MyLU Insider

Jessica Quintana

Author: Jessica Quintana

Queer Potluck

Thursday, Nov. 9 | 7-9 p.m.
Diversity & Intercultural Center

Let’s Eat! Join us and help create family, community, and memories for students to take home with them at this year’s Queer Potluck.

Queer Potluck is a time for our LGBTQ+, faculty, staff, and the LU community/families to come together, pitch in, and to help us provide for our students before they leave for winter break.

Everyone is welcome. Everyone can bring a dish. We only ask that everyone come with love and dignity toward queer people in their hearts and words and actions and that LGBTQ+ students be given pride of place.

Sign up to bring a dish to pass

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration

8th Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration 2023
Main Hall Green
Monday, October 9 | 5-7 p.m.
Free and open to the public. All ages welcome.

Many cities and states across the United States have replaced the Columbus Day holiday with the official recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Lawrence University welcomes the entire Fox Cities community to join us in celebrating and learning about the many contributions of Indigenous people globally through song, dance, food, and local Native American guest speakers and Tribal Leaders.

Featuring:

  • Tribal Leaders:
    • Jon Greendeer, President of the Ho-Chunk Nation
    • Gena Kakkak, Chairwoman of the Menominee Nation
    • Dennis Kenote, Menominee Elder
  • Lawrence University President Laurie A. Carter.
  • Performances and Poster Creations by AASD Students
  • Pow-Wow Demonstration (Oneida Nation)
  • Woodland Indian Art, Inc.
  • Indian tacos available for purchase

Rain site: Buchanan Wellness Center Gym

Sponsored by:

  • Lawrence University I.D.E.A.S. Division, Diversity and Intercultural Center (D&IC)
  • Office of Student Engagement for Activities and Leadership (SEAL)
  • Lawrence University Native Alliance (LUNA)
  • Appleton Area School District Diversity Equity and Inclusion Department
  • Oneida Nation Tourism.

We collectively acknowledge that Lawrence University is situated on the ancestral homelands of the Menominee and Ho-Chunk people.

Student Food Pantry Introduces New Online Request System

Need Emergency Food, Hygiene, or School Supplies from the LU Student Food Pantry?

Our team is excited to announce their two new systems to access the Pantry!

1. Online

Students can submit an online request for a bag pick-up by selecting items they need through our new online request form. To access the form, students click the link on the Pantry’s main website page and complete the information and select the items that they are in immediate need of.

Once the submit button is sent, the request is sent to the Pantry team. When the order is ready, students will receive an email indicating that their bag (with an assigned number) is ready for a bag pick-up in the D&IC.

2. In person

Another way students can use the Pantry service is by stopping in the D&IC and complete an in-person form. Completed forms can then be dropped off in the drop off box. The Pantry team is on-site and available during walk-in hours between 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The LU Student Food Pantry exists to provide assistance to students who need help. By accessing the Pantry, students affirm that their household genuinely needs assistance.

For anyone on campus who would like to continue supporting the Pantry, we are always looking for donations and collaborations to continue supporting our students. The Pantry is supported through the generosity of the community, local businesses, and personal donations of money and supplies. We continue to seek partners on and off campus who are willing to support our students.

Questions? Contact: diversitycenter@lawrence.edu

Student Food Pantry Summer Hours

The Student Food Pantry, located in Memorial Hall, will be open during the summer from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. via ID swipe access.

The Pantry includes food, personal hygiene products, and school supplies. Additional information is on the Pantry website.

Questions, comments, or suggestions? We’d love to hear from you! Suggest Pantry items or share your comments. Leave your email address if you would like to be contacted: Questions, Comments, or Suggestions?

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirits

MMIWG2S is a movement to bring awareness to the staggering numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit peoples whose cases have been continuously mistreated by law enforcement and media.

Join us on Friday, May 5 in the Diversity and Intercultural Center (D&IC) at 6 p.m. for the opening of LUNA’s MMIW gallery and take part in the Red Dress Project here on campus to bring these people to light.

Then come back to the D&IC again on Thursday, May 11 for guest Navajo healer Kristina Nez Begay for a guided drum meditation and healing ceremony!

