Björklunden applications will be accepted from April 7-18 for Fall Term 2025.
The weekends provide a distinctive and highly memorable integrative experience. Each weekend during the academic year, groups gather to explore and reflect on ideas, artistic expressions, and community issues. Topics are wide-ranging, and students have the opportunity for intensive inquiry and discussion with faculty members and among themselves in an informal, intimate setting.
Tuesday, April 8 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Youngchild 121
Join Mike Clayville (CON + BUEN) and Abhishek Chakraborty (MATH) for a practical session exploring how AI is affecting teaching and learning. Drawing from recent workshops with the AAC&U and research by leading thinkers like Bowen, Watson, and Mollick, this session is less about giving answers and more about asking the right questions.
We’ll look at:
Whether you’re AI-curious, skeptical, or already experimenting, this session offers a chance to reflect, share ideas, and imagine meaningful ways forward together. This session was offered at the midterm teaching conference on Feb. 13, and many faculty asked that it be given again!
Thursday, May 8 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Briggs 420
Join colleagues during midterm for two sessions on AI centered on values and practices. During our first session we will critically examine the ethics of using AI in a higher education context. This is an opportunity to share questions and concerns and engage in dialogue about this technology with others. We will then convene over a catered lunch before attending an afternoon workshop focused on crafting, drafting, and discussing policy statements for use in classrooms, committees, and institutional work.
We are excited for the 2025 Spring Shows: April 4-May 17, 2025!
Join us for these gallery events:
Gallery Talk with Jiayi Young ’94
Thursday, April 10 | 4:30 p.m.
Reception with refreshments to follow
Art @ Noon(ish)
Informal tours of the exhibitions
Thursday, April 17 & Thursday, May 8 | 12:15 p.m.
Gallery Talk with Gustavo Fares, professor of Spanish and visual artist
Thursday, May 1 | 4:30 p.m.
Gallery Hours
The Galleries are free and open to the public, located in Wriston Art Center.
Sign up for the National Association for Music Education’s 8th annual symposium!
Saturday, April 19 | 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Lawrence University Conservatory, Room 163
Featuring Keynote Speakers:
Also featuring LU Professors:
NAfME’s symposiums are a way for Lawrence students of any degree background to expand their knowledge of education on a specialized topic. In the past we have specialized in queer theory, composition, hip hop, and more! Join us for a day of workshops, conversations, and more.
We have amazing guest speakers and beloved LU professors ready to fill your brain and heart with new tools and ideas. No matter where you are in your journey as a musician/educator, you will walk away with something new.
Breakfast and lunch will be catered; enjoy coffee from Seth’s and donuts from Happy Bellies in the morning and food from Mai’s Deli in the afternoon.
Tuesday, April 8 | 12-1 p.m.
International House
Lawrence International Student Services and Wellness Services are introducing a new conversation series for international students: Global Voices. Please join us Tuesday, April 8 over lunch at the I-House to have an open conversation about the current political climate. A Wellness Center counselor and ISS staff will be there to help guide the discussion and address questions and concerns.
Lunch from Mai’s Deli will be provided.
You are welcome to come late or leave early depending on your schedule.
Saturday, April 5 | 7:30-9 p.m.
Sunday, April 6 | 7:30-9 p.m.
Stansbury Theater
You are invited to attend Lawrence International’s annual Cabaret! This is an annual variety show that showcases music, dance, and fashion from around the world. This year’s theme, “Adult Swim,” is inspired by Cartoon Network’s special segment, encouraging us to channel our inner child and escape the adult world together.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2 | 8-9:30 p.m.
Harper Hall
Yumi Kurosawa was born and raised in a traditional Japanese music environment, taking up the Koto from a young age and rising fast to the upper echelons of her craft. Ever since she was a teenager, however, she constantly surrounded herself with contemporary music by Western music composers, integrating their melodies and phrasings into her solo Koto. As her career expanded, she carried these interests into ensembles featuring Western musical instruments, especially strings.
For this trio, Yumi is joined by violinist Naho Parrini and percussionist Yousif Sheronick. The program features exhilarating new compositions from Yumi alongside striking reinterpretations of favorites from her oeuvre, highlighting the shared affinity between these seemingly disparate instruments. The trio setting allows Yumi to expand her solo compositions into dynamic and multi-faceted performances that encompass a wide range of expression and dimension.
Get your tickets at the Box Office (inside the Music-Drama Center) or online!
Friday, April 4 | 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Roomful of Teeth, a double Grammy-winning ensemble, pioneers new vocal compositions for eight voices. Through collaboration and innovative technologies, they push the boundaries of vocal expression. Their latest album, Rough Magic (New Amsterdam Records, 2023), employs groundbreaking recording and spatial techniques. At the 66th Grammy Awards, they secured Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for Rough Magic, while William Brittelle’s composition Psychedelics, featured on the album, earned a nomination for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. This event, part of the New Music Series, celebrates their ongoing commitment to redefining vocal music’s possibilities and represents their continued excellence in the contemporary music landscape.
Estelí Gomez, assistant professor of music, is also a member of the group!
Get your tickets at the Box Office (inside the Music-Drama Center) or online!
Come cheer on your Vikings at this week’s home athletic events!
Wednesday, April 2
Saturday, April 5
Tuesday, April 1 | 5-6:30 p.m.
Warch 324-Somerset Room
President Carter will take participants through what it means to be a mentee, how to find a mentor, and how this helps women develop as leaders.
