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Summer Construction Update

Summer construction projects starting Monday, June 17th through summer include:

Memorial Hall plaza: the walkway between Memorial Hall and the Wriston Amphitheater will be closed for the summer. Please refer to the map for a recommended detour.

Campus map depicting a detour around Wriston via the path by the library rather than the closed pathway between Memorial Hall and the Wriston Amphitheater.

Music Drama hardscape: due to the replacement of hardscape in front of Music Drama, all south entrances will be closed. Please use the recommended detour provided in the map to access the building from the north.

A campus map depicting a detour around the Music Drama building via Drew St., Washington St., Union St., and College Ave. rather than the walkway between buildings.

Reunion Parking

Reunion 2019 is here! Over the course of the next 4 days, over 1,000 alumni, friends and family will be back on campus for a celebration of all the people, places and programs that make us uniquely Lawrence. For a complete list of events, please check out the online schedule of events, and then join in the fun. Do you want to know who’s coming back? You can search that list online as well.

We are asking for your help in rolling out the red (or should I say blue?) carpet for our guests. With so many alumni back on campus, parking will be limited.Please make an effort to use street or off-campus parking on Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14.  Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Reminisce. Renew. REUNION!

Matt Baumler

PBS at Lawrence – June 4

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.

Decolonization, Activism, & Hope: Student Final Project Showcase – May 30

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)

Best wishes to Christopher Gore-Gammon

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

Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop: Books Available

One of the workshops being sponsored during the 2019-2020 year by the Inclusive Pedagogy Committee will be conducted by Michelle Miller of Northern Arizona University.  The focus of the workshop will be the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Dr. Miller has written a book that might be of interest to  you:

“Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology.” In some ways the title suggests something that Dr. Miller is not advocating, but the book may be worth reading. The opening line in the book is, “This book is about how cognitive science can help us shape and refine the ways in which we use technology to promote learning.”

We can purchase and distribute a limited number of copies of the book. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the book, please let Dave Burrows know by email.

Join us for Reunion 2019!

Joins us for Reunion! Faculty and staff are invited to join the celebration free of charge. Our alumni love seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones. Please choose the Lawrence University Faculty, Emeriti Faculty and Staff option during registration. Reunion is a celebration of the people, places and programs that make us uniquely Lawrence. It’s the biggest alumni party of the year bringing together 1,000+ alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends.  Don’t miss out – the registration deadline is June 7.
This year’s Reunion welcomes back the following classes:

2009 – 10th Reunion
2003, 2004, 2005 – 15th Cluster Reunion
1994 – 25th Reunion
1983, 1984, 1985 – 35th Cluster Reunion
1979 – 40th Reunion
1969 – 50th Reunion
1964 – 55th ReunionAll alumni 50+ years out are also invited back. 

Reunion 2019 | June 13-16, 2019

Register by Friday, June 7.

Signature events:

Alumni College

Welcome Home! Wisconsin Supper Club Dinner

Alumni Recital

Reunion Convocation and Alumni Award Presentation

Open Houses

Class Dinners

See the full list of events, along with this year’s Alumni Award recipients here.

Curious who’s coming? Click on the registration link to find out!

Honors Day Convocation

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.