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Discounted tickets to see CATS at PAC!

One of the actors that is currently touring with CATS attended Lawrence University in the early 2000s! Cameron Schutza plays Old Deuterotomy and will be in Friday’s night’s performance, March 24. 

Cameron Schutza (Old Deuteronomy) –  Thrilled to be making his national tour debut. 2nd place and orchestra prize winner of the Lauritz Melcior Sining competition, Der Fliegende Holländer (Erik/Opera Maine), Aida (Radames/Opera in the Parks), Nixon in China (Chairman Mao/Princeton Festival). Worked with The Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Austin Symphony.

In honor of Schutza’s performance, the PAC is offering discount tickets to LU students, faculty/staff, and alums! Simply click the link below and use the Promo Code LAWRENCE.

Promo CodeShowPerformanceRun TimeLink
LAWRENCECATS Fri 3/24/23, 7:30 pm02/16/23-03/03/23Click here

About CATS

CATS, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber that has captivated audiences in over 30 countries and 15 languages, is now on tour across North America! Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, including one of the most treasured songs in musical theater—”Memory”. Winner of 7 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL, CATS tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn. The original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock, Sunset Boulevard), original scenic and costume design by John Napier (Les Misérables), all-new lighting design by Natasha Katz (Aladdin), all-new sound design by Mick Potter, new choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) based on the original choreography by Gillian Lynne (Phantom) and direction by Trevor Nunn (Les Misérables) make this production a new CATS for a new generation!

Ungrading Book Discussion

Ungrading is a new, research-driven, experience-based book that explores the process of going gradeless by changing how we assess and evaluate student learning. It contains essays from fifteen educators across a range of disciplines and institutions, most of whom are recognized pedagogical experts. Including both reflections and strategies, the book is an extremely helpful way to rethink not just how we assess learning, but also how we conceptualize both our pedagogical practices and also instructor-student relationships.

There will be a book discussion for interested faculty and staff on Tuesday, April 27 from 11:10-12:20 via Zoom. Dr. Susan Blum, the editor of the book, will be joining us for the discussion. Copies of the book will be provided prior to the discussion to those who need them. Due to the interactive nature of the event, there are very limited spots available, so please respond to reserve your spot.

If you wish to participate, please contact Lavanya Murali at lavanya.h.murali@lawrence.edu

Lowering Barriers to Learning “Ask the Author” Session with Thomas J. Tobin, PhD, MSLS, PMP, MOT, CPACC

  • September 1, 2020 – 10:00-11:30 CST
  • Via Zoom – (link provided after you RSVP)
  • RSVP – http://go.lawrence.edu/wcjm
  • Description: Whether you have been part of the Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone book reading group or not, join the author Thomas J. Tobin for an open-format ask-anything session focused on lowering barriers to learning—for both your students and for you. If you have questions about a course modification or approach, if you’ve ever heard the same question from students hundreds of times, or if you’ve ever had to re-teach a challenging concept because your students all missed it on a test, or if a student has ever told you “that was great, professor, but I still just don’t get it,” then this session is for you.

Questions?  Contact Kathy Privatt at kathy.privatt@lawrence.edu

Radio Drama – This Friday Night!

“There’s no end in sight . . . no hope.  I get sick to the very soul of me when I look upon the faces of our young people.  They’ve been dispossessed—cheated out of their chance.”  Thus starts The National Youth Administration:  A Radio Drama by Herb Meadow.  Written in 1937, this is a series of vignettes embodying the effects of the Great Depression on youth (roughly 15-25 yrs. old), and the various interventions of the National Youth Administration (part of the Works Progress Administration):  Story mixed with History in ways that seem eerily current. 

We hope you’ll join us for a live recording, this Friday, May 15th at 8:00 pm CST.  To obtain your “ticket” (the Zoom Meeting link and password), simply email Kathy Privatt at kathy.privatt@lawrence.edu.

Radio

Unmasking and Unmaking the Hidden Curriculum— with Dr. Marcia Chatelain

A workshop you can learn and grow from remotely.

When: Thursday, May 7, 2020
Time: EITHER 9–10:15 a.m. OR 10:30-11:45 a.m.
(Participants will also be invited to sign up for “Office Hours”
meetings that afternoon.)

Where: Zoom, of course!

Reservation link: http://go.lawrence.edu/fmbh

“. . .in academe, there are unwritten rules and unspoken expectations.“
From Chatelain’s essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/article/We-Must- Help-First-Generation/244830

Her webpage: http://www.marciachatelain.com/home-1
Questions? Contact Kathy Privatt: kathy.privatt@lawrence.edu