Join Cal Husmann, VP for Alumni and Development for “Advancing to Alumni” tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Somerset room in Warch.
Seniors can celebrate becoming alumni and learn the many privileges that come with being Lawrence alumni! Beer, wine and appetizers are included in this event and is only for those 21 and over.
Staff and faculty alumni are also invited!
Iftars at Sabin House will be hosted as a breaking of the fast, by invitation or accompaniment of an invited guest. Additionally, Grab&Go food will be made available beginning Tuesday, May 15th for those who wish to plan ahead to break their fast.
We ask the respect of the community in not partaking in the offered Grab&Go food unless you are fasting during this time.
Assist your Muslim friends in support of their fasting and enhance your own interfaith vocabulary and understanding throughout Ramadan, which ends around June 14th.
Additional details are available via our Facebook page at LU Spirit Space
Lawrence has been given the great opportunity to hire an Associate Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life. This is an important role for the whole Lawrence community, allowing for a more creative and extensive approach to community and spiritual and religious life.
We invite any member of the LU community to meet with the candidates. There are scheduled times for students, faculty, and staff to meet each candidate. Please consider taking time to join your peers in interviewing the candidates and considering their fit with and contributions to spiritual and religious life at Lawrence. Please see below for the appropriate and available times.
CANDIDATE 1
Staff Welcome: Thursday – May 17 at Sabin House 3:30-4:30pm
Faculty Welcome: Friday – May 18 at Sabin House 10-10:45am
Students Welcome:
Thursday – May 17 in Andrew Commons 5:30-6:30pm
Friday – May 18 at Sabin House 11:15am-Noon
CANDIDATE 2
Staff Welcome: Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House 9-10am
Faculty Welcome: Monday – May 21 at Sabin House 1-1:45pm
Students Welcome:
Monday – May 21 at Sabin House 4-5pm
Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House 11am-Noon
CANDIDATE 3
Staff Welcome: Wednesday – May 23 at Sabin House 11-11:45am
Faculty Welcome: Wednesday – May 23 at Sabin House 8-9am
Students Welcome:
Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House 8:30-9:30pm
Wednesday – May 23 in Andrew Commons Noon-1pm
Dear Lawrence Community-
I am writing to share news about an upcoming staff transition in the Student Life Division. As some of you may already be aware, Paris Wicker will be leaving her role as Associate Dean of Students for Student Transitions, Support, and Persistence in late summer.
After nearly 15 years at Lawrence University as student and staff member, Paris has determined the time has come for a new endeavor. In the fall, Paris will return to graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Paris shares that ‘This was a difficult and bittersweet decision to make, and while I prepare to leave with mixed emotions, I truly believe this new opportunity will provide the pedigree and research experience necessary for a successful and life-long career in higher education as a scholar-practitioner.’
As many of you have experienced firsthand, Paris has been a significant member of the Lawrence community. Beginning in her time with the Admissions Office, and while serving numerous terms on the President’s Committee on Diversity Affairs, leading the CORE program, Senior Class programs, and providing guidance and support to many Lawrentians, you know that she has been a tremendous asset to Lawrence.
In the coming months we will create time to celebrate Paris and thank her for her invaluable commitment to the Lawrence community, but today I write to share this news, and to thank her for the passion, dedication, and sincerity she has brought with her every time she has set foot on campus.
While we won’t ever be able to replicate all that Paris brought to her role in Student Life we will soon begin a search for a position that will continue to support students during their time on campus.
Please join me in congratulating Paris on her new opportunities and thanking her for her dedication and great work!
Warm regards,
Curt
The Meditation Room at Center for SRL and can be reserved or used for drop-in when there is a need for a quiet space. Students staff and faculty are welcome to visit the Center for SRL and the Meditation Room during break times as well as during academic terms.
Regular meditation at Center for SRL happens each Wednesday, 4:30pm.
Join us on May 23, 2018, in Warch Cinema at 7:00 pm in celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month. Pan-Asian Organization proudly presents Asian Women Panel: Support, Empower, Inspire. The panel of, faculty and staff will share their personal and professional stories about balancing career, identity, and gender. Pa Lee Moua (Associate Dean of Student for Diversity) will join this panel as a moderator along with four panelists: Nancy Lin (Assistant Professor of Art History), Linda Morgan-Clement (Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life), Margaret Paek (Instructor of Dance) and Kia Thao (Coordinator of Pre Professional Advising and Major Fellowship).
This year’s annual American Cancer Society Sole Burner walk/run will take place on the morning of May 12th. Streets on the route (map below) will likely be blocked off starting at around 8:55 am and will reopen likely around 9:40 as the last walker goes by. Streets directly around City Park will be blocked off earlier as this is where the race will start.
Listed below are the expected street closure times:
This year we will also likely have a marching band playing at the intersection of Drew St. and College Ave to cheer on our participants. They will be playing mainly between 9:15am – 11:00am.
For More Information: 5.12.18 Sole Burner
The 5th Women and Identities in Gaming Symposium (WIGS) is happening this Saturday, May 5th, beginning at 12:30 pm in the Warch Cinema. This year’s guest speaker is Professor Shira Chess, presenting “Ready Player Two: Women Gamers and Designed Identity.” She’ll be followed by a presentation by student Alec Dumas at 2:00, and a panel discussion at 3:00. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, see the Facebook event.
This year’s WIGS is sponsored by the LU Gaming Club and the Gender Studies Program, with help from the Mudd Library. For information about previous years’ WIGS events, see the collection in Lux.
A full-scale training exercise simulating a long-term mass power outage in Wisconsin will run from May 15 – 17 at sites around the state.
This exercise is known as Dark Sky and will be taking place in Brown, Calumet, Dane, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties to test the abilities of private utilities, law enforcement, first responders, and the National Guard to respond to the scenario as well as its second and third order effects.
The public should not be concerned if they notice an increased emergency responder presence, military personnel, vehicles and equipment, or non-military unmanned aerial vehicles operating in their communities during the exercise. The exercise includes an Alliant Energy facility in Fond du Lac County, which will serve as one of the National Guard training sites.
The goal of the exercise is to increase understanding of the coordination, policies, and procedures required to conduct a joint inter-agency response to cyber and physical threats to critical infrastructure in Wisconsin.
For more information on this exercise visit the WI Department of Military Affairs webpage.
