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Program for 2017 Diversity Conference Now Available!

Program for Inaugural Diversity Conference Now Available!

Register today!

Registration is FREE for faculty, staff and students.

Registration for the public: $175

View the program here

Greetings,

The staff of Lawrence University and our lineup of fascinating panelists and speakers are busy preparing for Lawrence University’s inaugural diversity conference on August 17 and 18.

This year’s conference theme is Teaching All Students Well: Preparing an Educated Citizenry for Wise Participation in a Diverse Democracy. We look forward to benefiting from the collective wisdom of those presenting and attending the conference. We will have opportunities for professional development, networking and forming new partnerships to enhance the education of students throughout the education system and across disciplines.

We hope you will join us to be inspired, enlightened and filled with a renewed sense of urgency related to teaching all students well!

For questions or additional information, contact Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at 920-832-6744 or michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

New Hire/Job Changes 6/22

The following colleagues have been hired, rehired or have a new position within the last two weeks. If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence or congratulate them on their new position!

  • Chris Gore-Cammon, videographer (Communications)
  • Amy Hutchings, assistant director of donor engagement (ACE)
  • Dominicka Lewicki, campus safety officer (Campus Services)
  • Kayla Schumacher, director of annual giving (Development)
  • Troy Torzewski, senior network engineer (Technology Services)

Diversity Conference Program At-A-Glance Available

Program for Inaugural Diversity Conference Now Available!

Register today!

Registration is FREE for faculty, staff and students.

Registration for the public as of June 20: $175

View the program here

Greetings,

The staff of Lawrence University and our lineup of fascinating panelists and speakers are busy preparing for Lawrence University’s inaugural diversity conference on August 17 and 18.

This year’s conference theme is Teaching All Students Well: Preparing an Educated Citizenry for Wise Participation in a Diverse Democracy. I look forward to benefiting from the collective wisdom of those presenting and attending the conference. We will have opportunities for professional development, networking and forming new partnerships to enhance the education of students throughout the education system and across disciplines.

I hope you will join us to be inspired, enlightened and filled with a renewed sense of urgency related to teaching all students well!    

For questions or additional information, contact Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at 920-832-6744 or michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.


Exciting Update Regarding LU’s Diversity Conference

Program for Inaugural Diversity Conference Now Available!

Early-bird registration available until June 19: $135

Registration after June 19: $175

Click here to register now!

View the program here.

For questions or additional information, contact Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at 920-832-6744 or michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

Reminder: All-Staff Meeting Follow-Up June 20

The Staff Connections committee invites you to attend a follow up from our spring all-staff meeting on Tuesday, June 20th in Youngchild 121 from 9–10 a.m.

The meeting will feature an update from President Mark Burstein, Vice President for Finance and Administration Christopher Lee and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Ken Anselment about next year’s budget, as well as a Q&A session.

Please submit your questions to staff_connection@lawrence.edu by Friday, June 16.

Summer Employment

We have two opportunities for student summer employment with our facilities team! We are extending this opportunity to apply to children of staff and faculty.

If your child (age 16 or older) is interested in working at Lawrence on the facilities crew this summer, please contact HR to apply by June 14.

All Staff Meeting: June 20

The Staff Connections committee invites you to attend a follow up from our spring all-staff meeting on Tuesday, June 20th in Youngchild 121 from 9–10 a.m.

The meeting will feature an update from President Mark Burstein, Vice President for Finance and Administration Christopher Lee and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Ken Anselment about next year’s budget, as well as a Q&A session.

Questions? Feel free to reach out to your Staff Connections representatives!

Register for the 2017 Diversity Conference

Lawrence’s inaugural diversity conference — “Teaching All Students Well: Preparing an Educated Citizenry for Wise Participation in a Diverse Democracy” — will be held Aug. 17-18 on the Lawrence campus.

The conference is organized by Kimberly Barrett, vice president for diversity and inclusion and associate dean of the faculty, and the professional development committee of the President’s Committee on Diversity Affairs.

The conference is designed to help all educators strengthen their individual learning communities through effective and inclusive teaching methods.

Highlighting the conference will be a keynote address by multicultural scholar Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology and education in the department of counseling and clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. Sue also holds an appointment with Columbia’s School of Social Work.

Register online at:  http://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/diversity-and-inclusion/2017-diversity-conference

For questions or additional information, contact Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at 920-832-6744 or michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.