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10th Annual SAAC Midwest Conference Giving Challenge

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has started their 10th Annual Midwest Conference Giving Challenge! (Formally known as the Canned Food Challenge) 

The goal for each institution in the Giving Challenge is to collect the most non-perishable food items and monetary donations to be donated to local food pantries, shelters, or similar organizations in the Fox Valley. 

Lawrence SAAC will be collecting donations from Oct. 30-Nov. 20.

Donations can be given to SAAC reps (see the list below) or dropped off at Alex Gym or the Wellness Center Pool (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.).

Please join us in giving back to our community that continues to pour into us!

SAAC Reps

  • Men’s Ice Hockey: Miles McCue 
  • Women’s Ice Hockey: Beth McArthur 
  • Men’s Basketball: Nico Manzanera 
  • Women’s Basketball: Caroline Sharpe
  • Baseball: Richie LaCien
  • Softball: Mattie Haller 
  • Volleyball: Cora Linos & Maggie Hahnke 
  • Football: Jackson Barbour 
  • Women’s Lacrosse: Emma Moya 
  • Men’s Lacrosse: Henry Hayes 
  • Women’s Tennis: Anna Vanden Acker 
  • Men’s Tennis: Evan Hansen 
  • Women’s Swim & Dive: Krissy Landon 
  • Men’s Swim & Dive: Jackson Bertman
  • Women’s XC/T&F: Morgan Cross 
  • Men’s XC/T&F: Owen West 
  • Women’s Fencing: Sam Seelig
  • Men’s Fencing: CJ Murzyn
  • Women’s Soccer: Jessica Smith 
  • Men’s Soccer: Zach Dale 

Questions? Contact Nico Manzanera or Miles McCue.
nicolas.a.manzanera@lawrence.edu | miles.l.mccue@lawrence.edu

Join the Lawrence Employee Womxn’s Resource Group!

We are excited to invite you to join the Womxn’s Employee Resource Group (ERG), a supportive and dynamic community created to uplift and empower all who identify as women across our organization. Our mission is to provide a welcoming space where members can thrive both personally and professionally.

The Womxn’s ERG is dedicated to fostering professional development, enhancing networking opportunities, and creating meaningful connections. Through community, volunteer activities, and social gatherings, we aim to inspire growth, build confidence, and support each other’s achievements. Whether you’re looking to expand your network, develop new skills, or simply connect with colleagues, this group is here for you.

Please fill out this form to let us know if you are interested!

Questions? Contact Dakota McKee
Director of Student Engagement, Activities, and Leadership (SEAL)
dakota.mckee@lawrence.edu
920-832-6698

First-Gen Celebration Day

Thursday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Warch 325 – Pusey Room

Stop by and let us celebrate YOU and connect with other First-Gen students, faculty, and staff.

The event will feature:

  • A faculty & staff spotlight wall
  • Student spotlights
  • A gratitude station
  • A photo station

Learn more about our First-Gen Student Association and events planned for the Winter and Spring Terms!

Home Athletics: Nov. 4-10

Come cheer on your Vikings at their home events this week!

Friday, Nov. 8

  • Men’s Ice Hockey vs MSOE
    7 p.m. | Appleton Ice Center

Saturday, Nov. 9

  • Swimming & Diving Gene Davis Invitational
    11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Boldt Natatorium
  • Football vs Knox College – SENIOR DAY
    1 p.m. | Banta Bowl
  • Women’s Ice Hockey vs MSOE
    4 p.m. | Champion Center

Fred Sturm Jazz Celebration Weekend

Friday, Nov. 8 & Saturday, Nov. 9

The goal of the Fred Sturm Jazz Celebration Weekend is to create a low-pressure clinic environment and provide an inspirational boost at the start of the school year through extended ensemble workshops with renowned clinicians, a special focus on improvisation, an absence of ratings and trophies, and a world-class list of professional jazz artists.

Below is a schedule of the weekend’s events. The events are subject to change. Please check prior to Jazz Weekend for any changes that may have occurred. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

Friday, Nov. 8

Performing Arts Series: René Marie & Experiment in Truth
7:30 p.m. | Memorial Chapel | Tickets Required

In a span of two decades, 11 recordings, and countless stage performances, vocalist René Marie has cemented her reputation as not only a singer but also a composer, arranger, theatrical performer, and teacher. Guided and tempered by powerful life lessons and rooted in jazz traditions laid down by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, and other leading ladies of past generations, she borrows various elements of folk, R&B, and even classical and country to create a captivating hybrid style. Her body of work is musical, but it’s more than just music. It’s an exploration of the bright and dark corners of the human experience and an affirmation of the power of the human spirit.

