Friday, Nov. 1 | 8-9 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Celebrate the Conservatory of Music’s 150th year with a special concert featuring nine world premieres, including performances by the LU Trombone Ensemble and LU Flute Ensemble.
This event is free and open to the public!
Thursday, Oct. 31 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre
Based on Studs Terkel’s 1974 examination of the working condition and private dreams of 26 “average” Americans, Working celebrates the range and diversity of our working lives. With songs by a variety of composers including Stephen Schwartz, Mary Rogers, James Taylor, Susan Birkenhead, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
• Adults – $15
• Seniors – $10
• Lawrence students with valid LU ID – FREE (available only in person at the Box Office)
Purchase your tickets:
• In-person! The Box Office is open 1-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and one hour prior to performances. The Box Office accepts cash, check, or credit card ($1 credit card fee).
• Online! Visit lawrence.edu to make your purchase (+$4 handling fee).
• Over the phone! Call the Box Office at 920-832-6749 (+$4 handling fee).
Monday, Oct. 28 | 8-10 p.m.
Harper Hall
Founded in 2011, Grupo Bella, a versatile ensemble from Los Angeles, showcases exceptional musicianship and a broad repertoire. Rooted in Mariachi tradition, they embrace diverse styles from various Latin American and American cultures. Committed to outreach, they conduct workshops on folk music’s history and cultural importance across Mexico and Latin America, aiming to preserve traditions and inspire future generations. Led by founder Vanessa Ramirez, an acclaimed singer, Grammy Award-winning vocalist, and Grammy-nominated composer, Grupo Bella embodies a fusion of tradition and innovation, fostering cultural appreciation and musical evolution.
General admission tickets are:
Stop by the SEAL Office (4th floor of Warch Campus Center, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) each day of Spirit Week dressed for the theme of the day to receive points for your class!
Monday, Oct 28 | 11-2 p.m.
Warch Campus Center (Outside the Cafe)
Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Wellness Center Pool
Grab some friends or create a boat for your student org! Boats can only be constructed from cardboard and duck tape and will be raced across the pool! Prizes for the top times! There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Fill out this form to sign up your team!
Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room
Want to show off your skills and talents? Compete for the chance to win big prizes and be crowned the Lawrence homecoming talent show champion.
Thursday, Oct. 31 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Various campus locations
Take a break from the day and grab some candy from participating departments! Check your email during Homecoming Week for a full map of the departments involved.
Thursday, Oct. 31 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room
Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3 | 3 p.m.
Warch Cinema
Friday, Nov. 1 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries
Friday, Nov. 1 | 2 – 3 p.m.
Chapman Hall – Admissions Lobby
Friday, Nov. 1 | 3 – 5 p.m.
Seeley G. Mudd Library, Archives
Friday, Nov. 1 | 4 – 6 p.m.
Fox Commons, Level Two (10 East College Avenue)
Join faculty in Business & Entrepreneurship for an opportunity to experience one of the newest spaces on campus. This co-curricular space will serve as an interactive hub for collaboration among students, faculty, and business leaders.
Friday, Nov. 1 | 6 – 9 p.m.
Warch Campus Center, Somerset & Pusey Rooms
*The 2024 inductees are the Men’s basketball teams from 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
Friday, Nov. 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center
Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m.
Lawrence Memorial Chapel
This concert, which highlights the Conservatory’s forward-looking approach, will premiere nine new works. Isaac Mayhew (LU ’17) is the Interim Executive Director of the Millennium Composers Initiative, a consortium of composers, and has facilitated the collaboration. The event will feature faculty members Erin Lesser (flute), Tim Albright (trombone), and Michael Clayville (director of the New Music Ensemble).
Friday, Nov. 1 | 8 – 9:45 p.m.
Warch Camus Center, Cinema
Friday, Nov. 1 | 9 p.m.-midnight
Warch 226 – Mead Witter
With music brought to you by DJ Marcus
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Warch Campus Center – Esch Hurvis Room
Families, supporters, and their students are invited to join President Carter and her Cabinet for this special breakfast. Get to know our campus leadership while indulging in a hot breakfast buffet from American Dining Creations. Lawrence gear or Blue & White is the preferred attire. Registration required.
Register
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
3rd Floor Warch
There will be face painting, temporary tattoos, and free giveaways to prepare for the upcoming game!
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10:30 a.m.
Alex Gym
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Warch Campus Center, Cinema
All are welcome to attend.
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m.
Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center – Boldt Natatorium
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m. Start
Reid Golf Course, Appleton
Shuttle from Campus.
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 11 a.m.
Banta Bowl
Saturday, Nov. 2 | Noon – 4 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 1:30 p.m.
Banta Bowl
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 2:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 3-5 p.m.
Banta Bowl
Experience the Fan Zone at the football tailgate, featuring food trucks, lawn games, music, and more!
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 5:00 p.m.
Banta Bowl
*The 2024 Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will occur during halftime.
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 8-9:30 p.m.
Gilboy Fire Ring (SLUG Garden)
End your Homecoming festivities with a cozy bonfire, complete with s’mores and snacks! Come relax and celebrate together.
Sunday, Nov. 2 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center
We’re looking forward to celebrating our First-Gen faculty, staff, students, and alumni during National First-Gen Celebration Day on Friday, November 8.
Our First-Gen Student Association (FGSA) is coordinating the event and is looking to do a First-Gen Spotlight Wall in the Pusey room. We’ll be gathering information and putting together a Spotlight Poster to celebrate YOU!
We ask current first-gen faculty and staff to complete the form here. Be prepared to upload a picture/headshot of yourself.
More details to come on our National First-Gen Celebration Day events—stay tuned!
Questions?
Contact Kristi Koshuta, First Year Dean
kristi.koshuta@lawrence.edu
920-832-7203
Come cheer on your Vikings at their home events this week!
Friday, Oct. 25 | 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Harper Hall
WMTA (Wisconsin Music Teachers Association) conference concludes with a collaborative concert featuring a commissioned piece by Lawrence University alum, Nic Bizub ’16.
This event is free and open to the public!
Thursday, Oct. 24 | 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
All class years and all majors are invited to the Milwaukee Explore Trek where you’ll get behind the curtain and learn about stage production, costume design, administrative roles, and watch a live rehearsal with The Florentine Opera. See details and sign up on Handshake by Oct. 22. Space is limited.
Monday, Oct. 21 | 7-9 p.m.
Spirit Space
We will be painting alebrijes in preparation for Día de Muertos. Alebrijes will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Painting supplies will also be provided.
Thursday, October 31 | 7:30 p.m.
Steitz 102
Chong Ja Ian is associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore and a non-resident scholar with Carnegie China. His research covers Chinese foreign policy and security in Southeast and Northeast Asia.
This lecture is free and open to the public! A reception with light bites will precede the talk at 7 p.m. in the Steitz Atrium.
Taiwan’s status is an issue of significant contention for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Beijing claims Taiwan as its own and reserves the right to use force to exert control, despite never having ruled the island since its establishment in 1949. Recent years have seen the PRC increase coercive measures to prevent what Beijing fears is Taiwan’s growing separation.
In that context, relations across the Taiwan Strait have also become a point of concern and friction between the United States and the PRC. Yet, the idea of a sovereign Chinese state with unified, centralized political authority and clear borders that incorporate Taiwan is a relatively new one historically. Conceptions of China have a standardized, singular language and culture normalized around ethnicity and race, which likewise trace their origins from the late nineteenth century. This talk examines changing political conceptions of China, Chinese identity, frontiers, and China’s external ties through China’s multifaceted and evolving relationship with Taiwan since the sixteenth century.
