Mackenzie Huber

Milwaukee PBS will be filming an episode of “Next Avenue” in front of a live studio audience at Stansbury Theatre on June 4 at 7 p.m.

Next Avenue comes to Appleton for the next Community Conversation, and explores the topic “You’re Never Too Old to Learn.” Host John McGivern invites the public to join the conversation, for a discussion on the advantages of learning later in life.

Experts from Lawrence University and Learning in Retirement in Oshkosh will offer their perspectives regarding the unique benefits that both academic education and experiential education offer for people ages 50+. This free, public event will be held on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lawrence University Stansbury Theatre, 420 E. College Avenue in Appleton.

Panelists include Lawrence University faculty members Marcia Bjornerud, Professor of Geology; Jerald Podair, Professor of History; and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies. Panelists also include Learning in Retirement faculty members Mary Bayorgeon, Past President of Learning In Retirement, UW-Oshkosh; and Bill Bracken, President of Learning In Retirement, UW-Oshkosh. Linda Laarman, Bjorklunden Learning In Retirement student and volunteer; and Don Ellingson, Learning In Retirement participant and Treasurer will also serve as panel members.

Next Avenue Community Conversations are recorded by and broadcast on WMVS and WMVT. “You’re Never Too Old to Learn” will premiere on July 18 at 7:00 p.m. on Milwaukee PBS Channel 10. For more air dates of this episode or other Next Avenue Community Conversations episodes, visit MilwaukeePBS.org/schedule.

All are invited. Resource Fair before and after. Doors open at 6:30pm.

See the Facebook Event here.

Students from the Lawrence University ETST 336 “Decolonization, Activism, & Hope” course will be sharing their interdisciplinary final research projects with a goal of actively engaging with our community. In addition to exploring the damaging effects of colonial patterns of representation on Native American culture throughout history, this course also highlights four main themes: Remembrance, Resistance, Redemption, and Reconciliation. Free and open to the public. Please swing by the WCC gallery anytime between 12:30-2:30pm Thursday, May 30 to join us!

Titles of Research:

“Daughters of the Land: The Effects of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women on Traditionally Matriarchal Indigenous Communities” (Taneya Garcia)

“Afro-Native Allyship: How To Be An Ally When You Need An Ally” (Jordyn Plieseis)

“Colonization and the Creation of Borders: Vietnam’s Indigenous Khmer Krom and Remembering What It Means To Be Khmer” (Charlie Burns-Bahruth)

“The Indigenous Caribbean: Perspectives of Historical Erasure in Contemporary Society” 
(Ann Pyram)

“Examining the Issue of Indian Mascots in America: Ending the Era” (Jeanette Adams)

“Forgotten Voices: A True Narrative of Standing Rock” 
(Harry Rivas)

“Bursting the Stereotypes: Contemporary Effects of Colonization of Native American Women” (Ayomide Akinyosoye)

“Historical Amnesia: Exploring the Effects of How Native American Culture Is Often Overlooked In School Curriculum” (Promise Addy)

After two years serving as videographer for his alma mater, Christopher Gore-Gammon ’17 is starting a new phase of his life in a few short weeks. Chris is moving to to Tampa, Florida, and his last day at Lawrence will be June 11. 

Chris first joined the Office of Communication as an intern and transitioned to a full-time position immediately upon his graduation in 2017. His experience in Film Studies, as well as his work as a tech crew manager in the Warch Campus Center, brought expertise to our video team. He helped us to streamline campus recording services and coverage of events and bolstered our recruitment of and work with student videographers. Chris also assisted in the capture and creation of the university’s 360 virtual tour and provided invaluable day-to-day support for our video team, from project logistics to assisting staff with quick solutions. As a member of the Class of 2017, Chris provided insight into the campus community, helping to increase our offices’s awareness of upcoming projects.

Needless to say, Chris will be missed. 

To celebrate his contributions to Lawrence and his bright future, we will gather in the VR next Wednesday, June 5, at 4:30 p.m. Please join the  in wishing Chris best wishes as he embarks on new adventures in the Sunshine State. 

-Office of Communications

The Honors Day Convocation will be held at 11:10 on Tuesday morning, May 21. Our speaker will be David Burrows, Professor of Psychology and Director of Inclusive Pedagogy. His talk is entitled “Education for Effective Action.”

Weather permitting, the customary academic procession will assemble in front of the Music-Drama Center beginning at 11:00, with the head of the procession facing College Avenue. In poor weather, we will assemble in the Music-Drama Center lobby. We suggest that emeriti assemble near the head of the procession. Anyone who feels unable to march is invited to take a seat in the Chapel around 11:00 in row O (letter oh), on either side.  As we did last year, we’ll be marching down the outside aisles of the Chapel, and you’re encouraged to acknowledge the student honorees as we pass in front and beside them.

Instructors of Tuesday morning classes and labs are asked to dismiss students promptly so that both faculty and students may be ready on time.