MyLU Insider

Audience – Readers

Category: Audience – Readers

Now Accepting Applications for the Student Sustainability Fund!

The Student Sustainability Fund offers students competitive grants of up to $2,500 for sustainability focused projects that may consist of research, internships, volunteer or service projects, class projects, or student group initiatives. Examples include: developing educational tools and programs for conservation efforts, researching the feasibility of a campus bike-share program, removal of invasive species on campus, funding for travel to and from an internship, a stipend for internships or service projects.

Any Lawrence student that will be enrolled during the term of their proposed project is eligible to apply.

To learn more: http://www.lawrence.edu/info/green_roots/student-sustainability-fund

Questions? Contact Kelsey McCormick. kelsey.m.mccormick@lawrence.edu or 920-832-7404

Dancing with the Profs

Lawrence Swing Club presents …

Dancing with the Profs

February 3 • 7pm • Esch-Hurvis, Warch Campus Center

Professors Amy Nottingham-Martin, Ben Rinehart, and Nancy Wall will perform choreographed swing style dances with members of the Lawrence Swing Club.  This event benefits Heifer International, which is a nonprofit that provides livestock to poor communities to help fight poverty and give them a source of food and income.

There is no admission fee but the group will be accepting donations to Heifer International. Open to all faculty, staff, and students!

Office Hours with Kimberly Barrett on February 7th

Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The second session of open office hours for Winter Term is being held on February 7th, 2018. Drop by Sampson House, 2nd floor and share ideas, concerns, comments, etc. Appointments are not required, people will be accommodated on a first come-first serve basis.

Upstander Training on February 17th (RSVP by February 11)

February 17, 2018
Esch Hurvis Studio (WCC), 10 am – 2 pm 
Please RSVP by February 11 by emailing us at div-inclusion@lawrence.edu! (limited seats)
Lawrence Students, Staff, Faculty and people from the Appleton community are invited to attend. The Upstander training will help you build the skills to interrupt bullying or other harmful behaviors and comments. Learn how to become an agent for change and co-creator of positive narratives about race and other identities. Participants will unpack real-life scenarios to enable them to effectively challenge prejudice in our community. Those who plan to attend are asked to commit to be present for the entire training session.

Povolny Lecture Series – Dangerous Speech: A Global Perspective

Monday, January 29, 2018
Warch Campus Center Cinema, 7 – 8:30 pm 
Free and Open to the Public
Cathy Buerger – A Research Affiliate of University of Connecticut’s Economic and Social Rights Research Group. Managing Editor of the Journal of Human Rights and an Editor for the Reaching Human Rights Database is presenting as lecture on ‘Dangerous Speech: A Global Perspective’

 

Travel and Business Expense Policy – Effective February 1, 2018

The new Travel and Business Expense Policy document will become effective February 1, 2018.

Financial services encourages everyone attend one of the scheduled policy review sessions to hear more about the details of the policies and to have your questions answered.

Employees who have administrative roles or assist others on campus with expense reimbursement forms or purchasing card transactions,  your attendance is highly recommended.

Please click on the link below to sign up for one of the sessions to be held on January 12 or February 8, 2018 in the Warch Cinema.

http://go.lawrence.edu/12094

Below is a link to the policy.

http://go.lawrence.edu/7569

Thank you!

Upcoming Career Services Events

Tuesday, January 30
Internships 101: Before starting the internship search process, come chat with Michelle Cheney, our Internship Advisor, about support, search techniques and tools available to start your internship search.
11:00 a.m. – Noon; Career Services, 2nd Floor, Alice G. Chapman Hall

Wednesday, January 31
Strategies for Career Services – Managing Your Money and Repaying Loans: Strategies for Career Success is a five week program that prepares seniors and other students for life after Lawrence by giving them the tools to effectively promote themselves, their skills and their experiences as they begin their career search. This session will focus on budgeting advice, using credit and paying back student loans with special guest Belinda Dahl, Retail Relationship Banker with BMO Harris Bank.
11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.; WCC, Runkel Room

Career Services Pop Up Table: Join Career Services at the Wellness Center to learn about upcoming events, the latest internship postings and more!
3 – 5 p.m.; Wellness Center Lobby

Friday, February 2
RESCHEDULED:  Alumnus to Student: Grad school abroad with Lawrence Scholar in Business Award Recipient Tony Darling `13:  Hear about Tony’s career path and how his degree in Economics and Government led to studying public policy in Russia. Learn also how he is looking ahead to careers in consulting.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; WCC, Kraemer Room

*Advanced registration in LUworks required

Fourth Friday Lunch – Intentions

For Fourth Friday – let’s talk about Intentions

Intensions –  having good intentions and making resolutions is only the beginning.  How do we really go about creating new habits, new mind sets, and making changes that feel good and last?

Join us at Center for Spiritual and Religious Life for this discussion, and enjoy soup and salad as we explore this topic.

Friday, January 26
11:30am
Center for SRL