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Summer Employment 2019

The application process for on campus summer employment will begin on February 1, 2019!  Please visit Lawrence Link to view positions and apply.  Applications will be accepted until each position is filled.  Supervisors will contact you directly should they be interested in discussing their position further with you.  Contact the CLC should you have any questions on applying for positions through Lawrence Link or Andy Robinson in Human Resources for general questions on the summer employment process.

 

Taizé this weekend

Sundays can be a naturally contemplative time.

Please join with your fellow students and the community to celebrate Taizé  at Sabin House / Center for Spiritual and Religious Life.

This Christian service has a warm glow of candlelight, the softness of song, plus  affirming chant to make your frayed edges smooth.

Sunday, January 13
5pm
Light meal to follow

 

Upstander Training with FIT Oshkosh – January 24

January 24, 2019 ● 5 to 9 p.m. ●  Esch Studio (224), Warch Campus Center

Upstander Training prepares participants to intervene safely and appropriately when witnessing incidents of discrimination, harassment or harm. Participants engage with real-life scenarios to enable them to effectively identify and challenge negative narratives and behaviors. Become an agent for change and foster a positive of culture of safety and respect in your places of influence.

Please click here to sign up >> http://go.lawrence.edu/13276

A Stone of Hope Exhibit – January 14-18

A Stone of Hope • January 14 –18, 2019 • Third floor, Warch Campus Center

Walk through this exhibit in the Warch Campus Center anytime January 14th through the 18th.

Exhibit Description: Before 1900, the Fox Cities were home to a growing Black population of Civil War veterans, small business owners and community leaders. Losing hope, most Blacks left the area by 1920 due to increasing harassment from police, racial exclusion at hotels, racial covenants barring home ownership and minstrelsy advertising and entertainment.

The exhibit also addresses Appleton’s past sundown custom and racial exclusion from 1915 to 1961, and how the Fox Cities emerged from this mountain of despair during the Civil Rights Era.

To share this history, the exhibit includes twelve floor banners, each richly illustrated with photographs of individuals, businesses and events described in the narrative. A kiosk with oral history videos of current Black residents helps demonstrate how Appleton has moved forward, but also that more work toward equality is needed. (http://www.myhistorymuseum.org/a-stone-of-hope.html)

Cultural Competency Lecture – January 16

Cultural Competency Lecture – More than Meets the Eye: Engaging with Controversial Art

January 16, 2019 ● 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ● WCC, Hurvis Room

Speakers: Beth A. Zinsli and Elizabeth Carlson

We often assume that visual art is for aesthetic contemplation and pleasure, but both historical and contemporary artists frequently address difficult topics like racism, colonialism, and social injustice in important ways. Interpretations of artworks are also not fixed; subject matter that was conventional in 1863, for example, may be understood very differently by audiences today. This program will examine ways to meaningfully engage with potentially controversial artworks, even those that may not seem controversial or difficult at first glance. 

Please let us know you are coming!  RSVP >> http://go.lawrence.edu/13276

 

MLK Jr. Day of Service – Monday, January 21, 2019

MLK, Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence University is an annual event that invites the entire Lawrence community to continue honoring the ideas of Dr. King and the civil rights movements that continue to this day.  Students, staff and faculty will honor the continuance of the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr through learning, serving, and celebrating.

A variety of both on-campus and off-campus opportunities are available to students, staff, and faculty.  Each activity is a student led initiative that benefits the community and helps Lawrentians solidify the value of learning as you serve. Select from a number of options, any of which will benefit a variety of agencies in the Appleton area.

Register for all events by Thursday, January 17th.

WELLU Winter Massage Program

WELLU is pleased to offer subsidized full-body therapeutic massage services beginning January 7th, 2019. Sign up starts now for all students, staff and faculty. Appointments are available for 60 minutes and cost $20 and will be held at the YMCA and on campus. Students, staff and faculty may schedule an appointment by contacting Erin Buenzli at erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu or 920-832-7190. Space is limited so sign up today. Limit one per term.

Convocation – January 17, 2019, 11:10 am

 
“Strange New Worlds: Is Earth Special?”

Phil Plait is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and brainchild behind the popular science blog “Bad Astronomy,” on which he tries to debunk scientific myths and misconceptions.

Though never a NASA employee, he has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for several NASA missions focused on high-energy forms of light emitted by black holes, exploding stars and super-dense neutrons stars.

Plait is the author of two books, “Bad Astronomy” and “Death from the Skies!,” in which he provides real science behind all the ways astronomical events could wipe out life on Earth. Plait attended the University of Michigan and earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Virginia.

LU Unplugged – February 7th- Save the date!

This winter, take a moment to unplug on campus.

Electronics keep us connected to a larger world. Right? But connection goes far beyond what the electronic world offers.

On February 7th, the Thursday of Reading Period, turn in your phone and/or your most used electronic device at the beginning of the day and take part in activities that will nourish and recharge your personal human battery.

Keep your eyes open for upcoming details on LU Unplugged activities, plus where and how to sign up. Plan on being unplugged from approximately 11am until 7pm.  Participants will need to sign up in advance to be able to take part in any planned end of day meal activities, and space may be limited.

Don’t care about the details and can’t wait to sign up? Interested in hosting an activity?  Just need a few more details?
Contact Dean Linda Morgan-Clement.  linda.morgan-clement@lawrence.edu or spiritual.religious.life@lawrence.edu to inquire, or call 920-832-7167.

This event is being organized by members of the Student Life division.