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Orientation Experience – Help Needed!

Why an Orientation Experience? 

We want all students to have an engaging, small group experience that is intentionally planned and will allow them to get connected to themselves, to each other and to LU in a fun, interactive way.  

  • Each experience will be led by a faulty/staff member or an alum while being supported by a student Orientation Leader.  
  • Each experience will have approximate 8-12 students. 
  • It will give students an opportunity to get to know faculty/staff and alumni in a non-academic setting, in an intimate manner while engaging in an area of interest/expertise of faculty/staff/alumni.  
  • It will allow for organic conversations and connections while doing something fun.  

All Transportation, experience and supply costs will be covered by institutional funding (First Year and Strategic Initiative Budgets) .

Possible Themes for Orientation Experiences – the sky is the limit!

  • All things STEM, craftsy, artsy, foodie, and music
  • All things Indoor and outdoor, physical, and non-physical
  • All things leadership, community engagement, and volunteerism
  • All things wellness and athletic  

Time Commitment During Welcome Week: About 7.5 hours

  • Wednesday (9/6/23): 10 a.m.-Noon, 1:30-5 p.m. (Lunch & Dinner provided) 
  • Thursday (9/7/23): 10 a.m.-Noon (Lunch Provided) 

Lunch will run from 12-1:30 p.m. and dinner will run from 5-7:30 p.m. in Andrew Commons.

Compensation:  

  • We’ll offer a small stipend for each experience hosted, and provide you with SWAG (tees, stickers, etc).

INTERESTED IN HOSTING/CO-HOSTING EXPERIENCE

Please fill out this short form by the end of the day TODAY (6/8).

Questions?

Contact Kristi Koshuta
First Year Dean
x7203
kristi.koshuta@lawrence.edu

June 10 – A busy day in downtown Appleton!

As you make your plans for Commencement celebrations, keep in mind that Saturday, June 10 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 on 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 several events before and after the parade, including:

  • A Patriotic Concert at Noon in Houdini Plaza.
  • A Historic Concert at 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot between 10th Frame Sports Bar and Insta Prints Plus (corner of Wisconsin Ave./Erb St.)
  • A Post-Parade Party at the Appleton American Legion Post 38 (3200 W. College Ave.) from 6-9 p.m.

Lawrence University Alumni Instagram

The Advancement Team is excited to announce the launch of a Lawrence University Alumni Instagram account! This account will feature curated content and a voice unique to LUAA and will be fully launched by Reunion Weekend.

As we prepare for the launch, you can help by following the account (@lawrenceuni_alumni)!

Thank you in particular to Mackenzie Neumann, coordinator for alumni development communications, for her hard work on this project.

We are very excited to start engaging with our alumni in this new way!

Festival of Nature with Björklunden

The Festival of Nature continues as Björklunden. Come hike Björklunden’s trails and experience the Boynton Chapel with Jane Whitney.

A mile of shoreline, ancient ledges, coniferous forest, a stave church—Björklunden has it all! We’ll hike along the water’s edge, explore the ledge formed 4,500 years ago by Lake Nippising, visit a wind turbine, and finish with a 30-minute tour of Boynton Chapel, a stave church built right on the property.

Suitable for ages 16+.

Vendor Invoices and CERTIFY Credit Card Processing for June 30, 2024

Please be reminded of the following for our fiscal year end:

Please approve invoices for FY24 and have them to the Financial Services office now located at 1025 E South River by Friday, July 19

  • Any invoice received in our office after July 19 , will be entered into FY25.  If you are expecting an invoice that needs to be posted to FY24, but have not received it by the deadline of July 19, please contact Financial Services to work out a solution.
  • For invoices being processed near June 30, please clearly identify which fiscal year the invoice relates to as FY24 or FY25.
    • Generally, invoices should be recorded in the fiscal year for which the delivery of the product or service performed relates.
      • For example, if an invoice is dated June 25, 2024 but is for services that will be provided after July 1, the invoice should be posted to FY25.
      • Conversely, if the invoice has a date of July 5, 2024 but was for services provided on or prior to June 30, that invoice should be posted to FY24. 
    • If there has been a consistent alternate posting method for a routine vendor invoice, please make note of this on the invoice.

CERTIFY reporting of LU CHASE PURCHASING CARD:

  • All FY24 expense reports should be created, reviewed and approved NO LATER than July 19.
    • If you are contacted by Financial Services regarding late reports, PLEASE comply with their requests to complete your outstanding CERTIFY reports for compliance with our annual outside audit. 
  • If any down payments for product or services were made on an LU credit card, please contact Financial Services for proper coding.
  • CAUTION:  In CERTIFY, please review credit card purchases made near June 30 and only include purchases that should be entered into FY24 on your final June 15-June 30 expense report.
    • There may be transactions that were purchased prior to June 30; however, they may be posted with a July 2024 date in CERTIFY due to the banking industry processes. 
    • If there is a July posted transaction that should be in FY24, you may include that transaction on your final June CERTIFY report.  You will have to modify your report date range to June 15- July 1 or as applicable. 

Please contact Jennifer Leichtfuss X7205 or Amy Friedel X7164 with any questions.

Baccalaureate 2023 – June 10

ALL members of the Lawrence community are invited to attend Baccalaureate 2023 in the Chapel on Saturday, June 10 at 2:30 p.m. Members of the Senior class have been working since January to prepare a multi-spirited reflection of their shared spiritual journey. They have invited Linda Morgan-Clement to be the speaker this year.

Baccalaureate is a long-standing traditional part of the commencement weekend. In Lawrence style, it is a thoughtful, creative, diverse expression of a complex journey that you have been part of, influenced, and made possible. You really don’t want to miss it.

Celebrating Linda Morgan-Clement

Linda Morgan-Clement, the inaugural Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life and Chaplain to the University, will be finishing her time at Lawrence July 1, 2023.

Linda has served the Lawrence Community in this capacity for the past seven years and in higher education for almost 30 years. She has brought her depth of wisdom, collaborative approach, intellect, and spiritual grounding to this role. Anyone who has worked with her knows that she has given her whole heart to her chaplaincy. We will miss her! 

Please join us in celebrating and thanking Linda for her work here at Lawrence on Wednesday, June 7, from 4-6 p.m. at the Warch Campus Center Pusey Room.

Embodied Lettuce + Worm

Friday, June 2 | 5:30-7 p.m.
Start in Warch Campus Center – Esch Hurvis + outdoor sites

Put on your dancing shoes for an on-site exploration of dance and nature SLUG + Dance at LU.

In the event of rain, this event will be rescheduled for June 4.

This event is in collaboration with:

  • Toki Schneider
  • Eliana Stern
  • Grace Wiersma
  • Mauriah Donegan-Kraker
  • Talented musicians