Free and open to the public. #MMIWG2S
Sponsored by Lawrence University Native Alliance (LUNA)

Spring Break Food Drive

Spring Break Food Drive until March 21
Help us stock the Student Food Pantry for our Lawrentians!

Unexpired Items Needed:
-Fruits
-Vegetables
-Microwaveable Meals
-Canned Chicken, Tuna
-Rice
-Beans
-Pasta/Noodles, Sauces
-Peanut Butter, Jelly
-Bread
-Juice
-Granola Bars
-Milk, Almond, Coconut
-Cereal
-Toothpaste, Toothbrushes
-Shampoo/Conditioner, Soaps
-Feminine Products

*Pull tab canned items encouraged*

Drop off donations in the Diversity and Intercultural Center (D&IC) kitchen in Memorial Hall or email jessica.quintana@lawrence.edu

Visit the Pantry website for additional donation ideas and more information

Lunar New Year Celebration

Lunar New Year is an annual celebration in many Asian cultures. The name Lunar New Year originates from the marking of the first moon of the lunisolar calendars, a traditional calendar to many east Asian countries. This year, the holiday occurs on Sunday, January 22nd. The joy of family reunion and food are some of the main themes of Lunar New Year. People in different cultures observe this traditional celebration in many ways and means.

Join the Lawrence community in celebrating the year of the rabbit on Saturday, January 28th through a collaborative effort between student organizations and staff representing departments across the Student Life division. All are welcome.

Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, January 28th, Warch Campus Center
6:30 PM Esch Hurvis: Cultural Presentation, Musical Performance, and Lion Dance
Followed by a Cultural Expo and Dinner in Somerset

Sponsored by: Chinese Student Association, Korean Culture Club, Lawrence International, Pan-Asian Organization, Vietnamese Culture Organization, Spiritual and Religious Life, Diversity and Intercultural Center, Lawrence University Community Council, and the Office of Diversity Equity, and Inclusion, International Student Services, and the Committee on Diversity Affairs.

Student Food Pantry Winter Term Hours

The Student Food Pantry is open winter term every day from 9 AM-9 PM with ID swipe access. The Pantry is located in Memorial Hall and includes food items, hygiene products, and school supplies.

The Student Food Pantry is open to all students who are in immediate need or
do not have access to essential items. Please be conscientious in what you take
and how much you take from the space. Visit the Student
Food Pantry website for additional information.

Questions, comments, or suggestions? We’d love to hear from you! Suggest
Pantry items or share your comments using our Feedback
Form here.

The Pantry is supported through the generosity of community, local
businesses, and personal donations of money and supplies, as well as a small
budget provided by Lawrence University. We continue to seek partners on and off
campus who are willing to support our students.

To donate to the Pantry, drop off items in the D&IC Kitchen or contact jessica.quintana@lawrence.edu

Submit Nominations for the Jane LaChapelle McCarty Community Leader Award and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Educator Award

The Jane LaChapelle McCarty MLK Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the 2023 Jane LaChapelle McCarty MLK Community Leader Award and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Educator award.

• The Jane LaChapelle McCarty MLK Community Leader Award will go to an
individual/organization who:
o Is in alignment with the key principles Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. lived by: justice, equality and human potential.
o Has a long standing and strong community impact
o Demonstrates their role in supporting a variety of oppressed voices

• The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Award will go to a current
educator (K-12, collegiate) or organization who educates students in the
spirit of Dr. King. Educator includes anyone involved in educating students.

The award will be announced at the 32nd annual Fox Cities Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. virtually.

Deadline for Entry: Friday, December 9, 2022

Nominations must be no more than two pages and include the contact email
addresses and phone numbers (home and mobile) of the nominee and the
nominator.

Submit your nomination via email to: lissette.cruz-jimenez@lawrence.edu

The award was renamed in 2005 after Jane LaChapelle McCarty, a beloved
community member, passed away from cancer in 2004. Jane truly lived in
unity with diversity in our community. She was the founding member of
Toward Community: Unity in Diversity, a forerunner organization of
Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities and was an advocate at Harbor House
Domestic Abuse Programs.