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Stephanie Bray

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Wellness Fair 2018 – Gratitude

We invite the Lawrence Community to Wellness Fair 2018 – Gratitude.  Centering around the theme of gratitude, our wellness fair offers an opportunity to engage with campus and community partners invested in various aspects of wellness.

Join us on Tuesday, October 9th in Warch (Somerset) from 11am-1pm and 6pm-8pm.  In addition to stopping in to visit our wellness partners, the Wellness Fair will be the site of the first campus flu shot clinic of the season (free for staff and a $20 charge for students) and will also provide the opportunity to win a variety of prizes (1-hr massage, 1-hr guided kayak tour, fit bit, prize baskets, and more).  We hope to see you there!

5th Annual Lawrence Giving Day – Wednesday, October 10

What is Giving Day?

Lawrence Giving Day is a one-day-only fundraising event celebrating all things Lawrence. The 5th Annual event is on Wednesday, October 10. When you give a gift that is meaningful to you, Game Changers will match it with a gift to the Lawrence Fund.

Giving Challenges

Gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar thanks to our generous Game Changers, doubling the impact of your gift for current students. Any gifts from the Classes of 2002-2022  will be matched with $500. So $10, $25, $50 or $100 gifts quickly becomes $510, $525, $550 or $600. If there is a gift more than $500, your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar.

** All matching gifts will be going to the Lawrence Fund**

New Challenges happening this year!

Keep your LU spirit high by participation in different Giving Day Challenges throughout the day on the Lawrence Facebook page.  There will be a mix of giving, sharing, trivia, and tagging challenges that will all unlock big amounts of Game Changer money!

Live shows

New primetime experience from 6 pm until 9 pm- This 3-hour live online show will be jammed packed with all of the things you know and love about Giving Day. It will feature many activities, performances, and guest appearances. Throughout the day we will also be going live on Facebook to kick off the day, featuring different areas of campus, and play some trivia.  Make sure to tune in!

Visit go.lawrence.edu/givingday for all Giving Day information.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Accreditation Visit & Open Forums Next Week

On October 1-2, 2018, this coming Monday and Tuesday, Lawrence will host a team of reviewers from the Higher Learning Commission as part of our reaccreditation process. As part of the site visit, the HLC reviewers want to hear from the Lawrence community on a number of important topics. Faculty and staff participation in these open meetings and forums is a valuable piece of the reaccreditation process.

Click here for a list of meetings and to RSVP.

An RSVP is not required to attend, but it is helpful and allows you to receive updates and reminders as meeting locations can be subject to change.

For more information about accreditation, click here.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Accreditation Visit & Open Forums Next Week

On October 1-2, 2018, this coming Monday and Tuesday, Lawrence will host a team of reviewers from the Higher Learning Commission as part of our reaccreditation process. A students-only open forum is an important part of that visit. It takes place on Monday, October 1 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center Cinema.

There will be a number of additional open forums and meetings that students are encouraged to attend, including a session on Diversity and Campus Climate on Monday, October 1, 2018 from 2-3 p.m. This session will now be held in the Wriston Auditorium.

Click here for a full list of meetings and to RSVP.

An RSVP is not required to attend, but it is helpful and allows you to receive updates and reminders as meeting locations can be subject to change.

For more information about accreditation, click here.

Open Movement and Music Jam // Indah Walsh Dance Company

Open Movement and Music Jam

Join us for the first Open Movement and Music Jam is this weekend!

Details

  • Date: Sunday, September 30
  • Time: 3:30-5:00pm
  • Location: Esch/Hurvis dance studio
    • One floor down from the ground floor, down the hall behind the Corner Store in the Warch Campus Center
  • The event is FREE and everyone is welcome – all ages, all communities, Lawrence University-affiliated or not, all abilities, all identities.
  • You may make sound/music, you may dance, you may bring an instrument, you may rest, watch, or listen.
  • RSVP to the Facebook Event now!

