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Construction Update: Durkee St closures

Per the city of Appleton:

The sidewalk and terrace concrete work along the east side of Durkee Street, from Lawrence Street to Washington Street, is scheduled to start May 2 and be completed by May 17.

For information regarding road closure details and changes in construction scheduling, please check the Road Report link on the front page of the City of Appleton website.

Please be aware that there will be days when no work is done on your street. This is a result of the contractor sequencing their crews among other streets that are also being reconstructed and does not mean the contractor is not working.

Please note the following information and suggestions that will help expedite the work and ease the inconvenience caused by this construction. Your patience will be appreciated.

  1. Durkee Street will be closed to traffic in the northbound (east side) direction for the duration of the project. Traffic in the southbound direction (west side) will be maintained for the duration of the project. Access to businesses and residences along Durkee Street will be maintained during the construction of the sidewalk and terraces along the east side of Durkee Street.
  1. To allow proper curing of concrete, do not drive vehicles over the pavement until the contractor has removed barricades. Curb edges, particularly, may break readily unless concrete has had time to cure. BARRICADES ARE NOT TO BE MOVED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE CONTRACTOR. Unauthorized movement of a barricade is a violation against Section 16.5 of the Municipal Code (City Ordinance) and may be subject to prosecution.

Your cooperation and patience in these matters will aid in a quicker, cleaner, and more efficient job. If you have any questions, please call me at 920-832-6484, or email at jason.brown@appleton.org.

Drew St closed to through traffic

Construction of West Campus has begun, and Drew Street is closed to through traffic. The eastern half of the Brokaw parking lot and Kimball Alley are also offline as part of the construction site, with sidewalks along College Avenue and Drew Street rerouted.

Please see the ground plan for details of the construction site perimeter.

A tentative timeline of activity:

  • Wed. Apr. 3: Drew St. closed to through traffic. Building site and support/staging areas are enclosed by perimeter fencing.
  • Week of Apr. 8: Heavy equipment continues to be brought onsite, including office trailers for the construction team. Excavation begins.
  • Week of Apr. 15: With excavation complete, pile driving work begins to establish the building’s foundation. This will be very loud and may cause ground vibrations in the immediate vicinity. Pile driving will only occur between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. until this foundational work is complete.

This is an exceptionally exciting building project that will become home to Lawrence University and the Trout Museum of Art. This breathtaking new building will offer innovative learning spaces for our students and become a key destination in Downtown Appleton for our community.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we join together and celebrate our mutual goal of serving our students and community.

Please reply to facilities-operations@lawrence.edu with any questions or concerns.

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Art Talk: Eric Garcia

Wednesday, April 17 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Wriston 224 – Auditorium

Come hear artist Eric Garcia talk about his art practice referencing history and a graphic style to create political art that confronts our understanding of the present. Using sculpture, mixed media installations, murals, printmaking and his controversial political cartoons, he aims to challenge his viewers to question sources of power and the whitewashing of history. Eric Garcia’s visit is made possible by the Harold and Mary Donn Jordan Fund for the Arts.

This talk is free and open to the public.

Dance for Diversity film screening

Thursday, April 18 | 7-9 p.m.
Warch 204 – Cinema

Dance For Diversity (DFD) is an annual screendance project series by Creative Director Elisabeth Roskopf that is made explicitly for Artists of Color to elevate their unique voices and share their stories through their dance-making and performance work. DFD provides a platform for Artists of Color to create an original solo piece on film that reflects who they are, their story of identity, and expresses personal experiences that address (including but not limited to) racial stereotypes, discrimination, and assumptions.

There will be a post-screening talk with some of the artists.

Measuring agricultural soil health

Exploring the path from data to decision-making

Thursday, April 18 | 4:30 p.m.
Steitz 102

What does it mean to measure soil health in agricultural systems? Once we measure it, how can we translate the science into practice to support sustainable agriculture?

In this presentation, Dr. Hava Blair, LU ’13 and Dept. of Soil Science at UW-Madison, will share how she have grappled with these questions through research conducted in farm fields, at laboratory benches, and between the pages of more than 200 meta-analyses drawn from the literature.

Dr. Blair’s research journey took her into the fields of 27 commercial farms across Minnesota, where she quantified the effects of agricultural practices on the soil with a suite of commonly used soil health indicators. This on-farm research experience spurred her to think more broadly about what it takes to translate science to practice. How do we synthesize primary research into a body of evidence that might be useful for decision-making? Dr. Blair will share how she explored one facet of this question through the lens of meta-research, and how she continues to explore it through her current work as a soil scientist who develops decision support tools for agriculture in Wisconsin.

SLUG Earth Day Gardening Session

Monday, April 22 | 6-8 p.m.
SLUG Garden

On Earth Day, there will be a special opportunity to engage in the SLUG Garden for 17 Days of Kindness! SLUG will be hosting an Earth Day gardening session followed by a campfire with s’mores. Attendees will be entered in a raffle to win jars of SLUG honey™ from our very own LU bees!

This is a great opportunity to learn more about SLUG if you have been interested but not yet participated and get involved before the garden’s busy season! This is also an opportunity for faculty and staff to learn more about the community bed program that the garden hosts where community members can manage a bed in the garden for the season.

Lawrence University Diversity Awards

Lawrence University is committed to upholding the tenets of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. We are proud to offer recognition of individuals in our campus community who embody these tenants. Campus community members are invited to nominate award recipients that ascribe to the follow criteria:

  • Has demonstrated innovation in problem solving and meeting needs based on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
  • Has assisted working with historically excluded populations.
  • Demonstrates a long-time commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through scholarship or service.
  • Has demonstrated a passion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and serves as a role model for faculty, staff, and students.

The I.D.E.A.S. Division is accepting nominations for a student, faculty, and staff member of our Lawrentian community. Please submit a nomination letter with supporting evidence of why this individual deserves this award. Nominations can be sent to ideas@lawrence.edu. Nominations are due by the close of business, Friday, April 19.