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Happy Hour in the Viking Room (VR)
Wednesday, October 4, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Join us as we welcome back current faculty and staff and connect with new friends.
Career Services invites you to join us for any or all of these events.
Internships 101 on Monday, September 18 and Thursday, September 21
Before starting the internship search process, attend Internships 101 to learn about support, search techniques and tools available to begin your internship search. Sessions will take place on Mondays and Thursdays, weeks one through four in Alice G. Chapman 140. See LUworks for more information.
NOTE: Bring your own device; laptops work best for this interactive presentation.
S4 has a new name! Strategies for Career Success begins on Wednesday, September 20
This series prepares seniors for life after Lawrence by giving them the tools to effectively promote themselves, their skills and their experiences as they begin their career search. It meets every Wednesday at 11:10 a.m. in the Warch Campus Center. See LUworks for more information.
Upcoming Employer and Alumni Visits
Friday, Sept. 15
Northwestern Mutual Info Table: Learn more about internships in financial planning.
11 a.m. – noon; Warch Campus Center, near Mailroom
Northwestern Mutual 1:1 Chats*
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.; Career Services
Tuesday, Sept. 19
Dodles Info Table: Recruiting for multiple internship positions!
11 a.m. – noon; Warch Campus Center, near Mailroom
Dodles Info Session
Noon – 1 p.m.; WCC, Arthur Vining Davis Room
Dodles Inc. 1:1 Chats*
1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Career Services
Thursday, Sept. 21
Simplifeye Info Session with Austin Frank ’18: Learn more about internships and full time employment.
Noon – 1 p.m.; WCC, Kraemer Room
College2AcuityBacon Tour: Enjoy free bacon, chocolate and refreshments, giant Jenga, giveaways and more. Phone interview guaranteed for any Junior or Senior who drops off their resume.
*Registration in LUworks is appreciated.
After months of hard work, we are delighted to officially announce the launch of the new 360-degree virtual tour! The virtual walking tour is an immersive interactive user experience, and we look forward to using it to engage with prospective students, parents, alumni and the community. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Each visitor can curate their own tour experience with easy-to-use navigational tools and optional audio descriptions—voiced by a Lawrence student—of each building and points of interest on campus. They can also use the buttons integrated throughout the tour to contact admissions, schedule visits or apply online.
We built the tour to allow easy updates of the content and improve the quality of the tour. (Now that students have returned, we will be swapping out the current images with a livelier campus. We will also let everyone know when Björklunden and London Centre are added!)
I encourage all faculty and staff to take a virtual tour of the campus and provide me with your questions, comments and feedback. Our next step is to announce the tour to the alumni and Board of Trustees before announcing the tour to the general public, so we would love to hear your feedback and make any necessary adjustments first.
A special thanks to the team for their hard work all summer on this project:
Jay Dansand, Larry Darling, Christopher Gore-Gammon, David Jaglowski, Garrett Katerzynske, David Jaglowski, James Sweetack, Matt Schmeltzer and Ben Willard.
We hope you enjoy the tour.
Lauren Erlandson, Director of Digital Communications
Open to students, staff, and faculty, the Open Movement Jam Sessions will allow participants to practice letting their bodies be instruments of
spirituality.
Join us September 17 at 5pm in the Esch Hurvis Studio.
Northwestern Mutual Info Table: Learn more about internships in financial planning.
11 a.m. – noon; Warch Campus Center, near the Mailroom
Northwestern Mutual 1:1 Chats*
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.; Career Services
Strategies for Career Success: Setting Goals / Resume and Cover Letter Writing
11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.; Runkel Room, Warch Campus Center
In an effort to improve personal safety, Lawrence University, in collaboration with the city of Appleton, has acquired and is installing high-definition cameras on the two crosswalks on College Ave. in the middle of campus.
The high-definition cameras will be mounted in the median behind the pedestrian crossing signs and will be able to capture a higher level of detail at the crossings to assist the Appleton Police Department in an investigation should an incident arise.
Captured video information will be stored for 72 hours – the same as all other traffic cameras within the city – and is only reviewed if needed for evidence in an accident or harassment incident.