Indah Walsh Dance Company

Indah Walsh Dance Company is coming to town from NYC to share their work: homespun (please remove your shoes)

Details

  • Date: Monday, October 1
  • Time: 7:00pm
  • Location: Esch/Hurvis dance studio
    • One floor down from the ground floor, down the hall behind the Corner Store in the Warch Campus Center
  • The event is FREE and open to all ages.
  • RSVP to the Facebook Event now!

Dance has been shown to activate our brains, foster creativity, strengthen memory, relieve stress, and build community. Dance is for everyone!!

Indah Walsh Dance Company creates participatory performance gatherings entitled homespun (please remove your shoes) that invite the audience to choose how they wish to engage through participatory activity. Upon removing your shoes, you may be invited to share a joke, sing, play games, dance, and/or meditate. Through dance, games, music, and humor the work serves as a space to gather and interact, indulging our innate sense to be in connection with one another. homespun (and the Open Jam) is family-friendly so bring your kids and let them play!

Indah Walsh is a choreographer, performer, and educator with a BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase College and an MFA in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. In 2017, Indah was awarded a Creative Engagement Grant from LMCC and has shown work at Danspace Project, Seattle Asian Art Museum, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the Watermill Center, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center among many others. She has taught, choreographed, and performed internationally including in Italy, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, and across the US. Indah is the Artistic Director of Indah Walsh Dance Company as well as a Co-Director for NYU Tisch Future Dancers and Dancemakers.

 

IMPORTANT: Drop-In Session and Open Forums Part of Upcoming Accreditation Visit

On October 1-2, 2018, Lawrence will host a team of reviewers from the Higher Learning Commission as part of our reaccreditation process. A students-only open forum is an important part of that visit. It takes place on Monday, October 1 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center Cinema.

There will be a number of additional open forums and meetings that students are welcome to attend, including a session on Diversity and Campus Climate on Monday, October 1, 2018 from 2-3 p.m. in the Wriston Auditorium. Keep an eye on your email for additional information about the visit and schedule of meetings.

In advance of the visit, Lawrence is hosting a drop-in session for students next week to provide more information about the accreditation process and visit and answer any questions students may have.

Accreditation Visit Preparation Drop-In Information Session:

Tuesday, September 25, 4-5 p.m.

Warch Campus Center, Arthur Vining Davis Conference Room

More information about accreditation available here.

IMPORTANT: Town Halls and Open Forums Part of Upcoming Accreditation Visit

On October 1-2, 2018, Lawrence will host a team of reviewers from the Higher Learning Commission as part of our reaccreditation process.

As part of the site visit, the HLC reviewers want to hear from the Lawrence community on a number of important topics. Your presence at meetings and forums that touch on areas where you may have insight to offer is a valuable piece of the reaccreditation process. These meetings and forums are open to students, faculty, and staff. PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR E-MAIL FOR INVITATIONS TO MEETINGS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE VISIT. View the current visit schedule here. More information about accreditation available here.

As part of the preparation for the visit, there will be a town hall next week to discuss topics that will be covered in the criteria meetings. This town hall meeting will be held at two different times to accommodate as many schedules as possible.

Accreditation Visit Preparation Town Hall Times and Locations:

Wednesday, September 26

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Warch Campus Center, Nathan Marsh Pusey Room

Thursday, September 27

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Warch Campus Center, Nathan Marsh Pusey Room

Cultural Competency Lecture Series

September 25, 2018 ● 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. ● WCC, Hurvis Room

Title: Cultural Appropriation: What Is or Isn’t – Understanding the Complexities around Race, Culture, and Consumption

Speaker: Jesus G. Smith

Topic: Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Appreciation

The debate over when certain acts and behaviors are considered cultural appropriation versus when they are seen as acts of appreciation still rages on. In this open dialogue, we examine different cultural acts and events that are at the center of the cultural appropriation debate (including music, fashion, hairstyles and dances) and explore the complexity and nuances to the arguments. The hope is to walk away with a greater understanding of what both are, how they compare and contrast to each other, and how to do one versus the other.

Please RSVP to div-inclusion@lawrence.edu.