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FEBRUARY Open Office Hours with the Grants Team – Briggs Hall

Date: Thursdays 10 AM – Noon

Location: Briggs Hall

Are you interested in applying for a grant to fund a new program, research project, or artistic work? Faculty and staff are invited to stop by and meet with either Anna Simeth, Ariela Rosa, or Amy Kester to discuss grant ideas on Thursdays between 10 am and noon during the academic term (with the exception of holidays or during convocation)—no appointment required. In the month of February, we will be located in the entry level of Briggs Hall; please look for the table with the “grants” sign.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a time to discuss external funding during a different time slot, please email amy.kester@lawrence.edu or call x6816. We look forward to connecting with you!

Campus Fundraising Policy

Colleagues,

As we work to improve our policies and processes on campus, we have developed an On-Campus Fundraising Policy. Students, faculty, and staff must first get approval from their Cabinet leader or Dean of Students before approaching the Development Office for support. Please review the policy and work with your Cabinet leader. Once you have their support, you may fill out the applicable form. If faculty have questions, they may reach out to Amy Kester in the Development Office. Student and staff inquiries may be directed to me.

Thank you-

Stacy Mara

Campus Fundraising Policy

Download
Campus-Fundraising Policy: Individual Donors Form

Download

Intent to Seek Funding Form:

https://www.lawrence.edu/faculty/grant_support/finding-a-funder/external_funding

Join Viking Connect

Join Viking Connect, and get direct access to hundreds of alumni volunteers in target industries and cities.

The Center for Career, Life, and Community Engagement has officially launched “Viking Connect” – a Lawrence-specific student to alum networking and mentoring platform.

By joining, you’ll be able to:  

·         Discuss your academic and career interests with alumni in a position to help

·         Connect with Lawrentians in your target city or industry

·         Reshape the look, feel, and scale of advising/mentoring at Lawrence!

Join Viking Connect today to tap the power of the Lawrence network!  https://vikingconnect.lawrence.edu/

Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop at Lawrence

RSVP Now!

Celeste Miller, M.F.A.:  Transparency as a Pedagogical Tool

When:  Thursday, 2/13

          9:00-Noon and 1:30-3:30

Where:  Warch Center, Hurvis Room

RSVP Here:  http://go.lawrence.edu/srfk

Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance at Grinnell College.  In her teaching statement, she shares the following: 

Teaching towards Diversity and Inclusion: An active pursuit

It is my desire to follow a path committed to, and as an advocate for, diversity and inclusion. It is a practice, rather than an accomplishment, that requires continual effort of movement towards. I challenge myself to evaluate speech and action on a daily basis for alignment with my commitment. I challenge myself to situate to learn again, again and again. As a practice, not an achievement, I accept my failures and shortcomings. I strive to meet these with self-reflection and the input of others, in continually setting new assessments and goals.

During this workshop, we’ll gather, talk, journal, and maybe even move a little.  You can learn more about her here:  www.celestemiller.com

Are you interested in being a Posse Mentor?

Greetings,

Each year one person (faculty or staff) is selected to mentor the incoming cohort of Posse students. We are looking for faculty and staff who are interested in being a Posse mentor for the upcoming academic year.

What does it mean to be a Posse Mentor?

Posse mentors support Posse scholars, motivate them towards graduation and connect them to campus resources. Mentors interact with scholars at weekly meetings, one-on-ones during their first and second year and continue to serve as a resource for third and fourth years.

Learn more about Posse: https://www.possefoundation.org/ and video: https://vimeo.com/284643299

If you are interested in being considered for the Posse mentor position please complete the Posse Program Mentor Interest Form. 

The deadline to apply is February 14th.

For additional information about the Posse program please email questions to brittany.m.bell@lawrence.edu

Stay Well | Cold and Flu Prevention

Stay well during winter!

  • WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY
  • Cover your cough or sneeze
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Maintain good sleep habits
  • Eat a healthy diet and drink plenty of fluids
  • Get an annual flu shot

If you’re interested in getting a flu shot, you can go to Wellness Services Monday-Friday, 9:30-11:30am and 1-4pm, or contact health.services@lawrence.edu. No appointments are necessary.