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Saturday, Nov. 9

Morning – Instrumental Clinics

  • Big Bands with Dave Hagedorn – Harper Hall
  • Big Bands with José Encarnación & Bill Carrothers – Shattuck 163
  • Big Bands with Patty Darling & Mark Urness – Shattuck 156
  • Combos with Tim Albright & Matt Turner – Shattuck 46

Morning – Lawrence University Jazz Combos Performances
Cloak Theater

  • 9:30 a.m. – Mary Lou Combo
  • 10 a.m. – Melba Combo

Instrumental masterclasses by Lawrence University jazz faculty
11:15 a.m.

  • Steve Peplin: The Blues – Cloak Theater
  • Tim Albright: Jazz Brass – Stansbury Theater
  • Greg Riss: Drums – Harper Hall
  • José Encarnación: Saxophone – Shattuck 163
  • Mark Urness: Bass – Shattuck 156
  • Bill Carrothers: Piano—Shattuck 46

12 p.m. – Lunch

Lawrence University Jazz Band & Jazz Ensemble concert
1:30 p.m. | Memorial Chapel | Free admission

Afternoon – instrumental clinics

  • Big bands with Dave Hagedorn – Harper Hall
  • Big bands with José Encarnación & Bill Carrothers – Shattuck 163
  • Big bands with Patty Darling & Mark Urness – Shattuck 156
  • Combos with Tim Albright & Matt Turner – Shattuck 46

Afternoon – Lawrence University Jazz Combos performances
Cloak Theater – Free admission

  • 2:30-3 p.m. – Elvin Combo
  • 3-3:30 p.m. – Miles Combo
  • 3:30-4 p.m. – Thelonious Combo

Performing Arts Series: Sean Jones Quartet
7:30 p.m. | Memorial Chapel | Tickets Required

Music and spirituality converge in the multifaceted career of Sean Jones, trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator, and activist. Raised in Warren, Ohio, his journey from church choir to jazz stages reflects his versatility and dedication. Whether leading an ensemble or collaborating, Jones excels across genres. A former lead trumpeter for Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and member of SFJAZZ Collective, his leadership cultivates talent and produces acclaimed recordings. Notable collaborations include performances with jazz luminaries like Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Jones’s legacy, spanning eight albums on Mack Avenue Records, including 2017’s Sean Jones: Live from the Jazz Bistro, underscores his enduring impact on contemporary jazz.

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Dance Series: Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde

Wednesday, Nov. 6 | 7-9 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Come experience and witness this improvisational performance practice of musicians and movers spontaneously composing together. Dare, alongside Lawrence collaborators, will gather and create, sharing some of their creative process in this community endeavor.

Lawrence collaborators include:

  • Mauriah Donegan Kraker (dance)
  • Margaret Sunghe Paek (dance)
  • Kate Stenson ’24 (voice/looping)
  • Mark Urness (bass)
  • Jean Carlo Ureña González (percussion)

This event is free and open to the public!

About the artist

Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde is Nigerian – Black ever evolving freelance creating artists from Teaneck, New Jersey. Since Rutgers University (Jersey Strong), he has worked with Colleen Thomas, Steffanie Batten Bland, The Trisha Brown Dance Company, Kyle Marshall, Miriam Gabriel + Carlo Antonio Villanueva, and more.

He has presented work for three years now. In 2019, he was Dance on the Lawn’s Emerging Choreographer and a Chez Bushwick Resident. Last year he was a New Jersey State Council On The Arts Fellow, named top 25 to watch in Dance Magazine 2020 and was nominated for “Outstanding Performer” by the Bessie Committee.

He is currently reading “The Famished Road” by Ben Okri as Nigerian Sci-Fi/historic fiction is one of his favorite genres. He relates strongly to the quote “performance is where we meet the cosmos” by Wole Soyinka.

He attunes more to the use of performance in everyday living. He is rediscovering the multiplicity of his art making as it relates to the responsibilities and realities of his human condition. He is finding deeper value in collaborative creation and collaborative coexistence.