Lawrence is covering the purchase cost of the cameras while the city will oversee the cameras installation. The city also will manage maintenance of the cameras and all data captured by them.
“The mid-College Ave. crosswalks have seen a number of pedestrian-vehicle incidents over the years,” said Jon Meyer, Lawrence’s director of campus safety and director of campus services. “The safety and well-being of members of the Lawrence community is our highest priority and these new cameras will help us identify vehicles involved in crosswalk accidents as well as verbal harassment.”
In Oct. 2013, Lawrence student Shannon Grant sustained serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident while crossing the westbound lane of College Ave. in the crosswalk in front of the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. The case has never been solved. However, this new technology should significantly aid in any future investigations.
Students, faculty and staff should continue to be careful when crossing College Avenue.
Personal Health Assessment (PHA) Registration is Now Open
What is a PHA?
The Personal Health Assessment is a tool that highlights how our lifestyle choices directly impact overall health. Two scores are provided:
The Personal Health Assessment Report provides personalized feedback, tips to improve your lifestyle habits, and resources for more information.
Who is eligible to participate?
All staff and faculty are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the PHA process. Participation is also encouraged for the following individuals covered under the Lawrence University medical plan: spouses/domestic partners of employees, retirees and spouses/domestic partners of retirees.
Note for Medical Plan Participants
Participation by employees, retirees covered under the medical plan, and spouses/domestic partners covered under the medical plan will provide the discounts to the medical plan premium. All participants must complete both the biometric screening and the lifestyle questionnaire to receive the premium discount. The questionnaire can be completed 5 days after your biometric screening appointment.
How do I sign up?
Scheduling directions can be found in the attached 2017 PHA Instruction Sheet or click here to sign up: https://www.thedacare.org/pha. The PHA schedule books quickly. To ensure you receive your preferred appointment time, do not delay in scheduling your appointment.
What is the PHA schedule?
The PHA schedule is as follows:
| Location | Date | Time |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 9-27-16 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 9-28-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 9-29-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 10-4-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 10-5-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 10-6-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University – Bjorklunden | 10-9-17 | 7:00 am – 9:00 am |
| NOTE: this appointment requires each participant to fast for at least 8 hours prior to the appointment time. | ||
Please contact your HR Representative if you have any questions regarding the PHA process including scheduling your assessment.
Thank you,
Human Resources
Can we really be talking flu shots already?! It may seem too early to be thinking about flu season – but it’ll be here before we know it. Take a minute now and plan ahead to get vaccinated at one of the upcoming flu shot clinics:
Lawrence Wellness Fair 10/18/17 11 am – 1 pm and 6 – 8 pm
Warch Campus Center 10/24/17 11 am – 1 pm in the Esch Hurvis Room
Bjorklunden 10/27/17 Starting at 9 am, and by appointment.
The Conservatory 10/31/17 1:30 – 3:30 pm in the Shattuck Lower Level Lobby
If these dates don’t work for you, you will have the opportunity to schedule an individual appointment for a flu shot. More information regarding scheduling individual appointments will be available at a later date.
Plan to get a flu shot, and do your part to keep the Lawrence community healthy.
Would you like to take off a few pounds, but find it difficult to do on your own? Or just looking for some new ideas about how to eat healthier and be more active? Join us for “Happy and Healthy,” an informal weight management group here on campus. Open to faculty and staff, we meet each Tuesday at noon. Our next meeting takes place on Tuesday, September 17th in Room 414 (Runkel Conference Room) at Warch Campus Center.
Please contact RN educator Laurie Ehlers at 832-7498 or laurie.ehlers@lawrence.edu with any questions.
Meant to complement the Fourth Friday topic centered lunch, this invite is less formal and with no set agenda or topic. Bring your own lunch or snack on something from the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life kitchen such as PB&J or Grilled Cheese, and have a casual lunch with your peers that is separate from student involvement. It’s a ‘make your own experience’ at the Center for SRL, Fridays at noon when classes are in session. Open to staff and faculty.
