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Deanna Kolell

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Commencement Weekend

Friday, June 9

Kate’s Corner Store
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, 2nd Level 
Stop by to pick up LU merch!

Kaplans Café 
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, 3rd Level

Senior Art Exhibition 
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Wriston Art Center Galleries 
Please contact wriston-gallery@lawrence.edu for appointments outside of these hours. 

Commencement Rehearsal for Seniors
2 – 3 p.m. | Memorial Chapel 
Caps and gowns are not needed; Class photograph follows.

Diversity & Intercultural Center Dinner (Invite Only)
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Diversity & Intercultural Center

Commencement Concert featuring Class of 2023
7:30 p.m. | Memorial Chapel 
Graduating seniors from the Class of 2023 are featured in the Commencement Concert. Reception follows in Shattuck Hall, Room 163.

Viking Room
9 p.m. – 2 a.m. | Memorial Hall
Everyone 21+ is welcome. 

Saturday, June 10

Phi Beta Kappa Initiation (Members Only)
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Warch Campus Center (Pusey – Program; Somerset – Buffet)

Kate’s Corner Store
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, 2nd Level 
Stop by to pick up LU merch!

Kaplans Café 
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, 3rd Level

Senior Art Exhibition 
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Wriston Art Center Galleries 
Contact wriston-gallery@lawrence.edu for appointments outside of these hours. 

Picnic for Seniors, Families, Faculty, & Staff
12 – 1:30 p.m. | Main Hall Green (next to Seely G. Mudd Library, in front of Shattuck Hall; rain location: Warch Campus Center – 3rd floor)

Baccalaureate Service
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Memorial Chapel
A multi-faith celebration for graduates and their guests.

Seniors & Families Meet & Greet with President Carter
4 – 5 p.m. | Hamar House (229 N Park Ave.)

Posse Celebration (Invite Only)
5:15 – 7 p.m. | Warch Campus Center (Esch Hurvis Room)

Posse Dinner (Invite Only)
7 – 9 p.m. | Dean of Students House

Viking Room
9 p.m. – 2 a.m. | Memorial Hall
Everyone 21+ is welcome.

Sunday, June 11

Kate’s Corner Store
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, 2nd Level 
Stop by to pick up LU merch!

Kaplans Café 
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, 3rd Level

Candidate & Faculty Assembly
9:30 a.m. | Memorial Chapel (sidewalk on east side)
In case of rain, report directly to seats in Memorial Chapel at 9:30 a.m.

Commencement
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Main Hall Green (Rain location: Memorial Chapel)

Senior Art Exhibition 
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Wriston Art Center Galleries
Please contact wriston-gallery@lawrence.edu for appointments outside of these hours. 

Spring End-of-Term Gathering

Friday, June 2 | 4:30-5:15 p.m.
Spirit Space & Goldgarden

Spiritual and Religious Life invites you to take time to acknowledge a turning and the impact that this term has had on our community, our relationships, our knowledge, our dreams, and our souls. When we pause to see from multiple perspectives then it is possible to hold hard and joyful, growth and struggle, loneliness and community in the same space.

Spring Term Closing for all Lawrentians will take place at the Esch Hurvis Center for Spiritual and Religious Life (Spirit Space) and the Goldgarden (weather permitting) on June 2 from 4:30 to 5:15 PM. We will close with a release of our regrets, gratitude, and prayers for the term. We hope you will plan to be part of a shared experience.

Senior Banquet

Wednesday, May 31 | 6-9 p.m.
Warch Campus Center

The Senior Banquet is an annual tradition honoring seniors and their invited guests, featuring:

  • The presentation of the class gift
  • The announcement of senior superlatives
  • The senior slideshow
  • Remarks from campus friends and advocates

Reception in Esch Hurvis with dinner to follow in Somerset.

Fill out this form to RSVP.

Honors Convocation

Friday, May 26 | 12:30-2 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Join us for Honors Convocation to honor students, faculty, and staff who have won awards this year and to close another wonderful year at Lawrence University!

The theme of the address, given by Madera Allan and Constance Kassor, is Buddhist and Catholic approaches to pilgrimage.

Lunch will be provided for attendees.

LUaroo

Saturday, May 27 & Sunday, May 28 | 2-10 p.m.
Main Hall Green

LUaroo is back! Get ready for two days of music and celebration.

For event details, visit the Lawrence website.

LUaroo 2023 Lineup

Saturday, May 27

  • Divino Niño
  • R.A.P. Ferreira
  • Charlieboy
  • LUMÉ
  • The Basement Plantz
  • Dirt Pile
  • Lyles Tree
  • Klezmommies
  • Woebegones²
  • Pleasure Unit

Sunday, May 28

  • Ric Wilson
  • Sen Morimoto
  • FRIKO
  • Socks Optional
  • Paper Cranes
  • Avery Riel
  • Fugu
  • Larry’s Triangle
  • Fusion
  • NOIR

LU Student Garage Sale

Wednesday, May 24 | 5-7 p.m.
Warch Campus Center – Mead Witter

Students will be able to sell items that may otherwise end up in the dumpster at the end of the year. They may bring their smaller items and take pictures of their bigger items (couches, minifridges, etc.) to be sold in the form of cash, Venmo, or PayPal, to other students before they leave for the summer.

If you want to SELL items

  • Fill out this form.
  • Set-up begins 4:30 p.m.
  • You will be in charge of pricing your items. No item may cost more than $100.

If you want to BUY items

  • Show up!

Sponsored by the LU Environmental Org and the LU Thrift Store

Richard A. Harrison Symposium

Saturday, May 27 | 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

The Richard A. Harrison Symposium offers a special opportunity to recognize the outstanding work done by our undergraduates in the humanities and social sciences and to congratulate them on their accomplishments. Sessions are arranged by topic or field. Each student presents a paper of approximately twenty minutes in length and is prepared to respond to questions or comments for approximately ten minutes. Each year one student receives the Richard A. Harrison Award.

  • 8-9 a.m. | Opening breakfast reception | Steitz Atrium
    • 8:30 a.m. | Opening remarks by Provost Blitstein
  • 9-10:30 a.m. | Session 1 panels | Main Hall classrooms
  • 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break
  • 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Session 2 panels | Main Hall classrooms
  • 12:30 p.m. | Lunch for participants & guests | TBD