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2025 NES Recruiter Showcase

Thursday, April 10 | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Warch 225-226 – Esch Hurvis & Mead Witter

Are you interested in the fields of Nonprofit, Education, or Social Impact (NES)? Are you considering graduate school in these areas? If so, mark your calendars for this recruiting event!

You will have the opportunity to connect with various recruiters and LU alumni to expand your professional network and gain full access to internships, early careers, and graduate programs in these areas.

All students, all majors, and all class years are welcome!

If you can’t make it to the event, the Career Center will help you contact any of the recruiters afterward. Email Kevin Gaw (kevin.gaw@lawrence.edu) for assistance.

Below are the organizations that will be in attendance:

Employers

  • Ampact
  • Appleton Area School District
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley
  • Center for Urban Teaching
  • City of Appleton
  • City Year
  • College Connectors
  • Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
  • Fond du Lac School District
  • Goodwill NCW
  • Green Bay Area Public School District
  • Howard-Suamico School District
  • Little Chute Area School District
  • Peace Corps
  • Pillars
  • Project Kindred
  • SOAR Fox Cities, Inc.
  • Teachers On Call
  • The Building for Kids Children’s Museum
  • YMCA of the Fox Cities

Graduate and Professional Schools

  • Concordia University Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Graduate School

In addition, the day before, you can get a quick tune up on your resume at the Resume Rally! No appointments needed; drop in any time:

Wednesday, April 9 | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Warch 308 – Kraemer Room

Navigating Your Financial Journey After Graduation

Tuesday, April 8 | 4:45-6 p.m.
Warch 308 – Kraemer Room

Congratulations, graduates! As you step into the real world, it’s time to master the art of financial independence. This presentation aims to empower you with practical knowledge, ensuring that you make informed decisions about your money. Buckle up for a journey that will equip you with the financial tools needed to thrive beyond the classroom.

Topics in this session include getting and understanding credit, saving and investing, insurance, taxes, paying back loans, and more.

Guest Recital: ~Nois

Wednesday, April 9 | 8-9 p.m.
Harper Hall

~Nois is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet dedicated to connecting with diverse audiences through the creation of new work. Since its founding in 2016, “~Nois continues to legitimize the saxophone quartet as a premiere ensemble formation for classical music” (thank you, Brutal New Music) through commissioning repertoire that is thought-provoking, engaging, and honestly just really good by some of today’s most inspiring compositional voices.

Julian Velasco, soprano saxophone
Joe Connor, alto saxophone
Jordan Lulloff, tenor saxophone
János Csontos, baritone saxophone

~Nois will perform works by Augusta Read Thomas, Caroline Shaw, Viet Cuong, Elijah Daniel Smith, and Travis Laplante.

Free and open to the public! 

Forever a Lawrentian

This Alumni & Student Connection weekend is all about connecting students to our amazing and vast Lawrence University Alumni Association (LUAA); a community of scholars, change-makers, and supporters that all students will become part of when they graduate.

Our alumni want to meet current students and provide them with the support they need to be successful at and beyond Lawrence. At Forever a Lawrentian events in April students engaged with and received advice from the LUAA Board of Directors. These connections will give students an advantage in their career journeys both while at Lawrence and after graduation.

Schedule of Events

Dinner Connections

Thursday, April 10 | 5:30-7 p.m.
Andrew Commons – Warch Campus Center

Enjoy your dinner while connecting informally with LUAA Board Directors.

Cheers to Our Seniors

Friday, April 11 | 8:30-9:30 p.m.
Viking Room – Memorial Hall

Our alumni community is going to raise a glass to the Class of 2025! Seniors join us and meet members of the community that you will soon become a part of. Your first drink is on the Alumni Association!

Student & Alumni Speed Networking

Saturday, April 12 | 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Somerset Room – Warch Campus Center

Hone your networking skills through authentic conversations with LUAA Board Directors. Free lunch and head shots will be provided!

Submit Björklunden Fall Term weekend applications

Björklunden applications will be accepted from April 7-18 for Fall Term 2025.