He is using the pronoun he and acknowledges the spectrum, flow and unknown in his gender “expression.”

Everyday Encounters Series

The President’s Committee on Diversity Affairs (PCDA) is excited to announce the launch of a new series, “Everyday Encounters,” aimed at fostering meaningful conversations within the Lawrence community. These gatherings will focus on bridging divides across religion, race, gender, ideologies, and class through critically engaged, respectful dialogue.

In addition, PCDA will share resources to guide these conversations, starting with articles from Stanford University and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation. These readings offer practical insights for navigating difficult discussions.

We have three events scheduled:

  • Thursday, Oct. 24 | “How to Disagree Without Getting Cancelled”
  • Thursday, Nov. 7 | “The Election Happened. Now What?”
  • Wednesday, Jan. 15 | “Democracy and Disagreement”

Questions or suggestions? Contact IDEAS@lawrence.edu.

“The Election Happened. Now What?”

Thursday, Nov. 7 | 12-1 p.m.
Warch 226 – Mead Witter

Lunch will be provided! Please RSVP via the form.

“How to Disagree Without Getting Cancelled”

Thursday, Oct. 24 | 12-1 p.m.
Warch 325 – Pusey Room

Lunch will be provided! Please RSVP via the form.

Electrical cable installation Nov. 6-7

Electrical cable installation will take place on campus via manholes on Wednesday, Nov. 6 and Thursday, Nov. 7. This work will be mobilized near the library and on the west side of Main Hall.

A pathway will remain open to the Library ramp to ensure accessibility. Please see the attached map for reference.

Please be safe and stay aware of your surroundings while in these areas!

Project Updates from Facilities

Current projects:

  • Mudd Library: Work currently happening and will be ongoing

Future projects:

  • 310 E Water St: Roof replacement starting November 4
  • Fox Commons: Water transfer to 3rd floor, brief water disruption expected Nov. 4-5
  • Fox Commons: Bedroom lighting swap Nov. 4-8
  • Library/Main Hall area: Cabling will be pulled via manholes Nov. 6-7
  • Sampson House: Front porch will be replaced starting November 6
  • Mursell House: roof replacement late November TBD
  • Music Drama: exterior retaining wall completion fall TBD
  • Harper Hall: upgrades over winter break TBD
  • Chapel Façade: renovation to begin summer 2025 TBD
  • Ormsby Hall: window replacement summer 2025 TBD

Watch for updates weekly; TBD dates will be filled in as learned. Please note, dates are subject to change due to weather or supply chain issues.  Please be safe when in these areas!

Trick-or-treating today, Oct. 31!

Lawrentians! Grab your costume (or just your candy bag) and join us this Halloween, Thursday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (unless otherwise noted below) for a spooktacular day of on-campus trick-or-treating! We’ve got treats waiting for you at the locations listed below, with each one offering a sweet surprise to help you get into the Halloween spirit.

Whether you’re in between classes or just want to take a candy break, come and visit any of the following locations:

  • 1025 E South River St
    • Office #102 (Advancement – Special Events)
    • Front Desk (Advancement) – 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Briggs 130: In front of office #134 (Psychology)
  • Chapman Hall
    • 1st Floor: Front Desk (Admissions) – 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
    • 2nd Floor: Near Teakwood Room (Financial Aid, Registrar, and Student Accounts)
    • 2nd Floor: Career Center (Career Services)
  • International House: 2nd Floor
  • Memorial Hall
    • Room #106 (First Year Dean) – 12-1:30 p.m.
    • Diversity & Inclusion Center – 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Mursell House: First Floor Lounge (Musicology, Gamelan)
  • Raymond House: Front Desk (Student Life)
  • Seeley Library
    • 1st Floor: Reference Desk
    • 2nd Floor: Center for Academic Success
    • 2nd Floor: Room 201 (Technology Services)
  • Steitz 131 (Computer Science)
  • Warch Campus Center
    • 2nd Floor: Mailroom Window
    • 3rd Floor: Information Desk
    • 4th Floor: SEAL
  • Wellness Center: 2nd Floor Front Desk – 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Wriston Art Center: Upper Lobby Window

Dress up, grab your friends, and let’s make this a Halloween to remember. We can’t wait to see your costumes and give out some treats. 🎉 See you there!