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June 8 – A busy day in downtown Appleton!

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.

Updates from Human Resources

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 

  • Please welcome Ka Houa Lee, our new Payroll & HR Coordinator. Ka Houa is joining us from Nurses PRN, where she was in the role of HR Generalist. Ka Houa will lead our Student Employment Program and payroll processing, benefits program support, pre-employment activities, background & MVR checks, and management of the HR inbox and online resources. 
  • Congratulations to Robin Bettis, who has been promoted to HR Generalist. She will be assisting with daily HR operations including employee relations, compensation, benefits, risk management, and compliance. 
  • Crista Rettler, Payroll Manager, will be leaving Lawrence as of June 7.  Please join us in thanking Cris for all of her hard work and dedication to LU over the last 13.5 years—she will be greatly missed! In partnership with WAICU, we will be utilizing Core Education for payroll processing as we seek to fill this important role. Please direct all payroll requests and inquiries to the payroll@lawrence.edu email account, as Core Education will be supporting us virtually. 

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: 

  • Payroll (including tax information and schedule) 

*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 

ISS End-of-Year Celebration

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!

Program

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

Menu

Appetizers

  • Dumplings
  • Chicken Yakitori
  • Moroccan Meatballs
  • Vegetable Samosas
  • Specialty Fruit Platter
  • Summer Roll Salad

Beverages

  • Ice Water
  • Vietnamese Inspired Iced Coffee
  • Iced Tea

Student Research Poster Session

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.

Appleton Downtown Farmer’s Market Volunteers Needed

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!

Sundown Serenade Cruise

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.

About KidsGive

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.

Learn more about KidsGive

RABL Speaker: Love, lies, and lures

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.

Honors Convocation

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.