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Feb. 28: Seniors: Support, Strategies and Success (S4) alumni panel

What happens after graduation? Recent alumni Mike Pope ’12, Val Neff ’13 and Dr. Richard Amankwah ’06 will discuss how they transitioned to life after Lawrence. Learn what life was like after graduation, how they started their careers, found places to live, made new friends and more! This session starts at 6 p.m. in the Warch Cinema. Registration in LUworks is appreciated.

Feb. 24 deadline to apply for Leota Ester Fellowship at Bread for the World

Help provide legislative and administrative support to the government relations policy analyst(s) responsible for international humanitarian and poverty-focused development assistance issues at Bread for the World. Through the generosity of Leota Ester P’78, this opportunity pays a $5,000 stipend. Apply in LUworks.

Feb. 24: Fourth Friday Soup & Salad

Fourth Friday Soup & Salad
Feb. 24, noon–1 p.m.

This is a monthly lunch for Lawrence employees. Soup and salad will be provided; no reservations are required. The topic for discussion this month is “Social media and technology, what have you discovered works for creating space for conversation.” This week, you will be invited to set your cell phone down when you come for lunch.

Update: Brown recluse spiders

You might recall this past summer we dealt with brown recluse spiders at the facilities building. We treated the problem and did not see any further signs of the spiders. With the warmer weather, what appears to be brown recluse spiders have been seen at the facilities building. We are once again treating them. If you see anything that you are concerned about, please contact facility services at ext. 6602. Thank you.

Feb. 28: Caravel Autism Health info table

The Caravel Autism Health staffing coordinator will share information about flexible, paid part-time opportunities for students who want to work in autism behavioral therapy roles in the Fox Cities. Caravel uses the applied behavior analysis (ABA) process of applying interventions.  Visit the info table in Warch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register for 1:1 chats in LUworks.

Introducing … Resonance Communications Fellowship

Do you know or work with any talented, multi-interested students? Of course you do! Or are you a student who’s interested in a career in marketing, journalism, public relations, photography or graphic design? The Office of Communications is seeking freshmen, sophomores and juniors to apply for a new fellowship opportunity in our office.

This selective internship, which we’ve named the Resonance Communications Fellowship, will allow students the opportunity to work in several communications disciplines in support of the college’s reputation enhancement and related communications activities. They will be assigned a lead mentor and will have the opportunity to work with several staff members over the course of their fellowship. Fellows will be expected to make substantive contributions to the work of the department, with particular emphasis on storytelling—in a variety of forms—from the student perspective. Fellows will be assigned projects ranging from but not limited to: stories in Lawrence magazine, photo portraits, video editing, student blogs, social media campaigns, building/editing of the lawrence.edu website, admissions materials and promotional print materials for other offices.

Expectations of fellows will be similar to those of salaried staff, including regular, prompt attendance and the preparation of regular progress reports. Since much is expected of them, fellows will receive a salary above that of paid student workers.

If you know of a student who would be a great fit for this new opportunity, feel free to email Resonance coordinator Kasey Corrado at kasey.r.corrado@lawrence.edu and/or refer the student to the position posting on LUWorks.

Learning at Lawrence

Each day we see students’ lives enriched thanks to the role you play here at Lawrence. We value learning at Lawrence and we value you. We are excited to introduce a new informational series for staff and faculty called Learning at Lawrence. This series will offer sessions throughout the year on a variety of topics to help each of you learn more about what you need to more effectively do your job, resources available on campus, what various departments do to support our overall mission, tours and more! The average session will last 40 minutes, allowing travel time to and from to keep your time away to one hour. Optional Q&A and/or tours may be offered beyond this timeframe.

Please mark your calendars for the following sessions, and watch LU Insider for additional learning opportunities!

Session one: Introduction to the Annual Budget Process, presented by Jenna Stone, executive director of budget and planning
Wednesday, Feb. 15
1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Cinema

This session is an introduction to the annual budgeting process, from initial department requests to a complete institutional budget. Appropriate for budget managers as well as assistants who enter budget request data in Banner. Whether you’re new to Lawrence and going through the budget process for the first time or a veteran budget manager looking for a refresher and update on what’s new this year, this session will have something useful.

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Session two: Privacy and Information Sharing, presented by Julia Messitte, university counsel

Tuesday, Feb. 28
11:10–11:50 a.m. OR 1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Cinema 

This session is highly encouraged for all staff and faculty to attend. It will address how members of the Lawrence community should respond to requests for student and employee information in a manner that respects individual privacy as well as legal requirements. Suitable for any Lawrence employee with questions on whether, how and with whom to share information regarding students or employees. We will discuss how the answers depend on who is seeking information, why and under what authority; what information they are seeking and in what form; and whether we have discretion to share the information.

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Session three: Understanding Financial Aid, presented by Sara Holman, director of financial aid

Thursday, March 23
10:10–10:50 a.m. OR 1:10–1:50 p.m.
Warch, Esch Hurvis Room 225

This session will provide an overview of the financial aid process, including Lawrence University’s three dependent tuition benefit programs: Lawrence University Tuition Remission, ACM Tuition Remission and National Tuition  Exchange. In addition to highlighting the specifics of each program, Sara will explain how they fit into the admissions and financial aid process, as well as when and how to apply for each program.

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We look forward to learning with you. Please contact your HR team member if you have any questions and watch LU Insider for additional sessions.

Have a great day!

Feb. 24: Cultural Competency Lecture Series—Gender

Helen Boyd Kramer, lecturer of gender studies and Freshman Studies, will present Gender in the 21st Century on Feb. 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Pusey Room.

This presentation will cover a variety of gender identities and expressions, including trans, queer and GNC (gender nonconforming) identities, as well as the basics of gender-neutral pronouns, etiquette around transition and non-binary identities, how to create a welcoming and inclusive space for those of all genders, and how sexual orientation does and doesn’t intersect with gender identity and expression.

The Cultural Competency Lecture Series at Lawrence features our faculty, students and staff sharing their expertise related to the knowledge and skills necessary to take a culturally competent, equity-minded approach to the work and learning in which they are engaged at Lawrence. Bring your lunch and learn!

Please join us by sending a RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by Feb. 20.