The weekends provide a distinctive and highly memorable integrative experience. Each weekend during the academic year, groups gather to explore and reflect on ideas, artistic expressions, and community issues. Topics are wide-ranging, and students have the opportunity for intensive inquiry and discussion with faculty members and among themselves in an informal, intimate setting.

Student Program General Information

FAQs

Student Program Application

AI faculty inquiry group events

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Working Without an Instruction Manual: Grappling with AI in education

Tuesday, April 8 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Youngchild 121

Join Mike Clayville (CON + BUEN) and Abhishek Chakraborty (MATH) for a practical session exploring how AI is affecting teaching and learning. Drawing from recent workshops with the AAC&U and research by leading thinkers like Bowen, Watson, and Mollick, this session is less about giving answers and more about asking the right questions.

We’ll look at:

  • The current state of generative AI in education and the workforce
  • Its impact on student motivation, learning, and academic integrity
  • Practical classroom strategies and tools
  • A reframing of educational goals in the age of AI

Whether you’re AI-curious, skeptical, or already experimenting, this session offers a chance to reflect, share ideas, and imagine meaningful ways forward together. This session was offered at the midterm teaching conference on Feb. 13, and many faculty asked that it be given again!

Values and Practices

Thursday, May 8 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Briggs 420

Join colleagues during midterm for two sessions on AI centered on values and practices. During our first session we will critically examine the ethics of using AI in a higher education context. This is an opportunity to share questions and concerns and engage in dialogue about this technology with others. We will then convene over a catered lunch before attending an afternoon workshop focused on crafting, drafting, and discussing policy statements for use in classrooms, committees, and institutional work.

2025 Spring Art Shows

We are excited for the 2025 Spring Shows: April 4-May 17, 2025!

  • A Traveler’s Guide to Early Modern Japan | Brigid Vance’s Early Modern Japanese History | Leech Gallery
  • Gustavo Fares, Abstract-Organic | Hoffmaster Gallery
  • Jiayi Young, Beyond Tomorrow: An Artist’s Quest in the Last Decade | Kohler Gallery

Join us for these gallery events:

Gallery Talk with Jiayi Young ’94
Thursday, April 10 | 4:30 p.m.
Reception with refreshments to follow

Art @ Noon(ish)
Informal tours of the exhibitions
Thursday, April 17 & Thursday, May 8 | 12:15 p.m.

Gallery Talk with Gustavo Fares, professor of Spanish and visual artist
Thursday, May 1 | 4:30 p.m.

Gallery Hours

The Galleries are free and open to the public, located in Wriston Art Center.

  • Monday-Friday | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Saturday | 12-4 p.m.
  • Sunday | Closed

Global Voices Series: Navigating U.S. Politics

Tuesday, April 8 | 12-1 p.m.
International House

Lawrence International Student Services and Wellness Services are introducing a new conversation series for international students: Global Voices. Please join us Tuesday, April 8 over lunch at the I-House to have an open conversation about the current political climate. A Wellness Center counselor and ISS staff will be there to help guide the discussion and address questions and concerns.

Lunch from Mai’s Deli will be provided.

rsvp to global voices, april 8

You are welcome to come late or leave early depending on your schedule.

Facilities Project Updates

Current and future projects happening around campus:

  • Mudd Library: Work will be ongoing through summer
  • Campus: Annual maintenance power outage, July 14
  • Warch: Passenger elevator replacement June 23– September 5
  • Brokaw/Colman/West Campus parking lot: Resurfaced June 30– August 1
  • Library/Youngchild/Warch-Lawe St Bridge path: Concrete replacement Summer 2025 TBD
  • Chapel Façade: Renovation to begin summer 2025 TBD
  • Quads 3-4-5, Wilson House, Big Exec: Fire system upgrades 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!

Cabaret

Saturday, April 5 | 7:30-9 p.m.
Sunday, April 6 | 7:30-9 p.m.
Stansbury Theater

You are invited to attend Lawrence International’s annual Cabaret! This is an annual variety show that showcases music, dance, and fashion from around the world. This year’s theme, “Adult Swim,” is inspired by Cartoon Network’s special segment, encouraging us to channel our inner child and escape the adult world together.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets

  • Adults – $8
  • Children & Seniors – $5
  • Free for LU faculty, staff, and students
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