Friday, June 7 | 7:30-9 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Celebrate the class of 2024 musicians in this annual concert! Please also join us for a reception in Shattuck 163 following the concert.
Friday, June 7 | 7:30-9 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Celebrate the class of 2024 musicians in this annual concert! Please also join us for a reception in Shattuck 163 following the concert.
As you make your plans for Commencement celebrations, keep in mind that Saturday, June 8 will be a busy day in downtown Appleton!
The Downtown Appleton Farm Market will run 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. from Drew Street to Appleton Street, including Houdini Plaza.
The Appleton Flag Day Parade is scheduled for 2 p.m. The route begins at Oneida St/Wisconsin Ave and heads west to State St, then south to College Ave. It continues east and turns north on Drew St to City Park.
There will also be a Pre-Parade Patriotic Concert at Noon in Houdini Plaza.
See below for a few updates from the Human Resources Office that will help you efficiently find the resources and support you need.
STAFF UPDATES
RESOURCES & SUPPORT
SUPERVISORS – With these changes, we are better able to offer a specific HR representative to partner with you around policy and process, employee relations, recruiting, and organizational changes. The list of leaders and partners will be posted and updated as needed on the HR SharePoint page under Meet the Human Resources & Payroll Team>HR Partner List.
ALL STAFF & FACULTY – Please utilize the humanresources@lawrence.edu email account as your first point of contact for any questions related to benefits, policy, and procedures. You can also find answers to common inquiries on the Human Resources SharePoint site, which will continue to be updated with the most recent information available including:
*New* We now have an electronic HR Booking system to schedule appointments with the HR staff member who has the best expertise to help you! In-person or virtual appointments with HR are best for: new hire paperwork, benefit enrollment assistance, timesheet assistance, and employee relations concerns.
LU Human Resources Team:
Miranda Wollin, Stephanie Chitel, Robin Bettis & Ka Houa Lee
Sunday, June 2 | 1-3 p.m.
International House Front Lawn (Rain Location: Warch-Pusey Room)
Join us at the I-House to celebrate our graduating international students, Waseda Program students, and Pathways Program students.
International appetizers, beverages, and cake will be available. Graduating international students can pick up their gift bags, which include I-House pins to wear at the graduation ceremony.
This is an open house, so please come and go as your schedule allows!
1 p.m. | Reception beings
1:30 p.m. | Welcome remarks
1:35 p.m. | International Community Farewell
1:40 p.m. | Student reflections & well wishes
2 p.m. | Waseda Recognition
2:15 p.m. | Closing remarks & gifts
2:30 p.m. | Cake/Signatures/Photos
Thursday, May 30 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Goldgarden & Spirit Space
Join us for an opportunity to pause and breathe at the end of a long term. This is a time to reflect on the past term and consider what you’d like to leave behind or bring forward. We will have a short dinner afterward. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome!
Tuesday, May 28 | 1-2:30 p.m.
Warch Campus Center
Lawrence University Ethnic Studies 336—”Decolonization, Activism, & Hope: Changing the Way We See Native America” will present their research posters in the Warch Campus Center.
Stop by any time between 1-2:30 p.m. to hear from students on their interdisciplinary research findings from Indigenous scholars, activists, and tribal leaders. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend.
Lawrence is looking for staff and faculty members who are interested in volunteering their time supporting our ongoing efforts to be involved in the Appleton community. This is a great way to have some fun downtown and give away free stuff.
June 1 & June 8, 2024
If you are able to volunteer, please sign up here! Primarily, we need assistance with setting up the booth, interacting with people and handing out free Lawrence T-shirts, candy and more. At the end we will need your assistance with some takedown tasks.
We are hoping to have at least two staff/faculty volunteers at the booth throughout the event.
Blu will also be making an appearance!
Friday, May 31 | 7-9 p.m.
Meet at River Tyme Tours | 181 Riverheath Way
Join KidsGive for a relaxing evening on the Fox River! Students, faculty, and staff are welcome (21+ only) to cruise the Fox River, featuring music and a bar on board.
If you need a ride, shuttles will start running from the Wriston Turnaround between 6-6:16 p.m. to the River Tyme Tours dock. The boat returns to the dock at 9 p.m., and you can return to campus via the shuttles.
The cost to attend is $20 per person; all funds raised will be given to KidsGive! Payment will be made when you arrive via cash, Venmo, or Zelle.
Space is limited, so register online today!
Questions? Contact Kenneth Penaherrera at kenneth.l.penaherrera@lawrence.edu or Marzuka Amal Binthe Akber at marzuka.amalbintheakber@lawrence.edu.
KidsGive is a scholarship program associated with Lawrence University. Our mission is to educate students in the U.S. about Sierra Leonean life and culture as well as to promote informed giving while providing children in Sierra Leone with the opportunity to learn and become the next great leaders of their generation.
Monday, May 20 | 3:10-4:30 p.m.
Warch 204 – Cinema
Dr. Robert Mitchell from UW-Oshkosh will give a talk titled: Love, lies, and lures: Understanding the ecology and evolution of pheromones in beetles.
The Mitchell lab explores the chemical ecology of beetles and the evolution of smell and taste. Recent projects have focused on pheromone discovery, the ecological networks mediated by pheromones, and identifying pheromone receptors, especially within the large family of longhorned beetles.
Friday, May 24 | 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Mark Phelan, professor of philosophy, will give the Honors Convocation Address, titled “Knowing Others and Ourselves.” Phelan is the recipient of the 2024 Faculty Convocation Award.
Bag lunches for students, faculty, and staff will be available to-go in the Music-Drama Center lobby following Convocation.
See the full program at lawrence.edu.