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Deanna Kolell

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Résumé Rally

Wednesday, Jan. 29 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Warch 308 – Kraemer Room

Students are welcome to join Career Center experts for informal one-on-one quick résumé reviews. No appointment is needed. Get immediate, personalized, and relevant feedback!

This event is for any level of résumé readiness.

Questions? Contact Kevin Gaw (kevin.gaw@lawrence.edu).

Spring Break Trips

If you have interest in leading a Spring Break Trip, please fill out the form below before Saturday, Jan. 25!

This year’s Spring Break runs from March 20-30.

Past trips have included destinations like the Badlands, Great Smoky Mountains, Everglades, and more!

Questions? Contact Savannah Betterley (betterls@lawrence.edu) or Greta Thoresen (thoreseg@lawrence.edu).

Cultural Expressions Talent Call

The Black Student Union invites you to join us for the annual Cultural Expressions Showcase! From poetry to dance, this event highlights the incredible talents of students.

If you’d like to be a part of an unforgettable performance, sign up today! Please note: this is a talent call, not an audition. Everyone who shows up for the talent call will be put in the show (no inappropriate acts and acts must be primarily Black/BIPOC performers and artists).

  • When:
    • Friday, Jan. 24: 5-6:30 p.m.
    • Saturday, Jan. 25: 1-2:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, Jan. 26: 2:30-4 p.m.
  • Where: Sankofa House

Cabaret Auditions

Cabaret will be hosted Saturday, April 5 & Sunday, April 6, with a rehearsal on Friday, April 4. This year’s theme is Adult Swim. Channel your inner child and feelings of wanting to escape the adult world.

Questions? Contact Giang Pham (phamg@lawrence.edu).

Performers

Calling all performers! Sign up now for the Cabaret Auditions. Don’t miss your chance to showcase your talent and be a part of an unforgettable show.

Auditions are open to all students. Please note: The form requires you to upload a 30-second preview of your performance.

Submissions are due by Friday, Jan. 24!

MC’s

Want to be the voice of Cabaret? Sign up to audition for MC!

The Master of Ceremonies (MC) is a crucial role in the Cabaret performance. The MC is expected to handle the audience, have a strong stage presence, and deliver lines clearly.

To audition, submit a 30-second video simulating how you would address the audience and introduce the show at the beginning of Cabaret.

Submissions are due by Thursday, Jan. 30!

Un-earthing: An eco-geomusical about hubris and hydrofracturing

Saturday, Jan. 25 | 8 p.m.
Harper Hall

This concert will feature Conservatory faculty Brigit Fitzgerald (bassoon), Ann Ellsworth (horn), Zach Marley (tuba), Kivie Cahn-Lipman (cello), Andy Hudson (clarinet), and Cayla Rosché (voice), joined by eight students and narrator Marcia Bjornerud, Walter Schober Professor of Environmental Studies and professor of geosciences.

Home Athletics: Jan. 20-26

Come cheer on your Vikings at their home events this week!

Wednesday, Jan. 22

  • Women’s Basketball vs Ripon
    5:30 p.m. | Alex Gym
  • Men’s Basketball vs Ripon
    7:30 p.m. | Alex Gym

Friday, Jan. 24

  • Women’s Ice Hockey vs Marian
    8 p.m. | Champion Center, Appleton

Saturday, Jan. 25

  • Men’s Ice Hockey vs Marian
    7 p.m. | Appleton Ice Center

CJW/VPA Recruiter Showcase

Tuesday, Jan. 21 | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Warch 225 & 226 – Esch Hurvis & Mead Witter

Are you interested in the fields of Communications, Journalism, Written Arts (CJW) or the Visual & Performing Arts (VPA)? Or are you considering graduate school in these areas? If so, mark your calendars for this recruiting event!

You will have the opportunity to connect various recruiters and LU alumni to expand your professional network, gain full access to internships and early careers, and discover graduate programs in these areas!

Winter Carnival

Join SOUP for a week of winter fun!

Winter Carnival Kickoff

Tuesday, Jan. 21 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Warch 3rd Floor

Featuring a hot cocoa bar

Mini-Game Night

Wednesday, Jan. 22 | 7-9 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room

U-Stuff-It and Pajama Party

Thursday, Jan. 23 | 8-11 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room

Titletown Trip

Friday, Jan. 24 | 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Meet at the Wriston Turnaround

Fill out the form below to attend the Titletown trip! Once slots fill up, the form will be closed.

A bus will leave from the Wriston Turnaround at 5:30 p.m. and will return to campus around 9:30 p.m.

All those who sign up will be sent forms from both Titletown and Lawrence to be collected upon boarding the bus.

Learn more about Titletown

“Know Your Customer” Workshop

Tuesday, Jan. 28 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Fox Commons Business & Entrepreneurship Center

This interactive workshop will guide current and future entrepreneurs through the importance of identifying and understanding target customers for their business. We will explore ways to learn about customer behaviors, needs, and pain points, as well as methods to test ideas with those target customers.

Students will gain the most from this workshop if they have a business idea in mind when they arrive.

Contact Irene Strohbeen, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, for assistance (irene.strohbeen@lawrence.edu).