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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

Summer adult songwriting class

Saturdays | June 3, 10, 17, 24 | 9-10 a.m.
Lawrence Community Music School – Room 14
Fee | $75

Experience the artistry of songwriting with Loren Dempster!

Songwriting is a transformative creative experience to express truths, emotions, perspectives, and personality through words and music. By taking some time and space to explore your creative voice, you will be able to write songs that will foster a deeper connection to yourself and the world around you.

In this 4-week summer session, we’ll work individually and collaboratively to write songs and make music. While it is not necessary, please consider bringing some kind of chordal instrument like a guitar or ukulele and a way to write lyrics. There will be keyboards on site that are available to us.

Register for adult songwriting class

Greek Week

All events are open to all Lawrence students!

Friday, May 12

Kickoff Formal with SOUP
10 p.m.-Midnight | Warch-Somerset

Saturday, May 13

Volleyball Smash Tournament with SigEp
12-4 p.m. | Quad

Puppy Yoga with KKG
12:30-3 p.m. | Wellness Center 211

Spring Into Service with the CCE
4-7 p.m. | Main Hall Green

Sunday, May 14

Car Wash with SigEp
11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Wriston Turnaround

Monday, May 15

Kicks for CASA with Theta
4:30-6 p.m. | Quad

Tuesday, May 16

Obstacle Course with Delt
10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Quad

Outdoor Movie Night with Beta
9 p.m. | Quad

Wednesday, May 17

Anchorsplash with DG
7 p.m. | Wellness Center Pool

Thursday, May 18

Wiffleball Tournament and Grill with Beta
4-6 p.m. | Quad

Friday, May 19

Cooking for COTS with Beta Psi Nu
10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Spirit House Kitchen

Greek Life Lip Sync Battle
4:30-5:30 p.m. | Wriston Amphitheatre

Guest recital: pax duo

8-9:30 p.m. | Tuesday, May 16
Harper Hall

This concert is free and open to the public!
Please note: This performance will utilize flashing lights which may not be suitable to photosensitive viewers.

pax duo is a dynamic new percussion project created by Tristan Swihart and Micah Detweiler. Based in Goshen, IN and Madison, WI, pax duo aims to break preconceptions of contemporary percussion through collaboration and new creation of genre bending works.

Tristan and Micah first met in the fall of 2012 when Micah began working with the Northridge Raider Marching Band in Middlebury, IN where Tristan was a student. The marching band show that year was entitled Et in Terra Pax. Since then they have gone from student and teacher to close friends and colleagues.

In their first season alone, pax duo has had more than 20 engagements including performances at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Goshen College, Indiana, Wesleyan University, DePauw University, and Purdue Fort Wayne. They are continually working on new projects and commissions and expanding their list of collaborators.

pax duo are Malletech performing artists and are proud to endorse their products.