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New Employees/Promotions/Rehires

If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence!

Ed Momkus – Lecturer in Business and Entrepreneurship

Andrea McComas – Bon Appetit

Michael Kiefer – Bon Appetit

Jennifer Smith – Bon Appetit

Dante Molina – Bon Appetit

Will Bunnell – Bon Appetit

Alex Cronmiller – Campus Safety Officer

Rehires

Marissa Resler – Bjorklunden Temporary Staff

Isabel Alvarez – Lecturer of Spanish

Donna Clementi – Lecturer of Education

Elyse Lucas – Lecturer in Education

Anders Hanhan – Student Engagement, Activities, and Leadership Fellow

Alan Parks – Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

Applications open for Fall Term weekends at Björklunden

Björklunden applications are open through April 26 for Fall Term.

The weekends provide a distinctive and highly memorable integrative experience. Each weekend during the academic year, groups gather to explore and reflect on ideas, artistic expressions, and community issues. Topics are wide-ranging, and students have the opportunity for intensive inquiry and discussion with faculty members and among themselves in an informal, intimate setting.

Student Program General Information

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Interactive Talk: Disability Advocacy with Dr. Petra Watzke

Wednesday April 3, 2024 | 5-6:30 p.m.
Warch 325 – Pusey OR via Zoom

This talk examines what disability advocacy can look like on the LU campus. Audience members are invited to share their own experiences to affirm the centrality of this topic for the LU community. Refreshments will be served.

RSVP

Disability Advocacy Talk Poster

Michael Lowenstern, clarinet: Masterclass & Recital

Masterclass
Sunday, April 7 | 6-8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Recital
Monday, April 8 | 8-9:30 p.m.
Harper Hall

Michael Lowenstern (b. Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1968) in the Hyde Park neighborhood, is an American bass clarinetist and composer specializing in new music.

Lowenstern holds a B.M. and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, an Artist’s Certificate from the Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam, and an M.M. and D.M.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In 1989, Lowenstern received a Fulbright grant to study in Amsterdam with bass clarinet virtuoso Harry Sparnaay. In addition to Sparnaay, Lowenstern’s clarinet and bass clarinet teachers have included Charles Neidich, Richard MacDowell, and John Bruce Yeh, and he has also studied composition with Daniel Weymouth.

Based in Brooklyn, New York, Lowenstern’s playing is characterized by an expressive, almost vocal tone, an agile technique, and a strong command of the instrument’s upper register. He has performed with ensembles representing a wide range of musical genres, including The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Steve Reich and Musicians, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Klezmatics, Robin Cox Ensemble, John Zorn, and Billband. In 1991 he won the first prize at the International Gaudeamus Competition in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Lowenstern has created numerous compositions for bass clarinet, both solo and with electronics. His works explore the possibilities of large ensembles of bass clarinets (done by multi-tracking), as well as juxtaposing the instrument with drum and bass-style beats more common to electronic dance music than to contemporary classical music. He has also composed music for film, dance, and the Internet. Since October 2006, a segment of his playing with Billband has been used as the theme for the National Public Radio segment “Science Out of the Box,” which airs on the Weekend All Things Considered program.

Faculty Recital: Chamber Music for Piano and Winds

Wednesday, April 3 | 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Seven Lawrence faculty members will perform works by Poulenc, Tomasi, and Mozart:

  • Joe Connor (saxophone)
  • Ann Ellsworth (horn)
  • Brigit Fitzgerald (bassoon)
  • Andy Hudson (clarinet)
  • Erin Lesser (flute)
  • Nora Lewis (oboe)
  • Michael Mizrahi (piano)

Free and open to the public!

Can’t make it to the Lawrence Memorial Chapel? Catch the live webcast.

Dance Series: Michelle N. Gibson

Sunday, April 14 | 3 p.m.
Lawrence Memorial Chapel

A Congo Square Gathering

A Reverence for Culture & Healing for Humanity, Down By The Riverside

Second Line Community Event

with live music by Conservatory Jazz Students

Michelle N. Gibson Graphic

Michelle N. Gibson is a consummate storyteller, employing body and mind to build a bridge between the arts and academia. On stage and in the classroom, Gibson’s dance, choreography, and associated scholarship evoke the social, political, economic, and spiritual understandings central to building bonds within and across cultures.

Admissions is free; be prepared to move!

Read more about Michelle N. Gibson

Let’s All Vote!

The next upcoming election is April 2, the 2024 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote. This is a great time to get out and make your choices known. Progress happens at the polls!

Lawrence wants to help you get there, so we are outlining a few helpful details and also providing a few areas of assistance to make sure you have all you need.

  1. Voter registration
  2. Voter Identification
  3. Access to the polls

If you have not voted before in Wisconsin or if you have moved since you last voted, you will need to register to vote for the election. 

VOTER REGISTRATION:
Register in person: Visit us at City Hall and register in person with the City Clerk’s Office through Friday, March 29, 2024. To speed up the process, please access the registration form online and have it filled out when you come in, or fill out the hardcopy form prior to coming to the counter.  Please be sure to bring proof of your current residence. 

Register at the polls: Go to your polling place on Election Day and register in person.  You will be able to vote immediately after completing registration, so be sure to bring your proof of residence (Voter ID-see below) as well as your photo ID.
*Please note that online and mailed registrations deadline of March 13 has already passed. You will need to register in person if you wish to vote in the April 2nd election.

This form will speed your registration process if you complete it in advance, and it requires your street address at Lawrence, not the University address of 711 E. Boldt Way. 

You can find your campus housing street addresses at https://www.lawrence.edu/offices/volunteer/student-voting-information

VOTER IDENTIFICATION: More than just your Lawrence ID card You may be asked to show your proof of Lawrence residency when you go to vote. The City Clerk has a record of your address, but you will need to bring a voter ID card which can be accessed here. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP THAT SHOULD NOT BE SKIPPED.

ACCESS TO THE POLLS: A shuttle will loop a route between the polling places and the Wriston Turnaround throughout the day, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 7 p.m. Both polling places are less than a mile from the main campus. Note below that not every campus resident votes at the same location.

Polling Place for: 
Small Execs, Big Execs, Delta Tau Delta
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Voting Room: Fellowship Hall- Lower Level
803 E College Ave 
Polling Place Hours: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 7 a.m.-8 p.m.


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Polling Place for:
All other campus residences
Saint Joseph Parish Center
404 W Lawrence St
Polling Place Hours: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Additional Election Information
www.myvote.wi.gov 
https://www.appleton.org/government/city-clerk/elections

If you would like to volunteer to help on April 2, please contact Michelle Buchinger in the CCE at michelle.m.buchinger@lawrence.edu or 920-832-6644.

Your vote does truly make a difference and we wish you the best on election day.

Fulbright info session

Thursday, April 4 | 9-10 a.m.
Warch 401 – Arthur Vining Davis Room

Faculty are cordially invited to a brief session about Fulbright. Come and be inspired by colleagues Tim Troy (Theatre) and Cayla Rosché (Conservatory) who recently had Fulbright experiences in Ireland and Iceland respectively. Hear about the amazing work and international network their Fulbright enabled. We’ll also show you how to explore different Fulbright opportunities on the website and leave time for questions and conversation.

If you are thinking of applying for this September’s deadline, spring and summer is a great time to start. Even if your sabbatical isn’t for a while yet, come, get encouraged and informed. If you can’t make it to the session, feel free to set up a meeting with one of us to explore further.

Anna Beno: annabeno@lawrence.edu
Ariela Rosa: ariela.e.rosa@lawrence.edu