Join us at the annual Lawrence University Wellness Fair. The Wellness Fair will be made up of exhibitors offering resources to encourage our campus to make healthy choices and enrich all aspects of our lives. Flu shots will be available onsite at the Wellness Fair!
Date: Wednesday, October 18th
Times: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm – 8:00pm
Location: Warch Campus Center – Somerset Room
Lawrence Scholars in Business (LSB) Alumni Mentoring Program and Award
Calling all sophomores and juniors! Lawrence has the resources you need to help you secure cutting edge internships.
The new Lawrence Scholars in Business (LSB) Alumni Mentoring Program is offering support in preparing for and finding top business internship opportunities.
Fifteen students will be selected to receive training in a variety of aspects of business and support from a group of well-established alumni mentors in applying for internships. Additionally, 1-3 candidates will receive funding AND mentoring to support their summer internships. This unique program integrates education and mentoring in business, interviewing and networking skills and support in finding internship opportunities. For a full list and bios of alumni participants, please click here.
Due THIS Friday, October 6. For more information on how to apply, please see LUworks Event ID: 3154 and visit Career Services.
Those who participated in the personal health assessment, employees and spouses/domestic partners, need to complete the questionnaire 5 days after your screening.
Once you have completed the questionnaire, you will have access to your report immediately. We encourage you and your spouse/domestic partner to set up individual appointments with Laurie Ehlers, RN Educator (ext. 7498 or laurie.ehlers@lawrence.edu) to read and discuss your results. Laurie can also help create an action plan if you would like to see improvements in certain areas. It is also recommended to take your report to your next regularly scheduled visit with your primary care physician to discuss.
Directions to Complete the Questionnaire:
1. Go to www.thedacarepha.net
2. Click Start Your Online Questionnaire, located in the yellow box.
3. Enter your Access code: hbv4mdcv
4. Enter the required account information. Click Proceed to Registration. Please use your legal first and last name.
5. Enter the required information:
First Time User – Enter email address and create login and password.
or
Repeat User – Enter your email (if entered previously) and the login information will auto populate. Enter a New Password and confirm password.
6. Click Sign up.
7. Choose the most current lab date and click Go.
8. Click Begin your Questionnaire. Complete all questions and click Submit Questionnaire and View Results.
9. From the main menu, click Online Report or Printable Report to view your Personal Health Assessment individual report.
Friday, Oct. 6
Marine Corps Band Info Table: Capt. John Devroy will be on campus to talk about the Marine Corps Band and how to audition. An audition date will also be set later this year so visit the table to learn how to prepare!
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; Conservatory, Lower Lobby
Monday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 12
Internships 101
Monday at 11:10 a.m. and Thursday at 4:30 p.m.; Career Services
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Strategies for Career Success: Managing Your Money and Repaying Loans
11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.; WCC, Runkel Room
Wake Forest University Info Session: Hear about a 2018 summer opportunity with Sara Quandt ’73, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Study the occupational health of Latino farm workers, including trying to understand the health consequences of pesticide exposure.
6 – 7 p.m.; WCC, Runkel Room
Thursday, Oct. 12
Careers in Conservation Info Session: Engage with recent Lawrence Biology Alumni as they discuss Life after Lawrence and their careers in conservation. Panelists include Cait Williamson ’11, Director of Conversation Programs at the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, Paul Senner ’11, Field Technician at V3 Companies and Darcy Kind ’97, Conservation Biologist at the State of Wisconsin.
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.; WCC, Kraemer Room
* Advanced registration in LUworks is required.
Erin Levenhagen from Concordia University Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, will be on campus Tuesday, October 10, 2017 to share information on CUW’s Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Informational Table in WCC, Lobby Table Near Mail Room: 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
Register in LUworks for a 30-minute 1:1 Conversation with Erin Levenhagen! 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.
Mark your calendars for the Fox Cities Book Festival, October 9-15! Included in the festival’s wonderful schedule of events are three author readings on the Lawrence University campus as well as readings in the local community by two LU alumni and two LU faculty!
On campus events:
Reading by Callie Bates, Lawrence alumna and author of The Waking Land: Thursday, October 12, 4:30-5:30 pm, Main Hall, Room 201
Reading by Will Schwalbe, author of Books for Living: Thursday, October 12, 6:30-7:30 pm, Warch Campus Center
Reading by Benjamin Ludwig, author of Ginny Moon: Saturday, October 14, 2:00-3:00 pm, Wriston Art Center
Community events featuring Lawrence University faculty and alumni:
Two readings by Jerald Podair, Lawrence professor and author of City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the City of Los Angeles: Tuesday, October 10, 6:30 pm, Appleton Public Library and Wednesday, October 11, 6:30 pm, Neenah Public Library”
Crafting Compelling Fantasy Narratives” by Lawrence alumna Callie Bates, author of The Waking Land: Friday, October 13, 3:30-4:30, Kaukauna Public Library
“Scotland through the Eyes of the Author”, by Lawrence alumna Laura Vosika author of the Blue Bells Chronicles: Saturday, October 14, 10:30 -11:30 am, Gerard H. Van Hoof Library, Little Chute
Reading by Melissa Range, Lawrence professor and author of Scriptorium: Saturday, October 14, 11:30 am, The Draw, Appleton
Be sure to check out these, and the many other great Fox Cities Book Festival events!
The Fall Term test of the LU Alert system is scheduled for today, Thursday, October 5 between 11:00 am and noon. At that time you will receive telephone calls, email messages and, if you have provided a cell phone number, text messages confirming the test.
This system is one of several Lawrence will use to communicate in the event of an emergency. It provides Lawrence with an enhanced ability to communicate quickly to large numbers of students, faculty, staff and emergency contacts using multiple communication channels — email, office phones, cell phones and text messaging.
As members of the Lawrence community, we all have a responsibility to ensure effective communication in an emergency. Thank you for your support.
The Crisis Management Team
The Fall Term test of the LU Alert system is scheduled for today, Thursday, Oct. 5 between 11 a.m. and noon. At that time, you will receive telephone calls, email messages and, if you have provided a cellphone number, text messages confirming the test. Please let your emergency contact know that they may receive a phone message if you shared one of your phone numbers (i.e. home).
This system is one of several Lawrence will use to communicate in the event of an emergency. It provides Lawrence with an enhanced ability to communicate quickly to large numbers of students, faculty, staff and emergency contacts using multiple communication channels: email, office phones, cellphones and text messages.
As members of the Lawrence community, we all have a responsibility to ensure effective communication in an emergency. Thank you for your support.
The Crisis Management Team
Please plan to attend a presentation about reacting to an active shooter on campus, from 3 – 4:30 on Tuesday, Oct. 17 in the Warch Campus Center cinema. This is extremely valuable and relevant information – particularly for faculty and staff. Presenting are Captain Chris Tarmann of the UW-Oshkosh Police and Joe Peterson, a member of the UW-O faculty.
