Theory on Racism in America, as well as encourage discussion of personal experiences. Light refreshments will be provided. This workshop is reserved for current LU students. Registration is required.
  • The annual Fox Cities MLK Day celebration will feature Henry Sanders, CEO of Madison 365, as the keynote speaker. The event, to be held virtually from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 16, also will include musical performances and the announcement of the annual community educator awards. To register, go to: https://go.lawrence.edu/mlk32

Meanwhile, the Justice, Peace, & Righteousness Teach-In Series, presented by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will run from Jan. 10 through Feb. 1. The presentations include:

  • Dr. Elliot Ratzman, Martin Luther King Jr., the Jews, and Questions of Antisemitism: 7 p.m. Jan. 10, Main Hall 201. The talk will illuminate King’s collaboration with American Jews, including his thoughts on Zionism and the Palestinians, antisemitism, and other Jewish issues. Ratzman is chair in Jewish Studies at Earlham College.
  • Dr. Sigma Colon, Black and Brown Solidarity: MLK to Wakanda Forever: 7 p.m. Jan. 18, Main Hall 201. The talk will explore cross-racial alliances from King’s Poor People’s Campaign for economic justice to more recent economic arguments about the “solidarity dividends” to be gained through coalition building. Colon is an assistant professor of environmental and ethnic studies at Lawrence.
  • John Holiday and Company, The John Holiday & MLK Experience: 7 p.m. Jan. 25, Warch Campus Center. Countertenor and voice professor John Holiday will present a recital of classical vocal works and songs performed by his studio as well as performances inspired by the words, life, and times of Dr. King.
  • Dr. Stephanie P. Jones, Where Do We Go from Here? Ending Curriculum Violence and Antiblackness in Schools: 7 p.m. Feb. 1, Warch Campus Cinema. This will be Lawrence’s second annual “Community Conversation.” The lecture will cover the historical context and definitions of racialized trauma and curriculum violence in the classroom, which aims to help students and educators rethink, recognize, and dismantle these acts in their classrooms, curriculum, and pedagogies. Jones is an assistant professor of education at Grinnell College and is the founder of Mapping Racial Trauma in Schools.

The teach-in series is open to the public.

See more on MLK Day events here.

2022 United Way Fox Cities Campaign launched

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to launch our 2022 United Way Fox Cities Campaign at Lawrence University! The work of United Way Fox Cities addresses our community’s greatest needs through a well-researched, comprehensive approach. Investing in our community through United Way Fox Cities in the workplace is an easy way to improve lives. Each year, about one of every three Fox Cities’ residents are impacted by a United Way funded or operated program. Your investment will stay in our community and make a difference for your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. For more details, please visit www.unitedwayfoxcities.org/ or watch their 2022 campaign video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5BxWlAx2eI.

The Lawrence University United Way Fox Cities Campaign will be open through Wednesday, November 30, 2022. This week, you will receive a pledge form via interoffice mail. Completed forms and/or donations should be sent via interoffice mail or dropped off to:

Amy Kester
Wilson House, Room 308

Alternatively, please email Amy at amy.kester@lawrence.edu or call x6816 with the details of your donation, and she will complete a form for you.

Thank you so much for your generous support of United Way Fox Cities and our community!

With gratitude,

Amy Kester
Executive Director of Corporate, Foundation, and Sponsored Research Support

Linda Morgan-Clement
Julie Esch Hurvis Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life and Chaplain to the University

Nancy Wall
Associate Provost  and Associate Professor of Biology

Election Day is Nov. 8: Make time to vote

A reminder that student voting information is available on the Lawrence website. It includes everything from a list of street addresses for student housing to information on voter IDs to available escorts to the polls.

The midterm elections are on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Let your voice be heard: Make time to vote.

An election night gathering for the Lawrence community is planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Warch Campus Center.

‘Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)’ rescheduled for Nov. 4-5

The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) has been rescheduled for two performances only: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and 5.

The production by Lawrence University Theatre Arts, set for Stansbury Theatre in Lawrence’s Music-Drama Center, was previously scheduled for last weekend but had to be postponed.

Directed by Kathy Privatt, with music direction from Phillip Swan, the performance will present five musicals rolled into one satirical comedy. By Eric Bogart and Joanne Rockwell, it is billed as a “valentine to musical theatre,” telling one story in five styles: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, a Sondheim version, a Jerry Herman version, an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, and a Kander & Ebb version.

Find more information at the Lawrence Box Office.

Let’s gather for a Fall Funtervention

On Thursday, November 3, the Office of DEI is throwing a party.

What: Fall Funtervention

When: 3 – 5PM

Where: Somerset in Warch

All nonessential offices will close during these hours so we can reinvent how to gather, talk, and enjoy. It’s been a rough couple of years and a lot of us got used to talking to pets in our PJs. Come, get your feet wet! The water’s fine.

There will be an OPEN BAR, hot dishes, and tons of desserts.

Open Bar!

Satays, spring rolls, samosas!

Desserts!

Plus live music by musicians from the Voodis collective, who are creative collaborative in music, art, and fashion, blending a mix of jazz and hiphop.

Get paid to eat, drink, and enjoy music during your work hours. (Cmon, you didn’t want to answer that email anyway.)

Bonus! The Viking Room opens at 4:30 on Thursdays now, with BOGO drinks, so you can keep the party going even after the event.

‘Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)’ to open in Stansbury

The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) will be presented Oct. 27 to 29 in Stansbury Theatre.

Directed by Kathy Privatt, with music direction from Phillip Swan, the Lawrence University Theatre Arts performance will present five musicals rolled into one satirical comedy.

The production, by Eric Bogart and Joanne Rockwell, is billed as a “valentine to musical theatre,” telling one story in five styles: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, a Sondheim version, a Jerry Herman version, an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, and a Kander & Ebb version.

Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27-28; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Find more information at the Lawrence Box Office.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for non-Lawrence students. Lawrence students, faculty, and staff can get two free tickets with their campus ID.