  • Avoid close contact with others who are sick

*If you have flu-like symptoms, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without fever-reducing medicine (Ibuprofen, Advil, Tylenol)

Come see Set Go!

We have some absolutely stellar dancer artists coming to town this week!

Set Go 

Shura Baryshnikov, Sarah Konner, Bradley Teal Ellis, Paul Singh, & Aaron Brando

dance performance
Fri Jan 17th, 7pm 
Esch dance studio 
Warch Campus Center
Free

Set Go is a Contact Improvisation Research and Performance ensemble founded in 2016 by dancers Shura Baryshnikov, Aaron Brando, Paul Singh, Bradley Teal Ellis, and Sarah Konner. Though all are interdisciplinary artists, each identifies Contact Improvisation as a primary practice and are lead researchers and educators in the field, both nationally and internationally. Collectively, Set Go has been practicing the form of Contact Improvisation for over 60 years and shares a love for whimsical, whole-hearted, virtuosic improvisation. Working from overlapping histories of improvisational practice, the collective frames the play between real-time composition and Contact Improvisation in performance. They have been dance-making together since 2009. 

Our own fabulous Matt Turner, Mark Urness, and Loren Dempster will be improvising music with them.

https://www.facebook.com/events/538874706840924/

https://www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/performance_series/dance_series

There will also be a Set Go – Contact Improvisation intensive workshop 
Saturday from 10-5pmEsch dance studio, WCC

if anyone is interested in trying some Contact Improvisation for themselves…

Email Margaret Paek for more info. 
Or check out this link: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/571408066969702/?active_tab=about

About the Set Go dancers: 
Sarah Konner is a dance artist, improviser, and Somatic Movement Educator based in Brooklyn, NY. She teaches dance at Smith College where she is also a current MFA candidate. 

Shura Baryshnikov is the Head of Physical Theatre for the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs in Acting and Directing at Brown University. An actor as well as a dancer, Shura works broadly across disciplines as a performer and also a choreographer and movement designer for dance, theater, and opera. 

Bradley Teal Ellis is a Brooklyn based dance artist and improviser. He currently teaches at NYU/Tisch, the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College and Movement Research in addition to traveling to offer workshops in Contact Improvisation. 

Paul Singh earned his degree in dance from a great university, has danced for talented choreographers, and makes his own challenging work. He currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College, Movement Research, and The Juilliard School. 

Aaron Brando, M.Ed, loves the art of crafting pedagogy in a non-codified system such as Contact Improvisation and has taught workshops and intensives throughout North America as well as internationally. He is honored to have shared the stage with Nancy Stark Smith, Chris Aiken, and Angie Hauser among others; he has also trained in Anatomy Trains Structural Integration and is a certified SI practitioner with practices in Northampton and Boston. 


photos by Anna M. Maynard –
Shura Baryshnikov and Sarah Konner, Shura Baryshnikov and Bradley Teal Ellis

Great Midwest Trivia Contest

This year’s Great Midwest Trivia Contest will begin on Friday, Jan. 24 at 10:00:37PM and ends at midnight on Sunday, Jan. 26.

On and off-campus teams can begin registering at 8PM on Friday by calling into the station.

More information about the contest as well as all phone numbers can be found on the Trivia website at https://blogs.lawrence.edu/trivia/. 

Play Trivia!

JANUARY Open Office Hours with the Grants Team – Steitz Hall Atrium

Date: Thursdays 10 AM – Noon

Location: Steitz Hall Atrium

Are you interested in applying for a grant to fund a new program, research project, or artistic work? Faculty and staff are invited to stop by and meet with either Anna Simeth, Ariela Rosa, or Amy Kester to discuss grant ideas on Thursdays between 10 am and noon during the academic term (with the exception of holidays or during convocation)—no appointment required. In the month of January, we will be located in the Steitz Hall Atrium; please look for the table with the “grants” sign.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a time to discuss external funding during a different time slot, please email amy.kester@lawrence.edu or call x6816. We look forward to connecting with you!